In this lesson we finished (apart from a tiny section at the end) the second scene of The Snow Queen. We began the lesson by doing a thorough warm up to ensure we were ready for the more dance-based sections and the lifts in particular. Whilst the others were finding and sorting the music ready for this scene, Lewis and I walked through scene three with Rhiannon (as she was absent in the lesson that we established this scene). Last lesson finished with us being unsure on how to perform a lift to give the effect of the Snow Queen flying. Therefore we began work on this once we were warmed up. Originally we were going to be lifting Rhiannon and experimented a couple of different lifts with her, however she wasn't overly confident and then we realised that if we do this lift behind the sheet (so as a silhouette) it wouldn't matter who we lifted - therefore, we are now lifting Charlie as he is more confident and more experienced with lifts. By lifting Charlie it not only ensures that all members of the cast feel happier, but it also reduces the risk of accidents and injuries (as he is more experienced with lifts). The lift involves Charlie, Robert, Ollie and I; Charlie runs up and puts his hands on Ollie's shoulders and lifts his legs off the ground, whilst Robert catches and raises his legs whilst I then support the whole torso and tops of legs by lifting his hips.
After sorting the lift, we continued with the rest of the scene (which mainly consisted of Rhiannon and Lewis). Once we quickly sorted what James wanted to do with the rest of the scene, we ran the whole scene from start to finish with the music and narration. We also decided to film this run so we could see how it was looking so far. Due to the camera needing to be plugged in we also had to change the direction we faced (which sounds simple but proved to be quite difficult when we are used to having mirrors in front of us). After this run we decided that we definitely need to adapt the ending, as Rhiannon and Lewis were left staring at each other awkwardly not knowing what to do next. There are also a few areas which could be more tidy. Furthermore, we need to rehearse with the sheet and the actual silhouettes. Next lesson, we shall sort this issue out, re-cap each scene individually and then run the first three scenes chronologically (and hopefully film them too).
