The Party – 29th
of January
On the 29
th of January we took part in a
children’s party. The whole class had to act as though they were 7/8 years old
and we were all invited to Edens 8
th birthday party. The celebration
had specific games that would be played at this age range of party. Like
musical chairs/statues, pass the parcel, keeping the balloon up in the air,
etc. This was an experiment to get in to the mind-set of the children who will
be our audience. In doing this I gained greater knowledge of how little
attention span children have and how much energy they have. I noticed that half
way through the party I lost my energy, and it was all of a sudden hard to keep
the energy the same as when I started. Also as I dropped out of character I
lost focus, which is what is needed in the performance to keep the audience
focussed.
After we had the party we were given two sheets in a party
bag which we needed fill out. They both had questions on them and we had to
answer one as an 8 year old and the other as ourselves. Here is the result…
Also after the party we had to film ourselves answering
these questions as the 8 year old. Here is my clip…
Within all this we were also asked if we think we met the
lessons objectives that were written on the board. My fellow peers and I wrote
if we did or didn’t and why onto a post it note. Mine said “I think I met the
lessons objective as I have gained a the knowledge that kids are particular
about what they do and the energy levels need to be kept at a maximum
throughout and it can be a struggle, so I have learnt from this session.”
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