Work experience: Pavilion

 On Tuesday, 3rd of November at 7:00; I was tasked with filming a live performance at the local theatre (pavilion) in Gorlston. 

It was an excellent experience, as ever since I was a kid I used to go the Pavilion with my family to watch shows, so I got a really big buzz from being able to stand on stage and film a live performance. 

This work experience also greatly relates to my own business I’m creating in this course, as I’m making a performing arts school for people with mental health issues. So, it was very useful seeing how a professional theatre works behind the scenes and how they get their high standards of work done, things such as the lighting, staging and even the scripts were briefly shown to me and gave me an understanding of how to control a stage. 

To briefly describe the show, it was about a two women who had issues in their life, one had never been married, and the other was a failed actress. Together they had banter with one another and tried to appear better than they were to keep their egos high. But they soon realize that they are both lying to each-other and themselves when trying to keep a good image to one another, and they break down and moan to one another about their problems in life and how they really need help!

Due to Covid, and the obvious restrictions lockdown had put on theatres, the Pavilion has had to shut their doors for a very long time, being unable to perform for anyone. So, as their way to still put on a show and perform to people, they decided to let us film and edit for them their live performance they had made. Similar to now stand-up comedy is filmed and then put on Netflix. 

I essentially filmed the whole performance, and from that I learnt how to set-up and use a camera to a professional standard - as well as learning a lot about theatres and how they've struggled during lockdown.

                        Currently waiting for the work experience provider to fill in their sheet.