Moonfish Productions- The Hairy Toe Plot

I watched these videos as part of my research for Children's Theatre:
AESOPS FABLES: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heasnJY8HMM
NATIVE AMERICAN STORIES: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Mb9tsnYLU&list=PLED363ADEC6DC167C
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUxayvHzgLY&list=PLED363ADEC6DC167C
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ZenHI6HQM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyaifWkUWr0
INDIAN LEGENDS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3PKVTWmTco
ROALD DHAL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDWOXcrUTd4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xr7vV40tNg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5DS2DnsJ04
THE ELEPHANTS CHILD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqw2bvlu2Q

I thought that 'The Enormous Crocodile' was a good example of  just how scary stories for children can be. I also thought that 'The God Ganesha' was a good example of how stories can include multiple events to keep the audience entertained, without getting too complicated. The Native American stories were a good example of how fascinating different cultural influences in stories can be, especially for children (who may no nothing about these cultures, until they listening to the stories). I also liked the idea of 'The Elephant Child', which included talking animals as the main characters, which is sure to be a hit with kids who love animals. 








Today Moonfish Productions wrote on our part of the wall in The Black Box. Here are some images of our work so far:

We wrote a plot summary- including a beginning, a middle and an end. We then got to work, devising some of our scenes. I still need to focus on my physicality and character development, but the scenes are coming together quite nicely. I tried to improve my characterisation, and will continue to do this by practising in front of a mirror and recording myself  while "in character".