Contextual Document: Partner Profile, Ruth Torr.

Information and LinkedIn Profile:
http://www.uca.ac.uk/staff/ruth-torr/

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ruth-torr-1308b189

Bio: Leader of the new Acting and Performance degree at UCA Farnham, Ruth is currently collaborating with us through the 'Taking Flight; project; A series of half hour group productions of traditional plays  performed by small teams of the students. Throughout this project Ruth has organised face to face meetings alongside Fiona Watts, so that presentations and fittings can take place. Ruth has also made sure we have a good understanding of 'The Maltings' and its layout, which is where the final performances will take place.

Contextual Document: Partner Profile, TV Production student roles.

This is a list I put together showing all the names of the collaborating production students and their related roles as appear in the credits.

Series Producer: Wesley Denne

Studio Director: Jordan Parker

Assistant Producer/ Floor Manager: Adele Faldetta 

VT Producer/ GFX OP: Jessica Gray

P.A./ VT Editor: Alexander Barker

GFX/ Promo Producer and Vision Mixer: Megan Waters 

GFX/ Promo D.O.P & Studio Camera OP: Patrica C. Dixon 

VT Camera OP & Lead Studio Camera: Harry Taylor 

VT Camera OP & Assistant Studio CamOP: Plamen Dimitrov 

VT Director & Studio Camera OP: Lawrence Sedgewick 

VT Directors & Studio OP: Mary Green

VT Sound Recordist: Shannelle Laniyan 

Studio Sound OP: Mike Hoad 

Set Design - UCA Creative Arts For Theatre and Film:
Debbie Abbott, Jessica Ampleford, Carmela Arbelaez-McCarthy, Anna Beaumont, Charlottle Dean, Tara Dunne, Lily Greenhalgh, Bruce Hill, Louise Humphries, Leigh Osbourne, Hannah Quinn, James Wright.  

Contextual Document: Partner Profile, Roy Smith.

Roy Smith Bio:

'Roy Smith lives in the Medway Towns, where he works with young people and spends a lot of time writing nonsense. Most of his writing happens at night and other inconvenient moments, when he is regularly interrupted by his dog and the desire to play old video games.

Roy became interested in using Augmented Reality to tell stories after completing the University of Potsdam's 'Future of Storytelling' online MOOC, leading him to set up Real Medway and Swale with funding from Ideas Test Swale and Medway. He launched his first game, Monsters of Rochester in December 2015.

Roy also runs Seasonally Effected and open mic night for original poetry, music, short film, comedy and theatre performance.' - Written by Roy as requested by me.

Throughout the Medway and Swale project, Roy has been quick to answer all inquiries and incredibly supportive in our work. Offering criticisms and ideas along the way, as well as showing enthusiasm for our progress and designs, it's been a real pleasure working with Roy!

LinkedIn Profile:

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/roy-smith-6b78a8a

Contextual Document: Partner Profile, Del Brown.

Del Brown was the director and manager of the TV Production students at the UCA Maidstone studios while we collaborated on the 'Teach Em' a Lesson' project. Although our team didn't see a lot of him, he obviously managed the Production students well as they were all organised and his involvement meant that the project ran smoothly. I think without Del's supervision it would've been harder to come to definite decisions, and by having someone in that lead directing role that the Production students could run everything through, the project could be completed in time.



Information and Linkedin profile:
http://www.beds.ac.uk/news/2015/november/del-brown-masterclass

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/del-brown-876ba61

Little Bulb: Contextual Background

Little Bulb are a theatre company that describe themselves as being "A group of friends who are passionate about making theatre together." First establishing themselves in Kent, 2008, Little Bulb now hold several awards including Fringe First at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and tour both at home and abroad.

Above is an image of Little Bulb's interpretation of 'Orpheus' which I found to be appropriate as that is the production I'll be working on with the performance students. It's definitely interesting to see their own transposal of a play they're helping students re-create.

Little Bulb are currently working with the UCA Acting and Performance students at Farnham by assisting them in devising gradually more extensive performance pieces giving feedback and advice weekly. Firstly they began with a 3 minute piece exploring an initial idea, followed up the next week by an entirely new 7 minute concept. The week after that they were then made to choose one of these ideas and convert it into a 15 minute performance. After that came a 30 minute exploration and development of the idea, with critiques afterwards. Our role as designers and practitioners is to take these concepts the students arrive at and design to them, bringing the characters and environments to life.

Their website: http://www.littlebulbtheatre.com/

 Administrative Director: Clare Beresford
Artistic Director: Alex Scott
Musical Director: Dominic Conway

All of these peoples contact details can be found on the Little Bulb website.