Blog 21: Independent Componenent 2

LITERAL

(a) I, Dolores Rios, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

(b) The source that helped me complete this second independent component was my mentorship at Ontario High School's fall production of "Back to the 80s" in theater tech working on the set. The two people who helped me the most during that time were Mr. Hansen and Mr. C.

(c) Log

(d) I was able to complete and extra 30 hours of mentorship with Ontario High School's production of "Back to the 80s" working in Theater Tech on different aspects of tech. But my main focus was usually always on the creation of the set for this production. With these extra 30 hours of mentorship, I had the opportunity to learn more about the construction of a set.

INTERPRETIVE 

For this independent component I did 30 extra hours of mentorship. During my mentorship I got to work on various parts of Theatre Tech, but my main focus was on the set for the play. Due to the fact that I was in tech, getting pictures was kind of hard due to the fact that we were back stage and not supposed to have any phones. I have very few pictures but they show different aspects of the play that I helped on.

This was Mr. C, Mr. Hansen's assistant for this production, he was in charge of tech when Hansen was with the actors. The car he is in was for one of the scenes in the play. The scene included a real car being driven on stage for one of the scenes. This was the first time that Ontario High School ever brought on stage a real car.

 In this following picture are some of the main actors in their outfits for a concert scene. I was one of the people who helped pick out the costumes that would be used for this scene. Also in the back ground of this picture are some lockers that my group had to build. We had to build the lockers so that they were easy to move on and off stage, and also so that one of the doors would open up and the inside would look like. Even though the lockers were pretty much designed by Mr. Hansen and Mr. C, we were given the freedom to build the lockers how we thought was best, but of course we still had to run our plans by either Mr. C or Mr. Hansen.

Some more of he actors. The two in the front were outfits that I helped pick out for the actors according to their characters.

This was the scene where the students in the play are getting ready for prom. I got to help build most of the set pieces for this scene. We built the bleachers so that they had to purposes. We had the bleachers one one side for the scene before this one and as soon as that scene was over we went up to the bleachers and turned them around revealing a wall that was decorated for the prom scene. I helped build the bleachers and paint them as well.

This was another scene in the play were we simply used a platform that was built and used in various scenes of the play. We had to build it so that it could have multiple uses for it.

Some pictures of glances of what went on back stage during pre-production. These pictures were the few that I was able to take of what went on back stage, but pretty much sums up what we basically did to create the set for the play.

There were many more things that I wish I had pictures of, but these were a few of the ones I was able to obtain, my log has a better explanation of what I did.

APPLIED

This component helped me answer my EQ because I got to experience the designing and construction of a set first hand. Though many of the designs were already given to us, we had the liberty of also choosing and designing some things for the set. Mr. Hansen would sometimes go up to tech and tell us that he needed a certain thing for the set and he would let us make decisions on what best fit what he wanted. For example the furniture and the props used for the play were chosen by us. We had the opportunity to design and chose props for some scenes. For example we were able to design and chose some of the props for one of the characters named Cory. I also had the chance to help design the ballot boxes that were used for one of the voting scenes. I actually got complimented for them, they really liked the designs and paintings I painted on the boxes. Each of the boxes were especially made to fit each of the 3 main character's personalities. Throughout the play we had various of these kinds of opportunities appear, which really allowed me to experience set design and construction first hand. 

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Plan Approval

CONTENT:

(1) Write a description of what you plan on doing for your independent study component.
For this independent component I plan on working extra 30 hours of service learning above the required mentorship hours.

(2) Describe in detail how you think your plan will meet the 30 hours work requirement.
I plan on working an extra 30 hours of mentorship at the theatre to gain more experience within my topic. 

(3) How does your independent study component relate to your working EQ?  
Through this independent component my job is working behind the scenes on the set both constructing and chosing props to fit the play.

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

Literal

A) I, Dolores Rios, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

B) Mr. Jeremy Hansen, Ontario High School Drama Teacher (contact information on the log of hours attached)

C) Hours Log 

D) For the independent component I worked an extra 30 hours over the required hours for mentorship hours with my mentor during the play "Back to the 80's". I participated in the whole process of preparing for the play and helped with the actual play.

Interpretative

Top 2 pictures are the schedule of all the rehearsals and performances that I helped at. The highlighted ones are the days that I was there and the ones that are crossed out are the days that I missed of mentorship. All of the highlighted days are located in the log attached to this post. The bottom is the pamphlet that was handed out during the play with the names of all the cast and crew and sponsors.

Applied

Through this component it helped me gain more experience with theatre tech, especially since I really had no prior experience with Tech before my senior project. I got to see the whole process of putting on a play. Through this process I got to learn different techniques with different aspects of Theatre Tech, techniques with construction, some lighting and some audio.

Blog 10: Senior Project Update

(1) What are you currently doing in your independent component? 

For my independent component I actually already completed my 30 hours of work. My mentorship took place at Ontario High School during the play they were doing for "Back To the 80s" with Mr. Hansen. During my time while mentoring, I was able to complete a total of 174 hours and 30 minutes of mentorship while helping out with their tech crew during the play. I got to participate in the whole process of putting on a play and what Theatre Technicians do before and during a play's production.

(2) What is a recent piece of research (article, interview, or audio-visual) that have you reviewed you would say was significant in helping you understand where to go next in your senior project?  The piece of research should be something you reviewed in November.  Please explain what you learned and where are you going next because of this piece of research.

A recent piece of research that I have reviewed were actually a few blurbs done by some people who are involved in Theatre. These research pieces actually helped me come up with a better science fair project. The first blurb that started me to help me find my possible science fair project for my senior project was this one: http://www.mookychick.co.uk/how-to/alternative-student-jobs/theatre-technician-jobs.php and then I ran into another one (http://tomvanderwell.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/10-ways-being-a-theatre-major-prepared-me-for-success/) which eventually led me to a theatre tech forum called controlbooth.com where someone asked a question about whether or not it was worth getting a major in Theatre Technology in college if you want to go into this career in the future. This actually helped me come up with my possible hypothesis and experiment of finding out whether having a major in Theatre Technology will help you find a job in this industry in the future. 

(3) Provide evidence from your independent component or the piece of research as something you recently did.  For example, a photo of something you working on for your independent component or your notes from the video you watched. 

Below are pictures of all the days I went to my mentorship at Ontario High School and got to help out. The highlighted parts are the days that I went and the crossed out ones are the day I was unable to help. The bottom is a picture of the pamplet that included all of the credit to people who helped out during the play, and at the very bottom there are also pictures of some snapshots I was able to take real quick during rehearsals while we were waiting for our queue to switch scenes.

Blog 7: Independent Component Plan 1 Approval

1) For my independent component study I plan on working with my mentor for extra hours above the required mentorship hours to reach the 30 hours work requirement in Theatre Tech.

2) I think my plan will meet the 30 hours work requirement because it is giving me extra knowledge and experience in Theatre Tech and helping me learn more with hands on experience.

3) This independent study relates with my working EQ by helping me see important things needed in order to become a better Theatre Technician. It will also help me see first hand the skills needed in order to achieve that.