Overall, I really enjoyed the Goodbye to Berlin project. I enjoyed the book and the film Cabaret, and I felt that it interesting
to study a book and a script to gain my perspectives on the characters that I
ended up choosing instead of the film.
However since doing this I understand why it is a better way of doing
so.
The research behind this project was really
interesting, and I enjoyed learning about Weimar Germany in the 1920s and
30s. That period of the 20th century is
so well known for the rise of the Nazi party and Adolf Hitler, so it was
intriguing to learn more about what life was like for the people actually
living there at the time of his reign. I
also enjoyed the research for the second half of the project, club
culture. I found the outfits that the
club kids wore so fascinating, yet they looked so painful. Leigh Bowery was brilliant to research into
because he was one of the first club kids and he was so extraordinarily out
there, he gave me a lot of inspiration for when it came to my contemporary
cabaret character.
During this project I feel that I have
gained a few skills and enhanced on old ones that I learnt last year. For example, when we swapped our historical
designs with our partners, I felt that my communication was a lot stronger and
clearly than it was last year for the Elizabethan assessments. I have also gained some more confidence in my
skills and myself, however I still need to gain more as I can doubt myself a
lot and I am my own worst critic.
If I were to change anything about the
project, I would suggest that we had more practical lessons that taught us
specific techniques for the project. I
also would suggest some more hair practicals, as I felt that one was not enough
for the whole term. In myself and the
way that I have conducted my project, I would improve on my organisation, as I
can be quite a last minute person and I am working to change that.
Overall I have been quite pleased with the
project, and I have enjoyed designing and creating my characters.
