Here you can write about your contextual research and your research into the project.
Research
Here you can share your research into…
Who the employer is? (if it is a work experience project e.g. dance united/police museum)
Any research tasks set as part of your assignment brief.
Research Character
Script – information you can find out about your character
Research on the play – reviews, public opinion
Research on the playwright
Themes of the play
The most important part of the research process (including contextual research) is that you evidence the following…
Research application – Tell us how you have used your research to develop your character, role in the performance and or your production role.
Evidence that you have used your research (images or videos)
Reference list – this needs to be more than simple list of links. Explore Harvard referencing methods – see this video for more help on Harvard referencing.
Context
Context refers to the circumstances or information that surrounds a particular situation, event, or piece of writing.
When researching context, consider the setting, background, audience, and purpose.
This evidences your research into the history of piece, exploring areas such as finance, social thought, feelings, politics and the government /laws at the time.
Here are some tips for researching context:
1. Target audience: who is this project aimed at? Why would it matter to them? Who was the original inspiration/script/book etc. aimed at? Why would it matter to them?
2. explore language: Explore what tone/language the project is using. Is it modern, classical? What does this mean?
3. Research background information: Introduce relevant details or background information that helps the reader understand the project.
4. social issues: what social issues occurred during the era the script/book/topic/influence was created?
5. Political issues: what political issues occurred during the era the script/book/topic/influence was created?
6. Economic issues: what economic issues occurred during the era the script/book/topic/influence was created?