That’s a Wrap on House Drama 2023

What was the brief that the students received?

This year the students were introduced to a new format of House Drama. Previously the girls have experienced competing in theatre sports to a live audience and creating their own live performance. This year the girls had the task of creating their own film. The guidelines involved each house having a consistent script starter with set characters, whereby they had to work together to finish the script. As part of these guidelines the students had to ensure that allocated roles were filled. Each team required a director, producer, videographer, choreographer and cast members, as well as a dance ensemble with the Junior School students. They spent rehearsals filming their script, to produce a short film which was submitted to an external adjudicator.

Can you explain what the process involved for the students?

House Drama began with an initial briefing meeting between the directors, producers, videographers and the Performing Arts Department. The directors were introduced to the script starter and began devising the rest of their script. Following this process, each House engaged in a variety of rehearsal and filming sessions to put their film together. The directors and producers facilitated each rehearsal and lead the process. The videographers were responsible for hiring a camera from the library and filming and editing the final product. Cast members spent time rehearsing their lines and ensuring they were committed to their characters. Finally, the choreographers created a one minute dance routine for the Junior School dance ensemble to perform as the credits of the film.