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By Jordan CrichlowBy Jordan Crichlow


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My Target AudienceMy Target Audience

I !howed "y #ue!tionnaire to threeI !howed "y #ue!tionnaire to three$eo$le% and a!&ed the" to an!wer$eo$le% and a!&ed the" to an!wer

re!$on!i'ely and truth(ully with theirre!$on!i'ely and truth(ully with their)e!t e*ort!+)e!t e*ort!+

Two "e")er! ha'e $re'iou!lyTwo "e")er! ha'e $re'iou!ly

!tudied "edia% whil!t the other!tudied "edia% whil!t the other"e")er ha! a )a!ic &nowledge o("e")er ha! a )a!ic &nowledge o(

"aga,ine article!+"aga,ine article!+


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-ue!tion .-ue!tion .

.+.+ /ow e*ecti'ely do you thin& the/ow e*ecti'ely do you thin& there'iew u!e! traditional Sight andre'iew u!e! traditional Sight and

Sound layout con'ention!0 1hereSound layout con'ention!0 1heredo you thin& they ha'e )een u!eddo you thin& they ha'e )een u!ed

"o!t e*ecti'ely0 So they2'e )een"o!t e*ecti'ely0 So they2'e )een

u!ed well% i! there any way you (eelu!ed well% i! there any way you (eelthey could )e de'elo$ed0 E3a"$le%they could )e de'elo$ed0 E3a"$le%

or how doe!n2t it0or how doe!n2t it0


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-ue!tion . 4 5e!$on!e!-ue!tion . 4 5e!$on!e!

JackJack6 7ou ha'e u!ed colu"n "ea!ure"ent! to6 7ou ha'e u!ed colu"n "ea!ure"ent! togood e*ect% thu! $ro'iding a good !tructure+ Thegood e*ect% thu! $ro'iding a good !tructure+ The(ont !i,e and credit! are !et out e*ecti'ely+(ont !i,e and credit! are !et out e*ecti'ely+

LaurenLauren6 Clo!e con'ention! need to )e altered+6 Clo!e con'ention! need to )e altered+7ou ha'e !e$arated each !ection with hori,ontal7ou ha'e !e$arated each !ection with hori,ontalline!+ In!tead o( thi!% !ection the" o* with theline!+ In!tead o( thi!% !ection the" o* with thecon'entional dotted line!+ There are no line!con'entional dotted line!+ There are no line!!e$arating each unit o( e!!ential in(o8add the"+!e$arating each unit o( e!!ential in(o8add the"+

TrevorTrevor6 Colu"n! are well arranged+ 7ou "u!t6 Colu"n! are well arranged+ 7ou "u!tadd a $icture or !na$!hot o( your 9l" into theadd a $icture or !na$!hot o( your 9l" into there'iew+ Try and 9t your re'iew onto only onere'iew+ Try and 9t your re'iew onto only one$age+$age+


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-ue!tion . 4 Analy!i!-ue!tion . 4 Analy!i!

Mo!t o( "y audience thought that "yMo!t o( "y audience thought that "ycolu"n! u!ed traditional Sight : Soundcolu"n! u!ed traditional Sight : Soundlayout con'ention!+ /owe'er% it wa!layout con'ention!+ /owe'er% it wa!noted that certain con'ention! !hould )enoted that certain con'ention! !hould )ealtered% na"ely u!ing con'entional dottedaltered% na"ely u!ing con'entional dottedline! to !e$arate di*erent !ection! o( theline! to !e$arate di*erent !ection! o( there'iew% and adding line! )etween eachre'iew% and adding line! )etween eachunit o( e!!ential in(or"ation+ The "o!tunit o( e!!ential in(or"ation+ The "o!tnota)le de'elo$"ent needed wa! addingnota)le de'elo$"ent needed wa! addinga $icture;!na$!hot o( "y 9l" into thea $icture;!na$!hot o( "y 9l" into there'iew+re'iew+


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-ue!tion


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-ue!tion < 4 5e!$on!e!-ue!tion < 4 5e!$on!e!

JackJack6 7ou could $otentially re$o!ition the6 7ou could $otentially re$o!ition the!yno$!i!+ The colour de!ign o( =il"! al!o!yno$!i!+ The colour de!ign o( =il"! al!odi*er! (ro" the nor"!+di*er! (ro" the nor"!+

LaurenLauren6 The a)!ence o( the nota)le6 The a)!ence o( the nota)le$unctuation "ar& that u!ually $recede! the$unctuation "ar& that u!ually $recede! there'iewer!2 na"e+ I( you are to continue tore'iewer!2 na"e+ I( you are to continue tochallenge thi! con'ention% you !hould u!e achallenge thi! con'ention% you !hould u!e a"ore (or"al $unctuation "ar& than the one you"ore (or"al $unctuation "ar& than the one you

ha'e u!ed in your 9r!t dra(t o( your re'iew+ha'e u!ed in your 9r!t dra(t o( your re'iew+ TrevorTrevor6 The a)!ence o( a !na$!hot o( your 9l"6 The a)!ence o( a !na$!hot o( your 9l"challenge! the indu!try con'ention!+ De!$itechallenge! the indu!try con'ention!+ De!$itethi! noticea)le challenge% the )e!t idea i! to addthi! noticea)le challenge% the )e!t idea i! to adda !na$!hot% a! it hel$! con'ey the "e!!age o(a !na$!hot% a! it hel$! con'ey the "e!!age o(

your 9l" to your audience through !i"$li!ticyour 9l" to your audience through !i"$li!tici"agery+i"agery+


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-ue!tion < 4 Analy!i!-ue!tion < 4 Analy!i!

There were a 'ariety o( an!wer! gi'en% theThere were a 'ariety o( an!wer! gi'en% the"o!t nota)le one in'ol'ing the a)!ence o("o!t nota)le one in'ol'ing the a)!ence o(

the $unctuation "ar&% and that I !houldthe $unctuation "ar&% and that I !hould

continue to challenge thi! con'ention+continue to challenge thi! con'ention+

/owe'er% in co"$ari!on to the a)!ence o( a/owe'er% in co"$ari!on to the a)!ence o( a

!na$!hot% "y audience (elt it wa! )e!t i( I!na$!hot% "y audience (elt it wa! )e!t i( I

added one into "y ne3t 9l" re'iew dra(t+ Oneadded one into "y ne3t 9l" re'iew dra(t+ One

"e")er al!o $ointed out I could re$o!ition"e")er al!o $ointed out I could re$o!ition"y !yno$!i! in a di*erent area o( the $age% to"y !yno$!i! in a di*erent area o( the $age% to

(urther challenge indu!try con'ention!+(urther challenge indu!try con'ention!+


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-ue!tion >-ue!tion >

.+.+ /ow do you thin& (ont ha! )een/ow do you thin& (ont ha! )eenu!ed e*ecti'ely0 1here do youu!ed e*ecti'ely0 1here do you

thin& it could )e de'elo$ed0 1herethin& it could )e de'elo$ed0 1heredo you thin& it i! !i"ilar to Sightdo you thin& it i! !i"ilar to Sight

and Sound% and where do you thin&and Sound% and where do you thin&

it challenge! it0it challenge! it0


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-ue!tion > 4 5e!$on!e!-ue!tion > 4 5e!$on!e!

JackJack 6 7our =il"! title challenge! the6 7our =il"! title challenge! thecon'ention! o( Sight : Sound% a! it i! )older%con'ention! o( Sight : Sound% a! it i! )older%

and "ore noticea)le on the $age+and "ore noticea)le on the $age+

LaurenLauren 6 Credit! i! in a )igger (ont than6 Credit! i! in a )igger (ont thanSyno$!i!% which i! !i"ilar to theirSyno$!i!% which i! !i"ilar to their

con'ention!% a! it !igni9e! the higher authoritycon'ention!% a! it !igni9e! the higher authority

and i"$ortance o( !aid title+and i"$ortance o( !aid title+

TrevorTrevor 6 The credit! !hould )e in a !"aller6 The credit! !hould )e in a !"aller(ont% a! they nearly adhere to the (ont !i,e o((ont% a! they nearly adhere to the (ont !i,e o(

the re'iew it!el(+the re'iew it!el(+


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-ue!tion > 4 Analy!i!-ue!tion > 4 Analy!i!

My audience credited "y (ont !i,eMy audience credited "y (ont !i,e!&ill! in "o!t area!% and how well I!&ill! in "o!t area!% and how well I

ha'e challenged $articularha'e challenged $articularcon'ention! !uch a! the )oldne!! o(con'ention! !uch a! the )oldne!! o(

the =il"! heading+ /owe'er% it wa!the =il"! heading+ /owe'er% it wa!

$ointed out that I need to alter the$ointed out that I need to alter the(ont !i,e o( "y credit!% a! they nearly(ont !i,e o( "y credit!% a! they nearly

cla!h with the (ont !i,e o( "y re'iew+cla!h with the (ont !i,e o( "y re'iew+


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-ue!tion ?-ue!tion ?

.+.+ 1hat a)out te3t !i,e% do you thin&1hat a)out te3t !i,e% do you thin&it2! )een u!ed e*ecti'ely0 1here doit2! )een u!ed e*ecti'ely0 1here do

you thin& it2! )een u!ed )e!t0 /owyou thin& it2! )een u!ed )e!t0 /owdo you thin& it either challenge! ordo you thin& it either challenge! or

de'elo$! (ro" Sight and Sound0de'elo$! (ro" Sight and Sound0


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-ue!tion ? 4 5e!$on!e!-ue!tion ? 4 5e!$on!e!

JackJack 6 The =il"! te3t !i,e i! larger than the6 The =il"! te3t !i,e i! larger than theSolitude te3t !i,e% you !hould "a&e theSolitude te3t !i,e% you !hould "a&e theSolitude title larger% a! that i! your 9l"Solitude title larger% a! that i! your 9l"

title% and the "o!t i"$ortant heading+title% and the "o!t i"$ortant heading+ LaurenLauren 6 The te3t !i,e o( na"ed credit! and6 The te3t !i,e o( na"ed credit! and

na"ed credited $eo$le in'ol'ed i! the !a"e%na"ed credited $eo$le in'ol'ed i! the !a"e%which u!e! con'ention! o( the indu!try+which u!e! con'ention! o( the indu!try+

TrevorTrevor 6 Again% the te3t !i,e o( the credit! i!6 Again% the te3t !i,e o( the credit! i!too )ig% and !hould there(ore )e altered totoo )ig% and !hould there(ore )e altered tou!e the traditional con'ention!+u!e the traditional con'ention!+


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-ue!tion ? 4 Analy!i!-ue!tion ? 4 Analy!i!

I !hould "a&e "y 9l" heading theI !hould "a&e "y 9l" heading thelarge!t te3t !i,e on the $age% a! thi!large!t te3t !i,e on the $age% a! thi!

i! the title I want the audience to )ei! the title I want the audience to )edrawn too+ The co"$arati'e creditdrawn too+ The co"$arati'e credit

te3t !i,e wa! $rai!ed% whil!t it wa!te3t !i,e wa! $rai!ed% whil!t it wa!

noted that co"$ared to the re'iewnoted that co"$ared to the re'iewit!el(% the credit! !hould )e in ait!el(% the credit! !hould )e in a

!"aller (ont+!"aller (ont+


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-ue!tion @-ue!tion @

.+.+ Do you thin& language ha! )eenDo you thin& language ha! )eenu!ed well0 1here do you thin& theu!ed well0 1here do you thin& the

critici!" i! "o!t e*ecti'e0critici!" i! "o!t e*ecti'e01here;how do you thin& it could )e1here;how do you thin& it could )e

de'elo$ed to engage and in(or"% a!de'elo$ed to engage and in(or"% a!

well a! criti#ue )etter0well a! criti#ue )etter0


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-ue!tion @ 4 5e!$on!e!-ue!tion @ 4 5e!$on!e!

JackJack 6 ood u!age o( (or"al language+6 ood u!age o( (or"al language+ LaurenLauren 6 Con!ider u!ing "ore critical language%6 Con!ider u!ing "ore critical language%

to "a&e your re'iewer !ound deci!i'e andto "a&e your re'iewer !ound deci!i'e and

o$enly e3$re!!i'e o( their own o$inion!+o$enly e3$re!!i'e o( their own o$inion!+ TrevorTrevor 6 7our conclu!ion !hould )e toned down%6 7our conclu!ion !hould )e toned down%a! you ha'e gi'en your!el( a! the director ana! you ha'e gi'en your!el( a! the director anulti"atu" to )eco"e an e3tre"ely !ucce!!(ululti"atu" to )eco"e an e3tre"ely !ucce!!(uldirector at a !tage in your career too early on%director at a !tage in your career too early on%

!o con!ider re"o'ing that $art o( your!o con!ider re"o'ing that $art o( yourconclu!ion% and re$lacing it with a 9nal critici!"conclu!ion% and re$lacing it with a 9nal critici!"a! to where you can i"$ro'e in your ne3t 9l"+a! to where you can i"$ro'e in your ne3t 9l"+


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-ue!tion @ 4 Analy!i!-ue!tion @ 4 Analy!i!

My (or"al language wa! $rai!ed%My (or"al language wa! $rai!ed%whil!t I wa! ad'i!ed to u!e "orewhil!t I wa! ad'i!ed to u!e "ore

o$enly critical language+ I !houldo$enly critical language+ I !houldcon!ider altering "y conclu!ion% andcon!ider altering "y conclu!ion% and

re$lacing it with a 9nal critici!"re$lacing it with a 9nal critici!"

leading to i"$ro'e"ent $oint! (orleading to i"$ro'e"ent $oint! (or"y!el( a! the director+"y!el( a! the director+


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-ue!tion -ue!tion

.+.+ Do you thin& the regi!ter !uit! theDo you thin& the regi!ter !uit! the"aga,ine conte3t (or the re'iew0"aga,ine conte3t (or the re'iew0

1here do you thin& it i! e!$ecially1here do you thin& it i! e!$eciallya$$ro$riate0 /ow do you thin& it!a$$ro$riate0 /ow do you thin& it!

de'elo$ed Sight and Soundde'elo$ed Sight and Sound

con'ention!% or how do you thin& itcon'ention!% or how do you thin& itcould0could0


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-ue!tion 4 5e!$on!e!-ue!tion 4 5e!$on!e!

JackJack 6 7ou need a )etter gra!$ on6 7ou need a )etter gra!$ onthe language+the language+

LaurenLauren 6 The 9r!t two $aragra$h!6 The 9r!t two $aragra$h!create a good u!age o( a (or"alcreate a good u!age o( a (or"alregi!ter% which i! not o'erly (or"al%regi!ter% which i! not o'erly (or"al%and it 9t! the !tyle o( a re'iew+and it 9t! the !tyle o( a re'iew+

TrevorTrevor 6 5e(erring to what I6 5e(erring to what I"entioned earlier% a !na$!hot !hould"entioned earlier% a !na$!hot !hould)e added to de'elo$ con'ention!+)e added to de'elo$ con'ention!+


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-ue!tion 4 Analy!i!-ue!tion 4 Analy!i!

It wa! generally thought that theIt wa! generally thought that theregi!ter 9t! the !tyle o( a re'iew%regi!ter 9t! the !tyle o( a re'iew%

a! it i! not o'erly (or"al+ /owe'er% Ia! it i! not o'erly (or"al+ /owe'er% Ineed to o)tain a )etter gra!$ on theneed to o)tain a )etter gra!$ on the

language+language+


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-ue!tion -ue!tion

.+.+ Do you thin& there wa! anDo you thin& there wa! ana$$ro$riate u!e o( ICT0 1hy0 /owa$$ro$riate u!e o( ICT0 1hy0 /ow

do you thin& it could )e de'elo$eddo you thin& it could )e de'elo$edor challenged to )e "ore inno'ati'eor challenged to )e "ore inno'ati'e

and e*ecti'e0and e*ecti'e0


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JackJack 6 The ICT u!ed wa! 'ery )a!ic+ 7ou !hould6 The ICT u!ed wa! 'ery )a!ic+ 7ou !houldde'elo$ and e3$lore tool! a'aila)le to "a&e itde'elo$ and e3$lore tool! a'aila)le to "a&e itloo& "ore $ro(e!!ional+loo& "ore $ro(e!!ional+

LaurenLauren 6 In!tead o( u!ing Micro!o(t 1ord a!6 In!tead o( u!ing Micro!o(t 1ord a!your ICT !tructure% you !hould u!e Onlineyour ICT !tructure% you !hould u!e OnlineDe!&to$ u)li!hing So(tware% a! thi! will "a&eDe!&to$ u)li!hing So(tware% a! thi! will "a&eyour 9l" re'iew loo& "ore (or"al and reada)le+your 9l" re'iew loo& "ore (or"al and reada)le+

TrevorTrevor 6 7our re'iew !hould 9t onto one $age%6 7our re'iew !hould 9t onto one $age%not o'erla$ onto two% a! thi! loo&! $articularlynot o'erla$ onto two% a! thi! loo&! $articularlyin(or"al and untidy+in(or"al and untidy+


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O'erall% it wa! noted that I !houldO'erall% it wa! noted that I !houldad'ance onto a "ore (or"al !o(twaread'ance onto a "ore (or"al !o(tware

(or "y re'iew% na"ely% Online(or "y re'iew% na"ely% OnlineDe!&to$ u)li!hing So(tware+De!&to$ u)li!hing So(tware+

Micro!o(t 1ord create! in(or"ality%Micro!o(t 1ord create! in(or"ality%

and "a&e! the re'iew loo& untidy inand "a&e! the re'iew loo& untidy in!o"e area!+!o"e area!+


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-ue!tion -ue!tion

.+.+ /ow do you thin& i"age could )e/ow do you thin& i"age could )eintegrated with te3t in an e*ecti'eintegrated with te3t in an e*ecti'e

way0 /ow do you thin& it could )eway0 /ow do you thin& it could )edone in a way that challenge! Sightdone in a way that challenge! Sight

and Sound con'ention!0and Sound con'ention!0


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JackJack 6 7ou !hould add an i"age (ro" your 9l"6 7ou !hould add an i"age (ro" your 9l"into the re'iew 9r!t+into the re'iew 9r!t+

LaurenLauren 6 Adding an i"age% !uch a! a !na$!hot6 Adding an i"age% !uch a! a !na$!hot

o( your 9l"% into the re'iew% will allow you too( your 9l"% into the re'iew% will allow you toe3$and on thi! $articular !ectionF you !houlde3$and on thi! $articular !ectionF you !houldenlarge the i"age once added% to "a&e it "oreenlarge the i"age once added% to "a&e it "oreeye4catching+eye4catching+

TrevorTrevor 6 Again% you "u!t add an i"age (or thi!6 Again% you "u!t add an i"age (or thi!to ha$$enG Including a !na$!hot o( your 9l" canto ha$$enG Including a !na$!hot o( your 9l" canintegrate with your te3t% a! they will counter4integrate with your te3t% a! they will counter4)alance and create re$re!entation! o( the other+)alance and create re$re!entation! o( the other+


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All o( "y audience ac&nowledged IAll o( "y audience ac&nowledged I"u!t add an i"age o( "y 9l" into"u!t add an i"age o( "y 9l" into

the re'iew% a! once I ha'e done !o% itthe re'iew% a! once I ha'e done !o% itwill allow "e to integrate it with te3t%will allow "e to integrate it with te3t%

"a&ing it "ore eye4catching and"a&ing it "ore eye4catching and

a$$ealing to the audience+a$$ealing to the audience+


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-ue!tion H-ue!tion H

.+.+ /ow do you thin& the i"age could/ow do you thin& the i"age could)e (ra"ed well0 1hy0 /ow do you)e (ra"ed well0 1hy0 /ow do you

thin& it could challenge% or con(or"thin& it could challenge% or con(or"to indu!try con'ention!0 1hatto indu!try con'ention!0 1hat

"a&e! you thin& thi!0"a&e! you thin& thi!0


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-ue!tion H 4 5e!$on!e!-ue!tion H 4 5e!$on!e!

JackJack 6 7ou could u!e indu!try con'ention! )y6 7ou could u!e indu!try con'ention! )y$o!itioning the i"age a)o'e or )elow the te3t% !o$o!itioning the i"age a)o'e or )elow the te3t% !oit doe! not draw the reader!2 eye away (ro" theit doe! not draw the reader!2 eye away (ro" thete3t+te3t+

LaurenLauren 6 The i"age !hould introduce u! to the6 The i"age !hould introduce u! to the!etting% and $ortray a !$eci9c re$re!entation o(!etting% and $ortray a !$eci9c re$re!entation o(what you want u! a! the audience to $ercei'ewhat you want u! a! the audience to $ercei'ea)out your 9l"+a)out your 9l"+

TrevorTrevor 6 7ou could $otentially challenge indu!try6 7ou could $otentially challenge indu!trycon'ention! )y (ra"ing the i"age in the "iddlecon'ention! )y (ra"ing the i"age in the "iddleo( the $age% a! thi! di*erentiate! (ro" the nor"o( the $age% a! thi! di*erentiate! (ro" the nor"and i! !o"ething new introduced to the audience+and i! !o"ething new introduced to the audience+


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-ue!tion H 4 Analy!i!-ue!tion H 4 Analy!i!

1hil!t it wa! !ugge!ted I could u!e1hil!t it wa! !ugge!ted I could u!eindu!try con'ention!% I al!o ha'e theindu!try con'ention!% I al!o ha'e the

o$tion o( challenging the"% )yo$tion o( challenging the"% )yre$o!itioning "y i"age in a di*erentre$o!itioning "y i"age in a di*erent

area o( the $age% to de'iate (ro" thearea o( the $age% to de'iate (ro" the

nor"!+ I !hould al!o relate "y i"agenor"!+ I !hould al!o relate "y i"ageto "y "e!!age I want the audienceto "y "e!!age I want the audience

to recei'e+to recei'e+


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-ue!tion .-ue!tion .

.+.+ Do you thin& thi! wor&! well (ro" aDo you thin& thi! wor&! well (ro" a"i!e4en4!cene $er!$ecti'e0 1here"i!e4en4!cene $er!$ecti'e0 1here

do you thin& "i!e4en4!cene i! u!eddo you thin& "i!e4en4!cene i! u!edwell0well0


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-ue!tion . 4 5e!$on!e!-ue!tion . 4 5e!$on!e!

JackJack 6 The !etting e!ta)li!he! the6 The !etting e!ta)li!he! the!cene well+!cene well+

LaurenLauren 6 The !etting o( the tree! and6 The !etting o( the tree! and)ench hold !y")oli!"% and e!ta)li!h)ench hold !y")oli!"% and e!ta)li!hthe !cene (or the audience+the !cene (or the audience+

TrevorTrevor 6 The !etting !et! the tone and6 The !etting !et! the tone andthe "ood% and introduce! thethe "ood% and introduce! theaudience to the !cenery !traight away+audience to the !cenery !traight away+


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-ue!tion . 4 Analy!i!-ue!tion . 4 Analy!i!

My !etting wa! $rai!ed% a! it hel$!My !etting wa! $rai!ed% a! it hel$!e!ta)li!h the !cene and !et the tonee!ta)li!h the !cene and !et the tone

and "ood o( "y 9l" 'ery well+and "ood o( "y 9l" 'ery well+

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