28/11/2016

Play Phone

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ok. this title would fit in nicely with melanie Martinez's crybaby album track list. that is all, the voice message may continue.

the photo on the left is from my Instagram a few weeks ago when the tickets arrived. I didn't take the photo on the left, I found it on google and hope who took it doesn't mind me using it :)
hi future anna. something was meant to happen on Wednesday 23rd November 2016. I was meant to go to Manchester on the train, meet my bae Nikki, and then see MY PRINCESS MELANIE MARTINEZ PERFORM!! I was so so so so excited! I love her music so much, I feel her aesthetic and music style is so new and fresh, yet everyone can relate to it. I love it, and her.

I had a suspicion that the show would be cancelled, as 2 days before, she was meant to be performing in Paris, but had to cancel because she was ill. The show I was meant to be going to was cancelled the day before, so I guess that's a good thing. At least I wasn't stranded in a city late at night.

The reason I have chosen to talk about this, is because I have seen so many mean comments on twitter, Instagram and facebook, towards melanie, saying how she owes it to them to perform, and she would be nothing without her fans.

WOAH. WOAH. WOAH. WOAH. WOAH.

I agree in some ways, because ANY celebrity or singer would be nobody without fans. But that doesn't mean that they shouldn't put their health and life before anyone else.

The reason Melanie cancelled was because she couldn't physically sing. Her voice was hurting her so much. So many people who went to the London show said that they tried to sing every word with her so she didn't hurt herself. She couldn't do an encore because she physically couldn't speak. Melanie has said this. Fans have said this. Her family have said this.

Surely, Melanie taking care of herself is so much more important than her risking her voice and career.

Yes, I am slightly annoyed. I have waited so long to be able to see her live and hear her sing, but because I support her, and want her to be ok, SO LET HER HAVE TIME OFF TO RECOVER!!

I hope when you are reading this future anna, you have been able to see Melanie live, and that she is fully ok. I wonder what her next album will be? She has said that it explores somewhere in Crybaby's town, so I am really excited!

I know that this message is being left after the play has finished, so I will leave you a message about that in the next few days! Bye future anna, stay safe xoxo

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23/11/2016

Legally Ginger

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hi future anna. as you are aware, the title of this blog post is a play on words with the musical 'Legally Blonde' because I/you are ginger. unless in the future you have dyed your hair. ooohhh have you dyed your hair future anna? is it a pastel blue?? I think that would be really cool but I already wear a lot of blue so it may clash and they say that ginger hair is dying out so it probably isn't a good idea to dye your/my hair because ya know i'm ginger. maybe one day i'll dip dye my hair pastel blue. I just like that colour.

anyyywayyyy...... on Thursday 17th November I went to go and see 'legally blonde' performed. it's the week before the play I am helping to direct starts and one of the cast has a spare (FREE!!! YASS) ticket to the show because his mum, who was gonna go, has to go down to London because his sister has just given birth to twins. congrats and all that but good luck because I know how difficult twins are to look after through the sims. gosh it's so stressful.

anyyywayyyy...... I had never seen the show before, film or on stage. I had never heard any of the songs. I don't even really know the story. but I love going to see shows and supporting people, especially as we want support for the play we are doing IN A WEEK!!! I hope it went ok future anna!!




so the show was BRILIANT!! the cast were so energetic and even though I didn't really know the songs, I just wanted to get up and dance because of how good they all were! if you have forgotten the story future anna, here ya go:
 
  • There is a girl called Elle Woods who is in a relationship with a guy. He breaks up with her because she is not "serious" enough for him, especially because he is about to attend Harvard Law School.
  • Elle studies and gets into Harvard Law to try and get him back, however she meets new friends and like most musicals, the ending is quite predictable but you feel so happy for the characters!
 
Even though BRIGHT PINK HAPPY SINGING SORORITIES aren't my thing, it was such a good show, and I really recommend it, just give it a chance!
 
ooohhh you know what future anna, well the girl who played Sophie in 'Honey Honey' that you went to go and see on your birthday, also played Elle Woods in this! I thought I recognised her,and she is still amazing at acting, singing and dancing. I hope things go well for her!
 
So yeah! it was a fun night and you got a lift home. what more could you want? I don't know when abouts in the future you are reading ts future anna, but I hope yo have been to support many more local ameture productions and seen new shows that you hadn't seen before. GIVE THEM A CHANCE GIRL!!
 
Bye for now, wish me luck for the play this week, even though you already know how it goes.
 
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17/11/2016

Bad Signal

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the title is a play on words with 'bad blood'. I know it's awful, ha. help me with titles.

Hey future anna. hope you have been ok since I left you a message like 2 weeks ago. since then I saw BASTILLE, SUCH A HEAVENLY BAND WHO HAVE MY HEART AND MY SOUL, perform in Manchester!! This was like 1 and a half weeks ago but I think I have only just recovered from what happened.

if you can't remember (WHICH YOU SHOULD BECAUSE IT WAS BASICALLY THE GREATEST MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE!!) the main singer DAN SMITH walked past you when they were performing flaws.

ok.

yep.

fangirling.

I think i'm still alive. *checks pulse*. yeah I think i'm good.

I don't know when you might read this again future anna, but maybe you have actually spoken to the members of bastille (or even had a hair flipping contest with woody but who knows...) or met one of your other singing idols.

If you have lost the footage (either no because it's so precious or yes because you always format computers and stuff wrong), here is a clip from flaws where the heavenly moment took place. enjoy (I know the quality I awful but that doesn't matter. I was there and that's all I need to know):


So that happened. yep.

the whole show was visually AMAZING! there were loads of big screens with crazy videos and animations that changed depending on the song that they were performing which created a whole experience for each song. have you seen the 'fake it' music video?? well the politician guy from it was on screen as well introducing the band and the support acts (who were also pretty cool!!) which created the idea that we were watching a news broadcast or something which I loved!! the whole experience was so beautiful and like every concert I go to, I just want to relive it again and again and again!

also the merch. let's take a minute for anna's bank account and the £60 she spent. yes future anna, present anna doesn't regret anything. sorry if you are in debt.

next week I am seeing melanie Martinez in manchester (ahhhhh!!!) so expect another blog post with me fangirling. also the short film is nearly finished being edited so it should be out early December. I really hope that it turns out well and everyone loves it and I can enter it in the raindance film festival, but i'm sure that when you are reading this back you know what happened.

I think that's everything. I hope the future is ok. speak later :)

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02/11/2016

Girls (and boys) on the phone (film).

p.s. the title is a play on 'girls on film' but I mixed it up and it makes no sense and I need help with titles cuz I want them to link with phones but idk, k on with the blog...

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So I think last week was one of the best experiences of my life. From Monday to Thursday, I shot my short film AND IT WAS GREAT. It is up there with seeing all my faves in concert, so you know it's good.

I haven't even said hello to you future anna. hey, how you doing? I'm currently trying to catch up on the 100s of youtube videos I wasn't able to watch last week because of filming, and writing this!

so after finishing the script and deciding to film over the week of half term, this is how it went down:

On Monday, Ciara and Harry came to my house who played Sara and Tom, and we filmed their sections of the film that only require those characters. It was so much fun, and as it was the first day I was slightly worried that things would go wrong, but it went so smoothly and I know that this is what I want to do for the rest of my life! Even though filming was so much fun and I can't wait to make a bloopers reel, I would say that the highlight of the day was when me, Ciara, and Thomas (my younger brother if ya don't know) were eating pizza during lunch (harry had a salad wrap because he likes healthiness) and Thomas was saying that you should always get the slice next to you, but if you want the last slice and it isn't near you, you are allowed to jump over the table! haha!!

On Tuesday, Gina and Josh came round, who played Ellie and Chris. This was like Monday, and was so fun! There were moments where I couldn't stop laughing, and I think the most memorable moment of the day was when we were shooting in "Chris' Room" and it was the final take and it was going so so so well, but then Gina got a clothes hanger stuck on her jumper and everyone was laughing but she tried to carry on! haha, it was so funny and I love re-watching that clip!

On Wednesday, Brendan who played Matt came round, and in the afternoon, Ayron who played Yasmin came round. Brendan and I seemed to get all of his shots done in like an hour, it was crazy fast! However I think my highlight of his individual filming time was when he had to get angry and do something a bit crazy and I was so worried that it wouldn't work, BUT HE WAS INCREDIBLEEE!!! Yessss for getting the shot first time!! Filming with Ayron in the afternoon was so fun, because we basically chilled whilst she smoked out of "Yasmin's bedroom" window. I got some super cool shots though that I can't wait to put together!

THEN CAME THURSDAY. All the cast, and Max (AN AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHER) came round and it was so lovely to get everyone together! It was such an amazing atmosphere and it seriously felt like we were one big happy family! I WANT TO DO IT EVERYDAY!! It was so sad when the day came to an end, because even though I could have a lie-in on Friday, I wouldn't be able to film anything else to do with the film. I think one of my favourite parts of the day was when we were filming "Yasmin's room" which is a really small space, and I had to sit under my tripod because there was a massive light box and loads of cables I had to dodge, BUT WE DID IT!!! I will include some pics here for your enjoyment future anna:


Thank you so so so much to the whole cast and Max for an amazing week! I had so much fun and Hopefully we can all work together again in the future (sequel????)

So that's it future anna. my next blog post will either be about my sudden obsession with makeup BECAUSE IT IS SO SHINY AAND MAGICAL AND I FEEL LIKE A PRINCESS MERMAID UNICORN EVEN TALKING ABOUT IT, LET ALONE USING IT!! or seeing bastille in concert. ACTUAL GODS OF MUSIC. #fangirllife

See ya round future anna xoxo

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