Peter Pan

My First Genre was to look at Western but perceiving it through the eyes of children. As the two main characters within Hansel and Gretel are children it seemed quite interesting to keep them as children and make it as though they are playing a game of Cowboys and Indians.

But keeping the story line quite similar.

For research I looked at past films mainly Disney films that have used child play within the film. Examples I explored were Peter Pan and original and the 2003 remake and Mary Poppin's which uses imaginary play.

Original Peter Pan , 1953 watch 2:10 minutes in.

I like from this how the kids have used everyday things such as bed sheets and there beds to move around on. Made swords from wood- toys.

Something I want to consider for my set.

Peter Pan 2003.

Within the remake of Disney Peter Pan it is not Animated and therefore the film makes it easier to imagine it on stage. I like how the characters and playing as children pretending to be Pirates use half costume and half there own clothes as such as they are dresses underneath in there night clothes it just gives the reality of were they are and the pretend of what they are trying to imitate.

Mary Poppins

In this image of Mary Poppin's they have jumped into a chalk drawing in which the scene turns to Animation Vs Reality but its also an imaginary situation of fun and games for the children.

In A Spoonful of Sugar the bedroom is how I imagine two small children room, full of toys and imagination and two old iron beds. Its how I would like the setting for the bedroom to be on the stage.