Today we went over our performance again, first with Mrs Christa, because Sein was at a performance, then with Sein. The performance is starting to come together in my head, and it is starting to become easier to imagine that we will finish.
We went over the characterisation of both Marvalyn and Steve
Marvalyn -
Needs to be in "nurse mode" at the start
Steve -
Has moments where he speaks well rehearsed lines and moments where it is new conversation, and he isn't so good at those, need to be able to tell which is which
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Drama reflection - 11/11/14 - Unit 4 First Lesson
Today we started reading our new scripted group performances, Almost, Maine, we do not know yet who has which role, just that we will be performing one of the scenes with one other person. We started reading the first scene/story (each scene is a little story by itself, they all have the common theme of love, and they all have something strange, for example the scene we are reading the girl's heart is broken so she carries it around in a paper bag) however we did not finish because we had a short second lesson as it's remembrance day.
The script is a bit funny, with the language and the awkward moments, where the characters just stand around saying "um". The script is also quite weird, using the above example the girl is carrying her heart round in a paper bag. The whole prospect is a bit worrying as well, our character will be chosen for us, and could end up with any character (well, I know that I will play a man, but still...), however it is also a relief because we don't have to pick our character and that will take out a bit of anxiety from the whole process. Also I will have to perform with a strait face, saying these things and with the weirdness of it, it could pose a challenge. I know that the performance time will be fifteen minutes, which is quite a long time.
The script is a bit funny, with the language and the awkward moments, where the characters just stand around saying "um". The script is also quite weird, using the above example the girl is carrying her heart round in a paper bag. The whole prospect is a bit worrying as well, our character will be chosen for us, and could end up with any character (well, I know that I will play a man, but still...), however it is also a relief because we don't have to pick our character and that will take out a bit of anxiety from the whole process. Also I will have to perform with a strait face, saying these things and with the weirdness of it, it could pose a challenge. I know that the performance time will be fifteen minutes, which is quite a long time.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Drama Class Reflection 31st October
We were missing Lulu again, as she was not at school. Vic played Lulu's part as the two other people in her group were not here either.
We tested making bruises with makeup to further the effect of beaten up soldiers, and we will all wear army styled costumes, I will wear black camping trousers, and a short sleeved shirt as my "army" gear. I also wore the sling that I will be wearing for the actual performance. We have made a few more changes to the script, just minor details, like I say "I'm sorry" at a certain point.
Todo:
loop the heartbeat sound so it continues for the whole performance
bring in army styled clothes
We tested making bruises with makeup to further the effect of beaten up soldiers, and we will all wear army styled costumes, I will wear black camping trousers, and a short sleeved shirt as my "army" gear. I also wore the sling that I will be wearing for the actual performance. We have made a few more changes to the script, just minor details, like I say "I'm sorry" at a certain point.
Todo:
loop the heartbeat sound so it continues for the whole performance
bring in army styled clothes
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Drama class reflection
Reflection:
A brief description of the work,
or what the reflective piece is about, it could be a day, or a piece of work
An explanation on why that was chosen, or just why it came out like it did (the above)
A "reflection"
What did I learn, how? What did I achieve? How did I use what I have learnt previously?
Today we rehearsed and amended our script, Lulu was not at school so I read her lines for her.
I have finished the starting sound for the performance, however I have ended up with three versions so once Lulu is back we will all choose which one together. The track has the heart beat sound effect behind it, and we all recorded the "newscast" and I mashed them together.
We decided that we will wear theatre blacks for the performance. However we might not be able to perform in the area we decided we would like to, because Mrs Christa has chosen an area with better light and the black certain behind it, the spot may be better, because we know that the camera will be able to record there, however the area we wanted's lighting is a bit poor, it could help with the feeling of the performance, but it could make it hard to record there.
We have made amendments to the script, and will continue to do so, Mrs Christa said that we were dancing around the idea too much, and after we changed "There is nothing wrong" to "nothing happened" it sounded a lot better, and made the connection to the original news story a lot clearer. There were other small changes we made too.
Also to connect to the original idea better, Sein and my characters' have an injury, they hurt all over, but there is a specific injury, mine is my arm, and I will most likely have a sling on to stress that.
Monday, October 20, 2014
comments from class on the thing
add some kind of a beginning
we need to find a character (like a real-life one, for example a 40 year old man, they don’t need to be connected, we just need to have a character we can become)
pauses and reactions
I NEED TO ADD MORE PAUSES
There needs to be a catalyst that starts the first argument
the character needs to be more believable
need to add more lines
we need to organise some thing
we need to intwine our original (get it from Lulu)
thought - imagine that am on a life raft, can’t go anywhere but need to keep it balanced
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Task:
We performed what we have devised so far for Mrs Christa from our devised piece. As a group we designed some more outlines for the performance and decided what we shall all be working on, which we will be fleshing out over the holiday (This weekend, and next weekend as we have China week in between) so we will have four days to complete the task. We also discussed the technical aspects and what sounds and lighting we should have.
For the technical aspect we decided on a constant heartbeat, it would almost become background noise after a while, if the right sound file is chosen it could help create the atmosphere of being trapped, while also serving as a reminder that we are inside the body, as the different aspects of the psyche. As for lighting we decided that we would go with a red, which we then amended to a dark dingy blood-red, as Lulu said "almost like a dungeon" with a trapped sensation (also the lighting arrangement, which normally hinders progress in an awkward circle, helps us create that trapped feeling) and an off-kilter colour, blood-red not normally being a lighting colour that would be seen helps show that something is not right.
To work on:
Mrs Christa told us that we should progress emotionally slower.
I will slow down the transition from a character that seems emotionally stable to the wreck that the character actually is. I might not actually get all the way by the end of the performance.
The character not deteriorating completely could change the character's believability and/or impact, it could both strengthen or weaken the character, by not showing the whole deterioration it could not carry the whole impact of the almost madness that takes over the character, on the other hand completing the deteriorating could be taking it too far.
We performed what we have devised so far for Mrs Christa from our devised piece. As a group we designed some more outlines for the performance and decided what we shall all be working on, which we will be fleshing out over the holiday (This weekend, and next weekend as we have China week in between) so we will have four days to complete the task. We also discussed the technical aspects and what sounds and lighting we should have.
For the technical aspect we decided on a constant heartbeat, it would almost become background noise after a while, if the right sound file is chosen it could help create the atmosphere of being trapped, while also serving as a reminder that we are inside the body, as the different aspects of the psyche. As for lighting we decided that we would go with a red, which we then amended to a dark dingy blood-red, as Lulu said "almost like a dungeon" with a trapped sensation (also the lighting arrangement, which normally hinders progress in an awkward circle, helps us create that trapped feeling) and an off-kilter colour, blood-red not normally being a lighting colour that would be seen helps show that something is not right.
To work on:
Mrs Christa told us that we should progress emotionally slower.
I will slow down the transition from a character that seems emotionally stable to the wreck that the character actually is. I might not actually get all the way by the end of the performance.
The character not deteriorating completely could change the character's believability and/or impact, it could both strengthen or weaken the character, by not showing the whole deterioration it could not carry the whole impact of the almost madness that takes over the character, on the other hand completing the deteriorating could be taking it too far.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Character + plot + line development
My character:
I am playing the part of the brain that says there is nothing wrong, whether or not it believes it.
(We are going with the three parts of the brain idea)
Starts off:
Seeming fine
With the words "Nothing's wrong"
Slowly disintegrating over the time of the performance. Because of the strain (not sure if that is the right word) of deluding them(/my)self into at least saying (if not believing) that there is nothing wrong.
Lines and stuff:
(This will most likely be changed/replaced/completely ignored when we compile lines later)
Starts with my speech:
"Nothing's wrong
Nothing
"
Then Sein
"Something is wrong" -> "We need help"
Then Lulu
"Something is wrong" -> "We can deal with this on our own"
(I have forgotten which of the others goes first)
Then characters meet
They do not see each other, but they realise they are there
we are symbolising this with a sound collage (is it?)
Lulu - "We mustn't tell" (or equivalent)
Sein - "We must tell" (or equivalent)
These two lines build, one after the other, untill...
Me - "THERE'S NOTHING WRONG"
The lines then build, as a three, one after the other
(but at some point I might say "nothing" or "there's nothing")
(this shows the instability of my character, the others are saying the same thing, but mine is changing)
untill they get to the high point when I scream
"SHUT UP"
and then say timidly
"there's nothing wrong"
NOTE:
Progress emotionally slower
IDEAS:
Don't talk for a bit, just kinda try to escape
Try to convince others of point of view
Maybe stuck on boxes
Noise:
Heart beat
Lulu can say to me something along the lines of "No, there IS nothing wrong"
or she can "egg me on"
The end:
Sein - "I am going to tell, we need help"
Sein tries to walk away
Lulu grabs her
Lulu - "No, you can't tell, you can NOT tell"
Sein screams "help"
Lights go out
Suggestions and stuff:
If the first speeches (apart from mine, because that will make my character seem wrong from the start) start of with the same line, but end on different conclusion, it could make where each character stands on the problem easier for the audience to understand.
I am playing the part of the brain that says there is nothing wrong, whether or not it believes it.
(We are going with the three parts of the brain idea)
Starts off:
Seeming fine
With the words "Nothing's wrong"
Slowly disintegrating over the time of the performance. Because of the strain (not sure if that is the right word) of deluding them(/my)self into at least saying (if not believing) that there is nothing wrong.
Lines and stuff:
(This will most likely be changed/replaced/completely ignored when we compile lines later)
Starts with my speech:
"Nothing's wrong
Nothing
"
Then Sein
"Something is wrong" -> "We need help"
Then Lulu
"Something is wrong" -> "We can deal with this on our own"
(I have forgotten which of the others goes first)
Then characters meet
They do not see each other, but they realise they are there
we are symbolising this with a sound collage (is it?)
Lulu - "We mustn't tell" (or equivalent)
Sein - "We must tell" (or equivalent)
These two lines build, one after the other, untill...
Me - "THERE'S NOTHING WRONG"
The lines then build, as a three, one after the other
(but at some point I might say "nothing" or "there's nothing")
(this shows the instability of my character, the others are saying the same thing, but mine is changing)
untill they get to the high point when I scream
"SHUT UP"
and then say timidly
"there's nothing wrong"
NOTE:
Progress emotionally slower
IDEAS:
Don't talk for a bit, just kinda try to escape
Try to convince others of point of view
Maybe stuck on boxes
Noise:
Heart beat
Lulu can say to me something along the lines of "No, there IS nothing wrong"
or she can "egg me on"
The end:
Sein - "I am going to tell, we need help"
Sein tries to walk away
Lulu grabs her
Lulu - "No, you can't tell, you can NOT tell"
Sein screams "help"
Lights go out
Suggestions and stuff:
If the first speeches (apart from mine, because that will make my character seem wrong from the start) start of with the same line, but end on different conclusion, it could make where each character stands on the problem easier for the audience to understand.
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