On the 14th of Feb we performed Fugee!!!!!Overall i think the performance went well. I was pleased with my performance and thought i played a convincing mother but i think i could have done better with a bit more work on her physicality's. On the night i found at one point i spoke quite quickly so if i were to do it again i would slow down my lines.
Things we could improve on a whole is improvisation skills, blocking, character physicality's and delivery of lines. At times during the performance people forgot there lines, causing the play to slow down and cause dilemmas, most times they would be well covered up with improvisation but other times someone may come out of character or shown that they had forgotten their lines. I think that line learning was a key factor of problems caused in the play as they were not learned well enough for people to be comfortable, and instead of focusing on their characters thought and emotions was focusing on their lines and ques. I also think that the characters off stage caused distractions as they were either reading scripts or distracted by something else, to improve this everyone should have stayed their character and payed full attention to their characters physicality's. Allot of people have said that in order to have improved the play we would have needed more time, but i believe that it wasn't time we needed just more focus, more determination and a better attitude towards learning lines, ques and blocking.
Overall i enjoyed working on the play and thought it was a very heartfelt topic to study, i enjoyed doing the different character building workshops and thought that this contributed greatly to the plays success. I will miss working on this play but im glad we pulled off a good show and worked well togeher.
Thursday, 21 February 2013
Thursday 31st
We began last weeks Theatre lesson by finding a space in room, closing our eyes and getting into our characters. We then walked around the space in our characters. We pushed our characters physicality and body language to the max to make bold, clear decisions.
We then went into more detail and thought about the smaller habits our characters would have. I discovered that Mother touches her neck alot and hands this could be an insecurity, and also a habit to show her vulnerability.
This really helped me to get into my character more and i discovered that Mother is a little more vulnerable and not as strong as i first thought she was. As i began to put into practice these little trates and habits i began to understand more about the Mothers character and really get into her thoughts and emotions.This exercise helped inhance our characters and make us more comfertable with them
We carried on working hard on Fugee as we only have two weeks left till the show on the 14th of Feb.
Working on the play
My main things to work on in Fugee
My scene kiss with Jacob- In a short scene during the play I have to kiss Jacob as his girlfriend. This is a silent piece of theatre, as Ara and Roza are speaking Jacob and I have to mime having and argument and then 'kiss and make up'. I need to work on making the mime bolder and more beleivable and also to get across to the audience that i am in a relationship.
My scenes as mother- In two scenes of the play I am the mother, in these two scenes i need to work on my characteristics and becoming more motherly, i also need to work on my voice and making it softer. I also need to work on my relationship with Kojo and really show that i care for him and that he is my son.
My scenes as a Woman- When i play woman this is in the market scenes where the stabbing takes place. I need to work on my transition of being a normal person in a busy market place to being a scared, terrified and screaming person. I also need to work on my reaction to the stabbing and make this believable.
Monday, 18 February 2013
24th January theatre lesson
To start the lesson off we found a space in the room, closed our eyes and got into the character. We were told to change our physicality, the way we stood, our posture, the way we hung our heads all to become our character I found this useful as it really helped me become the Mother.
I discovered that she was quite a busy woman, quite tall and proud, although had that gentile quality about her. Her main physicality was the way she would fiddle with her hands and touch her neck this showed her vulnerability.
We then had to walk around with the other people who shared our role and discuss the habits and characteristics of our character. I learnt that Leanne and I thought the same about the Mothers character and that she was confident and strong yet had that gentile side and vulnerability about her.
We played a game of stuck in the mud were we had to hop instead of walk, crawl and gallop this made me more focused. I learnt that although a simple game like stuck in mud may be seen as a but of fun and a game it is very useful as it helps focus your mind and makes you think More on your feet, an excellent game to get you ready for rehearsals.
I discovered that she was quite a busy woman, quite tall and proud, although had that gentile quality about her. Her main physicality was the way she would fiddle with her hands and touch her neck this showed her vulnerability.
We then had to walk around with the other people who shared our role and discuss the habits and characteristics of our character. I learnt that Leanne and I thought the same about the Mothers character and that she was confident and strong yet had that gentile side and vulnerability about her.
We played a game of stuck in the mud were we had to hop instead of walk, crawl and gallop this made me more focused. I learnt that although a simple game like stuck in mud may be seen as a but of fun and a game it is very useful as it helps focus your mind and makes you think More on your feet, an excellent game to get you ready for rehearsals.
Thursday 17th theatre lesson
We began by playing the game "Prisoner." In the game you had to try and escape from your prisoner guard by moving seats and trying not to get caught. The prisoner guard had to make sure his/hers prisoner could not escape. The guard with an empty seat would blind or wink at the prisoner they wanted, the prisoner then had to move to that guard without their prisoner tapping them and making them stay.
This game made me be more aware of the people around me and made me more focused on my surroundings. The whole group concentrated because you had to focus and pay attention be successful in the game. I think that this was a very useful game and made alert and warmed up the morning of rehearsals.
This game made me be more aware of the people around me and made me more focused on my surroundings. The whole group concentrated because you had to focus and pay attention be successful in the game. I think that this was a very useful game and made alert and warmed up the morning of rehearsals.
Friday, 11 January 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e62pEep2zOk&safe=active
This is a short video of The Unicorn Theatre Company synopsising the play and describing their characters it also shows them in rehersals and how they portray and have choson tostage and perform it.I thought this was a really interesting video because I could compare their production to ours and see the similarities and differences between the two.
This is a short video of The Unicorn Theatre Company synopsising the play and describing their characters it also shows them in rehersals and how they portray and have choson tostage and perform it.I thought this was a really interesting video because I could compare their production to ours and see the similarities and differences between the two.
Thursday, 10 January 2013
First lesson back!! 10/01/13
First lesson back!! We started the class off with a group exercise where we each wrote in character how our christmas was. This is mine in the role of mother:
Its christmas morning, I am awoken by Kojo and Tambas screams of excitement. Kojo runs into my room and pokes his head out of the covers laying in between his father and I he laughs and plays, his father shoos Kojo out of the bed, as he leaves he takes my hand and pulls me out of bed, he leads me to the main room where 2 presents lay. Tamba looks at me with excitement in his eyes he picks up the present and gives me a smile as if to say PLEASE CAN I OPEN IT MOTHER! I give a gentle nod as he rips the paper making it fly all over the room 'A NEW BALL' he says he runs over and kisses me on the cheek, Kojo gives a jealous glance
Its christmas morning, I am awoken by Kojo and Tambas screams of excitement. Kojo runs into my room and pokes his head out of the covers laying in between his father and I he laughs and plays, his father shoos Kojo out of the bed, as he leaves he takes my hand and pulls me out of bed, he leads me to the main room where 2 presents lay. Tamba looks at me with excitement in his eyes he picks up the present and gives me a smile as if to say PLEASE CAN I OPEN IT MOTHER! I give a gentle nod as he rips the paper making it fly all over the room 'A NEW BALL' he says he runs over and kisses me on the cheek, Kojo gives a jealous glance
Saturday, 5 January 2013
In last weeks lesson we continued to work on Fugee.
Isabella and Brett began working on scenes (scene 17-20). Staging during rehearsals was paramount and was changed a lot during the class. In scene 22 they used wooden boxes as seats set out in a train like format, using the boxes made me think about stage awareness a lot more, and how the use of props can effect the scene and have a strong impact on the stage.
I wasn't in any of the scenes that week so i carried on learning my lines and thinking about my staging. I also gave my opinions and ideas to the actors and watched to see how everything was being stages and performed.
Isabella and Brett began working on scenes (scene 17-20). Staging during rehearsals was paramount and was changed a lot during the class. In scene 22 they used wooden boxes as seats set out in a train like format, using the boxes made me think about stage awareness a lot more, and how the use of props can effect the scene and have a strong impact on the stage.
I wasn't in any of the scenes that week so i carried on learning my lines and thinking about my staging. I also gave my opinions and ideas to the actors and watched to see how everything was being stages and performed.
Character Studies 19/12/12
On the last lesson of the term we each got given a sheet which had a template of a person on it we were told to write about our characters inside of them.
This was like an exercise we had done during the first week of the learning about the play, where we did this with the characters Kojo, Ara and Cheung working in groups, doing that made me learn a great deal about the main characters but now I got a chance to learn about my own. I learnt from quotes that she was fatter then the actor playing her ( Kojo scene 7), that she was pretty ( Ara scene 2) and that she was from Ivory Coast ( Kojo scene 1).
I learnt from myself and when I am playing her that she is a happy, motherly woman who comes across warm and sincere I also imagined her to be quite fat ( from Kojo's line scene 7) and to have an approachable and homely kind of face I thought that she would wear an apron as this reminded me of a traditional mother and she comes across as a very maternal woman.
This was like an exercise we had done during the first week of the learning about the play, where we did this with the characters Kojo, Ara and Cheung working in groups, doing that made me learn a great deal about the main characters but now I got a chance to learn about my own. I learnt from quotes that she was fatter then the actor playing her ( Kojo scene 7), that she was pretty ( Ara scene 2) and that she was from Ivory Coast ( Kojo scene 1).
I learnt from myself and when I am playing her that she is a happy, motherly woman who comes across warm and sincere I also imagined her to be quite fat ( from Kojo's line scene 7) and to have an approachable and homely kind of face I thought that she would wear an apron as this reminded me of a traditional mother and she comes across as a very maternal woman.
Evaluation of peer performance 13/12/12
Name: Jacob Gibson
Role: Manager
What I found good?
Jacob showed that he could show differentiation between voices until he found the right one to fit his character, he did this independently and made choices about his character quickly and effectively. He thought about his body language and how he could portray a caring and friendly figure, and how to communicate with each of the characters.
Jacob also showed a good attitude towards criticism and advice and took on board what was said so that he could develop the role of the manager.
Things he could improve on?
I think that Jacob could improve his role by learning lines ( although we have only just started) it could help him have more confidence in himself and on stage.
Role: Manager
What I found good?
Jacob showed that he could show differentiation between voices until he found the right one to fit his character, he did this independently and made choices about his character quickly and effectively. He thought about his body language and how he could portray a caring and friendly figure, and how to communicate with each of the characters.
Jacob also showed a good attitude towards criticism and advice and took on board what was said so that he could develop the role of the manager.
Things he could improve on?
I think that Jacob could improve his role by learning lines ( although we have only just started) it could help him have more confidence in himself and on stage.
Class Exercise
Punctuation dance exercise
In the lesson we did a class exercise called punctuation dancing where we came up with movements for different types of punctuation eg. a full stop (.) this was a jump on the spot, a question mark (?) this was a swoop/ curve movement of the arm going down, an ellipsis (...) this was 3 punches and 3 kicks etc.
We were each given a character and then were told to walk around the room reading the script and each time we came to a piece of punctuation, stop and act out the movement for that particular piece of punctuation. When doing this i came across a lot of punctuation, this made me more aware of the punctuation in the play and how the character means to be saying the text.
I learnt from my character (Ara) that she uses a lot of question marks and full stops for example 'They show videos on Friday. Except when they break down. They always break. Then there's ping pong. Ping-pong?' Ara uses full stops a lot that shows she is quite blunt and to the point, also that she takes a lot of pauses in her speech, this may be because she doesn't know how to keep conversations flowing and that she is always making a point.
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