Evaluation; The Wardrobe, Scene 7
Basics
My lines were a strength because I said them all correctly and correspondingly to Katrina which made the scene run smoothly and allowed the correct emotions and expressions to be directed. A line that I was weakest with was; "I saw her admiring it". I found it to be a tong twister for some reason and just generally found the "ing" and "it" hard to say after one another. I feel that I overcame this line by slowing down the pace slightly and articulating clearly. I feel this worked as I was able to keep up the energy whilst being clear and linking back to the objective of being naturalistic and realistic.
Keeping up the pace was a strength because I walked with purpose onto stage in order to achieve my characters goal. I feel the audience saw this and was gaged for the first line. I kept the pace going through the whole scene but found it hard to keep the pace up during the lines "I swear to god I will". This is because this is where Joffrey breaks down and tears up and it was hard to be pacey when I'm sad as my all the emotions were rushing through Joffrey's mind and its painful so everything is slower. In the end I think by slowing the pace here showed this and therefore was actually a strength and links back the objective as it creates naturalistic realism.
Stylistically
The Wardrobe is a naturalistic and realistic play and I feel that we achieved that as a whole group. Our scene; 7, achieved it by successfully having a fourth wall, by not over acting or excessively emphasising words and emotions or actions. As a strength, I feel that our emotions portrayed in the last section "So then, are we agreed?" where we both changed our energy states from defending ourselves from a serious punishment to agreeing that we are in the same situation and are not that different from each other. As a weakness in our scene, I feel that my reaction to being blackmailed in lines "I will not mention what I saw pass between you and Arthur Scott" could have been more realistic. I feel that I could have tapped into "the System" more and released the energy less forced and fake in order to achieve the out come of realistic and naturalistic anger from Winifred's defiance. This also shows how my outcome was achieved.
Actors Skills
Characterisation went well. During the performance I really felt like I was Joffrey. Before I went on stage I just stood their back stage and thought about my objective and how Joffrey is feeling. I was thinking of the emotions that he faces and linked them to my life. I thought what it would be like to be stripped of one of my human rights and I managed to get into the energy state just before waling on so I became Joffrey before entering the wardrobe. Once on stage I felt the connection between Joffrey and the wardrobe and how he is hiding. I feel I reacted to Winifred as a Master would when he sees a slave wearing his coat. And throughout the scene I feel I kept the energy with me and reacted accordingly to Katrina's acting and lines. I believe that the part where I say "how can you call yourself a lady" I portrayed the reality of Joffrey's reaction. I believe that my characterisation was successful in creating Joffrey in the performance and therefore helped create a naturalistic and realistic performance.
"You'd do well to remember your station" This line I feel I was strong because of my movement. I feel I reacted to Winifred's defiance and Joffrey trying to demote her by increasing my posture and lifting my head to stand over Katrina and to show class. A week point was in the line "Return it to be washed again" In this line I don't think I made it clear that it was an order. I used a hand gesture to be directive but I feel I could have been colder and seemed harsher to allow the audience to feel more sorry for Winifred.
The Teamwork
Me and Katrina both had the write level of energy and pace in the scene I think, which lead to our characters reacting to each other and creating more naturalism in the scene. I think this was because we both got on and were supportive during the performance. Everyone in other scenes did the same and it made the whole play seem harmonised and showed their was chemistry in the performance. This lead to the execution and consistency of the motive of everyone's characters being shown and therefore being a strength.
To conclude I feel that the performance as a whole achieved the objective of naturalistic and realistic story telling and my own performance had many strengths by using material like:http://plays.about.com/od/actingessentials/a/The-Stanislavsky-Method.htm
My lines were a strength because I said them all correctly and correspondingly to Katrina which made the scene run smoothly and allowed the correct emotions and expressions to be directed. A line that I was weakest with was; "I saw her admiring it". I found it to be a tong twister for some reason and just generally found the "ing" and "it" hard to say after one another. I feel that I overcame this line by slowing down the pace slightly and articulating clearly. I feel this worked as I was able to keep up the energy whilst being clear and linking back to the objective of being naturalistic and realistic.
Keeping up the pace was a strength because I walked with purpose onto stage in order to achieve my characters goal. I feel the audience saw this and was gaged for the first line. I kept the pace going through the whole scene but found it hard to keep the pace up during the lines "I swear to god I will". This is because this is where Joffrey breaks down and tears up and it was hard to be pacey when I'm sad as my all the emotions were rushing through Joffrey's mind and its painful so everything is slower. In the end I think by slowing the pace here showed this and therefore was actually a strength and links back the objective as it creates naturalistic realism.
Stylistically
The Wardrobe is a naturalistic and realistic play and I feel that we achieved that as a whole group. Our scene; 7, achieved it by successfully having a fourth wall, by not over acting or excessively emphasising words and emotions or actions. As a strength, I feel that our emotions portrayed in the last section "So then, are we agreed?" where we both changed our energy states from defending ourselves from a serious punishment to agreeing that we are in the same situation and are not that different from each other. As a weakness in our scene, I feel that my reaction to being blackmailed in lines "I will not mention what I saw pass between you and Arthur Scott" could have been more realistic. I feel that I could have tapped into "the System" more and released the energy less forced and fake in order to achieve the out come of realistic and naturalistic anger from Winifred's defiance. This also shows how my outcome was achieved.
Actors Skills
Characterisation went well. During the performance I really felt like I was Joffrey. Before I went on stage I just stood their back stage and thought about my objective and how Joffrey is feeling. I was thinking of the emotions that he faces and linked them to my life. I thought what it would be like to be stripped of one of my human rights and I managed to get into the energy state just before waling on so I became Joffrey before entering the wardrobe. Once on stage I felt the connection between Joffrey and the wardrobe and how he is hiding. I feel I reacted to Winifred as a Master would when he sees a slave wearing his coat. And throughout the scene I feel I kept the energy with me and reacted accordingly to Katrina's acting and lines. I believe that the part where I say "how can you call yourself a lady" I portrayed the reality of Joffrey's reaction. I believe that my characterisation was successful in creating Joffrey in the performance and therefore helped create a naturalistic and realistic performance.
"You'd do well to remember your station" This line I feel I was strong because of my movement. I feel I reacted to Winifred's defiance and Joffrey trying to demote her by increasing my posture and lifting my head to stand over Katrina and to show class. A week point was in the line "Return it to be washed again" In this line I don't think I made it clear that it was an order. I used a hand gesture to be directive but I feel I could have been colder and seemed harsher to allow the audience to feel more sorry for Winifred.
The Teamwork
Me and Katrina both had the write level of energy and pace in the scene I think, which lead to our characters reacting to each other and creating more naturalism in the scene. I think this was because we both got on and were supportive during the performance. Everyone in other scenes did the same and it made the whole play seem harmonised and showed their was chemistry in the performance. This lead to the execution and consistency of the motive of everyone's characters being shown and therefore being a strength.
To conclude I feel that the performance as a whole achieved the objective of naturalistic and realistic story telling and my own performance had many strengths by using material like:http://plays.about.com/od/actingessentials/a/The-Stanislavsky-Method.htm
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