An improvement for me would to be more bold in my performance as I know I was still holding back therefore I was not playing the character truthfully also I feel that I need to push myself more during my performance.
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
The Performance
In our final performance there was high amount of energy through each transition and during the songs I feel that I played my character very well become the stereotypical woman of today's society I also made sure that when I went on a rant about how expensive crisp are I pronounced all my words and that it was understandable. Also during the performance there was a type of energy that was created by the whole cast to give off a flow throughout the play. We was able to break up the audience's emotions through the songs which then reminded them that they are watching a play there is a good balance of it being fun but also hitting the hard topic of how society is obsessed with having materialistic things. There was also a strong articulation of the important moments or words during the performance we had the audience questioning why they are laughing we isolated the audience by making the play funny. In the way the play begins is very immersive detach yourself from the performance keep on being reminding that your following an actor this then makes the audience aware of whats happening. The scene with the babies singing alienates you but then makes you as an audience member understand whats happening the transitions are smooth and the way we portray buying a baby as being normal makes it more abstract.
Rehearsals week 4/5
During this rehearsal we added some voice overs and an introduction to the song this is very Brecht because the audience will not be confused in why all of a sudden everyone is singing but the singing will still make them feel strange about what is happening before their eyes. The voice overs fitted well with the songs used and therefore the play began to flow together we went over different scenes to perfect it and make sure that the key moments are highlighted during the play such as when the woman says ' Maybe we should get a faulty one' before this line is said there is a pause which will then embed its self in the audiences mind that what is about to be said is important.
As a cast we should all look over our scripts again to perfect all our lines we should also remember that its set in a supermarket that our movements will not always be slow but also fast. Since each actor is on stage because of the Brecht technique we are using we should remember that we should always look alive and keep performing as the audience could be looking at each one of us and it also reminds them that they are watching a play also make sure that each character is a stereotype. During rehearsals we added more customer announcements so as the audience is coming into the stage they will hear it keeps them thinking.
Political Protest
Political Protest Group:
Me
Olaya
Jonah
Chanelle
Protest : Increase in university fees
My group and I decided to protest about the increase in university fees and how it will affect us in the future we picked this topic because we felt that everyone in the school can relate to this as it affects everyone's future. We wanted to make this performance to be eye pleasing and abstract so we set it so that we will be constantly moving and interacting with the audience by asking them questions "Have you got enough money to pay for university" or "Have you got any spare change to put towards my university fees"
The university fee increase has lead to a decrease in applicants by 15,000 meaning that many people are finding it hard to pay the new amount therefore the government could be stopping the future doctors lawyers and accounts of the future because they come from a low income family. The fee increase has lead to violent protest on the streets of London there has also been a 7.2% in the number of 18-19 year old applying to further education between the years 2009-2010.
Evaluation of protest
I felt that the protest went well we engaged our target audience very well and hopefully had them thinking about what they plan to do with their futures. I was also happy with the fact that our protest did not have a proper liner narrative so that if any one just came halfway through the protest it would still make sense to them. Each one of us really went for it during our protest talking loud and clear so that every word was heard as an improvement my group could change the place we did our protest because I felt that the audience capacity was small and if we was in the canteen we could of reached a larger audience.
Rehearsals week 2
Exercise: Character
Becoming a stereotype of society and portraying them dramatically
Fredar fearless is a stereotype in society she represents the 'do gooders' you would meet in everyday life this exercise links to Bretch because when he created plays he would only give the actor's their character's they are playing name as from a name you can discover their personality and physicality. Such as from the name Fredar fearless I am able to understand that my character is a bold woman from the word 'fearless' she seems like the type of character who would stand up for anyone who is to shy to stand up for themselves but then from the word play of 'fredar' I can see the word radar used which could also reveal that she can be annoying and once she has her hooks into you there is no escape. Through out the exaggeration of each character I have learnt that you can develop a character without knowing back ground information such as their class,personality etc Brecht also gives the audience this information such as the character's name therefore the audience can focus on what and why its happening instead of wondering who the character is on stage and their value to the performance which then leads back in to the 'alienation affect' making the normal strange and the strange normal. Using exaggeration would also help breaking any emotional bonds created by the audience to a character therefore they will not get distracted on what the character is feeling and focus in what is being shown in front of them.
Here is an example of stereotype's
Guestus
Is an acting technique created by Bertolt Brecht which is a combination of gestures and attitude which reveals the character's attitude or view on a certain situation. Eg Keon is a soldier we as an audience know this from the gesture of saluting us however we do not know his attitude to the situation he is in having dead people laying on the floor and Keon kicking them then portrays to us his attitude towards war.
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Becoming a stereotype of society and portraying them dramatically
Fredar fearless is a stereotype in society she represents the 'do gooders' you would meet in everyday life this exercise links to Bretch because when he created plays he would only give the actor's their character's they are playing name as from a name you can discover their personality and physicality. Such as from the name Fredar fearless I am able to understand that my character is a bold woman from the word 'fearless' she seems like the type of character who would stand up for anyone who is to shy to stand up for themselves but then from the word play of 'fredar' I can see the word radar used which could also reveal that she can be annoying and once she has her hooks into you there is no escape. Through out the exaggeration of each character I have learnt that you can develop a character without knowing back ground information such as their class,personality etc Brecht also gives the audience this information such as the character's name therefore the audience can focus on what and why its happening instead of wondering who the character is on stage and their value to the performance which then leads back in to the 'alienation affect' making the normal strange and the strange normal. Using exaggeration would also help breaking any emotional bonds created by the audience to a character therefore they will not get distracted on what the character is feeling and focus in what is being shown in front of them.
Here is an example of stereotype's
Guestus
Is an acting technique created by Bertolt Brecht which is a combination of gestures and attitude which reveals the character's attitude or view on a certain situation. Eg Keon is a soldier we as an audience know this from the gesture of saluting us however we do not know his attitude to the situation he is in having dead people laying on the floor and Keon kicking them then portrays to us his attitude towards war.
Rehearsals week 3
During rehearsals we decided to use a variety of different Brecht techniques to our play such as when the audience is walking toward the room we are performing in we will give them receipts billing them on such things as breathing walking blinking this would then make them feel uncomfortable and start asking questions about why they are receiving these receipts and how it is linked to the play. We also gave them leaflets which was telling them the best deals to get on buying a baby comparing the baby to mobile phone contract it was all very abstract.
The characters man and woman we have made them stereotypes both characters are physically bold loud have a odor of confidence oozing off them. The character of woman is very snappy and demanding she likes to be in charge she likes to believe that she wears the trousers in their relationship. Whereas the character man is a bit more laid back but then knows how to win his wife over both these characters care a lot about how they are perceived by society which is shown in their attitude in buying a child.
We set the play in a supermarket where everything is on stage the audience can see all the actors and all the props used during the play. we had each husband and wife spread out across the stage miming also each couple was wearing similar clothes so that the audience can tell that they are the same people we also had the babies with dummies in their mouths. Then we had the check out girls all in stereotypical clothes short skirts high heels tight tops having the whole cast on stage is Brecht technique as it would remind the audience that they are watching a play so they will focus on the message instead of the characters.
In rehearsals we decided to add songs to the play to make it more strange for the audience we changed the lyrics of the songs used so that it would fit the topic we are discussing in our play.
Chris brown Look at me now
The characters man and woman we have made them stereotypes both characters are physically bold loud have a odor of confidence oozing off them. The character of woman is very snappy and demanding she likes to be in charge she likes to believe that she wears the trousers in their relationship. Whereas the character man is a bit more laid back but then knows how to win his wife over both these characters care a lot about how they are perceived by society which is shown in their attitude in buying a child.
We set the play in a supermarket where everything is on stage the audience can see all the actors and all the props used during the play. we had each husband and wife spread out across the stage miming also each couple was wearing similar clothes so that the audience can tell that they are the same people we also had the babies with dummies in their mouths. Then we had the check out girls all in stereotypical clothes short skirts high heels tight tops having the whole cast on stage is Brecht technique as it would remind the audience that they are watching a play so they will focus on the message instead of the characters.
In rehearsals we decided to add songs to the play to make it more strange for the audience we changed the lyrics of the songs used so that it would fit the topic we are discussing in our play.
Chris brown Look at me now
This is sang by the manager of the store where she is saying how she is loaded with money and that she is better than everyone 'fresher then a check out girl' this song is appropriate for our play because it gives the audience an insight into the mind of the manager. This also shows how important money has become in society as there is a moment during the song where the manager throws up money and the whole cast rushes after it this reaction portrays to the audience how hard times are now for everyone
Destiny Child Bills Bills Bills
This is the second song which is sang by the all the wives in which they are complaining how hard times our and how unhelpful the husband's are being. This song also gives and insight to how frustrated and angry all the women feel about not having enough money to pay their bills or buy the little treats that makes life worth living.
Jessie J Price Tag
This song was sung by the babies where they are expressing their own feelings about how expensive it is to have a child 'seems like everyone has a price' this song has the audience thinking that the most precious thing having a child has now become such a burden.
Abba Money,Money,Money
This is sung by the checkout girls complaining about having a dead end job and what they would do if that had more money 'its a rich man's world' without money you are nothing and you wont be able to survive in modern day society.
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