Lesson Analysis 19th March

Today we practiced segments of our play WWOD to perform to the other cast, who performed segments of their play 'Our Country's Good'. It was really interesting to watch the performance they gave, as they had many different aspects that made it really compelling. They used a lot of physical theatre which supported another character explaining events in detail, so we could visualise the scenes and engage well in the moment. There was also people performing two different characters simultaneously, going back and forth between the two. This was used in a segment where the character is having a conversation with someone who had passed, with the bodies of the ghosts slowly wandering around the space, ignoring that person. This was fascinating to watch because although I wasn't sure of these specific characters that were being addressed, the back and forth conversations easily portray the contrast between the two, as well as the relationship. In addition, there was a good use of different accents that I found intriguing as the people spoke confidently in their adapted tone. This made me think back to my roles and how I could further exaggerate my tones to show a bigger difference between each persona.

For WWOD, we performed the starting scenes of Act One, including the Victoria scene, the Elevator scene and the Guard scene. It went well as everyone had rehearsed their lines and/or movement and performed fluently. After watching parts from OCG, there seemed a much deeper meaning and came across more serious compared to the scenes we had chosen which were mostly humorous, however because there are other parts in the play completely different atmospherically and emotionally, it will come as a shock to them when seeing the full performance of WWOD.

With Rachel, me and Livvie discussed things we need to do/include for our production role (sound editing). The 2 of us then went through the script page by page, making a list on parts in the play that needed music and sound effects. We have to take into account many details for when we collect and create the playlist of the sounds; Music used that is under heavy dialogue should be instrumental or have a long intro until there are lyrics, most music of which should be from or at least relate to artist Cocorosie and introductory music/sound effects for some/all characters. All of which need editing to the correct duration, volume and any other effects needed adding onto the chosen material e.g fade ins/outs etc.