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Tale 2

In this tale, we focus on the male ensemble. The seen describes the physical embodiment of the east end. The cast all work together to help form a very sincere scene. In this tale I felt that I needed to improve upon my characterisation. I felt that to improve upon my character I needed to choose some defining features. For example, at the moment I feel that my character is very bland and that he does not 'stand out' amongst other strong characters in the scene. So to alter this I have decided that my character might have a small amount of rage behind each line. This supports the back story I created for my character. I shall reiterate:

My character in tale two describes his ex-girlfriend. He is talking from his old perspective on how he thought that she was the most perfect girl in the world and that looking back on it now in the present, he can see that his perception was false and that she is actually not what he wanted at all.

To be able to show this back story to the audience, it would be virtually impossible. Instead I decided to show a hint of anger and rage behind my lines to make the audience question me. Why is he angry? What happened to him? Is he okay? These questions would make my character more interesting to the audience and would also help engage the audiences attention to the scene even more.

To show the rage in my voice I had to change the projection. I had originally said my line very calmly, to fit the pace of the scene. But I have decided to change the projection so that by saying my line more loudly, I can show the anger in my character. This changes the atmosphere in the scene and
also affects the audience as well. I decided to make my character to be staring. I feel that by making my character stare, it shows that my character has been through a lot in his life and if done correctly can make the audience feel uncomfortable. I drew my inspiration for both my projection and the staring from David Tennant in his performance of Hamlet alongside Patrick Stewart. In this scene David Tennant has very sinister stare which I thought would be perfect for my character and he also projects his voice in the same way I will try to achieve.

Tale 6
creative choices

In this tale, the cast tell the story of a man and a woman in a pub. one creative choice that was made was that if any character in the scene talks, they must be in possession of the beer can, which is transported from character to character throughout the scene. We also decided that when transitioning from to each character, we must hand the can to each other in a more fluid way because we were just handing it to one another. We settled on the idea that we would each have a different way of passing over the can. For example, one may put the can to their side whereas another might pass the can behind their back.

Set yourself  three rehearsal targets:

1. To stay with the energy and pace of the scene.

2. To remember the blocking and lines and to make the piece flow.

3. Don't panic when you're on stage be more confident.

Reflect on the targets set:  Have they been achieved? How?           

What would you give yourself for today’s rehearsal? 

Target 1: I have achieved this target by putting more energy into my performance, and I have tried to stay more alert during the scene.

Target 2: I have achieved this by taking the time to learn and remember the blocking and lines in and outside of school.

Target 3: I have achieved this by rehearsing in front of people in and outside of rehearsal to help build my confidence for the show.

Marking criteria:	Why?
P2 Demonstrate personal and technical skills in rehearsal making a positive contribution to the process
M2 Demonstrate personal and technical skills in rehearsal, consistently making a positive contribution and constructive contribution to the process.	I have shown my capability in rehearsal and have applied techniques learnt to help improve upon the scenes.
D2 Demonstrate personal and technical skills in rehearsal with consistently positive and constructive contributions, engagement, commitment, input and self- reflection.