To quote Spencer Tracy...
"know your lines and don't bump into the furniture"
And to quote Jane Fond...
"As an actor you spend your life trying to do something they put people in asylums for"
Thank you and goodnight
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Final Character Development
When we were first rehearsing our characters in Epsom Downs, we were mainly experimenting with who the character was, what their background was, what are their character traits, what they looked like etc. The weeks leading up to the performance we were practicing and learning more about our characters so when we came to the production week, we had a full understanding of who are characters are.
However we also noticed that it wasn't till production week that we were able to experiment with final extremities of the characters. For example, with my character Minty, I already knew that she had a very mad crazy relationships with her daughter Primrose and it wasn't until production week when we had the costume, props, lighting and setting, that I was finally able to piece together all of her character and I was able to full connect to the character.
Also for my character the derby course i felt that once we were in production week i really loosened up into the character as I felt confident to really go sexual and confident with the character. When I normally said "feared by the hardened man and animal" I would strut around the stage and stare down the audience however once I was on the stage i found my self adding a pelvic thrust the emphasis the confident and sexual mannerism of the Derby Course.
However we also noticed that it wasn't till production week that we were able to experiment with final extremities of the characters. For example, with my character Minty, I already knew that she had a very mad crazy relationships with her daughter Primrose and it wasn't until production week when we had the costume, props, lighting and setting, that I was finally able to piece together all of her character and I was able to full connect to the character.
Also for my character the derby course i felt that once we were in production week i really loosened up into the character as I felt confident to really go sexual and confident with the character. When I normally said "feared by the hardened man and animal" I would strut around the stage and stare down the audience however once I was on the stage i found my self adding a pelvic thrust the emphasis the confident and sexual mannerism of the Derby Course.
Thursday, 4 May 2017
First Practice Of My Monologue
Galina - The Table Laid
When I first read this monologue I knew that I was going to have to use a Russian accent as Galina herself is Russian. I decided to start of by looking up websites and videos that would help me understand the Russian accent.
http://www.wikihow.com/Fake-a-Thick-Russian-Accent
I felt that this resource was very helpful as it showed me where I needed to place my tongue to create the correct sounds for the accent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqKn5HXxeLA
I felt that this resource was very helpful as it allowed me to hear how certain words are pronounced and it was easier to imitate the voice in the video.
After nailing the accent, I then wanted to visualise the different areas that the character talks about in the monologue. for instance she talks about her grandmother carrying water to her house.
"In her house there was no water. she brought it from the stream, day by day. The buckets were heavy."
During this part of the monologue I try to imagine an old Russian houses that were made of wood. Since the house has no water I felt that it most likely had a very rough build for the house like wood. The way she talks about her grandmother is a happy memory so I thought that she would have loved the her family home and her old life. That's why I believe this image helps to image her home.
When I first read this monologue I knew that I was going to have to use a Russian accent as Galina herself is Russian. I decided to start of by looking up websites and videos that would help me understand the Russian accent.
http://www.wikihow.com/Fake-a-Thick-Russian-Accent
I felt that this resource was very helpful as it showed me where I needed to place my tongue to create the correct sounds for the accent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqKn5HXxeLA
I felt that this resource was very helpful as it allowed me to hear how certain words are pronounced and it was easier to imitate the voice in the video.
After nailing the accent, I then wanted to visualise the different areas that the character talks about in the monologue. for instance she talks about her grandmother carrying water to her house.
"In her house there was no water. she brought it from the stream, day by day. The buckets were heavy."
During this part of the monologue I try to imagine an old Russian houses that were made of wood. Since the house has no water I felt that it most likely had a very rough build for the house like wood. The way she talks about her grandmother is a happy memory so I thought that she would have loved the her family home and her old life. That's why I believe this image helps to image her home.
First Practice of My Advert
Cadbury's Caramel Bunny Advert.
In order to get a good start with this advert, i decided to watch lots of different types of cadbury bunny adverts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjQ5Yw72xtA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyDE2IojZFg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giwnGGmE18s
After watching lots of these videos I tried to manipulate the same voice that Miriam Margulies uses in the advert. It is very sultry and seductive but also clipped and well spoken. It took me a few attempts to perfect the voice however once I found it, instantly the advert became very persuasive and I felt that the advert was complete bar the background noises. It needed to have some bird noises to emphasis the nature and calming surroundings of the advert and the chocolate itself.
In order to get a good start with this advert, i decided to watch lots of different types of cadbury bunny adverts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjQ5Yw72xtA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyDE2IojZFg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giwnGGmE18s
After watching lots of these videos I tried to manipulate the same voice that Miriam Margulies uses in the advert. It is very sultry and seductive but also clipped and well spoken. It took me a few attempts to perfect the voice however once I found it, instantly the advert became very persuasive and I felt that the advert was complete bar the background noises. It needed to have some bird noises to emphasis the nature and calming surroundings of the advert and the chocolate itself.
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