In this lesson we were put into out pizza groups and we had to sit and analyse a sheet about the abducted girls in Nigeria. We had to read through the sheet and pick out the main bits. There was a narrator and he told everybody what character they were. I was four people becuase actors in political theatre played mulitple roles.
Monday, May 26, 2014
VIDEO AND NINJA
Today we started off with a game of ninja.
recounting- in this game, we had to form a circle and strike a ninja pose. We go around the circle and each person has to do an attacking move and the person who he targets to hit can have one reflex move. The aim of the attacker is to hit someone's hand.
Reflecting- This game is mostly about focus and good reflexes.
Conclusion- We have not played ninja for a while so I had kind of forgotten to use my reflexes very quickly.
After the video, Miss Daley made us watch a video about Brecht.
Reflecting- This game is mostly about focus and good reflexes.
Conclusion- We have not played ninja for a while so I had kind of forgotten to use my reflexes very quickly.
After the video, Miss Daley made us watch a video about Brecht.
FIRST LESSON TERM 2 !
Since this was our first lesson back, we were properly introduced to political theatre. We were made familiar with Brecht.
So after talking about Brecht, we played a game of me you.
Recounting- in this game, we all have to stand in a circle and one person has to make obvious eye contact with another person and they have to walk towards them saying 'me, you'. Now person B has to walk towards someone making eye contact and the game goes on. Eventually, we just did eye contact and eliminated the words.
Reflecting- this game really got us into focus.
Conclusion- i think our class did really well as a team and cooperated with each other really well. This game was a great way of starting the new term.
Next we were put into groups and one person had to tell us a story about a time when their parents forgot them. Ben told us a really great story about when his father forgot to pick him up from the airport. After listening to the story we had to improvise the scene on stage. One of my weaknesses are that I cannot improvise very quickly. It takes me a while to get into character and act something out. So we did have a bit of time to talk about the scene and then we had to perform it in front of the class. I think we worked well and developed a good scene.
Recounting- in this game, we all have to stand in a circle and one person has to make obvious eye contact with another person and they have to walk towards them saying 'me, you'. Now person B has to walk towards someone making eye contact and the game goes on. Eventually, we just did eye contact and eliminated the words.
Reflecting- this game really got us into focus.
Conclusion- i think our class did really well as a team and cooperated with each other really well. This game was a great way of starting the new term.
Next we were put into groups and one person had to tell us a story about a time when their parents forgot them. Ben told us a really great story about when his father forgot to pick him up from the airport. After listening to the story we had to improvise the scene on stage. One of my weaknesses are that I cannot improvise very quickly. It takes me a while to get into character and act something out. So we did have a bit of time to talk about the scene and then we had to perform it in front of the class. I think we worked well and developed a good scene.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
PMI's
Today we had our performances:-
PMI on my character:-
Plus- i think i maintained my walk well.
Minus- I think i was stuttering a bit
Interesting- My character, isabella is supposed to be a very nice character but I think this piece changed her and made her a bit nasty.
PMI on my group:-
Plus- i think our group went better than we normally do in class and each person maintained their walks and we all knew most of our dialoguge on stage.
Minus- I thought it would be better if we had better use of space.
Interesting- The flower gag was an interesting factor of this piece as it connected each character.
PMI on the other group:-
Plus- they had very clear characters
Minus- they had a bit of trouble delivering their dialogue on stage and were stuttering a little bit. Most of them
Interesting- i thought that the lazzo of Isabella and Panteloni repetedly falling was a very funny gag.
UNIT EVALUATION
What i enjoyed- i really loved doing the different walks of the different stock characters of commedia dell'arte.
What was interesting- i loved watching the 'Fava' videos and watching people create very interesting scenes with commedia characters.
What i found difficult- i found blending into commedia characters pretty difficult.
MAFIA, NINJA AND REHEARSALS
2/3/14
Today we started off by playing mafia:-
Recounting- we all had to close our eyes and the teacher would pick someone to be either the murderer, detective or the doctor. Once they are picked, the teacher calls out the murderer and he has to choose to kill someone. Next she calls out the detective and he has to choose who he wants to interrogate someone. Lastly she calls out the doctor and he can either choose himself or someone else to be safe. Next the teacher makes up a story and the person who gets killed has to go out if the doctor does not decide to save him.
Reflecting- this game was fun and a bit logical.
Conclusion- i was voted by the people as the murderer but i wasn't it. So i had to go out. Overall i think this was a really fun game.
Ninja:-
recounting- in this game, we had to form a circle and strike a ninja pose. We go around the circle and each person has to do an attacking move and the person who he targets to hit can have one reflex move. The aim of the attacker is to hit someone's hand.
Reflecting- This game is mostly about focus and good reflexes.
Conclusion- Personally I find this game really fun to play and over the last few weeks, I think i have gotten a lot better at this game than i was before. :)
After that we had to do our rehearsals for the assessment. I think we are going really well. Even though we are aware of the fact that commedia is mostly improvised, we put in a lot of effort and practice into this piece.
Today we started off by playing mafia:-
Recounting- we all had to close our eyes and the teacher would pick someone to be either the murderer, detective or the doctor. Once they are picked, the teacher calls out the murderer and he has to choose to kill someone. Next she calls out the detective and he has to choose who he wants to interrogate someone. Lastly she calls out the doctor and he can either choose himself or someone else to be safe. Next the teacher makes up a story and the person who gets killed has to go out if the doctor does not decide to save him.
Reflecting- this game was fun and a bit logical.
Conclusion- i was voted by the people as the murderer but i wasn't it. So i had to go out. Overall i think this was a really fun game.
Ninja:-
recounting- in this game, we had to form a circle and strike a ninja pose. We go around the circle and each person has to do an attacking move and the person who he targets to hit can have one reflex move. The aim of the attacker is to hit someone's hand.
Reflecting- This game is mostly about focus and good reflexes.
Conclusion- Personally I find this game really fun to play and over the last few weeks, I think i have gotten a lot better at this game than i was before. :)
After that we had to do our rehearsals for the assessment. I think we are going really well. Even though we are aware of the fact that commedia is mostly improvised, we put in a lot of effort and practice into this piece.
REHEARSING OUR COMMEDIA PIECE
6/3/14
Today we talked about our upcoming drama excursion. We were told what to wear and what not to wear. We were also told about the play is little bit and that it was a farce- a play with in another play.
After this we practiced our commedia piece and Mrs. Daley gave us tips on what to do in our piece and how to make it better. I think we are going pretty well and we work very well and efficiently as a team.
Characters:-
Margaret- Columbina
Lauren - Zanni
Freddie - Capitano
Lewis- Panteloni
Me- Isabella
Today we talked about our upcoming drama excursion. We were told what to wear and what not to wear. We were also told about the play is little bit and that it was a farce- a play with in another play.
After this we practiced our commedia piece and Mrs. Daley gave us tips on what to do in our piece and how to make it better. I think we are going pretty well and we work very well and efficiently as a team.
Characters:-
Margaret- Columbina
Lauren - Zanni
Freddie - Capitano
Lewis- Panteloni
Me- Isabella
BOB BILL MARY TOM AND LOGBOOKS
26/3/14
Today we started off by playing Bob Bill Mary Tom
Recounting- in this game, we had to all sit in a circle and there would be 4 people as Bob, Bill, Mary and Tom. The people after them are all numbered. Bob starts off the game by crating a beat and he has to say someone else's number or name. If you go off beat you have to got to the end. If you say someone's name on either side of you you are out.
Reflection- this came was about keeping focus and concentrating on keeping the beat constant.
Conclusion- I find this game very enjoyable and I think I go pretty well in this game. I also find this fun because we work well as a group during this game.
After that we worked on our reviews and logbooks for the rest of the lessons. We could not practice today because some people were at the musical.
Today we started off by playing Bob Bill Mary Tom
Recounting- in this game, we had to all sit in a circle and there would be 4 people as Bob, Bill, Mary and Tom. The people after them are all numbered. Bob starts off the game by crating a beat and he has to say someone else's number or name. If you go off beat you have to got to the end. If you say someone's name on either side of you you are out.
Reflection- this came was about keeping focus and concentrating on keeping the beat constant.
Conclusion- I find this game very enjoyable and I think I go pretty well in this game. I also find this fun because we work well as a group during this game.
After that we worked on our reviews and logbooks for the rest of the lessons. We could not practice today because some people were at the musical.
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