In this lesson we continued the rehearsal process of our contemporary scenes but we began to tone down the objectives to bring them down from the heigh state to a more natural state that would fit our characters given circumstances. This meant that we had already explored the different ways of playing the objective so we just had to find a way to portray these objectives in our monologue. I did find it difficult because I felt that I was losing energy however I did feel as though I was portraying the objectives making my scene more believable. I have focused a lot on the beginning of my script so I need to make sure I go into detail with Eleanor help in the latter which we will do when we go to our Thursday and Friday rehearsal. When watching others being directed I noted some tips that I also need to use in my piece:
- Lines Arrive in breath, I should take an in breath when my though changes because it shows I have an inspiration to change my idea.
- I need to mark who I am speaking about at the beginning of the line to make it clear for the audience (I, you, your, he, she).
- I need to think and know my objectives rather than thinking about the lines so that the lines come naturally.
- I should play the objective before speaking and saying my line so you can see the reason behind why the line is being said.
- I need to remember to learn my lines cold otherwise it will mean I am stuck in a certain rhythm so if I try to change up the scene and explore the objective I will be more likely to forget my line.
- Only do an accent if you do the accent well.
I am going to apply these notes to both my contemporary and classical monologue so that I can get the best performance possible.
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