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Monday 13th October 2014

Today's lesson.

What did we do in lesson?

In this lesson, the class decided to hold a small fictional debate on whether we were for or against racial equality. Some very strong and interesting points were made. I took these points on board and tried running through my scene with these points in mind. I found that the points that were given were very helpful for me when playing Callum. The points were very real and true. They added realism into my performance (which I though was lacking) and made me more engaged.

We also did an exercise in which we closed our eyes and visualised ourselves entering a workplace and discovering that all the white  and black people had been separated and that even the people we were friends with were ignoring us. We were asked, 'how does seeing this make you feel?'. In that scenario I felt very confused and angry that the divide was taking place and in the manner it was dealt in. I then realised that the emotions I was feeling were of the same nature that Callum felt for the divide in the play. I took these emotions on board with the character and my head seemed full of emotions that I thought were exactly what Callum would've been feeling at that moment in time and also the feelings he felt towards the subject matter as a whole.


Character Development

This was along the same page as what I
visualised Callum room. Except Callum
had posters of the universe and had an
actual raised wooden bed.

Today I worked on my character development. I was in need of a
refresh in my mind of what the character actually is e.g life outside of Sephy and school. Who is Callum as a person?  What sort of home does Callum live in?

These points made me reconnect with the character and made me understand the characters points of view. For example, Callum states that his school only had a few computers and textbooks and that Sephy's school had luxuries that Callum could only dream of.
This made me think that Callums family could only afford him to go to a lower class school and were not really available to a higher class lifestyle.


Targets

• Improve on vocal skills (don't be monotone) and show emotion through your voice.

• Work on body language. Be responsive to Sephy.

• React off of Sephy more. Show how you feel when certain things were said or how she's making you feel at that moment in time.

Have they been achieved? How? Date of review: 25th Sept 2014

I have achieved these targets by working on my vocal skills, mainly pitch to not become monotone. I have achieved this by using the vocal techniques taught in my lessons. I now have a range of pitch and inflections in my vocals. I also have improved my body language so that I can easily respond to the actions of Sephy. This allows my scene to flow smoothly. Finally, I have worked on feeding off of Sephy more. I realise that the piece becomes rigid when you do not react off of your partner so I have gone away and developed my emotional responses and physical responses.