lesson 25/01/16

We worked on characterization and how to portray a character with different energy levels in our first exercise, over a count of ten we transformed into our characters and had to move around the space as they would at a level 5 energy, then we would vary the energy levels by moving faster, having larger expression, changing direction quicker, becoming a larger character overall, Then we would move down in energy and walk slower, become smaller, lazier and less facial expressions till you were at 0 and became yourself again.

We then performed an activity were in pairs we had to  have an argument, person A was only allowed to use the word YES and person B could only say NO. Also you couldn't use any body language. By varying the way you said the words you could transform the argument. We discovered that person B saying NO often sounded more persuasive and like they were winning as it is a cutting sound and is very quick and snappy. Yes often had to work harder as the language is more open to suggestion. 

Then we worked on a scene from 'A midsummer night's dream' where Helena is arguing with Demetrius, Helena is a portrayal of the yes and Demetrius is a portrayal of the no. We focused on their tactics and how they should be portrayed physically throughout the scene such as one of Helena's objectives is to hold on to, this allows the actor to portray the scene without words as Helena can show she is holding on and that her language would be to hold on without using words. One of Demetrius's objectives is to push away and this can be easily communicated without language and get the moral across. We also had to create super objectives for them both which they communicate throughout the entire scene to give them guidance.