It was an interesting twist to their story and helped tie in what had happened in the previous scene. A technique that I noticed that the actors used was “blocking”. As an audience Jaques 1 member in previous performances I had never really noticed how actors use the entire stage. Since in class we have been working a lot with blocking and how it can be used, I thought about it how I could learn from the actor’s use of blocking. Another technique that I took note of was the actor’s ability to create the scenery of where he or she was.
Our group focussed on how sound influences the dramatic impact of the actor. The group was very enthusiastic although every group member was keen that we experimented with their idea, and before execution, we did not agree clearly on our aims and objectives – that is, what kind of outcome we were hoping or expecting to produce. We agreed that we wanted to support and influence the characterisation of Jason through sound, yet we did not discuss in detail our different interpretations of the character or the monologue itself. However, through the process of experimentation and play, we gradually refined our investigation. During our discussions, one member of our group mentioned that we were approaching the use of sound in an unorthodox manner.
CCA: Comparing Slim and Curley Many interpret the characters of Slim and Curley as the antitheses of one another. However, the examiner (in this case, your teacher) will need to distinguish between the members of your class in terms of who can get the top mark through finding similarities as well as differences. Similarities * Both Curley and Slim demand respect through paralinguistic techniques designed by Steinbeck. Because the book was initially intended to be a play, there is an abundance of descriptive adjectives and stage directions. This lends itself to you because there is a lot of evidence to substantiate this point.
I was continually drained mentally and felt weak and out of it physically. I had a hard time thinking straight, putting together cohesive thoughts. I was very melancholy. Reading the definition for distress, I really think that is where I was. I had this happen a few years later when I was in a job I did not like, with a boss I did not like.
Even with this being the case there were still a good amount of things that I had not faced before such as the length of the lesson, using a unit plan to write lesson plan, and focusing on the different types of tasks. All of these new experiences definitely helped me become more knowledgeable of the things required of me, however, one of the stuck out to me the most that I have put into mind of being perhaps the most important part of the whole process. I found that needing to be mindful and aware of the types of tasks the students will be going through as the lesson moves from part to part is pivotal. To have an effective lesson you need to be able to know whether you are challenging them physically by adding new parts (E), or if you were trying to make them more skilled at the skills they were trying (R). It was also important to give them an opportunity to perform these skills and sequences in front of other members of the class so that they could get feedback on things they were not performing well and the things they were.
Turn the Table: An analyzation of emotions in Just Us. This essay attempts to explore the best way an emotional connection can be achieved between performer and audience in the context of the play Just Us. Thomas Preece 5618894 Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Prof. Mark Sussman The Nature of Emotion There are several factors that make it extremely hard to settle on a universal definition for emotions but from a performance view it is comforting to know that one does not need to. There has been as much thought and interest put into defining and understanding emotions and feelings as some of the most prevailing philosophical questions. Throughout all this work some have come to agree that “... a fundamental demarcation lies between theories that view emotions as an intra-personal state with physiological arousal, feelings, and activation of certain motor patterns, and theories that view emotions as an interpersonal function between the self and an object.”[i] There have been many attempts to define emotions using the symptoms or physical attributes associated with emotional states or processes.
In the rather dramatic soliloquy, Doran cuts out almost half of the lines. He does this to get his point across fast, and easy. He knows that the works of Shakespeare are already hard to understand, especially for a younger audience, so he takes the most important lines and uses those. He keeps the attention of the audience and still is able to keep the Shakespearian feel to the play. Although the Shakespearian feel was definitely effected by having a very modern twist.
Michael Scott: A Dramatic-Comedic Character Since even before the days of Aristotle and the Greek theater, we have separated our performance entertainment into genres. The most dominant of these is the genre of comedy and the genre of tragedy or drama as proven by the classic symbol of acting and theater, the comedy-tragedy masks. These genres have opposite emotional goals. As audience members, we understand what kind of emotional experience we are going to have by the defined genre of a television program or film. We have certain expectations of the types of characters we will encounter and the kinds of situations in which they will find themselves.
The production of the Mineola twins by Paula Vogel was extremely confusing I also believe that the director did a poor job of presenting this performance for several reasons like acting stage Setting and makeup/costumes and acting which I felt kept the audience lost and confused in my opinion the show itself just seemed to be rushed. Overall it was a catastrophe. One thing that really disappointed me was the acting. The actors and actress seemed as if they had a really hard time relating to the character that they were playing. Which in opinion created non beliveable moments throughout the play for me.
“THE FOOL HELPS KING LEAR SEE CLEARLY”. This is the hypothesis I have chosen for many reasons. Firstly, because it expresses knowledge and understanding of the plot. The play, ‘King Lear’ helps us to understand many different themes which would have been relevant to both everyday life and the isolated lives of the royal or wealthy, and would probably apply to the lives of the people who lived in the time of the play’s setting. We are taught to understand themes like sight and blindness, and foolishness through the fool’s character.