"Perils of Pauline"- Analysis. When we started our piece our teacher showed us The perils Of Pauline a melodrama in script form. When I read it I was excited about starting it because it was very over the top, an area of acting I love to pe

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Drama Coursework                           Sophie Taylor 

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When we started our piece our teacher showed us “The perils Of Pauline” a melodrama in script form. When I read it I was excited about starting it because it was very over the top, an area of acting I love to perform. It was a fairly simple play, not too long, but had many good features in it that I liked. Furthermore, the good features included many jokes and laughter, to keep the audience enjoying the atmosphere.

Our teacher asked us to try and stage it ourselves, using our knowledge of drama to create our unique performance. On the contrary, she also gave us pointers when they were needed and watched our practicing to ensure we were using the suitable aspects of drama. The features we included were things such as narrating, talking to the audience and sound effects. I found this a fairly reasonable idea, as it gave us a chance to use our own idea’s.

Our group debated on how we should direct our performance, and we discussed things like using very expressive faces, old fashioned costumes to suit the era and props such as a steering wheel. Moreover, we were unsure of how to stage a crash, so with careful thought, we decided upon using sound effects and a dramatic “flung forward” movement on our chairs. It seemed to work perfectly, and avoided the hassle of falling on the floor and having to get up quickly again.

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When reading about each character, we thought about what kind of status they had in the play. We considered that the voice quality was a certified signification, therefore brain storming the different tones sufficient for our individuality.  As I was Pauline, the main character, I decided a fairly posh and knowledgeable accent  would be befitting towards my characteristics.

When we had concluded what to do we began first by reading through the script. This gave us a chance to learn the words gradually, and to give us an idea of the order. Additionally, we used chairs for ...

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