The 3rd one I chose was cross conversation, I used it because it is a good way to show something at a very high pace and because two or more conversations are going on at the same time it all become very hectic making a great effect on how mixed up everyone is in this scene. It was used all the way through the scene except the end after it had gone quite the conversations where about bets on Kevin who was for and who was against people arguing over what they think the outcome would be and over all this there was the narration to all at a high pace. That is why it worked extremely well with the audience, as it was easily understood yet was still hard to follow the exact effect the group was looking for.
The 4th strategy used was a flash back we chose this because it shows what had happened before on the bus to school and why people are so keen to assume he will wet himself. It was used as the opening to the scene where it shows Kevin wetting himself over and over again and then the commentary starts quickly and the rest follows. We used to show exactly why this scene is actually in the play it’s to show how much Kevin does this and how he feeling to the scene where it shows Kevin wetting himself over and over again and then the commentary starts quickly and the rest follows. We used to show exactly why this scene is actually in the play it’s to show how much Kevin does this and how he feeling to the scene where it shows Kevin wetting himself over and over again and then the commentary starts quickly and the rest follows. We used to show exactly why this scene is actually in the play it’s to show how much Kevin does this and how he feeling to the scene where it shows Kevin wetting himself over and faster and faster the closer the people get to him and the louder they get.
This is to show just how rapid the scene is and I think it worked because it even made a type of climax at the end of the scene
The elements we used where tempo and slow motion.
The tempo was used from the beginning after the flash backs as it gets faster and faster as the commentators go on talking they kind of control all the movements are sped up (Kevin’s jolts) this woks very well with the audience because with it being a comedy scene it makes it more funny when its all happening at the same time very fast.
The slow motion worked well because it was done during the narration said by Kevin. While he is saying his part the others are all moving in slow motion and are making the same movements as before. It does work well as although Kevin is being focused on the other characters are still doing something in the background to make people know that these are Kevin's thoughts during the actions and not after.
My character was Kevin I presented him as a clever but not able to show it. I presented him in other ways such as his voice.
The tone of Kevin's voice is hard to say but I think it is a dull but happy anyway tone because although he isn’t happy he is still trying to get his point across nicely but is unable to do so as no one understands him. E.g. when the teacher at the school is teaching him to say cat but he does know how o just can’t say it
“C, this is the c; a, this is the a, Kevin t, this is the t. this is the t. C . . .A . . .T.”
The pace of his speech is very slow because of the illness I have to act as if I have got and the words used aren’t very high standard or anything special this is because of his disability.
The way Kevin moves is a very important part of acting as Kevin because of his illness his movements are effected greatly. The way he moves his arms and upper body is very fast paced it is very random movements but sometimes you have to improvise little flicks or something that is very repetitive the more Kevin gets involved with anything the faster he seems to move this is a type of reaction that takes place in Kevin character a lot.
The actual character responses to certain things is normally a very eye catching one as whenever he tries to get involved he is thought to b by others useless so this makes Kevin upset and annoyed so he starts to speak but no one understands so the think he is just having a fit.
Kevin's facial expressions are good to be creative with as because he doesn’t have full control of his body they can sometimes be very random and people think he feels one way when he may actually not. He usually has his head slanted as if he isn’t strong enough to hold it up and his mouth wide open and his eyes wide open and rolling back.
Evaluation
In my group I contributed the circling of Kevin in the loony bus scene this was effective as we did use it in the scene when performed it and it did, as we wanted for us. Other things that went well for us was the thought tracking by Kevin because it really does show the true feelings of Kevin and his views on how you should treat him.
Something’s that didn’t go well was the actual positioning of Kevin in the scene I think he shouldn’t have been so stationary and maybe could have moved around more to show his frustration about the matter.
The main problem we had was that would having 4 commentators be too many because it could I bit messy with too many people doing the same thing so we came up with the circling of Kevin to keep them apart and more spread out.
A piece of live theatre I have seen was “to kill a mocking bird” the themes in this play where shown through out the play the main one being racism it was shown by the way a black man is accused of murder but with the evidence used against him would never really have a chance of making him guilty but because of his skin colour (black) he is still guilty.
The best part of the performance was the side story about the 2 kids and their fantasies about a man who lives in a house. Who they believe to be mad and that he would kill you but in the end saves their lives. The only thing that didn’t work for me as an audience member was the narration of the play it seemed a play that would have been narrated by a character that is not visible on stage, but instead the girl did it. The most effective part of the performance was the scene where the two children are saved by the man ho they thought would more likely kill them; because of the effects used they went well with the play.
What I have learnt during looking at “on my own to feet” I can use for future reference what type of views there are on people that are different to others and that there is always different view points in drama.