An Evaluation of my Performance in Lord Of The Flies
An Evaluation of my Performance in Lord Of The Flies In March I performed in Lord Of The Flies and played the role as Piggy. In the first rehearsals my group (which consisted of Andrew Bridle, James Browning and me) decided what play we would like to do. A lot other groups were deciding to do comedies. In order to stand out in the exam we decide to do something serious. Then James Browning then came up with the idea of acting out Lord Of The Flies. It was almost perfect for us because we were all children and a couple of consecutive scenes mostly contained three parts. After choosing the play we were going to perform we had to edit the play so that only three people were in the play at one time. After editing the play it was time to learn our lines. This is one of my weaknesses so I had to spend a lot of time learning them. After that I asessed my character, Piggy, and considered how I would portray him. Piggy was a clever boy and comes from a poor background. He is fat and not too good looking. When we rehearsed I tried to put these aspects into practice. I wore plenty of layers, glasses and 3/4 length shorts. I thought that if he was quite fat and the weather was very hot and humid he should sit down for most of the play. By the time we had the props sorted out and had learned our lines it was the day of our performance to parents of the school. I had
The form and structure of a play is the way in which the playwright has decided to put across their intentions to us, the audience. Bouncers.
The form and structure of a play is the way in which the playwright has decided to put across their intentions to us, the audience. In Bouncers, the play is made up of many scenes, but these are continuous intervened and the scenes are juxtaposed. The play perceives the idea of flash backs but is not necessarily flashing back to the past, but is flashing back to the continuation of the scene as of the intervention. The play consists of three monologues spoken by Eric. In the monologues, Eric is able to convey his personal opinions of situations. The fact that Eric is the only character who has monologues shows his authority in comparison to the others. Godber continuously switches scenes in-order for us to not loose interest in the action and it also creates suspense as we are left with a cliffhanger continuously. After a scene, we are instantly taken into a more dramatic scene etc. This makes us wonder what will happen in the previous scene, each scene is linked, and therefore allows us to see what is happening for example in both the women's and men's dressing rooms! This way we are kept interested as we don't have to be focused on one subject matter continuously, it also adds humour at the fact that when they change scene they seem to change character and gender. A rap is used in the beginning of the play, which changes the usual rhythm to a play, (it a contrast to a
corom boy
Coram boy review The performance took place in the national theater and I went to see the Coram Boy, which was the name of the performance we was watching I went on a Friday. My first impression on entering the theatre was that I thought it was too posh for us to be in it and everywhere we went we saw posh people. As I had walked in I did see a programme/poster and I thought I was in for a boring night and only old people would like this show but I was wrong. The way I was feeling was tired and bored and I ain't going to lie I wanted to see the play badly because I was convinced by friends in a year older than me that when they was in year 10 and they saw Coram boy it was good and that it was worth your time and it will help you proceed and progress in your grade's for gcse drama. They used a moving stage circle. Yes it changed. The stage changed because it was moving in and out and it stopped sometimes. The set suited the performance a bit but I don't think it did The space was used very well because they didn't use a lot of props and the change was big meaning the stage was big because they were able to spread the performance out wider. The show only had one level. Music was used and it was used fantastically the effects was suitable because it described every detail and what was happening in the play. In the play lighting was used. The lighting was used mainly on
The Menstrual Cycle
The Menstrual Cycle At day one the endometrium (womb lining) is breaking down because of the drop in progesterone at the end of the previous cycle. The low level of progesterone allows follicle stimulating hormones (FSH) to be secreted by the pituitary gland. The rise in FSH stimulates the development of an egg in the ovary and the production of oestrogen by the cells surrounding the egg. Between days six and twelve the developing egg releases increasing amounts of oestrogen which #1 makes the endometrium thicken #2 eventually reaches a level which tells the pituitary gland to release luteinising hormone (LH). #3 reduces the production of FSH which causes a drop in oestrogen production. #4 days thirteen to fourteen LH peaks this stimulates ovulation then the LH makes cells grow in the space where the egg was (corpus luteum) and the cells release progesterone. Days fifteen to twenty four progesterone maintains the endometrium and increases its blood supply. It inhibits the production of FSH and LH. Days twenty five to twenty eight the low level of LH allows the corpus luteum to break down it no longer makes progesterone and the next period starts. If the egg is fertilised and implants the corpus luteum goes on producing progesterone until the placenta is developed enough to make its own the high levels of progesterone prevent the endometrium and the developing baby from
Analysis of 3 minute clip
Fantastic Four The mise-en-scene of the clip provides the audience with the harsh, extreme setting you would expect to find in an action/adventure movie. The establishing shot shows the vastness of the mountain range and displays to the viewer the severe weather conditions in which the characters are in, by displaying two of the main characters skiing in these harsh conditions it connotes to audience that both characters are brave and not afraid of a challenge. The weather and setting determines the mood of the characters as it is clear they are having an adrenaline rush and are excited at the prospect of taking part in such a dangerous sport therefore displaying not only their bravery but also that they are not afraid of taking on things which are risky and potentially very harmful. The element of risk-taking and danger is all shown through the décor. The lighting throughout the scene is incredibly high-key there are few shadows and also the setting enhances the brightness and the hostility of the mountain range. The deep space of the scene shows the characters and how fast they are moving down the side of the mountain, the contrast in costumes is shown as the camera tracks the two characters skiing down the side of the mountain as the camera is tracking them the costumes stand and out and make it easy to differentiate between the Anna Jones
Original Writing Poetry Guy Fawkes screaming loud
Guy Fawkes screaming loud As the flames reach the white clouds Fireworks bang as the audience stares As I look round I see no-one cares For that burning man, covered in flames As I thought, he will play no more games He's screaming, crying, yelling The audience giggling, cheering, laughing Roman candles, Katherine wheels The audience cheers and squeals Sparklers sparkle, fireworks bash As slowly, Guy Fawkes turns into
"Contextualising the play" - Top Girls, by Caryl Churchill
Contextualising The Play 'Top Girls' was written by Caryl Churchill in the early 1980s and was first performed in 1982. The play is set around this time and focuses on the lives of a number of women, each affected by the pre-1980s status quo and vast, rapid changes of the ensuing decade. These surrounded Churchill herself, and in this way the social and historical background- including politics, the second wave feminist movement and the class divide- has clearly coloured the play in many ways. There is strong historical context to the play, not least in the famous opening scene. Marlene, herself having just received a promotion at a time when the workplace was a male-dominated environment, is hosting an imaginary celebratory dinner party. Her five guests are all women, each considered 'successful' of their time. There is Lady Nijo, the twelfth-century Japanese courtesan to the Emperor and Isabella, the Victorian Scotswoman who endured terrible physical pain and illness yet travelled the world as no other woman had before her. Pope Joan of the eighth century disguised herself as a boy to gain an education and eventually rose to the head of the Catholic Church. Dull Gret of the 'Brueghel painting' (page v) led a crusade of women into hell itself to 'pay...out' 'the evil' (page 18) which had torn apart her family and Patient Griselda from The Clerk's Tale within The
Film studies micro reading How does the mood, atmosphere and Emotion change in the first two scenes of saving Private Ryan?
How does the mood, atmosphere and Emotion change in the first two scenes of saving Private Ryan? In the first seven Minuets of Saving Private Ryan the audience are taken through many different emotions. The opening sequence starts in present day at a war cemetry in France, then goes into the past. This makes the emotions reach a higher level because when the audience see the soldiers fighting in the war, they are reminded of the image of the graves throughout the film. Before any action takes place, a tune which is similar to "the last post" can be heard that the audience would immideatly associate with the war. This is because it is usually heard at rememberence day cerimonies and at solidiers funerals. This creates a mood of mourning and greif. The music also indicates that it is currently modern day as the tune was used after the war. During this the title is appearing on screen, it is a plain white font on a black background. The audience may find this unusual as white signifies innocence and purity which is the opposite of war. However it could be interpreted in several other ways. Such as good overcoming evil, or that Private Ryans character is a good person who is trying to do the right thing. After the american flag is show it cuts to a close up of a pair of feet walking. The american flag is the first image shown. This is very significant as it is representing the
First Impressions of - 'Our Country's Good' Review. On the 6th of December 2006, the year 10 Drama students went to Barton Pevril to watch the play 'Our Country's Good
7th December 2006 First Impressions of - "Our Country's Good" Review. On the 6th of December 2006, the year 10 Drama students went to Barton Pevril to watch the play "Our Country's Good". As soon as we entered the theatre there was an immediate atmosphere which gave a great first immpression. In order to achieve this they used drama techniques such as a well thought out and interesting set consisting of a worn out flag of England and a map of Australia made into one. This allowed the audience to know that the play was about English people in Australia which was effective as it looked important but didnt move any focus off of the actors. The actors also gave a really good first impression, as soon as we walked in, they were acting from the moment we say them, not by speech however they all looked very proffesional, especially with their costume and make-up. The make-up on one of the actors back allowed the audience to know that the play was to be quite brutal as he writhed in pain,whilst we could see his back covered in cuts and blood, this was done very well and helped to set the grusome scene of the prisoners. Their costume got it across to the audience that the play had been written about and set in the past (1788) round about the 18th century, the audience were aware of this at the very beggining of the play which helped them alot to understand the concepts of the play.