Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers; Evaluation 'Blood Brothers' is a play that is so dramatic it made me change my emotions form happy to sad in the space of 5 minutes. It highlights the differences between the 'upper' and 'lower' classes and covers the terrible dilemma of a mother who gives one twin away to another person who lives up the road, of a much higher class. It makes me wonder what I would do if I were in that situation. The emotions portrayed in the play are much more intense than those within the book. I think it was a good idea for us to have studied the play in class as we read through it and acted it out. This gave us a very good idea of what to expect within the performance at the theatre. While studying the play we looked at freeze frames and even produced a piece of coursework on one we did where we showed the deaths of both Mickey and Eddie and interpreted it in our own way. We also focused a lot on characterisation and really looked at trying to portray the emotions of the characters through our body language, facial expressions, proxemics, and movement. I feel this really helped when we went to go and see it as it made me focus on how the characters are portraying there emotions to the audience and how my way of showing the same emotion was done differently through a different character. Having heard the songs before and listened carefully to the words, made it much more
Drama Response - When Miss Stanford was in role as one of the Harrison twins, the character was being played out as someone who is lonely and on the verge of a mental breakdown.
RESPONSE When Miss Stanford was in role as one of the Harrison twins, the character was being played out as someone who is lonely and on the verge of a mental breakdown. At the start the twin was sitting down on the floor and trying to read a book, but every so often she would look up and then nervously look back down to her book, this was repeated 3 times. I think that she did this because right at the start you could then tell that something was wrong and this allowed the audience to get engrossed in what was happening as they wanted to find out what was wrong and what had happened to this person .Then, she looked up angrily and, changing her facial expression to neutral she threw away the book. I think that she changed her facial expression to neutral because it showed the audience that while throwing the book she didn't feel anything, as if there was nothing left for her to feel. I think she did this because the audience will then be asking the question that why is it that she feels nothing, what has happened that has caused this person to be all alone and to look so scared one minute and nothing the next. She then looked at a teddy bear that was lying in front of her; she grabbed it and started rocking forwards and backwards. I think she did this because again it showed her fear and the teddy bear could have been used as a source of comfort for the twin. It is a vital
The overall reason why i chose to perform East by Berkoff was to learn more about the way characters are represented and why the audience feels distanced from the play.
Benjamin Howard SGP Steven Berkoff is an English actor/director who trained at the Webber Douglas school of dramatic arts and the Ecole Jacques Lecoq, in which he trained in the art of physical theatre and mime. Berkoff is well known for his in your face dramatic styles that causes the audience to react. People describe this style as “It is the kind of theatre that inspires us to use superlatives, whether in praise or condemnation”. One of the dramatic styles used by Berkoff is a style of physical theatre called “Total Theatre”, which is the idea that all elements should be equally as important. Berkoff is also well known for his physicalisation which is best shown in “metamorphis” in which berkoff becomes the object. Also in Berkoffs plays he intends the actors to represent the characters rather than become them. In turn Berkoff also wants to convey emotion withing his characters rather than just thoughts. This can be done through the use of mime, movement and voice expression. The overall reason why i chose to perform East by Berkoff was to learn more about the way characters are represented and why the audience feels distanced from the play. Through the use of Berkoffs dramatic styles and vulgar scenes and characters. In the scene of East i am performing which is scene 4 we are shown the whole family eating breakfast. We can see that in this particular scene
Section B essay. During rehearsals of our piece, Blue remembered hills, I developed my vocal and physical skills with my characters Angela and Peter.
GCSE Drama Section B Question 5: Explain how you developed both physical and vocal skills during rehearsals to create a character that was appropriate to your groups interpretation of the play script. Give clear examples of your research, rehearsal and other preparation work that helped you to understand and perform your character. During rehearsals of our piece, Blue remembered hills, I developed my vocal and physical skills with my characters Angela and Peter. The play is set in 1943 and the genre is comedy drama and the style naturalistic drama. The storyline follows seven young children during world war 2 and their adventures in the country side. In rehearsals I developed my vocal skills with my character Angela. One example of this was when I was with my best friend Audrey, “No Audrey, I’m the mummy and Donald’s the daddy.” As I said this I looked at Audrey and rolled my eyes so that it was clear that my character thought Audrey’s idea was just silly. I spoke in a harsh tone to clearly show that I had a higher status than Audrey, I was quite loud to show my confidence with what I was saying but also to show Audrey who was boss. There was only one other character on the stage which helped keep the main focus on Audrey and I. When I spoke to Audrey I turned my back so that she was watching me walk away this helped show that Angela was the boss in the
Drama Coursework
GCSE Drama Coursework Rebecca Henry Response Phase - Hot Seating In today's lesson we were given a fact sheet, out lining the information and the story of the 'Hanging of Ruth Ellis'. We discussed the case and who was to blame. During our discussion it became clear to us that Ruth Ellis did actually commit a premeditated murder, but on the other hand that David Blakely's abusive treatment towards her was unacceptable. We devised a performance it was a court case investigating David Blakely's murder. We used flashbacks to unfold the story. It was also interesting to see that some of the group was split some felt sympathy with David Blakely and others Ruth Ellis. After the performance we did hot-seating. Hot-Seating is when you are asked a variety of questions and you have to answer in role. Hot-seating is used to give a better understanding for the actors and audience, so that they can learn more about the character. I was seated in front of the class while the remainders of the class were seated in a semi-circle around me. The task then started. ) How did he abuse you? He would constantly verbally abuse me sometimes he became so angry. Most of the time due to the drink he would hit me. But he always seemed so sorry for what he had done so that I felt that I had to forgive him. I don't know why I did, but he was
The horror Genre
The horror Genre The horror genre is a topic that can be written or filmed about. In this essay, I will be concentrating on films, and how the horror genre is included in them. The main ingredients in a horror film are music, sound effects, lighting, camera trickery & special effects and most importantly a clever, catchy, scary script. But to make horror what it is, a director will include many other things that create suspense and the eerie atmosphere of the scene, or simply make us cringe. The prop are not just there to fill space, the costumes aren't chosen because the character had to wear something or the film done at night because the filming finished late. I will explain the reasons these factors are deeply thought about and invested in later, as well as the effects they have on the viewers mind and the atmosphere of the scene. The actors and actresses in a film need to be suited for their roles. Could you imagine a film where Arnold Schwarznegger is the innocent murder victim, and Dale Winton the serial killer? Don't you think it would be a little bit more logical the opposite way round? Due to Arnold's reputation as the killer or hero, people may not want to watch him being brutally and mercilessly murdered; does Dale's voice suit a typical gruff murderer's voice? But the actor is not the only important part - a characters costume can have a major effect
Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
Nikolle for you mate MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS Source Unknown Abraham Maslow developed a theory of personality that has influenced a number of different fields, including education. This wide influence is due in part to the high level of practicality of Maslow's theory. This theory accurately describes many realities of personal experiences. Many people find they can understand what Maslow says. They can recognize some features of their experience or behavior which is true and identifiable but which they have never put into words. Maslow is a humanistic psychologist. Humanists do not believe that human beings are pushed and pulled by mechanical forces, either of stimuli and reinforcements (behaviorism) or of unconscious instinctual impulses (psychoanalysis). Humanists focus upon potentials. They believe that humans strive for an upper level of capabilities. Humans seek the frontiers of creativity, the highest reaches of consciousness and wisdom. This has been labeled "fully functioning person", "healthy personality", or as Maslow calls this level, "self-actualizing person." Maslow has set up a hierarchic theory of needs. All of his basic needs are instinctoid, equivalent of instincts in animals. Humans start with a very weak disposition that is then fashioned fully as the person grows. If the environment is right, people will grow straight and beautiful, actualizing
The Hitchhiker.
The Hitchhiker I was driving home one wintry evening, at the end of an ordinary day at work, looking forward to the dinner my wife was preparing. Most of the time, I was deep in thought recalling the day's matters. My home was in the suburbs and since I worked in the town centre, I had to drive through its streets to get back. It was getting dark and had just begun to rain. I stopped at a crossroad when the traffic lights turned red. People were walking hurriedly off pavements, into nearby shops and cafeterias for shelter, and very soon the streets were deserted. The traffic lights turned green and I resumed driving. The bright town lights began to fade in the background as I drove through the outskirts, and as usual, took a right turn that brought me onto the main road, that was a six-mile drive to my destination. By now, it was raining heavily and the windscreen wipers could barely keep up with the water, compelling me to drive at a slower speed. A few minutes later, I encountered a figure on the left side, crouching and holding a thumb out, as I drove past. I was unable to distinguish the sex of the person who was wearing a black, raincoat with a hood covering the face. I glanced in my rear mirror to see if there were any lights coming from other vehicles, but there none were behind me. Guilt pricked my conscience as I thought of the person who seemed to be in
The Dress
The Dress The community contains a lot of different perspectives and views on what a perfect family life is. What is a perfect relationship between siblings? And how do you as a mother manage to create a good relationship between mother and daughter, and for that matter, daughter and daughter between? Do we manage to satisfy ourselves and the way we are living our family life, or do we all need some kind of an accept in life to manage living a perfect family life? What happens when our family life is torn apart? In the present society we are having problems being true to ourselves and our fellow human beings which often causes conflicts. This is exactly some of the main subjects the short story "The Dress", written by Julia Darling in 2006, is dealing with. We are thrown right into the story, where we are introduced to the daughter Rachel who is accusing her sister Flora for having stolen her new dress, bought for the occasion of their mothers' birthday. You could say that the relationship between Rachel and Flora is very common for sisters at almost the same age. In a way relationships between sisters or siblings will always be influenced by jealousy. The fight about the dress is influenced by the indirectly jealousy between the sisters. As mentioned in the quotation below it becomes some kind of an occupation for Flora having the dress, wearing the dress and feeling the
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Sartre is a French philosopher, novelist, play-write, and journalist. He is mostly recognized for his leadership in French Existentialism. After questioning his own ideas he gave up his own ideas, and started to support Marxism. Existentialism was the ideology that he is mostly known and supported for. Jean Paul was born on June 21, 1905 and was schooled at Evole Normale Superieure in Paris, University of Fribourg in Switzerland, and the French Institute in Berlin. From 1929 he taught philosophy at some secondary schools. Resulting in the start of World War II, he was drafted into the military. Sometime during 1940-1941 he was captured by the Germans, and was later released. After his return to France he taught in Neuilly, and Paris. He became fond of and later joined the French Resistance. There he developed his major philosophic work " Being and Nothingness (1943)" In 1945 he gave up teaching and founded the political and literary magazine Les Temps Modernes. He was very profound in his struggle against Socialism. Later he supported Soviet positions but criticized their policies. In the 1950's he wrote many pieces of literature on political problems. In 1964 Sartre won the Nobel Prize in literature, saying that he refuses to compromise his integrity as a writer, he refuses to accept the prize. He then becomes an outcast in society, for having