Drama Coursework
GCSE Drama 1699 Paper 1, Unit 1 - Portfolio Anya Sweilam Response Task As a class we looked at a picture called 'Girl In The Dungeon', it evoked thoughts of depression and grief. From the picture I was able to infer that the girl which appeared in the picture had been deemed an outcast by society and almost left to rot. It is arguable that the girl was locked in the dungeon because her state of mind was questionable, maybe it was seen as almost abnormal or atypical. However, it could also be assumed that the solitude in which the young girl was forced to endure pushed her into an unusual state of mind, possibly leading her to be thought of as 'mad'. When our groups were formed, I worked with Holly, Nancy and Caitlin. We decided that madness could be portrayed in many ways and ultimately could be seen as any form of abnormality. We took this central idea and around it formed a piece of drama involving bullying. We thought that although bullying was neither an abnormality nor form of madness it can result in one experiencing psychological problems which can often lead to or be the cause of madness. We began by choosing that I would be the main character and the person who would experience the four stages of madness: annoyance, fury, rage and eventually madness. I was hot-seated by the three members of my group in order to achieve an insight on my character, although 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
The House of Bernarda Alba
Drama The House Of Bernarda Alba Choose a character in your prescribed text that you would consider to be manipulative and/or controlling. Give reasons for your choice. As an actor how would you perform this role? The House of Bernarda Alba is a play written by Frederico Garcia Lorca. It is set in Spain in the 1930's. The play is about a family living a very male dominated, rual area. The family with 5 daughters have just lost there Father who was a Husband to Bernarda, an evil and bossy woman. Angusius who is the eldest daughter of 39 has a different Father from her other sisters. When he dies, she inherits a large amount of money however the other girls inherit very little from their Father; Bernarda's second Husband. The attractive Pepe El Romano is drawn to the money of Angustius and asks her to marry him even though she is ugly. Adela, being the youngest and most attractive daughter jumps at the fact an attractive man will be around the house a lot and the two have a secret affair. The play revolves around this with tension building until Adela kills herself. Bernarda Alba is a woman of High class and considers herself to be better than anyone else. She is a manipulative and controlling woman and most people, for example the Maid and Ponicia agree with this. We first hear about Bernarda in a conversation between Poncia and the Maid when Poncia says that she is a
The Outsiders
CE The novel I have read was called 'The Outsiders' by S E Hinton who is one of America's most successful authors for young people. Indeed she wrote the book when her friend, who was a Greaser, got jumped, indeed started it when she was fifteen years old. Themes concerned friendship, the meaning of true family love, gang rivalry and growing up. The plot was about the Greasers who are poor and usually wear leather jackets from the East side, and rich kids from the West side their natural enemies. The central character was Ponyboy who was only fourteen years old, and since his parents died in a car crash big brother Darry has struggled to bring him up properly. Pony's real family is his gang, a bunch of tough guys who watch out for each other. Darry too was important, 20 years old who is referred to as tough, cool and smart. Ponyboy has another brother called Sodapop who is 17 years old and was "Movie star kind of handsome" who dropped out from the college to work in a gasoline station called DX. Ponyboy's best friend is the vital Johnny who is 16 years old but whose dad was always beating him up. He was the gang's pet so he gets loved by everyone especially Dallas who was 17 years old and "The real character of the gang" because he is tougher, colder and meaner so he could be referred as a hood. A minor character was Two bit Matthews, who is 21 years old and famous for
inspector calls
Sybil Birling at the start is described as "about fifty a rather cold women and her husband's social superior ". Out of all the characters she is the biggest snob and is most aware of the differences between the social classes, and even becomes irritated when Mr. Birling praises his cook for a good meal. From the beginning J.B priestly does his best to give us a bad opinion of Mrs. Birling. She is .very ignorant and we can see that when she ignores things she doesn't want to believe. These alone in many ways are very childish .Mrs. Birling is the chairwomen of the brumley women's charity organisation. From what we know this is, as the name suggests, a charity to help all women in need. We find out in act 2 that the organisation was contacted by Eva smith when she was pregnant. She gave her name as Mrs Birling, using the name of the man whom had impregnated her. Mrs. Birling herself was completely shocked when she found out about this and forced the committee to refuse financial hope to because of snobbery at the fact that someone used her family name. This leads us to ask why someone would be elected as chairman or aloud to be, if they were so proud and ungiving. Really we can see that Mrs. Birling wanted the role for status and acknowledgement. Or that she believed that she was a giving kind person who deserved the position and thought she would fulfil it properly. So this is
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 Film Versions of Macbeth
Yoni Jay English Macbeth It is crucial to understand that in all Shakespeare's productions whether it be in music dance or theatre that ideas and meaning are subtly outlined so that everyone should take out their own interpretation from the text and tailor it to suit their understanding. It is also vital to understand that television is the most dominant sort of media there is to day and it is expanding rapidly. This is because television brings you action, drama and romance at any period of the day, it takes up little space in the house and you can watch in the comfort of your own home. Television is for mass audiences; millions of people around the globe are watching the very same programme and all in their own armchairs unlike theatre, which is directed to a small intimate group. Television is "packaged" for you, the directors allow you to watch what he wants you to watch. For example in the Royal Shakespeare production video to which I will be referring to throughout my coursework, displays a scene where the video just pictures Macbeth's eyes and ears in the foreground and people talking about him in the background. This is maybe because the director wanted to show you that Macbeth had spies everywhere and was listening to anything said in opposition to him. This idea at least keeps the viewer's mind in motion. Whereas in theatre you would
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
