Exploring a Character

Exploring a character

When Getting given a character its good to research its background like i did in a previous post however the next step is to research the characters lines and think how your going to say them and act them.

This is a picture of me my theatre class during ICT Theatre.
I'm researching my Character Compeyson

My Lines

'Take Notice,guard-he tried to murder me.'

This was said to The guards after Magwitch attacked him
when i say this i'm going to portray a character who is out of breath.

'He tried,He tried to murder me'
i going to show a lot more emphasis on the second time i say 'He tried'

'didn't i say he would try to murder me if he could'
i'm going to show a lot of desperation and exclamation in my voice when i say this

First time Rehearsing Compeyson

Compeyson

Today i was able to play the part of Compeyson.

I played it with an open Mind :) Thinking of different aspects of how to play this character.This was great because when getting feedback from my assessor Ben i was able to accept it and hopefully i will be able to use some of the feedback for when we rehearse my part again.

In part one of the Observation sheet i was given a Merit and this is also what i gave myself for self assessment.

I was given a Merit because i could 'develop a role and make decisions and interpretation with some insight and imagination.' However to get a distinction i needed to make more certified choices my myself like using an accent.

For the second part of the Peer Observation i was given a Distinction.I also gave myself this, reasons being i'attend rehearsals and performances and demonstrate a purposeful sense of focus on the work throughout' 

Reviewing a partner

Assessing a Partner  

Throughout the lesson each person in the class had to assess someone in the class.
I was Lucky to partner with Ben.
Here Ben is Rehearsing a scene with Willa who plays Pip.
He was very well prepared with his script and knowing some of his lines.
Furthermore he had chosen a specific accent for his character which distinguishes him from the other characters in the play.
Overall I think Ben is working at a Distinction level