Week 4 Log

My main focus for this week was to get my lines learnt. Having so many lines in the script and Tracy having so few made it really difficult to learn my lines. It also put a bit of pressure on me as I'm the one who initially holds the scene together.

I have so many lines to learn, it is literally monologue after monologue and I struggled. Alex said he wanted everyone to be off script last week but i still had not finished learning all my lines at this point, but i knew enough to allow us to continue rehearsing.

A key characterization element was changed about hamlet. Instead of coming in moody, i was now to come in excited and full of energy. Yusuf made my run a few times around the department them come straight into my scene. This worked and i really liked it. However it was difficult getting my lines one whilst being out of breath, but i had so much more to work with.

Later in that week Alex helped me realise the craft behind hamlets craziness. Its actually just a change in thought process. he played around with the speed in which i say my lines and also the intensity. He helped me give my character more presence and to also be able to show that tension between me and my mother.

Unfortunately, no peers was watching my work so i was unable to get feedback, but something i noticed myself was that my throat was feeling quite sore afterwards. that was because i was screaming the lines without support. 

The piece I watched this week was Shabils and sintesha piece, As You Like It

I thought this was a really strong piece, my only bit of feedback would be to work on the connection between to two individual characters because they all know their lines I just don't bevel that they really do love each other which is what the scene in partially about. When it comes to the deceiving part of the scene I do believe it though, Its just the love part they need to work on.