WEEK 7
Masterclass (taken by Ross in Ian's absence)
I was fairly relieved when we were told only to perform the first 8-10 lines of our monologues as I had only learnt the first half of mine, about 16 lines. I had felt a little nervous about showing my monologue for the first time but only doing the start helped and it also reassured me a bit that some of the others were still reading from scripts so I didn't feel so behind.
We all recieved constructive criticism and the comments I found most helpful involved positioning of characters and entrances to the stage. For exemple Ross explained that an entranc from stage left is more uncomfortable for the audience than an entrance from stage right. This is because stage right is on the audiences left so watching an entrance and following the action from left to right feels more natural to an audience as it is the same way we read and write. Going the other way is more jarring for the viewer so it is important to be aware of what effect you want to have on them.
During my monologue performance my character is arguing with and reacting to another character (Mosby). So for the first few tries Davon stood in the place I wanted Mosbie to stand and said his last line so that I could be reacting to it as I start my monologue. This was very helpful as when Davon was no longer there I could still imagine him saying the line and react to it the same way. Also when I spoke to Mosbie my eyeline was at the correct as if there was someone there making the performance more believable.
I was fairly relieved when we were told only to perform the first 8-10 lines of our monologues as I had only learnt the first half of mine, about 16 lines. I had felt a little nervous about showing my monologue for the first time but only doing the start helped and it also reassured me a bit that some of the others were still reading from scripts so I didn't feel so behind.
We all recieved constructive criticism and the comments I found most helpful involved positioning of characters and entrances to the stage. For exemple Ross explained that an entranc from stage left is more uncomfortable for the audience than an entrance from stage right. This is because stage right is on the audiences left so watching an entrance and following the action from left to right feels more natural to an audience as it is the same way we read and write. Going the other way is more jarring for the viewer so it is important to be aware of what effect you want to have on them.
During my monologue performance my character is arguing with and reacting to another character (Mosby). So for the first few tries Davon stood in the place I wanted Mosbie to stand and said his last line so that I could be reacting to it as I start my monologue. This was very helpful as when Davon was no longer there I could still imagine him saying the line and react to it the same way. Also when I spoke to Mosbie my eyeline was at the correct as if there was someone there making the performance more believable.
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