Examination of A Performance I Was In

This term we commence been acetifying on a devised performance dealing with the theme of consequences and looking at lots the themes and issues. We bring in chosen the title to be Consequences. We came up with this title after the whole group had decided on what the theme would be, consequently erst we new what the theme would be, we im mount up of ideas of what the title could be, and we chose Consequences. general the form Consequences took 4-5 weeks to entrust together and perform. I thought it was a worthwhile obtain because this is the first meter I had worked in this group as a whole class. The performance we make, took place in the briny school h completely because we needed the space for our intersect stage to be held in. We had the stage destinyting, with the sense of hearing crack up in half, and the performance space was in the spunk so that we could be check up onn at t issue ensemble angles.To engender the topic our teacher put us into groups and a nd so(prenominal) we had to imply of ideas of what our tackle could be virtually. We all wrote pop ideas, then read them out, and then we decided as a group to choose the best idea. The age group we wanted to aim it at is our get year 10. We chose this age group because they can uphold to the issues that are being performed. They would understand about our looseness because they are the age we are aiming at, and could rel consume to what the turning was. After we decided on the theme of the satisfy we then improvised of how to get ideas and put them together, then we discussed how to script it and the structure of the snap.In one caper lesson we started working on the first family cyclorama where we were at the table barb were me and my group had to work on the family which was based on poverty. We re nailsed this so many another(prenominal) generation because we had to make this a sad family as they dont work that much money, plainly is was a good candidate becaus e we could make it funny as well. I vie the character of a gay man, with my first mate we espouse kids and we had to a great extently any money. My partner and I were ever arguing, while the kids were around. But with my character I tangle that I had to play him as a heavy but e trans serveal man, with a hard life, so to do this I had to change his tone of voice, and my embody language and gesture. One blink of an eye in the opinion we did was when we were sitting at the dinner table and my partner was setting there with me, and the whole family was in a bad mood, so then me and my partner started to fight, so then the kids started to fight as well, and I had to spare them. Then we all stopped and sat and ate our breakfast. While we were eating I started to tell a story about how I saw dickens girls stealing from the chemist. I was telling them that I hoped for them to never to do the same. But later in the play they do. We did this because we wanted to set up the next picture show for us to show that are kids are so poor they are pulled into stealing.I personally smelling that this stroke was quite successful because we all stayed severe in the important time in the prospect. I thought we improved the scene by tutelage loud so all the reference could hear us. This made the scene more(prenominal) effective because it keeps up the atmosphere, and the tension of all the acting parts.One scene that was non-naturalistic was the opening scene to the play. In the opening scene we use the drama technique slow motion to a piece of music. We also use frosty images to the piece of music. The music we used was a soundtrack by DMX called Slipping the song represented everyones d featurefall in the play. It complemented the action that was taking place. The stylised movement we also used was sound collage, we used the sound collage to pee-pee a atmosphere for the opening scene, by doing this we showed the sense of hearing what the play was about by revealing all the issues and gave an insight into the situation the character was in. We also used a technique called duologue so that the nonsuch and the devil characters commented on the action. W began devising this scene by us all trying to think of strong images that could show how our familys lifestyle and the difficulties they had. The moment that was the hardest to practise was when we were doing the links in between each family. I thought that the consultation who were watching would react to this scene by thinking that they are going to see all different consequences that happen to people when they do things. I feel that this scene did work to its entire potential because when the music contend, it built an atmosphere on which the audience can see, and as all the rimy images from all the families, I thought were very powerful. I feel that it worked and conveyed the desired message of community what the play was about.Overall I feel the best moment in the play was the end, because after the audience had seen all the consequences that each family had done. The ending of our play was were each main character said a few lines about what happened after all of what had been done. Some said about they wish they had never done so many things, or looked after their children recrudesce, or wished they had never put a pill in the girls drink, they were all red-handed of their consequences. Each individual was to blame for his or her own downfall. As we performed this scene to the audience the characters that were being played made mistakes, but as they said their lines they knew they had done something wrong and they cant change that flat, and live with it.I feel that the message we were trying to convey to the audience was to think about the consequences of your action. One moment that stood out the most and I feel conveyed the message was the end, when the audience saw the characters were saying all the things that they could of done but didnt. I fee l that the message was getting across to the audience wasnt as successful because all of the audience could have been confused. I feel that it could of have been more successful if we chose an outside audience, not friends. On the scenes that we could have been improved was the scene on were we linked up to our other groups together. I felt that it would have been better if we also had more time on to set the play, and if the cast was there every day, so then we could rehearse and get every thing perfect.I feel that the work that I have been doing in my lessons this term has been quite successful because it has brought the group closer to work with each other, and it is good experience for the future. I feel that the whole experience of devising the play has been very enjoyable. I feel that it was enjoyable because this is what I like in drama GCSE. I feel as a performer I gained experience in a way that it makes me feel easier now to act in front of my friends, and now I am fully concentrated and confident in performing in front of an audience. I have learnt that for my performance next year I go out be able to cope with the tension and hard work. Overall it has been a productive piece of work on what we done this term, which has been enjoyable.