In today's lesson we moved onto my part of the story in the snow queen. Previously from this lesson I had read through my script and cut down from 5 pages too 3 and a half to make it easier for us to create. I decided I wanted to use movement for my piece as that was the only technique I felt comfortable using myself as I had used it before.
As I was inexperienced and unsure on how to approach my ideas I relied on my fellow actors to help create my scene.
I began by casting my scene-
Rob- The Crow
Lorna- Gerda
Rhiannon- The Princess (snow queen)
Charlie- The prince
(Olly, Lewis and James- Played lots of little extra parts E.G- 'The Lamp' and 'The Guards')
We staged the piece, we decided it would work well if Gerda (Lorna) followed the Narration of 'the crow' (Me) whilst the others would play the characters we run in to on the way or become the scenery (for example, at one point the rest of the group form "rose-coloured satin" hanging, "embroidered with artificial flowers".
Furthermore, whenever the other characters have important dialogue we decided they would speak it whilst I then says a reporting clause. This therefore ensures that everyone keeps to the idea of telling a story as opposed to performing the scene.
At the end of the scene Miss Cordell discussed my narration and how I could improve it. She set us all the task of finding a 'famous' narrator who inspires us and writing down why they inspire us and what it is about them that we like.
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