Mime.
Our mime at the beginning looked very effective from an audiences perspective, *as we were in a semi-circle on stage blocks* and i wasn't sure how effect it would come across but watching back the recording it did look rather good. I further believe that the music fitted in well with the theme and the aspects of hell that was within the play.
Costume.
We all wore black to connotate death, darkness and depression. The darkness of hell of having to be their for eternity reflects the colour of black and thats why it was chosen.
Lighting and Technical.
To make it clear that the scene was changing and to portray the play as performed in segments and not in full we had complete black outs where in which a scene would appear to only of been half way performed, a black out would occur and when the lights lifted again there would be another couple on stage ready to perform their piece.
The dimmed red light represents the devils presence as he has be characterised in the bible as a 'red beast'.
Staging.
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Throughout the play we all stood on blocks in two, this looked very daunting in the shadows from an audiences perspective, each block represented each deadly sin, so in total there were 7 blocks.
Overview of acting.
In overviewing the play, a performance that stood out to me was Josh and Ellie's, playing the same role, but portraying the piece to show that that character had a split personality. They did not look at each other during the entirety of the piece which helped give the audience a better understanding of what they were witnessing, they both used variation in tone, especially in Josh's case, he used such intriguing pauses that even as a performer on stage it was very hard not to look away from him, he has a very fascinating way of acting.
I liked that Katrina and Beth thought through their use of props and I thought it was effective that they used Josh and John props for a chair and table, this was clever and simplistic and did not draw the attention away from the acting. Furthermore, in using people as props, it took away all the hassle of moving on and off heavy or inconvenient set for only one scene out of seven.
I did deliver my lines I remembered very clearly, and strong with clarity but the piece was truly saved by my partner John, I could not have even tried if it weren't for John trying to pull it back and get it back on track. I could have thought through my movements more so I could of related movement to lines.
Costume.
We all wore black to connotate death, darkness and depression. The darkness of hell of having to be their for eternity reflects the colour of black and thats why it was chosen.
Lighting and Technical.
To make it clear that the scene was changing and to portray the play as performed in segments and not in full we had complete black outs where in which a scene would appear to only of been half way performed, a black out would occur and when the lights lifted again there would be another couple on stage ready to perform their piece.
The dimmed red light represents the devils presence as he has be characterised in the bible as a 'red beast'.
Staging.
**
Throughout the play we all stood on blocks in two, this looked very daunting in the shadows from an audiences perspective, each block represented each deadly sin, so in total there were 7 blocks.
Overview of acting.
In overviewing the play, a performance that stood out to me was Josh and Ellie's, playing the same role, but portraying the piece to show that that character had a split personality. They did not look at each other during the entirety of the piece which helped give the audience a better understanding of what they were witnessing, they both used variation in tone, especially in Josh's case, he used such intriguing pauses that even as a performer on stage it was very hard not to look away from him, he has a very fascinating way of acting.
I liked that Katrina and Beth thought through their use of props and I thought it was effective that they used Josh and John props for a chair and table, this was clever and simplistic and did not draw the attention away from the acting. Furthermore, in using people as props, it took away all the hassle of moving on and off heavy or inconvenient set for only one scene out of seven.
I did deliver my lines I remembered very clearly, and strong with clarity but the piece was truly saved by my partner John, I could not have even tried if it weren't for John trying to pull it back and get it back on track. I could have thought through my movements more so I could of related movement to lines.
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