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Week Ten

Posted on April 28th, 2007 by tilly26.
Categories: Theatre Journals for 100.

What do you get when you cross a kangaroo with a sheep? A wooly jumper!

Acting
This week we only had one class, which was the double on Tuesday. The first half was a production meeting, so no acting there. Then the second half was watching the Fame dvd and doing Sophie’s memory, which I’m not involved in as the Guide. But I have still been learning lines.

Directing
I’m starting to like the direction Sophie’s memories are going in. Originally I was going for the whole symbolism and ritual thing Scotty did with us in year 10 (I think…), but now Coops has put some surrealism stuff into it whihc is lookign really good. I was a bit hesitant at using that kind of jazzz at first, as the main stream audience who will be watching it might be like “…ah…what the hell is this?” but Coops’ idea of doing the spins to go from one scene to the next (instead of gettin back on the tube over and over again) makes that connection, like its implyied that all that travel and time has passed between the scenes. Also it cuts out a lot of the really boring crap on the tube. By the way people you really need to be more tube like. More movement and noise is needed, next time we do that memory I’m going to have to kick your arses into shape for that, no matter how much you hate doing the tube. If you do it half arsed, the audience is going to hate it too. Just a warning, next time we do that scene you’re going to get it right.
After seeing Coopers version of the “We tried exercise … hot milky drinks” part with the other insomniacs, I think that bits of that worked and bits didn’t. I really love what Josh was doing with his mime and wanted to keep it, but I also like the pausing. I think having Sophie staying in her room and making it look like she was looking out of her window and seeing others doing the same who are just like her worked to convey her dream that everyone in London couldn’t sleep. When she gets up and walks around itlooks like she’s crazy and these people are in her room and she’s imagining them (which she is but not like that). But at the same time I think what Cooper did makes it look more interesting and gives it more of that element of non-natuaralism. So I’ma a bit in two minds about it. I’m a little undecided on Sophie’s first emory with her mother and the mirror as well, whether to have the miror comming to life or mimicing her mother or just being a mirror. I think I need to arrange a meeting with Coops to talk all of these things over really soon…. like before Fame (which I know is going to cause you lots of stress Coops so please don’t hurt me). But I think these things need to be decided on for sure before we do any of our full run throughs.

Peace.

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