Thursday 25th September 2014

Monday 22^nd September 2014

In class on Monday we focused on our scripts and we studied on traverse theatre. This is where the stage is set up differently. This is where the audience is on two parallel sides from each other. Our performance is going to be performed traverse. We also practised a new, exciting and interesting way to perform the end of the play; it’s very different and unique. I am excited to perform this show. Performing theatre traverse is a good way to perform spatial awareness and can help me develop skills in this new way of performing.

Thursday 25^th September 2014

How you use your voice to get across your emotion?

When acting, people use their voices to get across many different emotions. Sometimes to show sadness they are quiet or sometimes even silent. To show anger, sometimes their voice gets louder. To show happiness, sometimes their voice can get higher. Using your voice is a key way to inform your emotion towards your audience.

Technical terms: Voice –

1. Sound and Silence (an example of silence in my script):
“Meggie: And what if they told you there wasn’t? Would you have refused to be involved then?

Silence.

I can’t bear to look at you.

Pause.”

• The silence in the script is the longest pause in my script. This silence shows that Ryan and Jude didn’t know how to answer the question
• The pause in the script is the shortest pause in my script. A pause is different from silence, silence is longer than a pause.

2. Pitch (an example of pitch in my script):
“All those people killed and maimed and that’s what you have to offer?”

• In this sentence, my character pitch varies a lot. This is to show that that Meggie is so disgusted and shocked by her husband and son’s behaviour. When someone is shocked their voice usually gets higher at the end to show this emotion.

3. Pace (an example of pace in my script):
“Ryan, you promised me there’d never be anything like this. You promised you’d only be involved in the background. You promised.”

• In this sentence the pace is very fast; this is rushed because Meggie is upset and angry. And generally when somebody is very upset and angry at someone they generally rush their words.

(Another example)
“I know exactly who you’re doing it for. But she’s dead, Ryan. And murdering innocent people won’t bring her back.”

• This sentence is very different from the above one. This sentence is slowed down, more emotion is put into this line. Meggie is talking about her daughter who committed suicide, it’s a sensitive subject therefore her emotion would change to sadness.

4. Intonation (an example of intonation in my script)
“And what about all the Noughts you just killed?”

• In this sentence, intonation is demonstrated. At the end of the sentence, there is a rise in pitch.

(Another example)
“I want you out of this house.”

• In this sentence, my characters voice changes its intonation by making the sentence all the same pitch, this is an example of a demand in the script.

5. Volume (an example of volume in my script)
“You promised”

• These two words demonstrate volume. The volume is soft, this point in the script is where Meggie is disappointed and feeling betrayed, and therefore her volume in her voice will lower.

6. Tone colour (an example of tone colour in my script)
“you killed- you murdered all those people.”

• This is one example of tone colour in my script. Every line that is performed had tone colour. It depends on what mood your character is in, for example; at this moment in the play my character is upset, disappointed, disgraced and blue.

7. Emphasis (an example of emphasis in my script)
“This isn’t happening”

• The way I say this line is full of a lot of stress. Meggie is worried about what she is going to hear next. This is a key part in my script where it shows a lot of stress piled on top of Meggie.

(Another example)
“You should’ve said no”

• In this line, I emphasis the word ‘should’ve’.

 

By: Robyn-Mae Harriott 10CRE