Lesson 4 - 27.09.16

Lesson 4 - 27.09.16

In today's lesson we started off by doing an exercise focusing on objectives. We were instructed to find an object and place it in front of us. The only thing we were told was that our objective was "Don't touch the object." 

At first I was quite confused but as the time passed, I realised this was a key exercise in making sure that our objective was constantly at the forefront of our mind so that we never lose sight of what our character wants. 

We then rehearsed our Seagull extracts in our pairs. I found that my rehearsal during the time we were allocated could have been better however, my partner was not sure on their lines. I don't think that you can completely connect with a character when you are reading from a script, and therefore I found it difficult to connect with my partner's character because they weren't connected to their character either.
We also performed our entire piece to our director and feedback we got was to use the space better, as we had been allowed a lot of freedom and could use windows at the back of the space. However, I don't think this would have particularly suited our scene as it is very emotionally driven.