We decided to use the idea of the angel and devil.
The idea of the good against evil inside yourself and then the main person deciding to be good.
We felt that we should do this because it would work effectively as there are three people.
We decided to make this a mime piece. We decided to make the piece a more literal mime than a slapstick style mime, as originated from the Bohemian acrobatic family member Jean Gaspard Batiste Deburau. We decided that it would be easier and more effective to tell the story of the character having to do what is good for her, and being tempted by the devil.
We decided that the angel will want the character to do a dance piece, this was influenced by the idea that some teenagers want to dance, and the video we watched to 'Man in the Mirror' Mime. We want to make this related as much as we can to teenagers, as this is who we are performing it to.
The devil is also going to be influenced by mime, using movements that are very sharp to show this. also, we have decided to use the technique of the character being pulled by string to the devil. We decided to do this because we felt that it would look really affective on the audience. Also, the devil was going to tempt (adam and eve being tempted by the snake) into drinking and smoking, as we wanted to get across that it is wrong to drink and smoke. We made this look very literal as well inspired by the change of mime into the modern century.
We then decided to use the track 'Disturbia' by Rhianna, as well it it being a song that the audience will be able to relate to, it is also able to get across the craziness of the character when drunk.
By mixing 'man in the mirror' with 'disturbia' it has got across to the audience that many different people can still unite and be one.
Throughout the piece, contact improvisation was used, this was to incorporate different aspects of what we have learnt so far throughout this module. We decided to have the character picking up the angel, to make the character look against the world, so that when the main character is tempted, it is a shock to the audience. We also decided that the devil should climb over the character, to show that the devil was in control of the situation, although he was appearing like he wasn't.
We used actions for the main 'chorus' mime as you would do getting ready to go out. This is because the audience we were aiming this at would do these actions, and therefore be able to relate to this. Such as the 'brushing the hair' movement, every person does this usually.
This is a good start. Make sure that you add some research to this and comment on how this influenced your final performance, (describing the parts of you performance influenced by the research material in detail).
ReplyDeleteSince there is evidence that you have done research and you have indicated how this research has shaped your performance, this 'development' work is at a 'PASS' grade.
ReplyDelete'Use ideas, resources, research and materials to find and shape an appropriate form.'
The criteria for a distinction in 'development' is as follows:
'Develop ideas, resources, research and materials indicating the possibilities for performance, in a perceptive and comprehensive manner.'
In order to achieve this criteria in your next piece of work you would need to include research, as you have done for the 'response' section of your work and indicate how you have used this research to shape your performance. In order to do this in a 'comprehensive manner' you would need to describe in detail the part of the research that you are using in your performance and then describe in detail the part of the performance that the research has influenced.