Today we were asked to come up with some titles for our scenes in "The Wardrobe". As far as I'm aware we only to do this for one scene that we're in and since I'm in 3 scenes I decided to name the one i was working on at the time of being told this. My scene is scene 12 and I'm working with Sam. The scene is about someone trying to get there upset friend out of a wardrobe he's hiding away in. The implied cause is that the friend had a private photo put on the Internet by someone else. We tried some names that were centered on what is happening in the scene but we found some titles that seemed more interesting and grabbing that were focused on the cause of the scene. The two we decided on in the end were "Exposed" and "Leaked". We thought these worked the best because they were the most interesting and they were short and to the point but just ambiguous enough so that you're intrigued and when you get context from the scene it'll make sense. although what made us think of them was both the incident of the photo itself being leaked and the other title focusing on how the character feels which could be exposed among other things. So while it may not sum up the scenes it does hint at the situation which i think could make it somewhat intriguing if the audience actually knows what the scenes are called. The other titles that i thought of were for example "In the closet" because it's both a reference to the implied sexuality of the character and it's a line from the script that just sounded like it implies this has happened before like it's a cycle or has happened repeatedly for different reasons, "Worksheet" as it's used as an excuse for both characters. Character one uses it as an excuse to get in the wardrobe and Character two uses it as an excuse to try and get his friend out of it so it's a plot devise used for similar motives but for different reasons. Another was "Betrayed" which kept to the quick and vague implication of the other two and also stuck to how the character was feeling but i felt at the time that it was somewhat cliched or unoriginal, or at least compared to the two we decided on but i still think it was a good one. The last one I remember was "Comfort and Rejection", this one i did like because it implied in a sense both characters objectives or at least some intentions and actions at parts in the scene but to be honest it didn't seem interesting compared to the others. So overall we went with our two titles because they are quick and to the point while also being vague enough about the emotion or the situation to be somewhat intriguing which is what grabs the audience's/readers attention.
Rehearsal developments:
Scene 5: This scene has only had one rehearsal since the last blog and even then that was out of class time.
Development and understanding and creative ideas:
We decided to try and read the script while doing the stage directions and had stuck to keeping the lines in french and overall it went much better than the first rehearsal because we stopped worrying about the choreography so much and just did what we could. That does contradict what I thought last time but seeing as we're not focusing on it in class cause of time I thought it was necessary to compromise due to time restrictions but the movements themselves are fine for now but we will work on them. However Karen did mention that we may have to change the lines to English to to time which was actually quite disappointing to both me and Chloe due to it being half the reason we volunteered and changing the language would ruin the dynamic of the scene that most intrigued me.
Strengths and weaknesses:
The main weakness is that we haven't actually learnt the lines of the scene because we have been focusing on our other scenes during class time and Karen says to put more focus on those just in case this one gets cut. It is somewhat worrying but we are still focusing on other aspects of the scene so our time is being put to use.
A strength of this scene is that our choreography is getting much better and this is due to us deciding to change it or do what we can do. I thought it was necessary to compromise mainly due to the limited time we have to do this scene. If we were given more time in class we may have tried to stick to it more with the help of Karen but since she won't help us outside of class I thought we must do what we are able to and not worry about it too much as long as it fits the scene which at the moment it does.
Scene 9:
Development and understanding|:
This scene has had a few minor yet effective developments in terms of my character. Initially I thought that I may be disgusted by the article we're reading but Karen pointed out that my following dialogue suggests more intrigue in it which did come to mind but I just didn't use for some reason. Also to play up being defencive of the accusations the other boys throw my way seeing as they are somewhat serious and also to change up my performance and not have it so one note throughout the scene. Also Karen gave the good idea of adding in some pauses with sigh of surprised as if I'm overloaded with detail of the subject to show while I'm interested it's having an effect on me.
Creative Ideas:
We also tried the scene with music for the first time and it worked very well other than some cue issues which will be easily fixed when we have sound equipment because for now we're just using Max's phone. The music adds an atmosphere to the scene during the first part but during the last part as it changes it makes it very tense and according to Karen too tense but even then it was cause the music didn't cut off when it was supposed to so it will be more effective but in a different way when we actually do it. I gave the idea that it should cut off just before Mike says his final line which would emphasize it and possibly add some dread to the scenes closing.
Scene 12:
Further development:
This scene has mainly been to do with staging and talk of objectives to help us understand how we're supposed to say our lines. My characters objective seems to be that he wants to try get his friend out of the wardrobe and try to reassure him that the situation isn't as bad as he thinks. When keeping these things in mind it did add more naturalism to the tone of my voice so considering these things does help even the slightest bit. I need to appear more cautious when coming into the wardrobe because it matches my dialogue as I enter. This can add to the comedy to scene which makes the next subject and shift in tone more apparent so it should have a somewhat bigger impact. Since discovering these things me and Sam haven't been able to change much because of him either not focusing or being ill but we have progressed a bit which is good enough for now.
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