Big scene rehearsal again...
Today we looked at the 'blue section' as Harriet likes to call it (something highlights... I wasn't sure why) in which I tell Antigone about how both her brothers were basically disgusting scum-bags. Lovely of me right?
Immediately, one of the biggest problems of this section was not really the fact we haven't blocked of much of it, but rather that my tone was a massive issue. I believe this did come about due to the fact that whilst learning my lines, I like to go on walks and just run-through them to myself (I've had a few strange looks... especially when talking about death and all that) which means, despite having tried acting whilst running through them, I've got into a bit of a rhythm which is really, really hard to get out of now, evidenced by the fact that once I had to start changing all the tones and such like, I started to go completely blank and stumble and make an utter fool of myself. A fun time in short...
However, Chipp picking me up on a lot of sections was actually thoroughly useful in understanding how Creon was thinking, as I had apparently previously not put enough thought into it and believe me, from now on I will endeavor to do so... cos that was embarrassing, but a definite wake-up call, so thanks Chipp.
Another direction given to me to make my character more realistic was to add little noises, as in every day speech you would have little noises here and there, therefore, began experimenting with it. Strangely, it's harder than it sounds (for me anyway) to add noises here and there whilst speaking. I found it oddly difficult to come up with the right noise for each bit though I now have a favorite line which is "Awww, poor Antigone" where I just relish the condescending "Awww..." Anyway, definitely something to work on, and I feel it will come with working on the tone also.
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