Today was the first day that we started working on our performance. All the ideas have come together and we know what we want to happen from the performance, the message of the performance and how we want our characters to be portrayed. Another great thing that I think will make our performance stand out from others is that our group has decided to use our dramatic techniques that we've learned, such as levels and symbolism.
Peta was away today, so it was quite hard to be as productive as usual. We started working on our first two scenes.
The opening scene (Where the Lion character is first introduced into the story so that it makes sense towards the end) and the Lion scene.
The opening scene/lion tamer scene is the first scene of the performance. Once the audience is seated, they are transported into the world of a circus. Bridget Bos will say "Welcome to the Amazing Circus!" (Or something like that) "Our last trick for this evening will be the lion and his assistant, magnificent Melanie!" That's when Peta (the lion) Bridget Bur (The lion tamer) and Sarah (Magnificent Melanie) will come into the middle of the audience and Peta will jump through a hoop. We decided to start with this beginning scene so that it not only introduces the important lion character and portrays him as scary, but also so the audience knows that they're at the circus.
The lights will go out and when they turn on I (The clown) will be in the centre of the audience. I will say, "I need a volunteer" to the audience. We're hoping that lots of people will put their hand up, but Allie won't, so I, being the clown, will choose her. She will say, "But the show's over." And I reply, "Oh, no. The show has only just begun." I snatch her teddy bear and say, "See you in the Fun House." and I run out through a door with Allie following a few steps behind.
Through this scene, all the key characters are introduced, the lion, the clown and the young girl. It also gives an idea to the audience for what they might be expecting.
The second scene starts with the clown entering through the other door (The idea of the two doors is that one door will always be the one that characters enter through, and the other door being the door that they need to leave through in order to get to the next room.) I, the clown, run in and see Peta (the lion) sitting there tied up to a rope with a hoop beside her. The hoop is the thing that she jumped through earlier in the performance. I'm scared but I quickly run through the next door, symbolising that I'm going to the next room. Allie, still being the young girl, runs in and is scared of the lion. The lion detaches itself from the rope that it's tied up to and starts going toward Allie. Allie is scared but she picks up the hoop for self defence, and that's when she realises that the lion is scared of the hoop. Allie gets to the other side of the room, drops the hoop and escapes through the 'exit' door (The door that characters go through in order to get to the next room.)
This scene symbolises the way in which people might think that others are perfect, but there are always flaws. One might assume that a lion isn't scared of anything, but because this lion has been forced to jump through this hoop, it is now scared of it. This room also shows how the young girl is breaking through her fear and showing courage. Through the use of the lion and the hoop, it represents the young girl being anti-conformity and standing up for herself without the help of a superior person.
These two scenes are what we worked on today but there are still plenty good scenes to come!
Peta was away today, so it was quite hard to be as productive as usual. We started working on our first two scenes.
The opening scene (Where the Lion character is first introduced into the story so that it makes sense towards the end) and the Lion scene.
The Opening Scene
The opening scene/lion tamer scene is the first scene of the performance. Once the audience is seated, they are transported into the world of a circus. Bridget Bos will say "Welcome to the Amazing Circus!" (Or something like that) "Our last trick for this evening will be the lion and his assistant, magnificent Melanie!" That's when Peta (the lion) Bridget Bur (The lion tamer) and Sarah (Magnificent Melanie) will come into the middle of the audience and Peta will jump through a hoop. We decided to start with this beginning scene so that it not only introduces the important lion character and portrays him as scary, but also so the audience knows that they're at the circus.
The lights will go out and when they turn on I (The clown) will be in the centre of the audience. I will say, "I need a volunteer" to the audience. We're hoping that lots of people will put their hand up, but Allie won't, so I, being the clown, will choose her. She will say, "But the show's over." And I reply, "Oh, no. The show has only just begun." I snatch her teddy bear and say, "See you in the Fun House." and I run out through a door with Allie following a few steps behind.
Through this scene, all the key characters are introduced, the lion, the clown and the young girl. It also gives an idea to the audience for what they might be expecting.
The Lion Scene
The second scene starts with the clown entering through the other door (The idea of the two doors is that one door will always be the one that characters enter through, and the other door being the door that they need to leave through in order to get to the next room.) I, the clown, run in and see Peta (the lion) sitting there tied up to a rope with a hoop beside her. The hoop is the thing that she jumped through earlier in the performance. I'm scared but I quickly run through the next door, symbolising that I'm going to the next room. Allie, still being the young girl, runs in and is scared of the lion. The lion detaches itself from the rope that it's tied up to and starts going toward Allie. Allie is scared but she picks up the hoop for self defence, and that's when she realises that the lion is scared of the hoop. Allie gets to the other side of the room, drops the hoop and escapes through the 'exit' door (The door that characters go through in order to get to the next room.)
This scene symbolises the way in which people might think that others are perfect, but there are always flaws. One might assume that a lion isn't scared of anything, but because this lion has been forced to jump through this hoop, it is now scared of it. This room also shows how the young girl is breaking through her fear and showing courage. Through the use of the lion and the hoop, it represents the young girl being anti-conformity and standing up for herself without the help of a superior person.
These two scenes are what we worked on today but there are still plenty good scenes to come!
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