Week 2

This week  focused on Physically understanding the text by using many methods and techniques. However in order to do these methods with the best effect possible we needed to know the lines and be off script. These techniques not only help to make our characters look and sounds more naturalistic but to change the mood of how we say the speech, trying out different tones. This is also known as 'Freeing the text'.

Lying down on back- This is whenever the mood changes within your speech roll over to your other side while still carrying on with your scene, this physically shows the changes of their characters mood/emotions.

Translating the speech to your own language and the said again originally- This helps you to understand the actually meaning of the text and stop translating before the change of moods and say the same line again but in the original language in the script, again showing the change of mood but showing a better understanding and meaning of how the character feels.

Drawing on paper while lying on floor- This helps the Shakespearean language flow and feels naturalistic as well as also showing the pauses of thought tracking, shown very effectivily, however different things that you draw determing the mood and performasnce of the speech said out loud:
 .Meditative-  drawing your 1st house or school
 .Fussy- draw pattern from the enviroment you're in
 .Active- draw what you see out of a window of from the other side of the room
 .Letter-  Write a letter while saying speech, as if your writing your thoughts down, showing a natural though process of the character

Naturalistic speaking- Speak normally to the audience about anything i.e. what you did the last time you worked or what you did this morning then as a random clap is heard suddenly start the speech, giving more naturalism and less frozen and false

Stacking chairs- stack chairs from one side of the room to the other while saying speech normally, doing this showed my over thinking and falseness while also showing new and realistic thought processes such as grunts and whining. Exploring new stresses and intonations.

The whole point of this week focused on 'freeing the text'. This helped to not being too present but allowing your character to 'just be'. Also letting the language speak for itself and helping me not to fake or force it, letting one thought process lead to another with fluidity. The exercises above helped to explore and develop this. Helping to make Rosalind a more natural and realistic character to the audience.