Progress

So far in the completion process of the Krik? Krak! my partner and I have done a lot of work to make out scene sensible and true to our idea, as well as the characters involved. We worked to revise and add more or less to each moment, so each of us has an even amount of lines and importance throughout the scene. It took awhile to come up with a complete idea, since I came up with something a little bit more free-ing as far as writing the script goes. There were a bunch of ways we could have gone with the characters, but I am confident that the way the script is written will help the audience to get a bigger taste of each character's personality (in my partner and I's opinion.)

I am glad we got to perform in front of the class because it was difficult to tell what parts were lacking, and which lines could be confusing to an audience. I am very aware now of how my performance looks like to an audience, and how important it is to be clear with the lines and defining the characters. Most of the feedback we got was about how both of us needed to be louder and use more emotion and gestures to get our points across. It was difficult to do this since my partner and I did not have our scripts memorized, but I know that we definitely need to be louder and make sure we stick to a slower pace. I feel like some important parts of the script got lost to the audience since we were too quiet, and went too quickly.

After reading through all of the comments, I was able to add more to the script to create a real climax and slow our performance down a bit. I added more lines to where the girl kills herself, since I feel that this section goes by way more quickly, making things seem fake and unimportant. I also added more lines towards the ending, making the guy turn his anger more toward the girl, before turning on himself. It is important for the audience to see this transition.

Even though I felt like we added a lot to the lighting/sound/prop work, I know that we need different objects and furniture in some places, and less in others. I also know that we need to focus the lighting more, making sure that it is clear to the audience when the two characters are apart and when they are together. I realized that with all of the scene changes, we are going to need to have specific music for certain moments to fill up the space between scenes as well as throughout the scripts to convey the specific emotions and aura of each scene.

I am excited to continue working on our scene, and I hope to make our performance easier to understand. I think my parter and I took on a lot with this idea, and I hope that it comes together well in the end. I think were are off to a good start, and with this new feedback, we can have a wider range of awareness for what our performance needs.