Week 4

Week 4

4.2
One exercise that could help with the development of a Gotcha character is the Emotion Memory exercise. For this exercise we were asked to bring something in which has meaning to us and discuss it with our partner. I brought in a photo of me and my grandparents. This gave me greater understanding of the emotions that kid felt when talking to Lynne about his late grandmother. By knowing this I am able to use the emotions to develop kids character during that scene and how he slowly forgets about the situation surrounding him and just focuses on his loved grandmother.

4.2
Electras performance in tthe greek play Electra was very engaging due to the way she used her vocal, physical and facial expressions.

An example of one of these techniques is how Electra kept a consistant volume throughout the performance and increased in times of distress so the whole theatre was able to hear her as there were no microphones. You were also able to tell what emotions she was feeling by her voice, for example when she was crying on the floor face down you could tell she was upset by how her speech began to slow down and her pitch would increase.You could also tell she was excited by the way the pace of her words increased; an example of this is when Electra found out Orestes has returned and is not dead she begins pacing around the stage and when she talks it would be short bursts of energy, almost like she couldn't contain her excitement.

In one scene you see Electra is greaving over the loss of her murdered father. You are able to tell she is extremely upset bu the way her body is hunched over on the floor; she is also clenching her fists which shows the frustration and anger of Electra having to live with Clytemnestra, who murdered her father.

Throughout the performance Electra experiences alot of negative emotions cauing her to frown for the majority of the performance. However once she finds out Orestes is still alive her facial expressions completely change. She stops forwning and begins to smile, exposing her which teeth which are highlighted by her dirty skin.