Lesson One- 9th January

Our first lesson began by watching part 1 of BBC's version of Great Expectation. This managed to instantly give me an idea of the different environments that were in the play and the types of characters which I would like to play. It also told us the simple essentials like names, roles, era and storyline. I think essentially the film allowed the aid of a visual before we actually read the play because this may not of been provoked from the play by itself, due to some of the old english language.

After this we split into two different groups.

With Miss Goodall we looked at some of the key points of Frantic Assemblies work. Physicality work, e.g. heavy or light characters, random or controlled behaviour, their pace or freeness and the part of the body they lead from.

We also walked around the room as different types of characters to explore how the key points could effect a scene or a character, by having different types of characters interact with each other. This allowed me to realise and learn how circumstance as well as key attributes to a persons movement can have a direct link to the energy of a scene or piece.

This also provoked me to think of what some of these attributes were and how they could be related to possible characters I would like to play in the play.

• Joe- Large slow movements. Possibly slightly hunched. Heavy. A little slow in all aspects.
• OldPip- Medium pace, leads from chest/head is positioned up and beginning to be proud.
• Young pip- lots of energy, admires objects, leads with hands, shuffles feet.
• Jaggers- Slow, large steps.Quite heavy and very controlled behaviour.