reflection 2.8

    Our group has changed our focus a lot these days, initially we aimed to lessen the importance of words in our work, but we find that too hard to achieve because our topic is abstract as well so there may be inclarity in expression of ideas.

We decide to write three skits in which we show a struggle that the character is going through. The characters may live in an unhappy family, or being bullied by others because she is a stammer, or is suffering from eating disorder, and they do not necessarily solve the problem and reach relief in our scene because actually in life people don’t deal with their struggle that easily so people can more relate with the character. And we aim to visualize the suffering through abstract expression. For example, we try to use a lot of voice over to express the inner feelings of the character in scene 2 and 3. And in scene 1, because the girl is distanced from her family, so we use voice over as her parents instead of having the real parents on stage which can show the disconnection between them and emphasize on the girl’s own feeling.  

    This two weeks we are just working on coming up with the script and how to transition from scene to scene, and we decide to start the play by three actors randomly walking on stage with neutral state and then light focus on one of us then her story begins. We intend to show that everyone is normal when facing others but actually inside everyone has their own struggle and going through pain is human’s common experience. And in the end the characters will do exactly the same as the beginning, walking without emotions to show that life has to go on and the incapability of avoiding the struggle.

    From now on we have to move to stage and experience with blocking and the effect of the voiceover. Also, we try to incorporate the scene of two nature battling with each other into one of the skits so we have to shorten that scene and present the most important part. For next week, we aim to revise what we have and see if we need to add something to build up the characters. Since Bowen is not here anymore, we want to pay less attention to the tech, but we also want to use tech to add on to the story. We haven’t explored how the lighting will be applied in the play so we have to work on that as well. Ruth was sick last week so we have to spend more time on creating the script than we expect so we have to use the time wisely next week and get everything we need down as soon as possible so that we can present it and hear the feedback from classmates and teachers.