FILM & TV UNIT:WEEK 3 MODERNISING OUR SHAKESPEARE PIECES

WEEK 3

During this week all of us continued modernising our Shakespeare pieces. Also we continued watching clips from films and discussing with our pairs on what things would and would not work. Also all of us had our Stars Wars auditions (Used as practice auditions showing us how the film & TV industry). Most groups/pairs filmed their pieces this week. Me and Prince were supposed to film sometime this week but because we didn't have the props (Guns, Drinks & a Cigar) for our scene. Me and Prince came up with cool stuff/elements that we could include into our piece. 




Monday 25th November: DRAMA WITH YUSUF

In this lesson we continued working on our pieces whilst Yusuf was out filming Yvonne, Esther & Bictons scene. During this lesson me & Prince were practicing our scene and trying different things that would and would not work, throughout the lesson we kept experimenting, as long as we don’t shout/scream with that intention then our piece should be fine. To be honest I find it quite difficult because we have moved on from the classical theatre part to film & TV I feel that it’s going to be quite tough having to deliver my lines with that same intensity but I just can’t raise my voice because the boom operator is there and it’s going spoil the whole essence of the scene. From an audience view it wouldn’t look too good. So what we decided to do was to look at clips from some top blockbuster action films and grasp how they deliver their lines in a situation like this with that intensity.

                                 

This is what me & Prince have been doing so far in lesson. Whilst we were rehearsing alot of ideas kept popping up, some worked and some didn't. This was to do with camera shots wise and the type of film shots we've been considering to use are medium shot, two shot,loose close-up and close-up. These type of film shots could possibly work in our piece. Also while we were running our piece I was thinking about actions that me & Prince could include and things we could do while both of us deliver our dialogue which could be Prince taking draws of his cigar and me having a drink, those are the two ideas we have in mind so far. I've realised that it's difficult to do a certain action at the right time/when it felt right for me to do the action. Whenever Prince was delivering his lines to me I had to think about how I would react by my facial expression to the lines he kept delivering to show my thought process. The Context of our scene still remains the same but different time period and setting.

Me and Prince were supposed to film our piece on this day but because we didn't have our props or anything to play around with, Yusuf couldn't film it otherwise it would look bad on screen. The props we need are guns, cigar and drinks.

Tuesday 26th November: DRAMA WITH YUSUF

During this lesson Yusuf filmed Charles & Ahmed's piece in class since they couldn't use the College gym.






















STAR WARS SCRIPT


Ben hands Luke the saber.

LUKE: What is it?

BEN: Your fathers lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not
as clumsy or as random as a blaster.

Luke pushes a button on the handle. A long beam shoots out
about four feet and flickers there. The light plays across the
ceiling.

BEN: An elegant weapon for a more civilized time. For over a thousand
generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice
in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire.

Luke hasn't really been listening.

LUKE: How did my father die?

BEN: A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he
turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi
Knights. He betrayed and murdered your father. Now the Jedi are all
but extinct. Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force.

LUKE: The Force?

BEN: Well, the Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy
field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us.
It binds the galaxy together.

Artoo makes beeping sounds.

BEN: Now, let's see if we can't figure out what you are, my little
friend. And where you come from.

LUKE: I saw part of the message he was...

Luke is cut short as the recorded image of the beautiful
young Rebel princess is projected from Artoo's face.