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i. What does the colour of your costume say about the personality of your character?  The color of the costume is pink and purple, which is very feminine, and shows of her girlishness, as she is the damsel in distress.  ii. How does the costume you chose communicate the profession or role of your character?  I chose a scarf and a hat (or bonnet) because it shows how women looked like back then, and it s very girly and feminine.  iii. What does the fabric or style of your chosen costume communicate about your character? The style of the costume is very feminine and old school. The women from back then would probably wear this and a full dress, because girls wore very feminine wear and clothes.

Drama worksheet

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Melodrama Video

Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENlnAbPL_0E 

Melodrama Stock Characters

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Reflection Stage Combat

I have learned many different physical skills, such as the knap, the slap, the hair pull, the kick to the stomach, the stepping on the feet, and a couple more. The slap is when the attacker is a safe distance away from you, and pretends to slap you. The victim would make a slapping noise by clapping in a way. The victim would also aggressively move their head to the side, to show the attacker slapped them. The ways to making a fight scene believable is: 1. Reaction: The victim always has to act stressed, pained, mad, and shocked when they get hit, and the attacker has to act aggressive, and violent. But both actors always have to make sound effects as well, such as grunts, or shouts. 2. Timing: The timing of the reaction, hit, and a lot more have to be timed correctly, in order for the move to look realistic. The argument also has to be realistic, and it starts with the idea of the argument, the dialogue, the facial and bodily reactions, and more. The pace of the dialogue ha

Macbeth Reflection

  What do you know about the character of Macbeth (his personality and aims) that would help you to know how to use your body language as an actor to portray him? Give an example. I know that Macbeth was a brave man who is pressured into killing his friend, who is King Duncan. You can portray that you are mad whenever Lady Macbeth mentions killing King Duncan to show that Macbeth doesn't want to do it, and that he genuinely likes the King. He was also scared when he met the witches, so you can act fragile and shy or scared to show this. What do you know about the characters of the witches that would help you to know how to use your voice as an actor to portray them? Give an example. The characters of the witches are eerie and make people feel scared or uneasy. They are also quiet and mysterious. For this you can whisper and take long breaks in between what you say to show mysteriousness.  Can you describe one specific performance skill (acting skill) that you have improv

Macbeth Live Trailer Photos

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