We have decided to record ourselves speaking part of the chorus lines and also breathing so that we can add another element of multimedia to our scene. If we simply spoke the words of the chorus whilst doing the physical theatre actions that we have created with it, then it would not be as effective than if we used a speaker to blast our recording down to the basketball court where we will be performing, whilst our audience watch out of the window.
How will having the pre-recorded sound support this moment of the performance? The audience will be listening to this whilst you perform on the basketball court.
The pre-recorded sound will help to support this moment of performance as the sound will be a lot clearer and louder for the audience to hear, rather than if we were just saying the words ourselves.
How is your piece relevant for an audience?
In our groups, we discussed how and why our scenes from Antigone were still relevant to a modern day audience. Our scene is about how Antigone was going to be sent to a cave to die, although Ismene would be spared. We thought that this has some kind of a similarity to how people are often sentenced to prison or even to death for unjust reasons. It also made me think of countries in the Middle East that punish women to an extreme extent for the smallest of things- simply because of their gender. Also, our scene picks up on close family ties and how a difference in beliefs can pull a family (or in our case, a sister-bond) apart. Lastly, our scene also shows Creon as a powerful dictator who makes laws that would result in unfortunate outcomes if misused, similar to Kim Jong- un (North Korea’s supreme leader).
How is the moment of multimedia in your scene relevant to the piece?
Our use of multimedia is relevant for our piece as it shows a harsh, edgy video of Antigone being pulled away to her cave, which illustrates her defeat and anger towards Creon. It also shows her strength towards her beliefs; although she is reluctant to be taken away, she would rather do this then apologise the burial of her brother. Video clips of Ismene and Creon flash quite often in the video, to show her crowning thoughts whilst being viciously pulled away by the guards. The multimedia also adds a slight twist to our theme, creating a sense of horror/thriller. Although we did no filming today, we worked on where and how we were going to film our scene. We continued to brainstorm as a group. All in all, we decided that we would all be wearing simply black- except for me (Ismene) who will wear a white t-shirt (which is what I will be wearing in the performance). We have chosen music to put behind the video- it is slow paced and edgy, the kind of music you would hear in a horror movie.
Here are the notes I wrote up for each group:
Antonia's group:
- Comedy was brilliant. Antonia and Tim work well. Sometimes the comedy seemed a little too forced, though.
- Audience enjoyed/ felt comfortable- broke the 4th wall
- Use of multimedia- mobile phones, modernised
- Choral movement was interesting
- Movement links into the script and spoken words
- Body language and characterization by Eric made it clear that he was Creon, the leader.
- Sherene delivered lines well- she seemed strong and rebellious- like Antigone.
- The modernization of language made Creon’s character more casual. Like a prime minister- relates to a modern day audience.
- Use of multimedia by Tara and Phoebe- interesting, illuminated the main characters of the scene
- Rory as Haemon showed a desperate and passionate love for Antigone.
- Characterisation by Jake was convincing- nice use of voice and physicality to show his blindness.
- Harmony and Natasha used the space well- nice physicality
What meets need to be developed and why?
I think a major improvement that we could all work on is learning lines- a few people still had their scripts in their hands whilst performing. This dulled the scene slightly as the actor did not have their full concentration on the space around them and their physicality. Also, I think that we could all improve our timings to make sure our scenes are fast paced, making transitions smooth between each different scene.
How did the pieces become relevant for a contemporary audience?
The pieces became relevant due to the multimedia that was used- it allows the audience to familiarize with the scene if some element of modern technology has been added to it. Also, most groups have modernised their script so that the audience grasp a better understanding of what is going on in our scenes. Physicality has also been developed, giving the play an abstract feel to it which is often visually enjoyable as an audience member watching a performance.
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