The most important part of Tuesday's lesson was the 'Spaces of the Mind' activity that we did. This activity was created by Cicely Berry. We used this activity with our 'The Tempest' Scripts. We chose a cluster of 6 or 7 lines and broke them up into smaller chunks- the only thing dividing these chunks were '/'s that signified a change in thought. We then read the extracts out and every time we got to a '/', we had to walk and change position. Splitting the lines up this way was very helpful as it made each chunk easier to understand. I have struggled to understand the Shakespearean language and this activity really does help as you are focusing on and analysing each section without realising. This also meant that I had a much better vision of what my character, Ferdinand, is all about. The activity also made me realise how important movement is when acting. During the activity I wasn't really thinking about how I was moving but afterwards I realised that by using my movement, I could of really made the pauses in the speech a lot more meaningful and it could've improved my characterisation.
We spent the rest of the lessons blocking 'The Tempest'. We also made some more significant cuts to ensure we meet the deadline of performing the play next week. We actually made a lot of progress this week though- particularly in Thursday's lesson as we blocked the entire play. This helped me grasp the play as a whole- even more so then the read through of the play we did a couple of weeks ago as we were up and acting the roles we had been casted as. We were also put into small groups to focus on individual scenes. Me (Ferdinand), Amber (Prospero) and Lindzie (Miranda) were focusing on Act 3 Scene 1; the scene where Ferdinand and Miranda confess their love for each other. Focusing on scenes in small groups is incredibly helpful as it allows us to analyse each line which is something we wouldn't be able to do if we were blocking the whole play with the whole cast as it would take too long.
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