Heyyy!!!! Yet again, we had a great lesson :)
We started with a discussion on ancient Greek masks and why they used them. After some research we found out that the reasons that they used them was mostly because the stage would be so tremendously large that the ones in the back would not be able to see the expressions on the actors faces. And ait was also due to the fact that in this time women were not allowed to act, so men would have to wear women's masks and pretend to be women. Another thing was that in a play there would be about 20 characters but only 10 actors, so they would have to wear the masks to play the different characters.
After this, we look at the Trestle theatre mask (we had the beginner and intermediate) and talked about the mask etiquette, in the beginners one, they had the basic expressions ( e.g. Shocked, goofy, angry) and we talked about how the experissions were quite exaggerated so it could be seen from far away.
We did a short activity where we each picked a mask and had to go up in front of the others and stay in character, it was a mime so we couldn't say anything, we could only use our body to indicate how we felt and to answer questions from the audience. This activity was quite fun because it was hilarious seeing the others act with a mask that didnt change throughout the whole thing. I had picked the angry mask so I had to stomp my feet, cross my arms and over do all my movements. It was soooo fun!
We then went in to partners and were told to devise a short comic scene, the scene was going to be set in a clothes store and one had to be the costumer and the other was the seller. Both of us had to be masked and we had to choose the emotions that would fitbest with our character. This was quite different from what we are used to because we have never done anything to do with masks but it was still a really cool experience. After we filmed ours, we watched the other group and theirs was really good because they fad the audience the whole time, michael made his movements really bold and quite goofy (it was his character).
We then all came together and in a group of 4 we devised a short scene a lot different from the first one because this one was meant to be dramatic and serious, this ment that our masks also had to be serious and could not be funny. The scene was based on 3 characters bullying one person. Of course with the masks on, we weren't allowed to talk so it was a bit difficult but still pretty fun. When we were rehearsing, we did it without the masks and we were allowed to talk, this is so it would be easier to know what we were gonna say and easier to act knowing what was going on. After we filmed it, we watched it and discussed what we would change to make it better, we mostly said that if we added a little more movements the scene, it will look a lot better.
Then, we repeated our scene in the clothes store, but this time, only one of them was going to masked and had to mime, the other had to be completey normal without a mask and was allowed to talk. In our group, I was the seller and I was also the one to stay masked and when we were performing it, it felt a bit strange because the costumer would be talking to me and I would have to respond with physical actions. Outlf the two scenes, I think I enjoyed performing the second one because it was quite different and unusual frm the normal devised scene.
Second lastly, we repeated the bullying scene but in this one, the only who wore the mask was the one being bullied. Since I was originally the one being bullied, I had to wear a mask and had to mime again. This scene felt a lot better than the first one because it seemed more like the bullies had more power over the one getting bullied.
We then went on to talking about how the use of masks can really make a characters features change. For the one being bullied, after watching the video, we could see that I had a lot less power, that I was completey isolated and lonely. Lastly we discussed why directors would use masks, and we found out it was because it was to show the change in time, for example, in a play when the character has a flashback moment,they use the masks to show that it is a different time then the present. They also use it in dreams, or nightmares.After this, we look at the Trestle theatre mask (we had the beginner and intermediate) and talked about the mask etiquette, in the beginners one, they had the basic expressions ( e.g. Shocked, goofy, angry) and we talked about how the experissions were quite exaggerated so it could be seen from far away.
We did a short activity where we each picked a mask and had to go up in front of the others and stay in character, it was a mime so we couldn't say anything, we could only use our body to indicate how we felt and to answer questions from the audience. This activity was quite fun because it was hilarious seeing the others act with a mask that didnt change throughout the whole thing. I had picked the angry mask so I had to stomp my feet, cross my arms and over do all my movements. It was soooo fun!
We then went in to partners and were told to devise a short comic scene, the scene was going to be set in a clothes store and one had to be the costumer and the other was the seller. Both of us had to be masked and we had to choose the emotions that would fitbest with our character. This was quite different from what we are used to because we have never done anything to do with masks but it was still a really cool experience. After we filmed ours, we watched the other group and theirs was really good because they fad the audience the whole time, michael made his movements really bold and quite goofy (it was his character).
We then all came together and in a group of 4 we devised a short scene a lot different from the first one because this one was meant to be dramatic and serious, this ment that our masks also had to be serious and could not be funny. The scene was based on 3 characters bullying one person. Of course with the masks on, we weren't allowed to talk so it was a bit difficult but still pretty fun. When we were rehearsing, we did it without the masks and we were allowed to talk, this is so it would be easier to know what we were gonna say and easier to act knowing what was going on. After we filmed it, we watched it and discussed what we would change to make it better, we mostly said that if we added a little more movements the scene, it will look a lot better.
Then, we repeated our scene in the clothes store, but this time, only one of them was going to masked and had to mime, the other had to be completey normal without a mask and was allowed to talk. In our group, I was the seller and I was also the one to stay masked and when we were performing it, it felt a bit strange because the costumer would be talking to me and I would have to respond with physical actions. Outlf the two scenes, I think I enjoyed performing the second one because it was quite different and unusual frm the normal devised scene.
Second lastly, we repeated the bullying scene but in this one, the only who wore the mask was the one being bullied. Since I was originally the one being bullied, I had to wear a mask and had to mime again. This scene felt a lot better than the first one because it seemed more like the bullies had more power over the one getting bullied.
Thank you for another great lesson miss. Prior!!!!! :)
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