We decided to move onto a completely new scene today as we felt that we needed to press on and get more scenes set. After some deliberation we decided that we were going to work on the scene in which the gang commits the rape against Tess, inspired from a Streetcar Named Desire. Now, this scene was always going to be difficult in the fact that we are dealing with a very sensitive subject and that we had to think of a way that we could portray the horror of such an ordeal in a sophisticated and artistic way.
We began trying to come up with a beginning to the scene. Finn has left the gang to go off and live with Tess, which is the gang leaders motive for attacking Tess. He feels cheated by her and sees her as the sole reason that Finn has decided to do the unthinkable, breaking the laws of Omerta and leaving the gang. We have decided that the gangs stronghold is an old abandoned warehouse to which Tess arrives at looking for Finn. However, he is not there.
We toyed with a few ideas for a good while, trying to think of the best way to set it. One of our group members was against actually being in the rape scene and, despite our best attempts of persuasion, had to cut him from the scene. This, meant that the rape changed to being committed by only the gang leader.
The build up will be one of the main features of this scene. We thought about what music we wanted to have but couldn't find anything from the time period, but luckily, another one of our group members is a drummer in a band. So we thought it would make sense to utilize such a skill and incorporate it into our performance. For example, the build up could be a slow rumble of the symbols, then a crash very quickly to build anxiety and tension and hopefully make the audience jump too. I think it would be very good to create our own sounds or music as we can tailor it to our pace and rhythm instead of having to fit a piece around a song ready made. It will also show that we have considered a range of ideas, whether to use existing music or make a piece up. This also gives us the opportunity to tailor changes in lighting to the music and as the music is live, it can adapt to the changes as we go. I think it would be a very good idea.
The main problem we came across was the actual setting of the rape scene, we struggled with trying to make it seem artistic and brutal at the same time, without it looking awkward or immature. We thought that we could have some strobes or blackouts to create a moving picture image, where on each light up there is a freeze frame of the rape. Another idea was that we could have a split stage, when the other gang members are playing cards whilst such a thing is happening. This would really portray the cruel nature of the gang and relevance to the time period in the way women were just thrown around as objects.
Our main focus is to try and make the rape as harsh and brutal as possible, but with a sense of flare and sophistication about it. We have a long way to go and a lot of work to do before it is finished, but have made a decent start. Lots more thought needs to go into the scene before we finish it. It will be hard, but as the subject is so sensitive we have to think very carefully about what we are doing and what the best way available to portray it is. I suggest, as this is one of the hardest scenes we will create, that we spend a good amount of time on this, if this scene is weak, it could ruin the good scenes we have already created and may put a bad tone on the whole performance should we fail to prepare it properly.
http://revolutionarts2016.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/work-in-progress-theo-ellie-dan-mck-dan.htm
Obviously, once we have added the drums to the scene it will sound and look a lot better. The rhythm will assist the effect of the lighting and create a very uncomfortable atmosphere.
We toyed with a few ideas for a good while, trying to think of the best way to set it. One of our group members was against actually being in the rape scene and, despite our best attempts of persuasion, had to cut him from the scene. This, meant that the rape changed to being committed by only the gang leader.
The build up will be one of the main features of this scene. We thought about what music we wanted to have but couldn't find anything from the time period, but luckily, another one of our group members is a drummer in a band. So we thought it would make sense to utilize such a skill and incorporate it into our performance. For example, the build up could be a slow rumble of the symbols, then a crash very quickly to build anxiety and tension and hopefully make the audience jump too. I think it would be very good to create our own sounds or music as we can tailor it to our pace and rhythm instead of having to fit a piece around a song ready made. It will also show that we have considered a range of ideas, whether to use existing music or make a piece up. This also gives us the opportunity to tailor changes in lighting to the music and as the music is live, it can adapt to the changes as we go. I think it would be a very good idea.
The main problem we came across was the actual setting of the rape scene, we struggled with trying to make it seem artistic and brutal at the same time, without it looking awkward or immature. We thought that we could have some strobes or blackouts to create a moving picture image, where on each light up there is a freeze frame of the rape. Another idea was that we could have a split stage, when the other gang members are playing cards whilst such a thing is happening. This would really portray the cruel nature of the gang and relevance to the time period in the way women were just thrown around as objects.
Our main focus is to try and make the rape as harsh and brutal as possible, but with a sense of flare and sophistication about it. We have a long way to go and a lot of work to do before it is finished, but have made a decent start. Lots more thought needs to go into the scene before we finish it. It will be hard, but as the subject is so sensitive we have to think very carefully about what we are doing and what the best way available to portray it is. I suggest, as this is one of the hardest scenes we will create, that we spend a good amount of time on this, if this scene is weak, it could ruin the good scenes we have already created and may put a bad tone on the whole performance should we fail to prepare it properly.
http://revolutionarts2016.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/work-in-progress-theo-ellie-dan-mck-dan.htm
Obviously, once we have added the drums to the scene it will sound and look a lot better. The rhythm will assist the effect of the lighting and create a very uncomfortable atmosphere.
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