4/14/11 Journal

Ariel and Danny presented their scene today in class. Their scene was set at the beach. Danny played the role of a young homosexual man and Ariel played a heterosexual young woman. In the scene their characters were discussing, or checking out, the other people on the beach. The scene was very conversational and had comedy to it. Danny and Ariel had good chemistry between each other within the scene but the levels that they were on were different. They weren't completely matching as scene partners, but that will come with time and practice. Peter gave them some ntes about physicality. He mentioned that Danny should find some more moments where he will get up more or do something more with the towel in the scene. Overall, watching this scene and listening to feedback made me remember the importance of chemistry between actors and the physicality of characters.

Sammie and Morgan also performed their scene on this day of class. Their scene is between two girls that go on a rant about talking viciously about another girl that goes to their school. The first run through was a little bit ruff since the lines weren't entirely memorized on Morgan's part, but the scene does have potential once minor details are resolved. Peter had them play it like they were drinking and sneaking into the gymnasium perhaps. Adding the playing of the music on the ipod during the dialogue of the scene also added another flare to the scene. Good work so far with this scene. I look forward to seeing the final performance.

Both scenes were done well during this class meeting, and both scenes reiterated the importance of chemistry between your scene partner and the importance of physicality.