2/10/13 AS Drama

Rachel Lesson

AS Drama

Laban System of Efforts
Today we did the Laban System of Efforts.

We had to choose what characters were what. I chose Lynne and said a Float would suit her as I think she's quite shy and doesn't know what she's really doing with herself. We the had to do a short scene and play the characters with this Effort quality. I found this ok, as I sometimes don't really know what I am doing, but I get on with things, so it was ok to do. 
We watched each others short little scenes to see how each other was playing each character and most people that I sore do Lynne played her similarly to me, so I felt that I chose effort. 

Visual, Aural, Spatial


Sound- music in between scenes, or to emphasise mood changes. 

Lighting- one light in the centre to make the corners of the stage seem darker and make the set seem smaller. So the atmosphere is more cramped to make the audience feel like they are in a cupboard.

Props- in the centre I want the motorbike as this is the main prop used. I also want boxes to be used as seats so the actors don't have to stand for the entire play but boxes still fit in with the set being a cupboard whereas a chair wouldn't.

Costume- Ton- football shorts, trainers, polo shirt. Lynne- skirt and blouse or dress. Kid-school uniform, shirt, tie, trousers.

Set Design- boxes and shelving on the walls, cramped and dusty atmosphere to show the cupboard is rarely used. I want the boxes to be different heights to add levels and make my set more interesting.I want my set to be a traditional end on because it means I can use the walls as part of my set. For the colours I want mostly greys and browns to make the cupboard seem full and unused. I want my proxemics to make my set apart claustrophobic. 
I want the overall effect to show a cramped, cluttered and neglected cupboard.