Directing Peers

First we had to choose a monologue from Gotcha and decide how we wanted it to be said. We had to decide on where to speed up or slow down, where to add emotion and which words to emphasise. 

We then had to direct one of our peers to do the monologue exactly how we wanted it. 

I feel the actor responded well to my direction as they sped up and slowed down appropriately and were much more aggressive and menacing on the last line as instructed. 

I think my last line worked well as it was an important line and we made it stand ut from the rest of the monologue. 

However I put too much emphasis on the repetition of the word 'great' and when it was actually acted it didn't sound very good so I had to change this.  

I found responding to direction from one of my peers difficult in a way, as we had both picked the same scene so I had to ignore all my ideas on how the scene should be said and just focus on what my partner wanted. However overall I found following direction easy. 

We then worked in groups of four and had two directors. This time we could only say the lines we weren't allowed to use facial expressions, movement or body language.

I found this challenging because you have to rely on only your voice because there is no other way to communicate. I also think it is difficult because movement is natural so when you cant move or use expression you feel awkward and unnatural. 

I found being a director the most challenging because you have to tell the person exactly what to do in a lot of detail so they know what you want. I preferred being told what to do because I found it much easier.