Mask/Status/Mime

We first had to select a mask which we thought was interesting and that we thought we could find a character easily to go with. The mask I chose had quite an innocent expression which also looked surprised. We then had to develop a walk based on our mask, this helped us to determine status and characterisation. As my character appeared to have a low status i decided to use a slow walk with my head down. 

As a whole class we then made a stage picture entirely based on status and expression. those with a higher status were higher up, those with lower status were lower down. this helped us interact with each other as a whole class and analyse how characters with a different status may react to each other. 

We then moved into groups of five and devised a mimed scene in a public location about or characters which were inspired by masks. Our scene was in a cinema. I think this helped us to see how important movement and body language are, as we had to convey a scene and emotion without using vocals or facial expressions. 

After this we selected a scene from Gotcha and cast the characters based on masks. For example my mask looked innocent so I was cast as Lynne, one mask looked devious so was cast as the Kid the other mask looked angry so they became Ton. The scene we selected was the one where the Kid catches Lynne and Ton. One of the key movements used was the Kid locking the door as he looked at the audience as he did it, making it seem planned. 

We then had to add slow motion, speed/repetition and make sure we always had the mask facing the audience. This made the scene more complicated and once again highlighted how important body language and movement is. We then had to select  piece of music that would suit our piece. This basically took over the role of vocals.