Drama - Tuesday, November 5, 2019

1. Malcolm X

At a school computer, you can go to the website: https://www.criterionondemand.com/ and search up the movie MALCOLM X (or you can click on this link too).  Please start watching MALCOLM X. 

2. Script Analysis: Beats 

We are going to use the soliloquy of Jaques from As You Like It.  It is a favorite of many actors.

A new beat starts when...
.....a) A character ENTERS
.....b) A character EXITS
.....c) A change in TOPIC

3. Script Analysis: Line Copying

This is really a memorization device to help you learn your lines.  Copy one line or sentence at a time.

4. Script Analysis: Repetition and Meaning

In order to learn a line, you must understand it and the motivation behind saying it.  Take one line at a time and repeat aloud, and as you do so think about why the character is saying this line.

5. Script Analysis: Exaggerated Movement and Blocking

Another important technique in learning lines is to move while you are saying the line.  The movements should be related to the line being said and be as exaggerated as possible.