In our acting for camera lesson today we filmed the first scene in the painting and decorating rooms which are no longer used. We all worked together and were given film crew roles. We took about 6-7 shots of the scene in different shots, we took wide shots, close ups and long shots. I was given the job role of "Continuity" which meant that I had a copy of the script to make sure they were getting their lines right and that everything stayed the same, their acting had to remain the same and their gestures and their marks, due to the fact that we cut the scenes at points, and then would use another take to make the scene, so if their acting and gestures/positions were not the same every time, the scene put together would not look naturalistic and this would show to an audience that it has been cut at various points.
I helped them out with lines, the lines were on the whole pretty good, but their were words here and there that were missed out, or changed but I helped them and prompted them when asked to.
Watching the scene being filmed today has helped me prepare for mine and Sav's scene to be filmed, as I have noticed that in order to act for camera you need to be so relaxed, as if you are tense it shows so much on the camera, and to also not make noises whilst I am speaking, the boys were sniffing a lot during the scene and it is so noticeable as the boom was right above their heads, so I need to make sure I do not sniff or cough, or mumble as it shows up even more than it does when acting on the stage!
I learned that to play my character, Lisa, I need to be so relaxed, as Lisa is very on edge, traumatic and un hinged,so in order to play a crazy and tense character, I need to be so relaxed within my body and mind to portray this in the best way. This is a Yoshi Oida technique, to always be relaxed within my body as an actor, especially when playing a very tense edgy character
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