Some observations - technical nature of the film - the repetition as a factor - the other actors as audience - absence of direction - meaning the work is still performance - but for camera it is actually in rehearsal - although still being performed, but the crew/director is not the audience per se. - awareness of technical versus the story telling - how does that technical affect your pleasure of the story - does it?
Comments Tuesday October 16h Kevin Hanchard #1 Audience reactions, whether they were audible of visual helped make the storytelling easier and more fun. Knowing that they were invested helped me to delve deeper into the character without the sense of being “judged”. It was a great experience. #2 The intimacy of not having to “fill the space” with my voice allowed me to focus on the relationship between Marciaʼs character and my own. As a result, I feel that the relationship was deeper and clearer for an audience to see. #3 The simple fact of the matter is, a story becomes easier to tell when you are doing nothing more than living it with one other person. Take away the facade of “performance” and it immediately becomes more intimate human. Amber Goldfarb #1 I felt very connected all throughout. I didnʼt feel that I regurgitated. It felt pretty fresh. #2 Being able to speak lower (almost whisper) allowed me to paly wiht the scene in a different way. I felt like I could count on what my eyes were doing and not depent on my whole body to convey what my character was going through. Especially for the closeup. Basically, I felt that nuances were being conveyed more than I could performing on stage. #3 It felt pretty fresh My scene partner gave me a different read and that affected my performance. Made it feel fresh. Performing for just the camera made me feel more relaxed and more free to take risks. But it wasnʼt as exciting as performing for an audience or camera. Randi Helmers #1 Awareness of some audience members previous viewing of this peice when I first performed it 12-14 years ago elicited some anxiety. The very subjective subject matter drawing from personal past trauma augments the experience of nerves and puts me in a “zone” I need to understand and factor into the performance experience. Discovery came in attempting some direct address, which Iʼd not done before and was informative/ useful. #2 At first I felt comfortable/interested/intrigued by the action of addressing the camera, sort of like confession, but then I lost track of that confessional relationship and got and