February 8th - drama

We have been doing about hot seating and role on the wall as these are two ways which will be able more in touch with your character in any piece of drama.
We witnessed some hot seating during lesson firstly with miss woffenden and then with me. i found hot seating rather difficult as you have to be very good at thinking on the spot. After we had finished i had to give feedback all i could think was about how weird it became whilst been hot seated as you went into the little world that you have created for your character. The rest of the group told us what was good about our performance like how fast thinking is very important and how the questions you ask the performer can make the hot seating less or more effective. We discussed how you feel whilst hot seating some one for me you felt very tense as you had no idea how the person would react to the question you were asking. This is a very effective drama convention as it helps bring more information out about the character. Also if the person been hot seated is unable to answer a question it gives them an area to research about there character.
We also did role on the wall this is were you draw an outline of a person and on the inside you put the persons feelings, personality and thing of that nature on the outside you put what over people think of them. I thought of some questions and answers for my character in the performance (the husband and father in a struggling relationship).
1.Why did you come to counselling today?
even if things are going wrong we have a son so we have to try our best to make it work .
2.What happened between you and your wife?
things changed i don't feel i did but the way she treated me has defiantly changed i work and bring in money but she doesn't seem to care.
3.How does your relationship with your son work?
I feel i try my best for my son but unfortunately all the work i have to do to make money for the family i still try my best though.
4.How long have you been married?
14 years.
5.How often do you fight? what about?
we fight very often and its mostly about money and me not been around its all centred around work as i do and she doesn't.
6.Do you know how your son feels?
No but i imagine he is ok or he would of said something.
7.Have you got allot of time with your family?
Like i said i have a little bit of time but still I'm unable to spend time with them as I'm too busy working.
8.How is work for you? Does your wife work?
Work for me is very stress full but my family still don't seem to notice this and no my wife doesn't work when she easily could.
9.How does that make you feel?
Very unappreciated as they don't notice what i go through or make an attempt to help me by working and bringing in extra money.
10.Is there anything you wish you could change?
I wish that she would just care enough to work and make my life just a little bit easier.