Today we showed our scenes to Tamera and got the second one approved.
One of the things she mentioned was that we needed a better set in order to have more places to go. "Blocking helps show objective" so we needed to be able to use the space better in order to show our objectives. Stefan and I sat down afterward and came up with a few new set pieces and acting areas so that we can do this. We also paid attention to making sure that the set we came up with would work for both scenes with no transitioning in between. In the end, we came up with four areas to act in and a space in the middle with no particular set piece attached to it. DCS we have a stool to represent either the "sacks" in the Rainmaker scene or where the telephone goes in the Sidney scene. USR we have an elevated space to be the bed for Rainmaker and the couch for Sidney. Slightly SL of C and US is a table to be a bar in Sidney and a tack rack for Rainmaker. USL is a few acting boxes to be a stack of hay for Rainmaker and a sitting place for Sidney. Already, talking about new blocking with this setup is more dynamic.
We are going to try and include more levels in our blocking as well, which we will do by using the elevated area and by sitting on the sitting area.
Another thing Tamera talked about was creating a clear difference between the characters. I think this is something that we will do as we get to know the Sidney characters better but it is also important to think about. I am trying to come up with ways in which Lizzie and Iris speak and walk different, what gestures they make, etc. I am also thinking about enunciation and making sure my sentences don't trail off at the ends!
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