Evaluation of Performance

The family: 'Behind The Scenes'



My individual performance : On the night I felt I gave it my all and had fun whilst doing. Like my teacher said, I tried not so much to think of what line came next but to think about what I wanted in the scene and what my reactions were to what the other characters said. My scene with Hannah and Katie ( who played Cissy and Lilly) were different in pace to a lot of the other scenes. Because we had a fairly normal conversation ,we were lively and fed of well from what others said. Half way through the scene my character doesn't speak anymore and I found that a good way to focus on reacting. In one line when I list all the things you need to do to stay healthy I think I went a bit too quickly so it seemed very unnatural. As well as that, I emphasised "In Anderson's big car" too much which led to my second line having to be even more emphasised. I think my volume and projection was good and maybe I could of hit those 2-word lines to be as loud as the rest. What made it believable for me was the tone and contrasts of the beginning 'heys' or the smiles and weird looks we gave each other if the other character had said something. One of the actors forgot their lines but I think she covered up well and we moved on better from that.

I didn't end up actually eating anything- I just looked for things in my bag or took out some water and had a sip eventually. Our lines together flowed so quickly that I didn't know when was the right time to take a bit of food- that's why I left it out. But I think fiddling around with the water bottle showed that I was so into the conversation I forgot about eating or drinking.


Other scenes: The first scene when we all take our places in the room and start dancing wasn't as crazy as it was when we practiced. The dancing didn't gradually get bigger- the voices just became more random and louder. When it came to the screaming, we all screamed at the same time and knew when to move into our 'side scenes'.

I think what may have confused the audience or the actors was the long pauses that people took in some scenes. Because it was hard to tell whether they did it for a pause of thought (which should be clearly shown as well on their faces) or if they didn't know what there next line was.

Shooting scene: From the moment it began I though the tension of the room just got a bit higher and it was a totally different mood from the rest of the play.  Because of the short lines a majority of us had I thought it was hard to pace it so that it kept the audience on their feet and it could of been more powerful. Personally, I found it hard to know when to start screaming (although I knew our signal was Hannah's hit to the space) because she was far behind me, so I relied on everyone else.

My experience: For it being my first play I performed in school , i LOVED it and I felt that as a strand our group bonds well like a family. In addition, it was great to have some motivational talk ,before our play, from our teachers.

Tanyas school life

The Costume for Tanya:

I've put together a school uniform- with a normal buttoned up, white , short-sleeved shirt ; a black pencil skirt ; black pumps and her school rucksack. I think what I've put together is suitable for 2013 but not 2004- I imagine the uniform to be very elegant and for her to wear her attire formally and neatly. I would definitely change the type of skirt that she wore and gave her a grey or navy (knee-length) school skirt and a blazer to go along with it. In the picture to the left i'm holding a book because I'd picture her to walk around with a folder or a large book to show off her intelligence. This costume would work better if it were summer- but for the time i've set it which is around october, she'd wear a long shirt with a tie and possibly have the top button undone so that she can 'fit in' with the rest of the group.

Tanya's memories

That was when she had time for me, mum's busy now

I could listen to her songs all day long

Could of done so much better

we all do!!

"He was a punk, She did ballet"-I still love to listen to Avril Lavigne's songs

my rucksack that's got me through 2 years of exams

Me and Cissy watched this throughout the whole evening at her sleepover.  

This is the movie of the year-Ryan Gosling is so hot in this!

Cissy snapped some photos  for me of Anderson (last Wednesday) in her physics lesson

Diary pg - no. 4

Dear Diary,

Pheew! I've finally come home from a 2 and a half hours test . But i've just reminded myself it's only wednesday- with tests set every week my 'week' feels like a month. I pray that it went well and it better have because i'm not having all of my revision go to waste. I despise those people that are just able to remember something from a lesson and not have to revise. Cissy, for example, is able to get A's without even looking at a piece of work .It's like she clicks her fingers and magically gets a good grade.

While i was doing my test I had a moment when my mind went blank and I forgot my ideas so I had a glance around the room and couldn't help but see William starring at Lilly. I know he has some freaky obsession with her but how does even manage to do it during a test! He's gone way past clingy but now it's just..i don't even have a word for it. I'm not even sure that he knows he's definitely not going to get her- she is way out of his league. And she's already taken. You'd have to be able to be immensely hot to split a relationship that already exists and i don't think there's anyone more good looking then Nicholas in our year.

I haven't suddenly got a crush on him! No, that's Williams thing. Nicholas isn't really my 'type'- I go for older guys, that's why i'm waiting for Anderson. I can't believe I don't even know his first name (i'll check the teachers noticeboard tomorrow for it)! He looks like a George or an Aden- something hot but simple. I wonder if teachers ever have crushes on their older pupils. What if he's realised I totally have a massive crush on him. I can't be that blatantly obvious, can I? ...Oh my God!!! What if he does part-time tutoring! My mum doesn't know or even bother to pretend to want to know that I don't do physics. She'll gladly pay for me to get extra lessons, while i'll be gladly using that time to get to know him better.

Diary pg-no.3

Dear Diary,

He's so hot! That man doesn't even need to speak and my bodies blood bubbles warmth. Am I the only one who sees it? Why is Cissy in his classes and not me- she doesn't even like him. But I can't lie and say I enjoy learning that Albert Einstein was the scientist who was well known for his theory of relativity or that the frequency of red light varies with the output and wave length. Why does Anderson teach physics? Why not English? He should be teaching me the subtextual meaning behind the lines of William Shakespeare ; using Romeo's lines to confess his love for me.  We weed be such a good pair. I know i'm a bit young for him but i just need to wait two more years and he'll see me differently.

Our children would look adorable- they'd have his curly hair and my blue eyes. It took me a long time too decide on their names but I've finally narrowed it down to my favourites. So i'm going to have 4 beautiful children (2 girls and 2 boys) named Luke, Theo, Amanda and Cissy. It was a must for me to name one of my children after my close friend because it means so much to me and her. My future has been neatly documented in several files; i know what I want to do with my life and its important to know specifically so that I get a lot of experience as soon as possible.

I don't think that there's pressure being put on me. I mean, of course my parents want me to do well but it's mainly due to their success in life and them wanting me to carry that on. My mother owns a Mercedes Benz SLK- Class Roadster which her own business payed for. She is prosperous with her business and it leads her to new flourishing ideas. On the other hand my father is a dentist which I believe is a very good job. I've never been interested in the context behind science or how things are made- i'm just not a technical person.

When I'm older I want to become a lawyer, obviously having spent 4 years in law school before , to get a degree and see what it's like. History and english is something I enjoy which is the base for my education and the job pays a high salary. My money will chiefly be to raise my children in a positive environment and giving them what they need and not what they want so that they do well. Yet as a mum my authority will be to give them the love my mother didn't give me the way I potentially thought she could.

Hectors opinion

 HECTORS OPINION

 Her characters personal diary shows a lot of her characters personality and it displays a lot of Olivia’s characters personality and she really captures Tanya’s characteristics well. She seems like how a teenage popular good looking girl would act if left on her own with a diary…Bitchy and irritating.

She hadn’t added any pictures Of Tanya in her character blog that I could see and I think a pretty light headed picture of a girl would go well with the gossipy attitude of said girl.

Olivia has a lot of very detailed opinions on our warm-ups and she really conveys the fact ( all though it isn’t blatant) that she understood the warm up exercise and that she  benefitted from the warm ups and activity’s that we did.

Diary pg-no.2 : Yesterday

Dear Diary,

Earlier on today I saw William talking to Lilly. That could have meant only one thing (and not that he need's to find a revising partner) which is that he likes her. Personally I think he's too frigid too even ask her out and even if he did, she would say no. He's a nice, intelligent boy but let's be realistic - so are the rest of us. William's always been quite shy and even though I know him for quite a long time , I feel like I don't. He's weird. That's a way to put it. He doesn't open himself up to anyone about anything. Thinking about it, I might just know Lilly better than William and it's only been a few days.

Lilly's alright I suppose. She's hanging out with me and Cissy at lunchtimes for some company ; from what we've been talking about I've changed my mind about her. For example, yesterday while I was eating my healthy (only 213 calories) pasta salad , with fresh spinach and chopped pine nuts, Lilly ,out of nowhere , had the nerve and audacity to ask Cissy if she would have Bennett's children! Although it was surprising that Cissy did take it well-she only told Lilly to fuck off.

But what shocked me even more was what Lilly said to Cissy once she dramatically pointed out that she "was fat" .Cissy always makes a big fuss out of small things and it's mainly because she's an attention seeker. She's gets it from Bennett. Definitely.  Who cares about Cissy when Lilly does something like that! She's only been here for roughly a week ; yet she's shouting at Cissy to not over react about being fat. Lunch just got a bit more interesting.

 The reason I only hang out in the common room at lunch is I know Bennett and the rest of the boys don't. They usually go out for some chips and because Cissy's on a ( personally i think is dangerous) atkins diet she doesn't go. So we get to gossip once every now and again : boys, exams, rumours etc..
 Gives me a chance to actually talk to her instead of seeing her in the corridor throwing herself at Bennett's feet- I do feel sorry for her.

Diary pg-no.1 :Finding the New Girl

Dear Diary,

I can't believe every person relies on me take responsibility of someone else. Whoever that Lilly girl is better stay where she is so that i can find her. Shouldn't a teacher be showing her around instead of me, I mean, they have more knowledge of what happens in this dump. School is such a drag and it's an even longer drag when your being relied on! But I know I'm responsible , i'm aware of it, but it doesn't mean that people should use it for their own purpose. Can't Macfarlane find Lilly herself.

I bet you she's a nerd , she lives in Cambridge for god's sake! Oh and we got some random letter stating her father was working in Cambridge university. But there's nothing about her mother; she might have passed away or her parents are divorced. I don't really know a lot of people whos parents are divorced (it would be a first) but it would be interesting to know someone who does. I wonder what it's like. And apparently i have to be 'especially nice to her'. Who the hell is she?
 ...
I'm supposed to meet her in the common room but she's not even there. I am hungry you know. I haven't even had lunch yet and I'm only going to have time once I've found her. That girl better have some good excuse because so far I've gone up 2 flights of stairs in the library just to find her. She's probably already realised how much of a trash this place is and ran back to Cambridge to her dad and the rest of the snobs there.

Even though I'm pissed, and who wouldn't be, i'll try to approach her as well as I can so that she sees I'm a cool person. I'm convinced that any of the boys who are desperate enough will hit on her , attractive or not. There aren't anymore rumours to be spread around anymore unless it's something about Cissy's 'relationship' with the i'm-too-cool-for-you Bennett. He's starting to get on my nerves and I don't think I'm the only one. He's being a real dick to Chadwick (in a way I do feel sorry for him however weird he may be). I'm getting the feeling he wants his relationship with Cissy to go a bit further than she has in mind ; I hope she respects herself well to know that enough is enough. I'm serious about her braking up with him but I'm also scared he might harm her. He has the potential to and he could use Cissy's words against her to have an excuse to. She needs to do something. I'm just imagining what he would do to her if she wanted to brake up with him: hurt her , blackmail her, threaten her, RAPE her. God, please do something.

You see I'm the type of person who cares for other peoples businesses , even though it's not my concern. But at least it comes with a little gossip! Anyway I should be getting on with finding..Lilly.

Who is Tanya Gleason?

Questions- Tanya Gleason

1)Who am I?
2)Where am I?
3)What time is it?
4)What surrounds me?
5)What's my relationship?
6)What are the given circumstances?
7)What do I want?
8)What is in the way of me getting what I want?
9)How do I get it?

1) My name is Tanya Gleason and I am studying in a grammar school in Stockport in Manchester. I am 16 year old.With all the others, I am very intelligent however at times I can be random. I act maturely towards my work and knowledge ; people trust me with responsibilities. I feel that I am sometimes the only normal one in the group and I behave like your average stereotypical teenager.

2)I live in England, in Manchester,Stockport. I am currently in the common room which is upstairs from the library. The common room is the main place where I come on a regular bases to meet up with Bennett's girlfriend Cissy and 'the new girl' Lilly.

3) It's just coming to the end of October, 2009 and the sky outside is slowly getting darker like a normal autumn afternoon.

4) Surrounding me, are several circular wooden tables jotted around the room, along with reupholstered velvet chairs. The centeral part of the room has a long coffee table with a plate of a selection of classic biscuits. The walls are covered with beige wallpaper and some are a bit tatty on the corners where the wall can be seen. All the windows are slightly old stone-framed, apart from the others that are arched with long red victorian curtains , which suit the brown all-carpet floor. The only things displayed on the walls were a class photo of our 2009 six-form ; a bland abstract painting by an unknown artist and a group of career advice posters pinned together. The room looked simple with not much decoration to make it less boring.Some students decided to put a half-dead indoor plant into the corner of the spacious room to make it seem more appealing to the eye. I don't see anyone watering it while I'm up here.

5) I'm close with Cissy and Lilly and i guess I hang out with them because I don't fit in anywhere else. Apart from those two girls, I don't really talk to anyone else unless we're hanging out with Bennett , William and the other boys. If i'm to be honest I think that Bennett's starting to be a bit of a bully towards people like Chadwick. But I suppose it's due to his wanting to be controlling, like he is with Cissy. And Cissy can do much better, I don't think she even realises how that idiot is treating her.
 
6) Currently, I'm discussing with Cissy and Lilly what I have in mind for the future. I want children, four to be exact and I'm serious about having them with Anderson. That man is gorgeous. And together we're going to spoil our children rotten; I'll make sure they get anything they want and that they're perfectly educated. I met Cissy when a few days before one of my teaches told me to be responsible for meeting her. I guess lots of people trust me.

7)As a short term goal in my scene I want to have a chat with Cissy and Lilly, but probably Cissy more just because I know her better. I mean Lilly's nice and she's starting to be more open with us. As well as that my main purpose is to be in the common room to have lunch like I normally would.
8)There's nothing stopping me from eating except the conversation i'm having between Cissy and Lilly. It's good to have that sort of a chat where we all can talk to each other freely and have a little laugh, rather then when we have nothing to talk about. I'm just more interesting to talking with the girls than having lunch right now , when I know i'll just have time a bit later to do it.
9) I begin to eat my food when Lilly asks a question to Cissy, which I don't know about that well. So it gives me a chance to have a snack and not go hungry for my next lesson. Although I am still listening; I am aware of what they're talking about. I don't have that much to say about what they're discussing.