dinnertime!

I haven’t written in a while so im due for an update and since i learnt quite a lot today, it seemed the perfect day to do so.
We continued with our blocking and blocked scenes with the three girls.
We focussed a bit on the interaction between the characters. At times, with their conflicting opinions Dympie and Paula indirectly fight over Monika. Monika is often caught in the middle and this proves to be too much for her upon a rushed exit.
Scotty spoke to us today about attempting to absorb the character, even through blocking (even though this can be difficult) as once in a habit, it is tough to get out of it (and we don’t want to be stuck in the habit of acting out of character). Monika is a complicated character and as i myself have had much less life experience than the character it is tough to fully grasp her and i’ve realised i’ll have to work hard on this. I try put myself in “a zone” in which i push Nai (as sweet as she is) aside, attempting not to portray my own attributes and personality and letting myself show through the performance, but rather fully capture Monika thus achieving a much more believable performance. After Scotty spoke to us today, i’m putting more effort into being Monika during blocking. Today i tried to think as she would, even when not speaking so as when i do say my lines, im on Monika’s wave-length, thinking and behaving as she would - this seemed to help me be in character and i feel as though it enhanced my performance. Each day i get more of a grasp on who Mon Mon is and how to act her, and i hope to have fully absorbed her by performance time! i always have to start thinking about motivations/what Monika wants and needs.