Pre Show
On Wednesday, we worked on the pre show, I now have a set place for the pre show, for the pre show everyone is on stage while the professor and Scullery ask each member about life on 'Road'. Each character does one of their lines, for example Dor and Bald ask Professor, if he's seen any keys because Dor has lost her keys on a drunken night out. Professor then comes up to me, and asks me to do a tape recording on 'Road', after the professor repeatedly says my name and I don't hear him, the audience see how Bisto is so focused on his Music and how he is always in the moment. After a while the professor pushes me slightly, I notice him and then say my catchphrase ' You'll get used to me, you'd better', I say this in a way so it is as if I'm joking around with him, at this time I am staying in character and will be spinning discs to represent my character and give the audience an insight into my musically based role after this I leave upstage, the same way that I came on. The idea for my character at the moment is that I'll be on a podium like stage that is for Bisto.
Some time after this Bisto changes the mood, 'This next one is one of me personal favourites, and I dedicate it to you... well you know who you are, ya bitch!'. After this has been said Can't Get Used to Losing You by Andy Williams plays.
After listening to the song, I didn't recognize it, and I felt considering Bisto is the comic relief of the play it wasn't right to change the mood, I suggested this to Deborah and asked to change the lines to 'This next one is one of me personal favourites, and I dedicate it to you... well you know who you are darling'. I then suggested to have the song, Can't get enough of your love by Barry White. I think this is better than the Andy Williams song, as people know the Barry White song better and I feel I can really get into character when this song is playing by dancing with an invisible women. This I prefer to the firs option where Bisto is angry, I feel that Bisto isn't like this, because even though he has grown up in a tough area, he isn't very angry as I believe he uses music to calm himself down. I also feel that the mood of anger has already been shown before in Road, and that it would start to become repetitive to the audience.
This week I felt was successful, I hope Deborah will accept what I've proposed as I feel it will help me with my character.
Artistic Changes
After the time we had off for Easter, I learnt my lines and looked at Music that could be used for each of Bisto's parts in an effort to get the audience on their feet. The Beatoven Disco is first seen when Bisto opens this scene, 'Welcome to the Millstone Pub, I'm Bisto and this is the Beatoven Disco. You'll get used to me... You'd better. By my calculators we've only got fifteen minutes left till last orders, so let's dance!' After this Madonna is supposed to come on. After doing my own research and by already having a love for older music, I felt Boogie Wonderland by Earth Wind and Fire was a better choice song, this is because its a song that you can't help move to, the song is very catchy and I feel describes Bisto's bubbly nature of always being high energy.Some time after this Bisto changes the mood, 'This next one is one of me personal favourites, and I dedicate it to you... well you know who you are, ya bitch!'. After this has been said Can't Get Used to Losing You by Andy Williams plays.
After listening to the song, I didn't recognize it, and I felt considering Bisto is the comic relief of the play it wasn't right to change the mood, I suggested this to Deborah and asked to change the lines to 'This next one is one of me personal favourites, and I dedicate it to you... well you know who you are darling'. I then suggested to have the song, Can't get enough of your love by Barry White. I think this is better than the Andy Williams song, as people know the Barry White song better and I feel I can really get into character when this song is playing by dancing with an invisible women. This I prefer to the firs option where Bisto is angry, I feel that Bisto isn't like this, because even though he has grown up in a tough area, he isn't very angry as I believe he uses music to calm himself down. I also feel that the mood of anger has already been shown before in Road, and that it would start to become repetitive to the audience.
This week I felt was successful, I hope Deborah will accept what I've proposed as I feel it will help me with my character.
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