Today in class, I did a workshop on emotion shifts and facial exercise for my TOC interpretation of Valerie's soliloquy.
(Objective: portray emotions through different levels of energy, vocal expression, movement, pace and facial expressions spontaneously)
1. I made them form a line and say the same sentence with a specific emotion assigned to them. I instructed them to state the sentence (e.g. Hi, my name is... ) quick and spontaneously with emotions of anger, joy, fear, excitement and sadness. This was very helpful as they learned how to deliver the same line with different levels of energy, pace and facial expressions. (This was also done with 'no hands' as if they were in straight jackets.)
2. Then since Elizabeth was my main actress in the soliloquy, I made her state the sentence with differing emotions consecutively, while the others reacted and copied her emotions. This part was necessary as this would contribute to my independent project, wherein she feels a heightened emotion and her surrounding people react the same.
3. I asked them to act, and they had to increase or decrease their energy, voice and movements depending on the level (1-10).
4. After this, I made them have a 'face exercise'. In a circle, I asked my peers to cover their faces and touch the person next to them so they would look, then make a 'face'. This had to be done quick and was a fun exercise overall.
~ Some had to work on spontaneity and overall reaction on directions. This shows how much
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