Busy babeh
Monday,
Playwriting Clinic 1 with Mr Effendy.
Quite dry and shy. Basically a more detailed description of PPP and creative ways to approach a theme.
Tuesday,
Acting and Voice 1 with Mr Sazali
Sometimes we can really make out what Mr Sazali's saying, but he really is good at refining acting and voice. We learnt to shift into different characters and emotional states in matter of seconds.
Playwriting Clinic 2 with Natalie
Really entertaining. Explored the option of device playwriting. However, Nat integrated an acting workshop also, which made it interesting. To show how to play with different speeds, levels & intesity.
After which, i had PST training in school
Wednesday,
Playwriting Clinic 3 with Hai Yen
I was disinterested at first but as time passed, it all made sense. I discovered the magnitude of information an item could possess, and how lines should reflect very much the character being refered to, or the character saying it.
Me and Hajar were paired up, and we tackled writing the title/theme, sypnosis, character profile and scene breakdown for a 20min play.
(since its still fresh in my memory,)
Title: Whisper (It was in english only because Hai Yen did not understand malay)
Theme: The Necessary Evil?
Jason a 15 year old shy boy starts the play by appearing very neurotic and anxious. He then whispers a prayer to god. Before he continues, there is a scene change.
Jason is now seen opening a door, cautious of his steps. He then looks around and whispers "anyone in here?" to affirm he is alone, less aware of his movements from then on.
Jason then quickly grabs toilet paper, in a messy bunched up manner. He then gets ready for his exit.
At the same time he swings the door open, his History Teacher, Mr Halim, 36, is exiting the room directly opposite of Jason. Flushed, Mr Halim then, soflty, in a stern tone, asks Jason to follow him to the staff room, as if suppressing the rage within.
Next scene
Jason is seen tailing, Mr Halim, who's back seems as intimidating as his large steps, and fat butcher hands. Mr Halim then stops at the corridor of the staff room, as it was a policy not to provided comfort (conditioned air) to a pupil that is being punished. With the same tone, he asks Jason why he was in the girls' toilet?!
Almost forgeting the mass of recycled paper scrunched up in his hands, he whispered, in embarassment, that the boys' toilet ran out of toilet paper, sir.
Mr Halim raised his eyebrows. He recalls his incident with a paper pulp, stuck onto the ceiling by anonymous prankster, that dirtied his pair of crocodile loafers.
In suspicion, Mr Halim requests (in a menacing whisper) for Jason to keep still, threathening to expel him if he tried to run. Mr Halim then mentions that he would leave the case to the Discipline Master, who at the moment was having a meeting.
Mr Halim then enters the staff room.
Jason is contemplating his fate, after all, he still hasnt gone to the toilet, detention classes during a hectic study week would mean a higher chance of failure due to the loss of time. A bad record his last year, would be quite humiliating. Jason then repeats the opening scene where he is praying to god to help him in his time of need.
As he collected a report from a colleague, Ms Siva, 25, Literature teacher, Mr Halim then starts whispering / gossiping about Jason and its relation to his ruined crocodile loafers, with the report as a sheild from prying ears. Ms Siva is nonchalant, but politely pays attention. The scenes ends with Mr Halim seeing the DM leaving the meeting room.
"i've got to go" this time whispering, to refrain from disturbing the other teachers in the room.
Mr Halim goes out of the staff room and signals Jason to go into the DM's office. Mr Halim then leaves, leaving jason to walk by himself into the office. Coincidentally, Ms Siva was mumbling to herself about Mr Halim, questioning his sexuality - as he was still not married at that age, and asking why he even bothered telling her something so irrelevant and useless. Yes, Jason heard everthing, although her mumbles were soft, they were carelessly audible. Upon realising that Jason was there, Ms Siva panicked, and said "you didnt heard that", this time without voice, but sheer exageration of the movements of her lips.
Jason nodded and then made his way. The air surrounding is tense and heavy, as if that tension was overflowing into the corridor as Jason opened the office door.
As Jason stood there, beside a plastic chair, the DM asked "Why were you in seen leaving a girls' toilet?"
Jason whispered the unfortunate series of events, his whispers almost inaudible this time. The then DM asked, puzzled yet curious, "Why are you whispering?"
The End.
Hai Yen said she liked ours, due to its simplicity. I guess it becomes a habit for me to tackle themes in a clean but intricate fashion.
Acting 1 with Sani Hussin
I think this was the most intense, most memorable workshop i have attended so far. We explored so many different aspects of acting. There was this segment, which was to mirror image a partner, and my partner was really awesome to work with cos we really connected with our hearts and to each other with every movement. At one point of time, i totally zoned out. Almost in oblivion. I left the workshop shaken, weak, as if it drained me of every last bit of energy. And well, now i know who's Sani. Sunny.
I had sriwana after that, around 7pm? I learnt inang in one session. Thanks again Fana. hohoho
I m loving it lah. just the lack of sleep.
Cant wait for tmrw's workshops.
Ekamatra works
Pahlawan Putih
Monday,
Playwriting Clinic 1 with Mr Effendy.
Quite dry and shy. Basically a more detailed description of PPP and creative ways to approach a theme.
Tuesday,
Acting and Voice 1 with Mr Sazali
Sometimes we can really make out what Mr Sazali's saying, but he really is good at refining acting and voice. We learnt to shift into different characters and emotional states in matter of seconds.
Playwriting Clinic 2 with Natalie
Really entertaining. Explored the option of device playwriting. However, Nat integrated an acting workshop also, which made it interesting. To show how to play with different speeds, levels & intesity.
After which, i had PST training in school
Wednesday,
Playwriting Clinic 3 with Hai Yen
I was disinterested at first but as time passed, it all made sense. I discovered the magnitude of information an item could possess, and how lines should reflect very much the character being refered to, or the character saying it.
Me and Hajar were paired up, and we tackled writing the title/theme, sypnosis, character profile and scene breakdown for a 20min play.
(since its still fresh in my memory,)
Title: Whisper (It was in english only because Hai Yen did not understand malay)
Theme: The Necessary Evil?
Jason a 15 year old shy boy starts the play by appearing very neurotic and anxious. He then whispers a prayer to god. Before he continues, there is a scene change.
Jason is now seen opening a door, cautious of his steps. He then looks around and whispers "anyone in here?" to affirm he is alone, less aware of his movements from then on.
Jason then quickly grabs toilet paper, in a messy bunched up manner. He then gets ready for his exit.
At the same time he swings the door open, his History Teacher, Mr Halim, 36, is exiting the room directly opposite of Jason. Flushed, Mr Halim then, soflty, in a stern tone, asks Jason to follow him to the staff room, as if suppressing the rage within.
Next scene
Jason is seen tailing, Mr Halim, who's back seems as intimidating as his large steps, and fat butcher hands. Mr Halim then stops at the corridor of the staff room, as it was a policy not to provided comfort (conditioned air) to a pupil that is being punished. With the same tone, he asks Jason why he was in the girls' toilet?!
Almost forgeting the mass of recycled paper scrunched up in his hands, he whispered, in embarassment, that the boys' toilet ran out of toilet paper, sir.
Mr Halim raised his eyebrows. He recalls his incident with a paper pulp, stuck onto the ceiling by anonymous prankster, that dirtied his pair of crocodile loafers.
In suspicion, Mr Halim requests (in a menacing whisper) for Jason to keep still, threathening to expel him if he tried to run. Mr Halim then mentions that he would leave the case to the Discipline Master, who at the moment was having a meeting.
Mr Halim then enters the staff room.
Jason is contemplating his fate, after all, he still hasnt gone to the toilet, detention classes during a hectic study week would mean a higher chance of failure due to the loss of time. A bad record his last year, would be quite humiliating. Jason then repeats the opening scene where he is praying to god to help him in his time of need.
As he collected a report from a colleague, Ms Siva, 25, Literature teacher, Mr Halim then starts whispering / gossiping about Jason and its relation to his ruined crocodile loafers, with the report as a sheild from prying ears. Ms Siva is nonchalant, but politely pays attention. The scenes ends with Mr Halim seeing the DM leaving the meeting room.
"i've got to go" this time whispering, to refrain from disturbing the other teachers in the room.
Mr Halim goes out of the staff room and signals Jason to go into the DM's office. Mr Halim then leaves, leaving jason to walk by himself into the office. Coincidentally, Ms Siva was mumbling to herself about Mr Halim, questioning his sexuality - as he was still not married at that age, and asking why he even bothered telling her something so irrelevant and useless. Yes, Jason heard everthing, although her mumbles were soft, they were carelessly audible. Upon realising that Jason was there, Ms Siva panicked, and said "you didnt heard that", this time without voice, but sheer exageration of the movements of her lips.
Jason nodded and then made his way. The air surrounding is tense and heavy, as if that tension was overflowing into the corridor as Jason opened the office door.
As Jason stood there, beside a plastic chair, the DM asked "Why were you in seen leaving a girls' toilet?"
Jason whispered the unfortunate series of events, his whispers almost inaudible this time. The then DM asked, puzzled yet curious, "Why are you whispering?"
The End.
Hai Yen said she liked ours, due to its simplicity. I guess it becomes a habit for me to tackle themes in a clean but intricate fashion.
Acting 1 with Sani Hussin
I think this was the most intense, most memorable workshop i have attended so far. We explored so many different aspects of acting. There was this segment, which was to mirror image a partner, and my partner was really awesome to work with cos we really connected with our hearts and to each other with every movement. At one point of time, i totally zoned out. Almost in oblivion. I left the workshop shaken, weak, as if it drained me of every last bit of energy. And well, now i know who's Sani. Sunny.
I had sriwana after that, around 7pm? I learnt inang in one session. Thanks again Fana. hohoho
I m loving it lah. just the lack of sleep.
Cant wait for tmrw's workshops.
Ekamatra works
Pahlawan Putih
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