DRAMATIC RAYS FROM OUTER SPACE!!

Did you feel those rays from the title? huh did you? I know you did! Anyhow onto the reflection.
5th - 9th December 2011

This week in class we were studying Stanislavski's hidden world of Rays. Which when looking back onto it is a very hard topic to explain. It could be explained as a 6th Sense, mind-reading or some kind of supernatural force that us drama students process.

Whatever you call it I found it good fun and rather easy to pick-up. What we did was we sat down with a partner (I had Maria first off) and we just looked into each others eyes and tried to give of rays/vibes to our partner to make them do an action you were thinking of without any indication to what it is. Maria was the sender first of all and she wanted me to scratch my ear which unbelievably I did get on the first go, how I knew she wanted me to do this? I will probably never know. Then we swapped I was the sender she was the receiver, the first try she got it wrong then BAM! She scratched her nose. Ray successfully sent and received, over. Sometimes I do feel it could have been more trial and error than Rays of a greater Dramatic beyond!!! 

However naturally I feel that the more trust there is between 2 people the easier it is, as if somehow trust is the link that connects us all together and allows us to feel and understand the rays that people give off. I would have liked to have too have seen how said exercise would have worked between someone you don't know well and someone you know very well (e.g Yr 12 Drama Class)

So, looking back upon the week I felt that these rays (for me) where rather easy to get a grip of and relatively easy to integrate into our work on A Doll's House. It's adding that extra depth and subtlety to the character this then makes the audience believe this is a real person not just some actor trying to represent someone. Giving the character that bit of flare. Naturally even looking into each others eyes caused the class to giggle but that seems like a natural response to do when looking directly into someones eyes.

What Mr. Fearnehough said to us I felt really rang true to us as actors and us as people too. It was something along the lines of "90% of all emotions experienced through everyday conversations between people in real life are not taken/identified by the dialogue but rather by the Rays people give off". Overall really I felt it an easy concept to grasp and integrate into or class work. I've just got to remember in the future to use them.


Side note: We had a small test upon what we had learnt so far this term. One question was Circle of Attention which me and Maria (from what I know correct me if I am wrong Maria) hadn't really be taught about. I was aware that Mr. F had been talking to Georgia and Richard #2 in their class work but in the background and we were I think focusing on our bit. I had back in November (13th) come across it on the Internet and the example given was focusing on a certain and specific sound in the room (which could be seen as focusing attention). Just a little side note for myself really.

I also like how everyone seems to be using my bolding key words technique, its useful isn't it? Your welcome guys!!!! (-:

Richard #1