To be honest, I wish we had more time to figure more out for our final performance. I wasn't happy with it. I know part of this is our own fault, because we didn't manage our time well. It's just kind of disappointing, because we put a lot of work into it and the final production was nothing like I envisioned.
Part of this was due to issues that have existed from the beginning. All three of us had very different ideas for what the final should look like, and despite trying to talk it out, we just never came to an agreement. Or at least we thought we all came to different agreements. Another problem, as Ms. G pointed out, is we tried to do too much with too little time and energy. We should have simplified it a lot, but we didn't, and now we have to face the consequences of those actions.
Another issue in our final production were completely new. Yes, we didn't know the lines for the quiz, but we had learned them very well before the final - at least I know I did. But during the actual performance, I blanked and had to do a lot of improvisation. I'm sure this was just due to stress and exhaustion, but still, I am disappointed is that. We also went wayyy too fast, which I didn't realize until the end. Everything felt rushed and stressed, and on the way home, I realized how fast we had been going. There was no reason we couldn't have just taken our time.
The last, possibly most annoying problem we faced was the lighting. And honestly, it was completely our fault. Again, the issues of communication in our own group was very clear. We also all wrote the script with different styles of cues, so when I went through and marked scene changes, I thought there was a scene change where Nadya and Abby may not have and it just got easily confused. This is because Nadya and I would work on it late at night, then Abby would change it in the morning and we would miss that part. It's not any one person’s fault, it was just problematic.
While I don't think this was the best acting I have ever done, I am satisfied with how I did and how my group acted. It felt genuine, despite technical mistakes. And sometimes, the tech stuff worked really well - like the river scene. Emotionally, the scene did very well, and I hope the IB scorers realize that. We also managed to solve one of our biggest issues - the plot itself. I liked the story, and what it became. Do I wish I had the time or energy to do it again? Sure. I am a perfectionist and I like things to be up to my expectations. If I could go back, there is a lot I would change, but there is still some I would like to keep. I am extremely grateful to Abby and Nadya for working with me, and to Ms. Guarino, Kathleen, James and Zach for stepping in last minute. Everybody worked hard, and any issues were a result of our own time management.
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