Facts:
- London.
- 2013.
- 2 main characters: Su-Lin and Gideon, 1 minor: David Best.
- Su-Lin is 9 years old.
- Gideon is 61 years old.
- There is a table.
- The table is extremely old with lots of marks.
- Lichfield, 1898.
- David is a perfectionist.
- What room are they in?
- What time of day is it? What time of year?
- Why is the table "cacked up", what are the true stories behind the marks?
- Why does Gideon know these stories?
- What is the relationship between Su-Lin and Gideon? How do they feel about one another? Is their relationship a strong one?
- Who is David in relation to Su-Lin and Gideon?
Part One, Scene Three
Facts:
- London.
- 2013.
- 3 characters: Su-Lin, Anthony and Michelle.
- Su-Lin is wearing Elizabeth's veil.
- Su-Lin is sitting on the table.
- Michele has a mop.
- Su-Lin is listening to a Chinese pop song.
- Why does Su-Lin have the veil?
- Why is Michelle cleaning?
- Why is Su-Lin sat on the table?
- What room is it?
- What time of day is it?
- Why is she singing a Chinese pop song?
- How do the characters feel about one another? How strong are their relationships?
Facts:
- London.
- 2013.
- 4 characters: Su-Lin, Anthony, Gideon and Michelle.
- Su-Lin is dressed in a Chinese persona.
- Su-Lin and Michelle are carrying trays.
- Su-Lin and Gideon have never met before.
- The atmosphere is awkward.
- Gideon is Anthony's father.
- Su-Lin and her family have a "three breaths" ritual before they eat.
- Which room did they just come from?
- What room are they in now?
- What time of day is it? What time of year?
- What is the relationship between Gideon and Michelle?
- Why is the situation awkward.
- Why do they do the "three breaths" before eating?
- How do the characters feel about one another?
Facts:
- London.
- 2013.
- 4 characters: Su-Lin, Anthony, Gideon and Michelle.
- They've been eating food.
- Su-Lin has made up language.
- Su-Lin isn't from Thailand.
- Gideon's father died before he could meet him.
- Gideon traveled a lot.
- Su-Lin's birth mother is called Min.
- Gideon's father was called Jack and was a hunter.
- 4 characters: Su-Lin, Anthony, Gideon and Michelle.
- What room are they in?
- What time of day is it? What time of year?
- Why did Gideon travel so much?
- How strong is the relationship between the characters?
- What is Su-Lin's relationship with her other grandfather like?
- As she's not from Thailand, where is Su-Lin's birth mother from?
- Where has Gideon been? Why wasn't he in Anthony's life previously?
Facts:
- 2 characters: Su-Lin and Gideon.
- Gideon went to Africa.
- Su-Lin spilt her gran's bottle of nail varnish and made her mark on the table.
- Su-Lin and Gideon sing a Chinese pop song.
- There is an extremely old table with lots of marks.
- Gideon's father died before he met him
- What room are they in?
- What time is it? What time of year?
- What is the relationship between the two characters? Is it a good one?
- Why is the table so "cacked up"?
- Why does Gideon know the answers?
- What does JH mean and why is it written there?
This exercise was really useful when fleshing out the scenes I am in - it really allows me analyse in detail all the aspects of the scene that I may have missed on the first read through. It gets me thinking about questions that wouldn't have crossed my mind previously to ask, but by asking them, I'm pushing myself to answer them when developing the scene. By looking at the facts and the given circumstances of the scenes and the characters, I am able to build from what Ronder originally offered and make my own creative decisions about aspects that aren't underlined in the text, without changing actual facts that are underlined. This allows not only scene development but also character development to be as authentic and truthful to the original text as possible.
By asking different questions about the scenes and characters, I'm able to completely widen all the possibilities I'm able to go down with characterisation as I am given so many options to answer the questions. Asking questions and analysing the facts allow me to completely understand the text back to back, I'm able understand what my character is saying and doing in the scene and can fill in the blanks with my own choices. It's also extremely useful to look at the relationships between characters and how they may develop in the future - you're able to ask all sorts of questions about characters and how they feel about one another and later find the answers in future development. By knowing the scenes, the questions and the given circumstances as well as possible you're given a lot more creative choices for development and characterisation as you're very well informed on all aspects, this not only improves the scene but the play on a whole.
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