Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Week 2

WEEK 2

Hungry is essentially a non realistic piece. However the issues that it deals with as well as the way in which they are introduced and dealt with are all realistic. Thus, I think that we should use a realistic set but in a non realistic setup. Which means that each individual component will look real, but put all together, they will look unreal. This is similar to POOP’s set design. However, unlike POOP’s design I don’t think there is a need to have a bigger version of the set behind and a smaller one in front because we aren’t dealing with the issue of size here.

ACTING- As for the acting, realism is the safest and the most appropriate since I want the audience to be able to relate to the characters and think about the issues that the play presents.

NON REALISM- To contrast the realism, the setup and the lights could be done non-realistically with hard lights and a split up set. In addition, puppets can be use to give the audience the sense that they are not in the real world.

PUPPETS- However, with regards to the puppets, using them is a great idea but one has to ask WHY. Justification has to be given. HOW does it help us bring out our DV? I’m not too sure what it is. We can say that we wanted to make sure that the audience knew they were not dealing with real life. Are there any more reasons?

Here are a list of productions that I considered and the reasons as to why their set up would not suit Hungry’s.

I) Woyzeck- NO
· There was an uneven distribution of roles. If we divide it evenly it might get confusing.
· The chorus played the part as commentators, the public; as well as an extension of the protagonists mind- which we can’t have in Hungry because it does not suit its purpose.
· Hungry’s set is quite specific, and trying to recreate it using one object like Woyzeck’s chairs isn’t all that reasonable.

As for the rest like cheeseboy, -ing, Romeo, Death of a critic, Tree duet. Nothing significant that we can use stands out.

We could use Madwoman’s set design with the sheets at the back. But we need to make sure that only one action is taking place at a certain point of time. Either shadow puppetry or live acting. NOT both.

Week 2

WEEK 2

Hungry is essentially a non realistic piece. However the issues that it deals with as well as the way in which they are introduced and dealt with are all realistic. Thus, I think that we should use a realistic set but in a non realistic setup. Which means that each individual component will look real, but put all together, they will look unreal. This is similar to POOP’s set design. However, unlike POOP’s design I don’t think there is a need to have a bigger version of the set behind and a smaller one in front because we aren’t dealing with the issue of size here.

ACTING- As for the acting, realism is the safest and the most appropriate since I want the audience to be able to relate to the characters and think about the issues that the play presents.

NON REALISM- To contrast the realism, the setup and the lights could be done non-realistically with hard lights and a split up set. In addition, puppets can be use to give the audience the sense that they are not in the real world.

PUPPETS- However, with regards to the puppets, using them is a great idea but one has to ask WHY. Justification has to be given. HOW does it help us bring out our DV? I’m not too sure what it is. We can say that we wanted to make sure that the audience knew they were not dealing with real life. Are there any more reasons?

Here are a list of productions that I considered and the reasons as to why their set up would not suit Hungry’s.

I) Woyzeck- NO
· There was an uneven distribution of roles. If we divide it evenly it might get confusing.
· The chorus played the part as commentators, the public; as well as an extension of the protagonists mind- which we can’t have in Hungry because it does not suit its purpose.
· Hungry’s set is quite specific, and trying to recreate it using one object like Woyzeck’s chairs isn’t all that reasonable.

As for the rest like cheeseboy, -ing, Romeo, Death of a critic, Tree duet. Nothing significant that we can use stands out.

We could use Madwoman’s set design with the sheets at the back. But we need to make sure that only one action is taking place at a certain point of time. Either shadow puppetry or live acting. NOT both.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Week 1

While reading hungry again, I realized that I had missed a lot of things the previous time..
Its difficult to extract all the main issues because there are so many. And even when I identified them, it wasn’t easy putting them in words..

1) Death- does it solve the problem to the pain in life? (30)

2) Artists- Do they have to appear strange and measure their success based on the impression they leave behind?(39)

3) Abortion- Do we ever consider the baby as a living being with feelings? Or the situation of single unmarried mothers?

4) Taking for granted things that we cannot explain, like birth. (41)

5) Knowledge had replaced wisdom. We don’t want to think, we just want to know, and then blindly believe. (44)

6) Individualism- the fight for survival (50). The willingness to do something only when you get something out of it; like praying. (44)

7) The diff between truth (what a person believes in, no limitations as to the time zone) and reality (What one can detect using our five senses, things that are happening in the PRESENT). In TODAYS world, truth=reality. There is no faith, no belief; just proof.

8) Logical reasoning behind every action, so much so that we forget that it was once enjoyable. Eating oranges. (52)

9) Knowledge is limited and cannot answer some questions. Wisdom doesn’t answer it for you wither but at least it helps you cope with it.

10) Will we ever learn from our mistakes?
When alive each of the characters experienced pain----They wanted to escape the pain and so they killed themselves.-------IN Purgatory, they are STILL in pain, though of a different type.----Want to get rid of the pain--- They choose between Heaven & Hell
BUT: they don’t know what will come out of it either. Will it be painful? Even death can’t tell you! So was Sarah’s choice to cease to exist the only one that showed signs of learning from past experiences?


QUESTIONS-
1) Why did Sarah start eating shit claiming that she could go back? Is she trying to go through her past again? Quite literally at that! She says that she's going back. What is that suppose to mean? Any ideas?
2) How/why did Mug die? Where does he decide to go? Heaven or hell or a new life?
3) Why didnt Gek get reborn? Didnt she want to live again knowing that life didnt have to be perfect?


WEEK 1 WORK
1) The main issue of my character- Finding the answers to the purpose of existence.
2) Link to all other characters- Everyone is trying to find purpose and meaning not just in their past (when they were alive) but also in their present (in purgatory).
3) I think the best theme that we can go with is still the one about how we never really appreciate and live in the present instead we sit and spin our heads with questions about existance or sulk about the past and how we didnt use our time right. The amzing thing is that we dont learn, because ultimately were still wasting the present thinking about the past.
4) I think it's unifying because-
(i) Everyone is living in the past, trying to figure out what went wrong and how they can set things right if ever.
(ii) They STILL dont know what their future holds for them (what they will be reborn as/how heaven and hell will be like) and yet just as they did when they were alive, they go willingly towards an unknown future. The same 'mistake' repeated.
(iii) It ties in with greed.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Character Analysis- Sarah.

Im Sarah, the 'science student' as Gwak puts it. But i have to agree with her, the label holds true. I love analysis and finding answers to things, thats what made me the brightest student in class, put also caused me to die. Asking questions is my forte! I always want to know why things are, how they came about, what will happen to them eventually. Soon i began asking questions about existence, mans purpose on earth, creation, purpose, fulfillement, love, emotion, feeling. But i never could find the answers to them. Not knowing all that made me feel uneasy. How would i know if i was doing the right thing with my life if i didnt know what i was suppose to be doing in the first place? I felt small, useless, insignificant, purposeless and just so tired after asking all those questions. My life slowly detereorated. First my gade, then my parents, freinds, everything was gone because i just couldnt BE because i didnt know what i was supposed to BE. It was such a burden that i decided that i would do myself a favour and just kill myself. What came after life was always a mystery to me, so i decided that i would go find out.

But damn that man up there (if there is one) just could NOT let me die in peace! First i had to confront myslef ONCE again with those questions that had never gotten anwered because without knowing them how was i suppose to choose what came next? Why cant they just choose people to send to either heaven and hell! Talk about democracy and 'choices that are now available to modern society'! Well i have found what the human races's existance is all about and that we end up being insignificant in the end and there is nothing we can do about it. We have no set purpose, we just are... until one day were not anymore. Ill never be able to find the answers, and even if i do how can i varify them? Its an endless circle, so i guess ill stop it all now. Spare myself the hurt and the pain and distress. Goodbye you all!

Gwak- She is interesting as all art students are. I always found them weird, but she showed me an all new level! The energy, the talk, the bubbly personality! ARGH!! But well i guess i do feel for her. She cant really analysde stuff like me, so her approach to the pain is just ignoring it and creating a sort of protective bubble that will keep her happy and amused. When she finally admitted that she was aware of reality it shocked me a bit but im glad that she has decided to take control of the 'situation' and finally make a decision. She's strong, she'll be alright. Don't change to much Gwak!

Baby- I love that kid, I do. But teaching her is sometimes sop difficult because she asks the questions that i used to when i was little. I hate myslef for not being able to give her better answers, insetad i have to trepeat the ones that i got then. All i can do is pass on knowledge, things that i have read and learnt. But the wisdom stil hasnt come to me and i hope that baby will grow up and answer the questions i never could. I wish you all the best Baby.

Mui Choo- She's kind and loving and very motherly. I can see the pain that she has gone through in the past, and i do hope that she will find what she is looking for. She may not know as much as i do or analyze and question things. But the one thing she has that i dont think i ever will is the ability to love unconditionally and to follow her heart, not her head. I admire you Mui Choo.

Mug- Well what can i say. I never knew there was a God like him but i guess he was the one i prayed to, the God of Wisdom. Or not... come to think of it, i had always prayed for knowledge, for the answers. I had never prayed for wisdom. This is the disease of my generation. The only way we know to solve our problems is to look for answers, not other ways to tackle the situation. I do feel sorry for the old guy it wasnt his fault that people forgot about him. He is strange in a way but then so is wisdom. If only people would wake up from the illusions of knowledge! I'm sorry mugg.

Death- What can i say. He's just always THERE. He neither helps us nor probes us for answers. He just stands and watches. I do understand that he cant help us but sometimes i just wish he would! BEcause he is the person with the most 'experience' in purgatory! He cant even answer the questions i have about what is beyond this place. Or maybe he just doenst want to. Well whatever it is, at least he can help me get to the place that i want to go. Thank you death.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

RAMMPS

Meeting on 1st December

Objective of meeting-

-Do a line read of the play
-Figure out possible DV’s
-Discuss characters and balance bet all of them.
-Creative ideas from past productions watched.
-Figuring out the style of the piece.

DV’s

1. Life and death are not binary opposites. They are 2 ends of a continuum and people can occupy the space between them.
2. Death is not a solution but rather facing up to the truth about the limitations of life.
3. Appreciate life only after experiencing death. Enjoy pleasure only after suffering the pain after a fall. (One only appreciates what you have when you don’t have it anymore.)
4. Death= new understanding of life
5. Dying is living again.
6. Until one appreciates the meaning of life and death, one is hungry.
7. Living in Death, Dying in Life


Issues that the play deals with-
- Predatory instinct of humans that cause us to run after success no matter what the cost- Sex and cannibalism
- Oppression of the local artist- GWAK
- Stress of the education system in Singapore- SARAH
- State of the art’s in Singapore- GWAK
- Cleanliness in sing.

Characteristics of Hungry

-Satire
-Existantial Anxt
-Black humour
-Imagery
-Purgatory?
-Post Lapsarian?

What are the characters hungry for?

Baby- Knowledge about life
Sarah- Answers and Freedom
Gwak- Recognition
Mug- Self worth.
Mui Cho- Love
Death is satisfied.

Some key phrases-


-There are just something’s that you have to accept in life. They aren’t going to change no mater what you say.- Sarah


Books are useless for the most important answers- Sarah


I think Sarah forgot the most important reason why you eat oranges. Because you’re hungry. And oranges taste good- Baby.


I realized that I didn’t know how to make my life as perfect as a work of art. But it doesn’t have to be Sarah, it’s a lot better than a screwed up death like this.- Gwak


Egg larva pupa adult egg- Mug

Ideas we have settled on
Using puppets during the Adam Eve narration
Use of puppets in the play
Portrayal of the living as mere shadows as seen by characters.
Use of Poop kind of lighting and set.

Locations in Play-
1)Toilet- 1 Toilet Bowl
2)Canteen- One round foldable table and stools?
3)Bio Lab- One table and test tubes.
4)Library
5)Womb
6)Resevoir

I drew the set out but for some reason i cant put it up.. never mind..

-Priscilla Jamir

Saturday, July 11, 2009

DROWNING!!!!

Yes ppl, were drowning.. or something like that at least... we really need toi get rehearsals going in full swing..
Inorder to do that, individuals must really take their role seriously...

Actors- On Monday, i need to see motivations, emotions, emotional transitions and subtext all marked out on your scripts. please do it with the people in that scene, not just by yourself.

Costume- Please remind the ppl to bring the stuff they volunterred to. Also examiners design HAS to be done by the 19th. Please resource for costume as the last plan we had failed.

Set- I need the finalized sheet of all the props that we are going to be using, and see and touch them. The 4 tables and their tablecloths, the black platform has to be painted, the sofa are we bringign it? So they need a coffee table as well? What about the cutlery and the food on that day? The door frame. Are we making one? What colour will it be?
Those are just a few questions that have to be answered.

So yeah, you guys have your hands full, please lighten that SDEA load and do everything by tghe deadlines given,

NEXT MEETING- 14th Tuesday Afternoon when school finishes till real late.

Monday, July 6, 2009

MEETING DATES

7th Tuesday- Around 4 to 8 something.- Cutting script and doing subtext and buliding chemistry between the characters

8th Wednesday- Tentative- We will see if meeting is needed, depending on 7th progress.- Emotional memory and personal prop exercises.

9th Thursday- If were not having TSD and dont have to help the J2's, well start from TSD class time till 8- Interaction and 1st rehearsal of scenes (Can probably only do half)

14th Tuesday- After school till late. - Rehearsal of scene and polishing of movements.

16th Wednesday- Tentative- Try and piece together the scene

17th Friday- After school till whenever- Full run rehearsal

22nd Wednesday- After school til whenever- Full Dress

Wen Zhen, special exception fro you since all the meetings go till pretty late.. Try to make it for alternate meetings and then pull your weight from home or in other areas. And the last to rehearsals are a MUST!

Sunday, July 5, 2009

alive michelle character analysis

Name : Michelle Connor

Personality : Most of the time gloomy, but happy when around Brandon, loves painting

Relationship with Mum :

Mum....what can I say. She just doesn't get me. It's like she can't even see me. All she cares about is Chantelle, and honestly it pissed me off. Yes, I'm jealous. I'm jealous at the way she treats my sister. Why can't she treat me the same? And I'm also jealous when I see my friends with their mothers. They're so close, and me and Mum, we're just worlds apart. She forces me to do things I don't want to do. Like taking Science. And I conform to it in hopes that she would love me more. But she has such high expectations for me, I can't keep up to that standard. Thus, I'm a failure in her eyes. And it breaks my heart because I can never be good enough, not even for my own mother.

Relationship with Dad :

Dad is basically like Mum, but maybe not that bad. I mean, he doesn't openly tell me I'm a failure. He's more of the stern type, telling me what to do. He and mum are on the same page. I hate the fact that Chantelle is daddy's little angel, and I'm like...Daddy's accidental child? He tells me off quite often. but not as much as Mum because he's busy with his business. I'm not close to him, I hardly even see him. But then again., I'm not close toa ny of my family. It's like I don't even belong. I think my surname is the only connection I have to my family.

Relationship with Chantelle :

One word, BITCH. I can't stand her!!!! Maybe I'm just jealous. I don't know. You know sometimes I wish she wasn't born because if she wasn't, I don't have to be like her. She always has an underlying meaning to whatever she says. Like when she's nice to me, there's usually a meaning behind it. She's such a show-off, rubbing her achievements in my face. I hate her. If its even possible to hate a sibling. I would gladly trade her for another sister. I wish I had a sister that I could relate to, talk to. Share my secrets to. But Chantelle, she's just...UGH.

Relationship with Brandon :

Three words, I love him. i feel like he's the only one who understands me. he's the only one who cares and loves me. He's more of family than my own family. I don't ever want to lose him. I trust him with my heart and soul. He's the only one I've got, and the only one I need.

Relationship with David :

I love him in a brotherly way. He's been my best friend forever and Im grateful for all the times he's been there for me. But, he can sometimes be so overprotective of me that it gets kinda annoying. He tends to over-react. And I hate it when he talks bad about Brandon. Its like he doesnt trust me to make my own judgement about people in my life. But he's still a true friend.

Goal in life : To be whoever I want to be

Friday, July 3, 2009

Costumes SDEA

Here are the costumes for the characters and the name of the person who is bringing the article.
Please bring them ASAP and show it to Steph or if you cant find her, pass it to me.
Take note they will be stored in the Black Box until the day of the show.
Thank you. -Priscilla

Flashback Michelle
1) Uniform – Hamid

Dead Michelle
1) long white pants- Priscilla
2) Half sleeved white shirt/ long sleeve white fitting- Priscilla

Brandon
1) Black shirt- Rui Shan
2) White belt- Melvyn
3) Shoes- Melvyn
4) Watch- Mark
5) Bathrobe- Isaac

Chantelle
1) Outfit put together- Rui Shan
2) Big guys shirt (knee level) – Rui Shan

Father
1) Long sleeve grey shirt- Suryadi
2) Long black pants- Suryadi
3) Black leather shoes- Suryadi

Mother
1) Beige office shirt- Afiqah
2) Pants/Skirt- Steph

Little Michelle
1) School uniform pinfold. (blue)- Steph

Little David
1) T-shirt with weird cartoon character- Need to buy
2) Bermudas- Chen Xing

Eaxminers
1) Basic surgical things- Melvyn
2) Other articles to put on them- have to BUY

mom hotseat

i am eve conner and i am 42 years old and a lawyer. my husband is not my first love but i love him and i met him in university. we dated for 3 years and have been married for 22 years. i love his drive to do well in life and although i realise that our passion has gone we still understand each other though there is not much sex. i am not lonely, rather, contented with life and i am proud of my daughters.

Michelle is not a mistake i think that she just went in the wrong direction in life. it is not really my fault because i have raised her as well as i could have and i have raised her well. i have told her to go to the science stream as i felt that she would have a good career by doing that and that is important to have a good career to do well in life. although michelle has rebelled with this, i'm sure she'll she that i'm doing the right thing by this.

i love chantelle and she has meet most of my expectations, she follows rules that i have set and is a role model for Michelle to emulate. brandon is a nice boy and i am worried that he is a bit too old for michelle and that michelle is spending too much time with michelle and her grades are getting worse because of this. david is a nice boy whom i have known since he was a baby, i am disappointed that he went to the same college as michelle as i know he is capable of better as he is the sort who strives hard.

i have not thought about michelle and david going out together as i think both of tham should concentrate on studying and find love later on, when their careers are set. chantelle is popular and that is good, if it makes her happy then i am happy. i am glad that david told me about michelle's pregnancy. i am horribly disappointed and angry at michelle, she should have known better but i am prepared to help her in any way that i can. i am saddened by ther suicide attempt and if i had to give michelle advice, i would not tell her to kill the baby as it is still human, i am willing to care for the child but i will set rules for Michelle.

after hearing about brandon and his actions, i feel that brandon is a bastard and i do not want michelle anywhere near her anymore but he has to face responsibility and i want him to support michelle and the baby financially. i am a big supporter of communication and i have family dinners to be mandatory for this purpose. i am not close to my daughters now as when they were younger but i hope that they have not drifted too far away from me. i know that michelle and chantelle are competitive with each other and they have not been very close recently.

eve connor

Friday, June 26, 2009

Brandon's (I'm a slut) hotseating

I'm 21 yrs old, living alone with no job. I get my income from my parents who are currently living overseas. I OWN A LAMBO. I am filthy rich and I currently have 2 girlfriends. To me, image is everything. I like to have a smart casual style in my clothes.

I am confident in myself, determined, narcissistic, and think that I'm drop dead gorgeous. I have already forgotten my first sex. I think that Michelle is a nice girl, but she's too clingy for my taste. I DON'T LOVE HER. My relationship is just a sexual one.

I go to parties, have wild anonymous sex, just to have as much fun as possible before I die. Chantelle hit on me first, and I think she's better than Michelle. But I think we're using each other for sex. I feel guilty for Michelle's suicide, but there is NO LOVE.

My first relationship was when I was 11 or 12. I don't wish to have a family in the future. I don't wish to live to a ripe old age either.

I am a LONER, college is my highest level of education as I have enough money to support myself for the rest of my life.

I do not want to leave a legacy in my life because I will not be able to experience the glory it brings. I had a lapse of judgement with Michelle.

My motto in life is to have as much fun as possible. My turning point in life is when my first girlfriend cheated on me. Then it hit me, WHY SHOULD I BE THE NICE GUY? My dream is to travel around the world. Michelle's parents think I'm charming. I like to give a good first impression to everyone.

My biggest fear is getting hurt again. Therefore, I won't love anyone ever again.

Chantelle - Hot Seating

(sorry I lost that piece of paper so this is based on my memory)

Chantelle Connor, 19
NUS Biotechnology
Dad is a businessman and mum is a lawyer
Does not allow Michelle to outshine me; encourage parents to stop Michelle from entering Arts stream
Believe in love.. on the bed
Sleeps with my boyfriends. HOPEFULLY being able to "love" them
Will forgive my husband once if he is found cheating on me
Lost my virginity at the age of 12
Countless times of having sex
Very defensive; Think that everyone should be able to take care of themselves and work smart
Keep good image, very important
Know to maintain good grades to gain trust of parents
Think Michelle is stupid to be cheated by her boyfriend without knowing
Do not feel responsible/guilty about Michelle's suicide
Just want Michelle to wake up because afterall she is my sister
Popular in school; Quantity not Quality
David is a loser, Brandon is hot
highest point in life = when i managed to snatch brandon from michelle
lowest point in life = when i found out that michelle can really draw
Very obedient in front of my parents
May be affected by people's criticisms about me but I try not to care because it doesnt benefit them in any way
I just want to be the best wherever I go
Yes, call me smart-slut.

(okay it's damn weird to be typing "lost my virginity at the age of 12" there lol!!!) hope these are the few impt main pts that i can rmb.

OVERDUE!

The following people have no put up what was required of them a week ago.
Please put them up ASAP, deadline Sunday, 5th July (After exams)
To all those who have be putting up all entries faithfully. Thank you.
I sent out invites to ALL participants. DO NOT tell me that you did noit recieve an invitation. Have sent them out AGAIN. check your mail boxes before you blame me for not adding you.

Mark- Hotseating
Isaac- Character Analusis AND Hotseating
Hamid- Character Analysis AND Hotseating (Let me know if you still didnt get the invite to be an author)

Thank you Suryadi, you were the ONLY one who did both ontime. Really appreciate it.

Study well ppl! And all the very best... Only God can save us now!:P (thats the case with some of us)

-Priscilla Jamir

Btw- If you have any feedback about how meetings can be improved, or anything for that matter, please do tell me! It will be greatly appreciated.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Robert Connor's(father's) hot sitting

Stern,strict,impatient.Background:lived in hardships,at 10, father's business failed.DAd had shoe factory.I am the only child,stay in England. Shoe factory by father. I wanted to prove myself as better than my father. He didnmt change after being poor. He often scold me for the slightest mistakes. Mum afraid of Dad.I am closer to mum. Kee p things usually to myself. Met wife in UNI.Business course. I cant understand michelle,she always goes against my words,since she was young,i have this annoyance for her.Her behaviour changes my perception of her.I want her to do business. NOT HARSH PLEASE. Chantelle is intelligent. David:Not very sure of him.only kow his parents.Not close to him.Seldom talk. Hi and Bye. Business trips oftenm like twice a month, which last last about 1 week each. i do get info from my wife,we are very close.Brandon: Not very sure too. Met him.he's a nice guy(1st impression) dont really bother to find out. Michelle did not tell me anything. I tried to control her,but she likes to sneak out of the house.Pregnant???Diown her! i have had enough of her. I am passing business to chantelle. Actually i am not going to ignore michelle forever.I plan to lock her in her room. work things out. If chantelle got pregnant,she's got exception.discuss with my wife.but i still make the final decision.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

24th June READ!

Location- Outside BB
Time- 1 to about 3 pm
Attendance- COMPULSARY!

What we rae going to do-
1) Everyone is to be briefed on the set design so that everyone knows what is going to be done where and how.
2) Costume ppl will have to go around askinf actors about costume and try to figure out how to get them (Beg, borrow, buy, stitch, alter, NO stealing)
3) Set people will try and figure out where to get set from and how to angel it, etc. (cant do movement of props because we dont have the layout of the place)
4) Actors will be doing exercises to improve chemistry between them, also line reads and blocking will be done.
5) When not acting or if your crew, your help will be needed to be the audience, to see if the actors can be heard and seen from the various points.

Please be there on time. No punishment for being late this time, but dont try my patience.
DO eat lunch before you come. I DO NOT want crancky people complaining that they are hungry.
See ya all there at 1~!!!:D

-Priscilla

Monday, June 22, 2009

Dead Michelle (Hot seating+ character analysis)

Name- Michelle Connor
Age- 17
Location- Some weird place, not heven, not hell, not on earth.
Sitting Alone
Mood- Unsure, Depressed

Im 17 and i have no idea if im dead or alive. I wish they would just choose for me already! Im really confused now! i have no idea what i am doing here, no idea how to get out, no idea if i want to be dead or alive!
The examiners are well... asses in their own way, but they did give me alot to thik about! I wiash they hadnt, but im gratefukl for a second chance as well. Bet people dont usually get them huh. Well E1 is the more serious of the two. I like that, not so much of teasing. E2 on the other hand is just plain annoying! poking jokes at me, annoying me and freaking me out at times! Guess E1 is incharge of E2. Well tehgre sure is a need for some maturity in E2!

I have heard what everyone out there is trying to tell me. Hell, evenm Chantelle the sister that i disowned is there! Mum and dad probably pulled here to the hospital. They all seem so kind and welcoming. I want to go back... but how long will it last? When i get all better will they still treat me as before? How will i face David? after treating him the way that i did... What will i say to him? can we still be the friends we were before Brandon came along? But he says he loves me! Where does that put our relatioonship? Will it be awakward around him?

And Chantelle! I haTE HER! i DO! How do i deal with that? Will i ever be able to forgive her? Cna i just cut her out of my life? I know that she will not be truely sorry for what she did. She never is! All i wanted was to learn from her, but how can i do that when she sees me as a threat? All i wanted was a normal family! Is that so hard to find!

And my future? Will i get to do arts? Or will mum and dad still treat me the same way? As the daughter that was never good eanough? Will they force upon me all they want? Will they make my room a prison?

Do i want to go back? What if the pain and suffring happens all over again? I cant take another round of it! And school! What are all of them going to think! School was my safe haven before, bnut now everyone is just going to think that im the mad lunatic of a girl who got pregnant and tried to kill herself!

Pregnant!!! My baby! Is he ok? I was such a pig! so selfish! I wanted to take his life! Is he ok? Evenm if he is... will i be able to take cre of him? What kind of mother would even think about killing her child? Ill never be able to face him! No, ill have to goive him away... and mum and dada are clearly not going to support this! But all the pain and suffering! And sachool.. and my education!

ARGH!!!! so many problems! I wanted to abort because Brandon said that it was the best. I trusted that bastard! But now... I think i want to keep the child. It was a rash, impulsive decision, because i didnt want the responsibility.. But i have to grow up, I havbe to stay strong, evenm if it just a front dfor the baby. I cannot bve like my old self... I will have to chnage. I will show everyone that i can do what i want top. I will succed and i will prove to them that I am good at art, im responsible, i can study hard, i can produce the results they always wanted. I will DO IT!

-Priscilla

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Character Analysis


Name: Brandon Lee

Age: 21

Social Status: Upper Middle Class

Occupation: None. Lives of parent’s money


Personality: “We only live once. So why not have as much fun as we can while we’re alive?” This is my motto in life. I don’t like to get tied down to anything I do, so you can say that I have some commitment problems. This is also one of the reasons why I have a long history of ex-girlfriends. I don’t know how many exactly. I lost count in between steady relationships and one-night stands. However, I am not ashamed of this. I don’t see them as failed relationships but rather as conquests that I have made. I am also extremely self-confident. So I do not care about what other people say about me. I am also narcissistic, so I have to make sure I always give the best first impression to anyone. Image is everything to me. At the same time, I am also a determined person. When I set my sights on something, I won’t stop at anything until I obtain it. This is shown by how despite Michelle being my girlfriend already, I still managed to get her sister, Chantelle, to fall in love with me as well. Wow, I’m the best!


Relationship with my family: I actually come from a quite well-to-do family. My father is a real estate tycoon and my mother is a regular tai-tai. However, I do not have a good relationship with my father as I felt that he controlled me too much. That was why the moment I turned 21, I moved out into my own apartment. My father has thus practically disowned me. But, money is not a problem as my mother still gives me money without my father’s knowing. Call me a mummy’s boy but whatever! I have money and you don’t! I occasionally keep in touch with my mother to report my well-being, but otherwise, I hardly see my family anymore.


Relationship with Michelle: I met her through David. I thought she was pretty good looking and had a nice personality, so I made my move and got together with her. I know that she loves me a lot, but I think she can be a bit over-possessive at times. The relationship was fun at first, but now there is no spark anymore. I’m only still with her because I stupidly got her pregnant. I knew I should have used a condom! I think she’s a nice girl but she’s too clingy for my tastes. I need a girl who knows how to give me space. My commitment problem shows itself.


Relationship with Chantelle: I met her when I went to Michelle’s house. Straightaway, I could feel the chemistry between us. We still got together even though she already knew Michelle was my girlfriend. I think I prefer her over Michelle because she’s not as clingy as her sister and she makes a very good trophy girlfriend. I find it surprising that even though she knows I got her sister pregnant, she still is willing to stay with me. Maybe we’re both just making use of each other.


Relationship with David: Acquaintance. We both are in a group of friends that meet up to play basketball. I don’t like him very much as I know he has feelings for Michelle. I also think he is a coward because he’s only all talk and no action. After so many years, he still hasn’t confessed to Michelle.


History: Being the only child in my family, I have been pampered since young. However, the strict teachings of my father have made me rebellious. The reason why I see all girls as conquests is because in my very first relationship, my girlfriend cheated on me and then dumped me. I still the remember the hurt that I felt to this very day. So, I feel that it doesn’t pay to be the nice guy. So maybe the attitude that I have developed is my attempt at having revenge. I feel that only I am the only one who can end a relationship, that I have the final say. I question the existence of true love.


Goal in life: To have as much fun as possible!


-Melvyn

SDEA script Father's character analysis

Character Analysis:

Father

Name: Robert Connor

Age: 49

Married to eve connor

Have 2 children, Chantelle and Michelle

Occupation: Businessman,one who travels a lot too

Upper middle class

Personality: Strong-headed, authoritive, entrepreneurial, self-occupied. I am very strict with my children. Being someone successful, I have a very high expectation of them. I am busy most of the time with my work, so when I reached home, I don t have so much time to nag and scold my daughters; I leave all that to my wife. But then when there is a need, I will interrupt. I believe in harsh methods of teaching my daughters since that was how I was brought up too and judging from my success, I believe in harsh punishments to teach my daughters. I love my daughters very much, but sometimes just do not know how to express it. Being the head of the family (since I support most of the family’s financial spending), I expect everyone in the family to follow my order, and I would be the one making decisions most of the time.

Relationship with family: I am close with my wife, but towards my daughters, I always try to have this boundary, and so that they wont cross this boundary and ‘climb up to my head’. I am mostly fine towards everyone in the family, so long they obey what I say and do not go against me.

Relationship with wife: We seldom argue that often. Having married for the past 22 years, we have faced the ups and downs. I think that through these, it has bonded us even closer. I always share my problems with my wife, as she understand me most. We share the same ultimate goal for our 2 daughters, which is for them to grow into 2 successful people.

Relationship with Chantelle: I agrees to what she does most of the time, because I believe in her. She always meet up to my expectations and she never fails to impress me with his outstanding achievements and good grades. She always listen to me and dare not go against what I say. If I need help on my work, I would ask her for help because I trust her more than Michelle. And yes, she has the same passion as me, which is to be a successful entrepreneur which is why I like her more than Michelle.

Relationship with Michelle: I hate her when she rebut me. She should know that I provide her with food money shelter everything and she is not doing her best to impress me. She has done so poorly in school! I never talk to her that much unless regarding her schoolwork. She always make me worried. And yes, because she always go against what I say, it really drive me up the wall sometimes. She is being too ambitious, she wants to be an artist!! She knows that one of her parents is a lawyer, the other a businessman, and how can she say she wants to be an ARTIST!!! I have enough of her nonsense behavior!

History: I was born to a successful family when I was young, and my parents treated harshly on me. But then when I was 10 years old, my father’s business collapsed. We had to move to a smaller unit and could not enjoy the luxury we had before. I then decided for a change. I wanted to be even more successful than my father when he was successful. That was my dream. I took part-time job as a McDonald worker just to earn enough for my University course. I took business course. ‘I want to be a successful businessman!’ I told myself. It took 5 years for my company to establish its name to the whole world to know. Those times were hard; the journey towards a successful business was full of ups and downs. That is why I don’t give in to my daughters easily because I want them to taste the bitterness of failure and so that they can get motivated to achieve and excel even higher goals in the future. I met my beautiful wife in university. At that time, we were only dating, but it didn’t actually cross my mind that one day she will be my wife.

Goal: To pass down my business to my daughters and that I can retire peacefully.

Chantelle

Character Analysis

Name: Chantelle Connor
Age: 19
Occupation: Student in NUS
Social Status: Upper Middle Class

Personality: I am the best and I only want the best. I demand alot from people around me. I like being compared to my sister because I know I'm better than her and it makes me feel good. I need people to praise me in order to stay confident. I can get insecure at times when people start to outshine me. I MUST BE THE BEST. Although I may seem confident and smart, I actually need more support and attention compared to my sister. I admit I like to put my sister down, but it's only by that way I can show people that I am much more capable than her. I want to be the strong and independant child in the family so that my parents will look up to me and trust me to do whatever I want. I don't know why but I enjoy snatching whatever/whoever that belongs to Michelle because it makes me feel powerful. In fact, Michelle is the source of motivation in my life. Without her, I find no purpose to compete and do even better. I love my parents only because they love me and trust me. Some think I'm smart, some think I'm a slut. I think I'm both.

Relationship with family: My parents think we're a very bonded family but we're not. I hate staying at home and hearing all the nagging from my mother. At home, I'm very obedient only because I want to gain the favour of my parents. I want to appear as the sensible one. I dislike my sister. She's just stupid and and a waste of time. She always takes away what I love, especially Brandon. My dad is just plain strict and useless. My mum is just an old hag who nags. I actually think my sister can draw really well but I will not help her to convince my parents to allow her to enter arts stream because if she does, she will definitely outshine me. I must not let that happen.


history: I was born in 03 03 1990. Since young, I've been taught to read and write. Always the top in class and a councillor in every school I enter. I play the piano since the age of 7. Being the first child in the family, my parents had high expectations of me and I have always studied hard. I had about 24 boyfriends before and I love them all. My current boyfriend in Brandon and I love him alot.

goal in life: To be better than Michelle in everyway.


Rui Shan :D

Second Examiner.

Name: Second Examiner.
Nickname: E2
Age: 1008
Main Want: To have fun whilst doing my job, and not be overshadowed by E1.
Inner Want: That his patients know that life is not all that bad all the time.
Fantasies: Sex. Not to be overshadowed by E1 and be the one in control.

Personality traits:
Fun-loving.
Slightly perverted.
Easily excited.
Optimistic.
Narcissistic.
Serious when it comes to serious things like hatred towards family and all that.
Being a "supernatural entity" of sorts, I do not lead lives like the rest of the humans. My days are spent examining and we never need any sleep. We just... are. We have similar personalities to humans as after all, we are all spirits in the end and all spirits have emotional capabilities. Due to this difference, I do have a sort of superior mindset towards humans, though I do not really discriminate them as much as E1 might.
If you want to count up from my last life, it was 1008 years ago, as such I am 1008 years old. I have been through life and know what it's like to live before dying and being promoted to Examiner from human. I believe that people should look to the brighter sides of life like games and ice-cream. Oh and sex too. Always gets me excited when people hint about sex.

Other things you might want to note about my magnificent self,
I enjoy earl grey tea and rum & raisin Ice-cream.
I am proud of what I am now. Examining is really fun. You get to hear all the reasons why people did what they did and all the stories! Ooooo!
I have no family. In many ways, the Examiners are my family. Here in purgatory, no one needs family. I miss having a family though. I think that people on earth nowadays should be grateful for their families. After all, they DID raise you.
Back in my day, I loved hearing violins and cellos and the like. Now with all this new music, I would have to say that rock and pop music is the best. Have you heard the beatles? Their songs are just so fun to listen to! I almost fainted when John Lennon came in for his examination! I kept asking the questions and E1 didnt really care. I got his autograph too! Though he had a big hole in the side of his head...He was so totally COOL!!


Relationship with E1:
As I AM the second Examiner, logic would dictate that I am under E1 in rank. E1 has been at it longer than I have and I think he needs to loosen up some times. I mean... You can't always be too direct and methodical all the time. I would love to get rid of him though I still respect him. We keep a healthy rivalry if you put it that way. We are very effective together. We almost read each others minds sometimes! That is why I still respect him. Without him, I am more or less just a newbie at the job. Of course I don't always agree with him but I try my best.

Relationship with Michelle:
Michelle was an angsty one. I think that her life isn't as bad as she thinks it is. I mean c'mon. If I were her, I'd be really grateful that I even have a boyfriend to start of with. All I'm saying is that she has no idea how bad it could get. She ought to really think before she actually jumped into the train head on. What's up with that? Can't she find a better way to die? Obviously it didn't work. She was just hit really bad. She is very lucky to have survived in the first place.
I DO feel superior to her being like a total 901 years older and can get a bit frustrated when she doesn't see what I'm trying to get at. She's a LITTLE slow on the uptake huh.

History: Can't remember much about my past. Except that I really enjoy my job and make the most out of it. I say, if life gives you lemons make lemonade. If life gives you lemons and Carbon Dioxide, make Sprite. If life gives you lemons, carbon dioxide and a few pieces of wood, set up a stall to sell sprite. If life gives you all the above AND a factory, by all means start a franchise. Something tells me I was a merchant in my last life.
Pertaining to what I am now, I met E1 when I got promoted from human. He immediately took on the role of an older brother as I didn't have much of a family the last time. I look up to him but 860 years later, I have a few disagreements as to how he should carry out his stuff. During this time, I have been keeping up with them humans on earth through the people that come in, learning the new language in the process. Learning is a lifelong (or in this case deathlong too) process anyway. Thats why we have to adapt. I also like how innovative the humans are getting with all these cool new gadgets. The pen is something new and now we even have laptops! Of course I still prefer the pen to take down notes as you can draw stuff at the same time on the board. Whoops! Did I let that out? Haha. Don't tell E1! But these humans never really fail to invent and now there are better games and even more inconspicuous ways to kill time through this thing called facebook! I just might have to switch over one day.
Despite all the hype about human innovation, they still fail to grasp one thing, which is that life is not really all that bad after all. Day after day, people come in complaining about their life. Don't get me wrong I love hearing people's life stories. It's just that sometimes it gets annoying when they kill themselves over it. my life was pretty much crap too. I had no family and was raised on the street. Of course thats ages ago and I'm much more sophisticated now. You could say... I'm pretty divine coming from such a life.
Oh by the way, I AM using a laptop now. It's so cool! Facebook is a really cool thing. You get to post up things about yourself and all that. So fun and it's so me!

Signing off,
Second Examiner.

mommy

character analysis


mom
eve connor

42

married to (Suryadi?) connor

2 children, Chantelle and Michelle

Lawyer

Upper middle class



Personality: Meticulous and goal oriented, i like things to be perfect, clean and in it's place. i am strict with myself as well as with my daughters. i want the the best for them and i expect both of them to grow into responsible and successful adults. i find it difficult to show my love to my daughters but i love them very much. i am the "vocal" one in the family, who likes to nag at the children and my husband. i consider myself to be successful in my career and i am stubborn at times but it is all for the greater good of the family. i am level headed most of the time and i feel that i am the one in the family who needs to be the strong one so that my daughters can look up to me and ask me for advice.



Relationship with family: My family, i would say, is comfortable and quite close. i am family oriented, and i am very particular about having dinner together and also, sharing about the day's events and this is a necessary for the family. i would like to think that i know what goes on in my daughter's lifes.



Relationship with husband: we do not argue much ans i understand him and he, me. we both want our daughters to do well and that is our ultimate goal. we have been comfortably married for over 20 years and i still love my husband as well as my children but the passion of our early years have gone. i meet him in university and after a dating period of about 3 years, we married, this is of course, after both our careers were established.



relationship with daughters: I admit, i am more partial to Chantelle as she is my first born, however, i love both my girls equally. i also admit that Chantelle have done a better job to meet my expectations for her and for that is am proud. i realise that michelle is at an age where she is perennially confused about life but i know that she can do it, with a little help. i think that i ahve done my best to provide for them and i believe that i have trained them to be good people in the future. i have done my best. Michelle has the tendency to dream alot, especially about being an artist, but i don't think that she will have a good life being an artist, so, i will need to keep an eye on Michelle more and steer her in the right direction.



history: i was born to successful parents who have taken good care of me and nurtured me to be the best. they were not very warm and loving and this is why maybe, i find it difficult to show my emotions and love to my daughters. being successful themselves, they had very high expectations of me, their only child and i strived hard to meet them, getting the good grades and going to established schools. i have a few close friends that include Jasmine, David's mother and having met her since university, we have kept in good touch ever since. i am not very outgoing so i find it a bit hard to make new friends but i am loyal. i can be charming when my job needs me to be- with clients. i met my husband, we got married and eventually had daughters, however i was not fond of children at that time. as the years went by, my career grew well and so did my family and i am confortable in my life right now.

goal in life: for my daughters to be successful and happy in their life. and also, to be able to retire comfortably.

Monday, June 15, 2009

NEXT MEETING

Hey guys..

19th June FRIDAY will be the next meeting.
Meet outside BB at 3 PM SHARP.. we'll see what we can do from there.
Attendance is COMPULSORY!

AGENDA-

1) FINALIZATION of script
2) Set ppl will have to meet Chen Xing and see what needs to be bought, painted, etc, etc.
3) Costume ppl who can make it please talk to characters individually and see what can be done about the costumes please. Thank you. Have a BASIC idea and if you can sketch of what they will be dressed in.
4) Actors. Characterization should have already been put up by THURSDAY. Please print a copy of it and bring it on friday as well. Hotseating is what you all will be doing. AND we will try to do a couple of run troughs with script of course, or exercises with trying to develop chemistry, etc. If you have any ideas or exercises that will help please do bring those ideas along!

See ya all Friday!!!
-Priscilla

Thursday, June 11, 2009

CREW

Director- 

Stage Manager- Rachel

Scriptwriter- Mark

Technical Head- Chen Xing

Costume in Charge- Wen Zhen

Set in charge- Stephanie

Makeup in charge- Rachel


CAST

Michelle (Coma)- Priscilla?

Michelle (Flash back)- Mellisa?

E1- Mark

E2- Isaac

Father- Suryadi

Mother- Afiqah

Chantelle- Rui Shan

David- Hamid

Brandon- Melvyn

Please do remember that this is the tentative list. There might be changes made and anyone who wishes to try for roles can.

RULES

These are the rules of what should and should not be put up on this blog.

What SHOULD be put up.

1) The characters and role of different people.
2) Consistent updates on what is going on in different departments.
3) Designs, maybe character analysis and hot seating will be put up.
4) Updates on what is going on by Director, Scriptwriter,etc.
5) Meetings and minutes of the meetings for REF.

What should NOT be put up.

1) Personal comments on the characters, actors and stuff.
2) Fascinatingly dumb life stories and funny things that happened in the meeting. this blog is PURELY PROFESSIONAL.
3) NO attacks on teachers, fellow students, peoples families, etc.

PLEASE do feel free to add to this list. Remember- PROFESSIONAL.