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Candy Shop Scene Reflection

Doing a scene with another person is very different than doing a monologue. While doing a scene you have someone to react to which makes it easier to remember what happens next. During this scene I think that I did very well with blocking. An example is when I had to walk from the candy counter to the back room to find candy. I also think I did well with changing emotions from antagonistic to happy and upbeat. Over time I improved on pausing when I needed to add dramatic effect. This is especially shown in the end when I said “nope, I was deliberately wasting your time.” At first when I would perform the scene I wouldn't put a pause after nope but in the final draft I did. Over time our skit changed a lot. In the beginning we didn't have any blocking and we just stayed at the counter. In the end I ended up walking back and forth from the candy counter to the storage room each time the customer mentioned another candy.  Another improvement was the use of props. During the final ...

Les Misérables Review

          The production Les Misérables was a story about love, loss, and suffering. In the beginning Jean ValJean, the main character is released from prison by inspector Javert. After being treated poorly for being a convict he decides to forget his identity as Jean Valjean and became a new person. By doing this he decides to break his parole. After reinventing himself he meets a poor woman named Fantine, whose daughter Cosette is living with an innkeeper and his wife. Fantine eventually dies leaving Jean Valjean to care for Cosette. He raises Cosette as if she was his own child and she sees him as her father. While walking in town one day Cosette bumps into a young man named Marius. Marius and Cosette fall in love. All the while, Javert has not given up on catching Jean Valjean for breaking his parole and continues to try and bring him back to prison. Another character named Eponine is a friend of Marius who is also in love with him but she only sees him as a...

Candy Shop Scene Link

This is the link to my scene:  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mhfqCPVnDsg