Directors Journal: The Tempest

Act 1: Scene 1

If I were to direct the first scene of act 1, I would use loud noises for storms to create an effect that the storm is dangerous. But at the same time, there will be shouting by Prospero, who is the person causing the storm. The crew of the ship will be slipping over and pushed over by the strong surges of waves that come over board. Some men will go over board. When the acting starts, by the main characters, if they are wearing hats, they will be holding their heads so that their hats won't blow away from the storm. Boatswain will be talking in a loud but obedient voice to the master. and when Alonso talks to Boatswain, when he says, "Good Boatswain, have care. Where’s the Master?" he will say it in a annoyed sort of voice. Boatswain replies with a worrying voice saying, "I pray, keep below".

Act1: Scene 2

When Miranda talks to Prospero, She needs to sound like she is empathising for the people who died and annoyed that it is another ship wrecked my Prospero. Prospero has to make it sound like he is doing everything in protection of Miranda and for her solely. Miranda needs to act rebellious like, as she doesn't like things being kept from her or taking orders from one another. Prospero needs to sound proud of what he used to be as the Duke of Milan and feel distraught about losing his title, land, power and wife. when talking about his brothers, he should speak as if he disposes them. Miranda has to sound as if she is flattering Prospero when he is telling her about what he used to be. When Prospero talks about his brother being so lucky about having the King of Naples pay homage to him he has to sound envious and look as if he has a deeper meaning in his eyes and a rage from within. When Prospero and Miranda are sent off in a terrible ship he in a way expects to get a better ship and what he got has to be an insult so he has to act it out like so. Amanda has to sound genuinely curious about why he raised the tempest. Prospero has to speak of Gonzalo with fondness and maybe whisper a quiet thank you or a small prayer for his safe keeping. When Ariel enters it could either adopt a mocking tone or a serious devoted tone. Ariel has to say how he wrecked the boat excitedly as if it was fun. Ariel has to beg Prospero for liberty and sound as if he really wants it. Prospero has to start to get angry at Ariel and think that Ariel does not appreciate what he has done for him. Ariel has to talk as if he has just had a very nice surprise and be very energetic.Prospero should speak with confidence when he talks about Caliban and the blue-eyed hag. In lines 302 - 305, when Prospero says, "Like a nymph o'th'sea... with diligence," Prospero should speak as if he is aggravated towards Ariel like he wants to get rid of him, but then goes to a calm voice when waking Miranda from her sleep. When Caliban talks about how the island is his, he should speak in a demanding but light hearted voice, as if to annoy Prospero. In line 362, Caliban needs to speak in a menacing tone, and laughing evilly afterwards, after all, Caliban is ported as an evil, monster like person, when Caliban says this, Prospero should quickly shout in annoyance. When Ferdinand enters, he should walk in condfused and looking around for the music being played, he should also sound confused and annoyed that he doesn’t know where the music is being played when he is speaking. When Ferdinand asks Miranda to be his Maid, he should sound desperate, as if lust is upon him already. But when Miranda says yes, he should sound pleased and surprised, and maybe stutter a bit. As Ferdinand talks about the Duke of Milan, Prospero should quickly butt in with annoyance and jealousy in his tone, as if he was the rightful Duke for Milan. When Prospero accuses Ferdinand of being a spy, Prospero should sound sly as if he knows for sure of what he is, or that he is playing with him, and what he could do to him, lock him up and question him. More over, Ferdinand should reply with urgency and assurance that he is no spy, as if he is worries they have caught him red handed. Prospero, now more convinced than ever, wants to trial him and lock him up, he should sound urgent and worried, as a father he would want to protect his daughter. Miranda, should sound offended that Prospero is accusing Ferdinand of being a traitor, for she has only just been asked to be Ferdinand's maid, she should sound more angry than offended, and take a gasp of air in as she is about to speak to give an affect of shock. Prospero has to sound very commanding to both Ferdinand and Ariel for they are almost like guests to his island, also due to the fact that no one can help them on the island, so Prospero can speak to them in what ever way he likes.

Challenging Authority

1. Prospero accuses Ferdinand of wanting to take the island from him.I have chosen this challenge of authority as most important as Ferdinand is a very important person, he is the Prince of Naples, with this accusation, it may start some kind of war between Prospero and Ferdinand.


2. The Boatswain orders the king and courtiers to leave the deck.I feel this should be the second most important accusation, or order, as the Boatswain is talking to the crew of Prince Ferdinand of Naples, this could cause Ferdinand to order his men to kill him.


3. Ariel and Caliban questioning Prospero's rights to keep them as servants.This isn't as important as the two above, as they are both acts of war or death, but this, in some ways, is just as important, because this could also account for death, as Caliban and Ariel question the right for Prospero to enslave them to him on this island, this is an act of rebellion.


4. Prospero recounts how he was overthrown by his brother Antonio.This accusation is the least important, its hardly an accusation, but just Prospero whining about how he was overthrown by his brother years ago.

Imprisonment

Ariel suffers imprisonment and confinement because he is ordered and lead by Prospero, however, he is allowed to be free once he's has redeemed himself as Prospero set him free from when he was trapped in a tree. We feel most sympathetic towards Ariel because he has been trapped in a tree on an island for so long until set free by Prospero to be enslaved to him until he can redeem himself so that he can bee free is awful. Being trapped in a tree is bad enough, but to be enslaved after straight away after being trapped for so long is not right, its almost dehumanising.

Calliban suffers imprisonment and confinement as he is held prisoner by Prospero

Comparative Analysis

We have been looking at 5 poems with the same theme, in this piece of work, I had to extract two of the poems from the pick of 5 I chose and analyse them with each other, here is my comparative analysis.

Reflection on short video

Nikola Tesla - The Invention of the Lightbulb

Who was in your group?

In my team to create this video was Pablo Munoz, who edited and put the video together and James Verga, who played Nikola Tesla, and I, who played Thomas Edison.

What did you want to achieve?

I wanted to achieve a short story telling the untold story behind the invention of the lightbulb.

Do you think you film was successful?

I think it was quite successful in the way that it got the message across to people that Thomas Edison stole Nikola Teslas' idea on inventing the lightbulb. I could improve on it by making it a bit more serious.

What would you do differently if you did it again?

If i could do this video again, I would do it on the same topic, but I would make it a bit more serious and also a scene on how Tesla died.

Which film from class do you like and why?

My favourite video clip in class from another group is the video based on the riots on Mark Duggan, I like this video most because the video clips were well put together and the music went well in the background and gradually went quieter with a person talking. 

Here is the link to the video

Short Story On Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison

Here is a link to a short video on Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison, the untold story.

What I read over Half-Term

Over Half-Term I read a vary of different styles of writing. The most enjoyable to read was the last book in the trilogy of the Hunger Games, called the Mocking Jay, written Suzanne Collins. I found this book very enjoyable and very gripping. It was hard to put down because the story made you read on until you had finished. This last book in its trilogy, The Hunger Games, is about a squad of special soldiers making their way into the Capitol, to try and assassinate the president. However, not all of it went to plan. The other types of styles of writing which I read included restaurant menus, it may not sound interesting but, the types of food were interesting because it was different to the foods back in England. The final types of styles of writing I read were manuals, ranging from instruction manuals in aeroplanes to how to use an object bought from a shop.

Reply to Article on Children Concentration by The Independent

Here is the reply I would write to The Independant to this article on concentration classes for children.

A new law to ban smoking in cars with a child passenger

Here is a link to some of the points used in my newspaper article for smoking in cars with a. Child passenger, and here is the link to the finished product of the newspaper article.