Acting Journal: 4/21/15

Acting Journal: 4/21/15

Training for: 

Kill Bill V.2 Monologue

Observations: 

This piece is designed to be witty, grim, and sanguine. 

There are multiple ways of intoning for it. 

Questions: 

Where are the beats in this monologue? 

Where are the most effective combinations of intonation?

 Are there alternate sets of beats that are viable? 

Which would be most effective for me to use, if so? 

What is a 'alkie'?

Is an "intellect voice" usable for the dictionary sections?

Discussion:

Where are the beats in this monologue? 

To answer this, I should diagram the monologue in terms of beats

Where are the most effective combinations of intonation?

Are there alternate sets of beats that are viable? 

Which would be most effective for me to use, if so? 

To discover this, after diagramming the beats, and variants, i should experiment with multiple intonations. I should then seek audience reactions to several of my proffered ones, and feedback on my performance.

 What is a 'alkie'?

An alcoholic.

Is an "intellect voice" usable for the dictionary sections?

I should try each major 'beat variant' with and without an 'intellect voice' for those sections. I should also try using it in some portions of the monologue but not others, for dramatic effect.