In this lesson we continued where we left off with the script.
Transition to Interrogation:
On page 29 we have to do a transition from past reality to the interrogation. For this transition, some people pick up chairs and move them in place for the next scene, whilst the rest of us alter Winston's appearance (to show that he is in a different location and has a different state of mind). We wanted to make this transition as frantic as possible, so will use changing lights, loud noises and a lot of movement (i.e. take the long route to where we need to go to make the transition more chaotic). This was inspired by the National Theatre's production of "People, Places & Things". We liked how the transitions in this show confused the audience and left them on the edge-off their seats - as an audiecne, we did not know what to expect next and were disorientated by the loud noises - this is an Artaud convention (http://lornaclarkra.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/antonin-artaud.html). The piece we are going to use for this is "Dig" by Mudvayne (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z704rxchxq8) as it very loud and quite messy - representing Winston's state of mind. This transition ends with Winston in a chair DSR with O'Brien standing, and the rest of us frozen in Book Club positions.
Transition to Past Reality:
On page 31, we have to transition to past reality and the stage direction states that there should be "an abrupt lighting change". Therefore, we shall have a complete black out. During this black out, Rob will move from sitting DSR to DSL. Whilst he does this, the rest of us move our chairs in cannon to face front. As we pick up and chairs and place them down to face front, we make a loud noise, to make the audience feel on-edge and fit with the Artaud idea of loud noises. On the last noise, the lights shall come on to reveal Winston sitting in a different place, thus representing a different time.
