In this lesson we split into two groups to make a prologue each for the opening of "1984". I was in a group with Hope, Charlie, Lewis and Oliver. We discussed technology and the potential it has to take over our lives. We then spoke about the idea of this "Big Brother" figure and how controlling he is. Charlie and I then mentioned the musical "We Will Rock You" (as we have been in a version of this together) and likened the Proles in "1984" to the "Ga-Ga Kids". The "Ga-Ga Kids" are pretty much clones and do the exact same things, have the exact same opinions and listen to the exact same music. We then thought of having four of us waking up and doing the exact same things, whilst one of us played the Big Brother who looked over us all. Hope took on the role of Big Brother, whilst the rest of us were Proles. We decided that Hope could wear a mask to make her more mysterious and show that she is not a person but is instead a concept. The idea of masks then made Charlie think of the hacking group "Anonymous". Therefore, we decided to use one of their videos that introduces who they are for our piece.
We put four chairs adjacent to each other with a gap in between. We put another chair opposite our own chairs to form a bed each. We performed a series of movements in unison to show that we are uniformed and move as one - under the organisation, we are clones. Charlie and I then broke the pattern by running forwards as if we are going to make a change. However, I was then pulled back by Oliver and "cured" by a simple stare, whilst Charlie was "visited" by Big Brother. Charlie was then lifted by Oliver, Lewis and I to show the power of Big Brother. Whilst he was in the air, Hope walked beneath him and put a mask on him (but the audience could not see this). Therefore, when he was put down and spun round to face the front, the mask was a bit of a surprise to the audience.
Both groups then performed to each other. The other group kept the same music from the prologue we made as a group, and had fairly similar ideas to our group. The majority of their movements were in unison and there was one person (James) who tried to escape but was "cured" by the end of their piece. I liked their piece as it was more dynamic and aggressive with their movements. Next lesson, we shall work on trying to put the two prologues together to create one big prologue involving everybody.
