Drama

Group Evaluation

Safa's Group – A wife walking into their house tells the children to go to bed, tells the husband she lost her job. The father which looks like a stay at home father, but not really useful at all, drowning himself in his sorrows, is extremely angry that she has lost her job, so slaps her and starts to attack her. They had a good use of music and used the space they were given very well. The scene didn't exactly look like a house but they made it look like one. They had a good ending just verifying to the audience what the whole play was about and how domestic violence is not a joke and should not be taken as something funny.

Maria – Very good, a girl or child has bad nightmares on how her mother is getting abused and beaten up. She picks up a abuse hotline and she dosent know what to do. She imagines a couple as the husband attacks his own wife, slapping her, choking her and kicking her till she is unable to breath. I really liked what this group has done with the space they were given. Their graphics were excellent as they used colours to add a dramatic effect onto the video to make it that slight bit more meaningfull. The girl picks up a hotline and says im next. I think they were trying to tell the viewers that domestic violence should not be handeled lightly and if you are having severe issues with this cause you should definetly call the hotline and tell them what type of problems you are going through so they could help you out. 

Dana's Group - It is not that clear in the beginning, she is cleaning a shelve with a paper rolled together and then walks to a majlis which I think they portrayed to be a living room or a seating area. She sees her husband and for no reason without hesitation starts hitting her with that paper and kicking her. The whole thing was nice in a comedic sense but I don't really think it was taken on seriously enough and it could have been made better. 2 unknown ladies enter the scene and then a pillow gets thrown on them. I think they are trying to show how 1 in 3 ladies get abused every night. They could have made it more clear because everything was all over the place. In the end, they settled it off with a quote trying to make a statement which is good but overall they could have made it a tad bit better. 

Pre Planning for PSA

What it is?

So our whole project is supposed to be a public service announcement to raise awareness on domestic violence at home. 

A whole idea is a group of 4 who are friends, decided to go to the club/bar to have a bit of fun but the husband (Myself) was very angry for some reason because his wife(Nadia) paid for our friend's meals and drinks( Abdulrahman and Tanya). This angered him a lot because it was his money and he was already in a bad mood that day. So, in the end, he decided to let out all of his anger onto his wife, by doing that he abused and started beating her, treated her like a 'thing', not a woman. 

Reflection After: 

I think our PSA was good, we were able to portray the characters we planned to portray. We made it evident that our whole project was to spread awareness of domestic violence and how 1 in 3 women get abused every day at home and how this makes equality unfair. We could have added a bit more detail to it like subtitles because I think that makes it way better, as the viewer not only can see what we are trying to show they also understand it.  Overall I think we did a good job and put the right amount of effort into it as needed.

Video:

Letter 

Dear Dabareh, father of Admira,

The two of us have endured, the passings of our most dearest - we'd forfeit our lives for theirs. They died as two sweethearts, a reflection of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet; star-crossed and bound to level line all as a result of a hardship. It feels like a fantasy, rather more like a bad dream, incredible maybe... Despite everything I can't comprehend my child has left to the sky above, before even my opportunity would come - it's inconceivable. I can't live with myself, I feel a feeling of suffocating in torment; as you may be, you are not the only one. Nonetheless, we can't choose who lives nor who passes on. With respect to, I think it is suitable to cover our two, together as they needed to be; here in Bosnia. He is after all the prevalent, the man, ideally as you get this letter, healthy and we can nimbly concur upon area. I am profoundly scarred by this, similarly as you seem to be, so sad for both of our misfortunes, in any event, they are as one however depleted in blood and their spirits climbed the stairway to paradise.

Kind Regards,

Milena Brkic

What Happened Group Evaluations

Daniel, Saif, Tanya and Dana's Group:

The scene is a family’s house and the whole point of the film is a father abusing the family, whilst the parents are arguing and fighting physically, a kidnapper enters the house and steals little child. The parents are so inconsiderate, they don’t realise they lost their child and the saddest and most controversial part is that, they were also talking about who is gonna keep the child after they split from each other. All the child wants is a happy family where everybody loves each other and there is no hate spreading all over the place but that wish could not come true. It isn't as realistic as a normal person would think but it makes sense and sends a message out there, to take care of your children and always love them regardless of issues going on in your family because in this story there are a lot of issues that need to be solved. The kidnap could have been resolved as murder or money blackmail, but we are unsure the parents would even pay that considering they were arguing about which parent would keep the child when the child hadn't done anything wrong, it was just the 2 parents in the wrong. In the start of the play the father was talking about the money usage in the family and how the mother buys too much things. The mother then tries to calm him down but he is very angry and nothing was able to stop him as he slapped her, which resulted in a big fight. And like said above the baby was taken away and was harmless in the situation. 

Noor, Abdul, Raushan and Azahra's Group:

 2 robbers in a man’s office, that walk in and need the code to open up a safe and threaten to kill the man and his secretary. After they see the owner they make him crack the safe and then flourish. The main point of this performance was to show how easy it is to manipulate someone for your own benefit. The owner saw the 2 robbers and decided to not create problems and let them steal his money. His money was probably very valuable to him and he probably needed to use it in another way, maybe for his family or any debts there are left to pay. He just throws it all away because he dosent want any problems and dosent want anyone to get hurt.

Jasmine and Omar's Group:

3 kids planning where to go after school and decide to go walking in the woods, a kidnapper or terrorist comes to the school the scene and starts putting them hostage, one kid dies and the other faints. They were all dramatic and people died which made it even more serious. The terrorist came into the school with no hesitation and put all of them down. This idea or performance sends a loud message because things like this happens a lot and one recent one occurred in USA around 3 weeks ago. 3 little kids dying or getting severely injured or affecting  because of one man using a horrible and stupid thing like a gun. 

Angus and Mauykh's Group:

A class going on in a school, teaching math.  2 terrorists come to the class and the teacher gets shot in the head. 2 little children forced to shot someone, and they make a little child shoot an older man. They shot the man and they don’t know what to do. They go through a lot of trauma and decide to sleep, they are very scared and do not know what is going to happen. The children were very small and didn't know what to do in that situation. Their end resolution was just to sleep and it will be all ok, but in reality that would never be the resolution. You really cant blame them as they are little kids who cant defend them selves at all. The destruction and havoc the terrorists put the little kids into was huge also making a child kill a man. That was not justice or genocide in any way, that was brutal butchery. 

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What Happened?

Setting (Where it took place):

-In a small house in Lexington, South Carolina, United States of America

-A small room which is also a bedroom of the little girl, the room is destroyed by a horrible hurricane.

My group and I chose this location because, a hurricane would be more realistic then a kidnap and thats what we realized as kidnap was our first plan.

Cast:

Mom - Anne Lou Weaver: Played By Safa

Daughter - Sarah Weaver: Played by Nicoletta

Paramedic, Lelsie Hartmann: Played by Karan (Me)

Rescuer: Olivia Madson: played by Habiba

Descriptions:

Anne Lou Weaver: A 34-year-old single mother of one sweet little girl, living in South Carolina, Lexington, who unfortunately is often alone since her mother is hard-working and determined to get out of bankruptcy. She is constantly tired, and sometimes cranky towards her daughter due to all the responsibilities she carries and the long-hours of work she endures. Anne attends a job outside of her town, in a more expensive and high-end city as she could not afford to live there she has to travel two hours by train where she often tries to catch some rest and sleep but will also continue working from time-to-time. Anne drinks a lot of coffee and purchases energy drinks to keep her awake for after-hours in order to gain even more money. As she doesn't have much time for her daughter she missed her growing up and her baby years, she is very sorry for this and tries to pay attention to her but cannot since she is so overloaded with her work. Her job has decent pay but her manager is mentally abusing, claiming that she is slacking off and threatening that he will fire her but Anne cannot quit as it would be risky to try finding a new one. This makes her tremendously anxious and sometimes even worthless, making her feel lonely, isolated and closed in. Speaking of which, she didn't keep any of her high school friends as she simply didn't have time, and neither did she have support from her family as her father passed away and her mother suffers of lung-cancer, even more expenses for her... 

Sara Weaver: Is basically the main character of the play, she is the one who gets the most affected by this horrible hurricane hence her shoes spread out in the middle of the floor. A 9 year old girl who lives in South Carolina with her mother who is a single parent. She is almost always alone. She is very smart and independent however sometimes she does not go to school because her mother did not pay expenses- putting her at a risk to failing the grade. Sarah wants to be successful in life but fears she would not be able to due to her and her mother's financial status. However like mentioned above, she is forced to be very independent as she is alone most of the time. She prepares her own lunches, works around the house, does homework without help, and walks to and from school. 

Leslie Hartmann (ME): I play Lelsie hartmann who is a paramedic that is currently 37 years old. He works as a nurse and lives in Charleston, South Carolina. He decided to become a Nurse and work for a hospital because of his high ambition of being an ambulance worker and saving peoples lives. His love life is complicated, he is always pressured to get married by his family and friends but he docent not feel like making the commitment yet into his life. He loves playing soccer it is his passion.

Olivia Madson:A 21 year old sweet girl who started off doing voluntary work in non-profit organizations. Soon she moved forward and got a job with a pay- someone who helps victims of natural disasters. She loves her current job and enjoys it, but wishes to start her own business and start her own family. She comes from a middle-class and average, but privileged family therefore she is very respectful. 

The Scene:

It was a usual morning. Anne was frantic, trying to get ready for work, whereas Sarah was calmly making her sandwich as school started half an hour later for her. Anne is on her way to work and Sarah at school when Anne receives a severe hurricane warning issued. She first panics and wants to be with her daughter but decides she cannot afford to miss a day of work so she heads of to work and  attempts to leave by lying about being sick to her boss, which he ignores. When the hurricane comes, Sarah is in her classroom and falls unconscious. When the worst part is over, rescuers come to the school to receive any alive bodies. Among the survivors, is Sarah. Her mother rushes to her as she is being swarmed by paramedics. The scene is the aftermath of the hurricane. 

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Forum Theatre 'Family Portrait'

Omar & Danya: Felicia and Ben, Karans personal assisstants who always try to one up eachother whilst pleasing their boss. 

Adi: Rajesh, Karans personal gardener, his opinion was especially important because the conflict was because of garden space.

Safa: Karans Mother, who always tries to interfere with things he is doing, but never helps at all. 

Maria: Karans conservative sister, who cares dearly about her mother, she finds it very offensive if 

karan shous her off. 

Nicoletta: Karans ex wife. They dont have the best relation ship but they try to stay away from eachother most of the times, she is involved in this picture because she is the mother of their kids. 

Anju & Azahra: Karans 2 children, who are extremely goofy and usually cause trouble as they did when they knocked over the neighbors flowers. 

Nadia: A news TV reporter, who joined Karan because she wanted to know what was up to date between the rivalry and anger between his neighbour. 

Rushil: Karans favourite bussiness partner and colluege, they often work together well.  

Voted Off - Thought Tracking (In Character)

Alright my dudes so basically last week, we had this voted off thing and like yo, ya know i cant stand sum' of the people in my house so I knew that someone good was gonna leave. That day I was planning on sending away Lilsie, This girl is actually dumb, she looks at me like i killed her parents and i committed a crime, like im just a dude trying to help. I get loads of bad vibes from her and all im trying to do it enjoy and then get my G's at the end of the competition. I was trying to get her out because yes, she is competition, but getting her out would wider my chances of winning. 

Other Options included the Mormon Girl, you see it would make a lot of sense if I voted her off because I SHOULD HAVE, this girl voted your boy DJ RAN OFF!!!! I was so angry because I never did anything to her besides getting her drunk, but Lilse was invloved in that too! Now I am definetly getting her out of the competition, these backstabbers should rot in my hell. 

End - The Reaction:

In the end my only ally in this competition Abdullah got voted off and I thought that was real BS! He was the only person with real game and the correct mentality, well other then him always getting drunk, ok, ok yes all i said was a lie but he is a nice dude. HE dosent deserved to be punished and to not get a chance of those G's. If any one should leave it should be Lilse or the Mormon Girl. 

Well Little Sister, Even though the odds are against me, Im still winning and you cant teach that!

Reality TV Debate:
1.) Do you think reality TV is more 'entertaining' than dramas or documentaries Why/why not?

  Well personally yes, I do think that Reality TV Shows are more 'entertaining' then documentaries or dramas because, nowadays. The stereotypical way to look at Reality TV Shows are just some really tan, rich celebrities or soon to be celebrities showing everyone their life. This itself would turn a normal person down from watching it, but there are way more to Reality TV shows then just sitting at home. There are challenge shows, game shows and many more. If more people find out about these type of shows it would be a real turn on for them and get them interested on the whole genre. For me, dramas and documentaries are both really boring genres. With reality TV shows, there is drama, suspense, comedy, action all together. Dramas are all scripted stories on something you probably already heard about before. With Reality TV Shows, there is something new episode, more fights, breakdowns etc. Yes, some Reality TV Shows may be scripted but its still not the same boring thing every episode, it makes the viewer enjoy what is going on in their screen. 

2) What moral or ethical problems might there be with a program like Big Brother that is filming its contestants 24 hours a day? Explain.

Well, there are many problems that the contestants or crew would go through throughout the day, this really depends on the person and their comfort. Especially when it comes to shows like Big Brother. On shows like this, the contestants should be aware that they are being filmed and then shown to millions of people everyday. They show when a contestant is asleep, awake, in the toilet and even more. This shows how there is absolutely 0% privacy on the show. The contestants should be aware when signing up but at times it could bring out real flaws and make them feel extremely uncomfortable. This is what the directors are looking for, they don't want the contestants to feel safe or comfortable because that wouldn't  bring in the amount of racks that they wanted in the first place. Its very simple, the more action, drama and suspense, the more money every one gets. The thing is that the actors/contestants would really only focus on getting onto the show, having fun, getting all the fame, leaving the show and then suddenly your famous. Thats why whenever they are on the show they will want to show signs of trendiness so in the long run after they leave they stay famous, with connections to like social media etc. The directors want them to make them think that but in reality they are using their talent to fill up their own pockets. Although this does happen, there are also success stories that come our of being on a Reality TV show. For example Danielle Bregoli, she is a now 14 year old superstar who attended a TV show called Dr. Phil. She was having trouble in controlling herself in front of her mother and other family members due to bad habits like smoking, drinking and being a gang member. All she had to do on the show was say 3 words (Cash me outside) and boom she is now a millionaire with over 10 million followers on Instagram. This really shows what reality TV shows can do to people. 

3) What reasons do you think some contestants might have for quitting a reality TV programme?

I think there are many reasons to contestants quitting reality tv shows, this include maybe being physically and mentally sick, stressed, depressed on many of the things going on and like we mentioned earlier they could be uncomfortable with the all of the cameras and attention on top of them 24/7 with zero amounts of privacy. They could've also been mistreated by members of the crew or directors and above, because in most cases they wouldn't really be given the salary that they deserved in comparison to the hours that they work. A really good example of this is a girl named Megan, she was playing in Big Brother Season 19 this year. Everything was going good for her, she had an alliance or group she could rely on and a team to take care of her. But there was also the other side of the house who didn't like her at all due to personal reasons. So one of the girls from the other side made up a fake lie then telling it to one of Megan's friends, saying that she backstabbed the person and made fun of them. After hearing about this her whole group turned on her leaving her physically and mentally distressed as well as depressed. Megan then went on and decided to leave the show because she said it was "Due to an issue back home" But most of the critics think that it was because of everything that was going on inside the house. 

4.) How 'real' is the action or coverage that we see in reality TV programs? Explain.

Well you could say that most reality TV shows aren't scripted but we know for a fact that there are definitely storylines/plots that the directors and screenwriters create for the contestants to portray. They would usually make this if they think that it was getting quite ordinary and they needed someone to spice things up, this is why usually in all of the episodes there is always a fight going on, without a doubt. Another aspect on making it all look real is the editing. All of the great hollywood producers make their editors really make everything that is going on, look way better. They will add music whenever they need to, add special effects to bring out the tension in different scenes and many more. If your watching it live, or seeing them do it without any editing, I am sure that it would not look or feel the same in any way possible. If nothing good is going on in the show, they are not making money and that is a simple motto that I am sure most of the main producers, know about. 

Class Reflection:

Last weeks lesson was not only fun, but important as it helped the class learn how to turn into a different character using expression, words, clothes, and props. It was a little hard to stay in character while working in activities. We all thought about the activity itself, not how we (in character) are meant to do it. I really liked our lesson as we learned many things and had to work as a group co-operatively! We had 2 main tasks, one was creating a tower out of paper and number 2. It was pretty difficult because it was hard to stay in character. For homework we had to create our own confession video in character and who we did and didnt like. In my group as we had to stay in character, I did very well to portray myself and fine enemies in our cast as that was what we were supposed to do.

.Our characters were fighting every two seconds. I disagreed with them a lot. I found Bianca belles very stuck up and annoying. She didn't let DJ Ran express his own thoughts and add what he thought was good idea as well. For example, DJ Ran wanted3 jaccuzi's for every 3 hours and 3 tanning beds for every 3 hours but he wasn't allowed to add that. He found Felisha jones very useless and annoying as she wasn't doing any work and just lying.


Little Sister Task:

Class Reflection:

I really thought the idea of a reality show was great, as reality shows is what most people fancy nowadays. I loved how Mrs Ruiz, acted as if so she was a host and hated her job. When we were all going up to see what role we would get, I was really anxious, because I wanted to be someone that, i would enjoy being, whilst also fitting in the role. I was! I was given the role of being a DJ "The Most Famous DJ in R.I ( Rhode Island ) HE WAS AWESOME, when i was given the role, I already knew who I was because I have seen him from a couple of TV shows before, and he seemed awesome. The gelled to hell hair that was slicked back. His towny Rhode Island Accent. He was a total Cool Dude.

He loves his ladies, and loves his music! I think I should be able to portray him well, as he is a full of himself, very cocky egotistic character. So that means we already have quite a lot of similarities. He enjoys partying with his friends and hates outsiders trying to get in his business. Hes got connections, all throughout the country. Pauly had become famous and more known when he was casted as one of the housemates, on reality tv show 'Jersey Shore' This is one of the other reasons he is called the 'King of Rhode Island'. 

In my opinion, I think I couldn't have gotten a better role in this reality tv show, as for me 'The Most Famous DJ in R.I' is the best. He is a very chill character, but he also has that fire and is a natural center of attention. His perfectly 2 gallon gelled hair, tops it off as well! I can already imagine, my DJ getting into a lot of fights, causing triangular 3-way drama between 2 men and a girl, and winning all the competitions :). I have named my DJ as Shawn Ran, and stage name as DJ RAN. As I obviously cannot choose Pauly D. I hope you enjoy my performance.

Introduction: 

Hey fellas, ARE YOU READY FOR DJ RANN, The sexiest, most charismatic, greatest DJ and THE KING OF RHODE ISLAND!!!! MEEEE!!!!!!! Im from Rhode Island and my full name is Shawn Ran. My parents always told me "Shawny, when I saw you after you came out, I thought I was looking at a star" and now Im just like, "Your right mommy" Most people know me as the most famous DJ in Rhode Island a swell. I enjoy drinking my favorite booze and love blue mist flavored vape :p. Im known as a total party freak and love interacting with cool people, just like me. I really got boosted up as I was in two extremely famous reality TV shows. 1. Jersey Shore and 2. Famously Single, where I found one of my lovers. So obviously Im a veteran when it comes to reality shows, and I don't need any normal human beings coming up to me and telling me what to do. I know that I will cause total drama in this season. You need me on this show Little Sister. I also want to be in it as there is a free tanning room haha!

Basic Information About My Character:

Name: Shawn Ran

Age: 22

Zodiac: Gemini

D.O.B: May 29, 1995

Nationality: Rode Island, United States of America

Qualifications:

I love tanning and doing my hair as it is complete perfection. I also love my ladies and they would obviously love me back haha! I can cause a lot of controversy because of my habits but thats the main reason I have them. I can make the show total hell for the other contestants and make sure I will be victorious. I have achieved many things in my great life, and winning big sister is defiantly on my bucket list, so i just want to tick that off and take home the money hahaha! Im going to be creating my own gel so it would be extremely worth it. I love fighting and arguing with other contestants so that is great as well.

Gender: Male

Past Jobs: 

When I was fifteen, I used to work in a tanning booth shop. 

When I was 17 I recorded my First hit single and now am the greatest DJ!

My self Showing everyone else how its done. Why do you need 1 watch when u have 3??? *Cough Cough including golden rolex*



MY APPLICATION FORM:

 I have chosen this as my Photo because it really shows of my personality, as being a full of themself egotistic character. The three watches shows that I think Im untouchable and golden. The Slicked back gelled hair that shows how much time I put onto myself. The sun glasses that send out the vibe that I just don't care.

Reflection: 

Overall I am very exited for this year as a reality TV show. I will try my hardest to succeed as a contestant and make sure I win the competition.  In the pictures I have showcased, I have tried my hardest to seem as a DJ and I hope that is enough. Im making sure that my acting will do the job for good marks. Because I think thats where I'm strongest at. I hope this year, would be the best we've had in drama so far. I hope you enjoyed this.