'Marking The Moment'

In our recent drama lesson we expanded on our skills in making our characters both believable and realistic. However we focussed on a particular skill which was called 'marking the moment'. This skill was used when we finished a particular scene.

Our scene was quite a particular scene which ended when the new 'train-surfer' was about to commit suicide when the police threatened him (Oggy).

In this frame Laith is seen as a curious and a train driver who has completely lost his senses due to the actions of the train surfer that was going to kill himself. While the photo was taken you could say he had a complete brain freeze and had absolutely none of his senses working at the same time. The role of Laith was to epitomise a driver lost in his own world someone just looking to finish his day but ending up tangled in a nightmare.

Moving on to the other characters Anushka was a police officer doing their normal thing and obviously taking advantage out of whatever they do because they have no choice. The role she played was as seen in the scene a role that is a bit like a sadistic, opportunist and someone who is looking just to take advantage of the situation.

I play the partner in crime the more experienced train surfer that has contemplated on why he didn't help his new teammate and save his life. In general I am seen as the team leader who is concerned for his team until something bad happens. I also am seen as a very over confident person who has a soft side when someone is in trouble but again I do not have the courage to stand up and help.

Oggy is seen as the young prodigy in train surfing who is eager to prove himself and badly wants to enter the field. In general he wants to be the be among the top and again is willing to do anything to prove himself.

Marking the moment is very clearly shown here with Oggy blackmailing the police with his life which is a gesture that is clearly shown when he reaches up to the wire. This shows how desperate he is to retrieve the vibrant yet deadly life he has. The other characters like myself, Laith and Anushka are all doing are respective things but because of Oggy our characters display the type of person they are. Laith was a lost soul who had absolutely had no idea what he was doing, Anushka was a police officer that did not have a clue about what to do to Oggy. I am as I mentioned earlier a person who is generally a hardcore, determined train surfer who is proud of his art yet has a soft side that can be exposed in situations like these.

Shawn 10C