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How did we improve ourselves after the showcase?
We decided to change the 4th scene a little bit to show more of our DV.Also, Ms Norzian went for one of our rehearsal at the dance studio and she wanted us to change the entire scene 1 because it was deemed to be very 'low energy' and not that comedic. We also learnt some basic physical techniques from Julius, our physical theatre workshop instructor. Also, as our play still seem not so exaggerated enough, we went about practisingin front of the mirrors for the facial expression.

Were there any problems that came along?
1. There was always a problem in miming out the props in the scene.This was definitely a problem still in the Box scene. It would be difficult for the audience to relate to, if they dont even know what the things that we are miming out.

2. There is still a problem of lack of exaggeration for some of us, as some of us are not as flexible and physically inclined compared to other.

3. As the sounds were still new to us, we still had difficulty in coordinating the sounds and the movements. The sounds were made by Mark, and thus we have to analyze the sound closely for the specific moves that we wanted.

4. We also tried out the face paint that we just bought, but it was quite difficult to use. It seems difficult especially to use hands to draw the sahpes and outlines on the face.

What were some of the discoveries made in the process? New insights?
One new discovery was the use of vocal exclamations that could be further enhanced. Initially, we only did 2 to 3 sound effects of human in each scene, but slowly as we analyzed the scenes further, there are some parts where we can actually add in comedic sound effects too. NEW DISCOVERY!

Improvements from the latest showcase:
1. We incraesed the font size of the latters on the black corrugated board and made the outlines thicker so that it can be seen. We repainted it, and thus can be seen clearer.

2. The tension in the 1st scene has improved comparing it with the latest showcase. This was because we decided to change th scene and decided to focus more on the significamnce of the remote control.

3. Facial expression is now better than the previous showcase though.

4. We also used dramatic pauses more often in the play, as suggested by the J3. An example would be when i splased water on Melissa's face, i had to stop for a moment to show the dramatic pause, and thus through here, the effect given to the audience is greater.