Evaluation:
Overall, I found the experience really enjoyable, keeping up the character consistently was challenging, but keeping that inner monologue going and constantly talking or listening to other characters made it much easier to stay in role.
I went in fully with the intention that my character was just going for a bit of fun and wasn't interested in any serious relationship. But as the 'speed dating' went on, and she got to chat to all different types of people, I found that she started to doubt her previous intentions, and what if she found a man she really liked?
I had decided to have Polly out drinking on a wild night out the night before the event, so she was still trying to battle with a hangover to be able to endure the whole event. With make up creating big bags under my eyes I hoped would aid that, as well as trying to appear a bit exaggerated and words slightly elongated a bit too much.
It was interesting to see how she reacted to different people, so with Graham, the relief of finding he liked drinking, and that he wasn't too serious and could have a laugh fitted, and his obvious intentions of 'fun' fitted with her motto perfectly, so she found it very easy to chat away and not really feel any emotion. Yet when people like Derek and Peter came along, who took a real interest into her work, asked her questions and even offered to read her column provided a new emotion for her, where someone who took a genuine interest into who she was gave her some hope that the life she originally wanted could still be available. It was that mix of feelings, whether she followed her new life motto she'd worked so hard for, or to go back to what she secretly always wanted that contradicted it. This all started to unfold as the event went on which I didn't originally expect. It was very fun to see how it developed, being instinctive and spontaneous with decisions gave me a chance to really let go and have fun. Not overly pre planning allowed for things to happen/emotions/character decisions that wouldn't have happened otherwise.
Watching the video back that was taken, I saw that I could have worked more on her physicality. I think the reason being that when I saw how I sat/walked, it resembled more of how I do it normally than a new character. I think working on that physicality, though it may not be exaggerated or big due to being an ordinary person, but it would help with how she would change posture etc. to different reactions or how she was feeling, perhaps giving her that more 3D character.
*Video footage of Speed Dating link below*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E53SZR_7dzU&list=UUMFDVfFL_3pZ5xmNQdjwo4w
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