Learning lines?
Mon, 18 May 2009, 01:12 pmLee Sheppard26 posts in thread
Learning lines?
Mon, 18 May 2009, 01:12 pmSo - I find myself in the current situation of having to learn a large number of lines for an upcoming production, something I haven't had to do for a few years now.
I suppose I'm doing it the usual way (for me, at least) - reading and re-reading, starting at the beginning and learning a few pages at a time, going back and constantly testing myself, sitting at home or on the train with the script and a bookmark to cover up my lines etc. Seems to be working so far.
Just wondering how you other thespians go about learning your lines? Do you learn key scenes first? Use voice recorders? Have them tattooed on your body? Maybe there's a technique out there we can all benefit from...
Cheers
Lee Sheppard
- Keeping it strictly amateur -
It's done...
Sun, 31 May 2009, 05:21 pmOk - thanks for the help guys & gals. Some great advice there.
Three weeks into rehearsal, all 326 lines are now committed to memory. Script down from Wednesday. The next two months will be spent reinforcing, characterising, blocking and putting it all into "Max-speak".
Mind you, I haven't done much else in my spare time for the last few weeks, other than learn lines.
Lee Sheppard
- Keeping it strictly amateur -