Double - Storytelling - Blog 1 ("Three Brothers") - 09/09/15

Today we started our unit on Storytelling! I'm looking forward to what this unit has to offer as I feel I'd enjoy the different ways in which we would tell the story (e.g. through dance, narration, physical theatre etc.)

We started the lesson discussing what makes a good storyteller and what makes a good story. This brainstorming session helped us understand the qualities of a storyteller and how they use these qualities when telling a story.

Upon discussing this we watched an extract from the movie, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," where the story of, "The Three Brothers" is told. After watching this scene were then told, as a group, to tell the same story but in our own way using as many drama techniques as possible.

We first allocated characters: I played the role of the elder brother, James played the role of the middle brother and Charlie played the role of the youngest brother. Rhiannon and Ollie played the role of death together and Lorna played the role the thief and the dead fiancé. We then started going through the story and figuring out our movement, actions and transitions. We used a range of physical theatre techniques including Round-by-through and lifts. I feel they were used very effectively to tell the story. Once we had devised and rehearsed our piece, we performed it in front of an audience of Year 13's.