Reflection on Stage Slap

Reflection on Stage Slap

I originally worked with Sireen on this, however the day we were supposed to take the photo, my partner was absent. It was a bit hard to get the hang of at first because I had to try to make it look realistic without it actually being real. We were first shown a video with all the basics and the first thing I worked on was attempting to imitate the sound, which was the knap, where you would slide your hand down while hitting it in order to make a slap-like sound. There was also a matter of where you stood, which would be in the middle of the pair's feet and also right before you slap the person you must giving eye contact and then look at exactly where you're going to slap so that the person knows exactly where you're going to slap them. You also have to be arm's length away from someone and ensure the distance is good. 

I think I was okay at learning this however I would at times mess up in the knap part and reacting because the timings would not always be right. In the picture, I do not think it was very realistic for a couple of reasons; this wasn't my original partner, we were rushing because we did not have much time left and that the person slapping me doesn't look very angry at all and you can't really see my facial expressions.

Things that I was successful at was when I was actually being the slapper as I showed my arm being raised high and stood in the correct positions and ensured I had eye contact so my partner knows. I showed tension in my arm and made myself look furious when I was slapping the person and got very into the scene. 

I did not get to actually perform it in front of the class, however while I was practicing, doing the dialogue part was okay but the sounds were the hardest to do because my hands hurt after a couple of times. To improve my performance, I would ensure my reaction and sounds are correct and be more careful with making it look more realistic/