Camera Skills #5 - Love Rosie Wasn't for Me
- Emily Jade
- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min read
In our final session, we had to perform our scenes that we had been given and paired blindly. Maisie and I were given a scene from ‘Love, Rosie’, a film which I’ve never really liked too much.
We had a scene from the film where Rosie tells Ruby she’s pregnant, and how she’s mortified because she can’t live her life the way she planned. Personally, I feel like I’m not really the right fit for Rosie, but I can’t tell whether it’s because I don’t connect with her story or whether it’s because I’m not really a fan of the movie. I thought I could have done a much better job on this monologue had I have had more of an emotional connection to either the movie or the character, but I tried my best to portray Rosie’s emotions.
In the first take, my voice was far harsher than it needed to be and I can hear that now listening back to the recording. I didn’t intend to be that harsh, but I didn’t really know how to play Rosie for this section, as I know she’s supposed to
be devastated but part of me felt like she was angry at herself for getting into that situation and rather selfishly being unable to live the life she had wanted to live. I think that’s what I was trying to go for, however it didn’t really come across that way. Looking back on the video, I think I was far angrier than I needed to be and it was unnecessary.
I really don’t like the second take I did,
as it feels so unnatural to me. My feedback was that I was devastated that I was pregnant at such a young age with a whole different life ahead of me, and I was telling Ruby in public; but once again I just couldn’t seem to get myself into that character mindset. It was a shame, as I really wanted to do the monologue justice, whether I felt it was the right fit for me or not. The second take is far more distracting to watch as I move around far too much, especially on the opening line.
It really helped me open my eyes to picking a character that I feel an emotional connection to for the self tape. I need to be able to feel some form of strong emotion towards them and what they’re going through, regardless of whether I’ve been through it or not.
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