My ideas for the scene refined

I've done a second take on the idea, I needed more mime performance so I've decided after a little more research to include a wall in the performance, am quite sure Harshalii has the same idea so perhaps we could combine the wall scene and make it exist through the animation sequence.

Beginning of the scene: Jake pushes Andrew off the set

His Action: pushing Andrew with his finger

His mime performance

Objective:

Impress the love interest with his performance

Obstacle:

His comrades

Middle of the scene: (after his performance)

His action:

To impress the love interest

I've typed up a short list of my characters actions in the performance to make it clear what he is doing performance:

Close up: pushes Andrew off screen with his finger

Long shot: Turns to face the camera

Long shot: Strokes his hair from front to back, wiping his hair back

Long shot pats the back of his head, posing

Long shot: takes a pose with his hands on his hips 

Long shot: reaches to the left for a box of chocolates

Long shot: opens the lid takes a piece of chocolate out

Close up: drops the chocolate in his mouth 

Long shot: chews the sweet then closes the lid (this is important! dont not forget to close the lid)

Long shot: walks over the camera to offer the chocolate (note his eyes are closed)

Long shot BANG! walks face first into the wall - drops the chocolates - grabs his face in agony (this happens all at once)

Long shot: using the left hand, then the right hand, Jake feels the wall

Long shot: Jake flips his wrist - "aw screw it" gesture and walks off stage

Alternate ending:

Long shot BANG! walks face first into the wall - drops the chocolates - grabs his face in agony (this happens all at once)

Long shot: Jake bounces back and falls on the floor landing on his butt

Long shot: Jake is upset and begins to cry (in mime)

Long shot: Jake gradually stands up and sulks offstage

Alternate ending two: 

Long shot BANG! walks face first into the wall - drops the chocolates - grabs his face in agony (this happens all at once)

Long shot: Jake collapses, he is out cold.

I;ve come up with three endings just to try out in the green screen Out of the three I think the first ending has the most potential to show the character miming, but the last ideas has much moer comedic value. 

I've been watching a few additional mime totorials as well, with a little practice infront my bedroom mirror, heres a few from last weeks leture which have helped a bit:

Heres a more interetesting clip from Tony Montanao, he talks about including personal feelings in the performance, as actors do for acting techniques and how to incorporate them into the performance. His ideas inspired me to create the last conflict where Jake walks into a wall and gets worked up over the embarrassment.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUWBLM7a32Y&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plt1wY_t1FI&feature=related