It is now four days until my performance. Scary. In the past few days, I’ve been working on the script and I seem to be perpetually dissatisfied with what I’ve been writing. Nothing I write seems to address the issues or my Granddads life in the manner that I’d like it too. Much of the elements have remained the same – the music, setting, activity and approach – but I’m just not generally satisfied with the dialogue I’ve written. However, I’ve taken steps towards improving this. I’ve scrapped all lines that I’m unhappy with – throwing them away entirely, and bullet pointed what I want to talk about: The Serial Position Effect, How & Why We Forget, Facial Memory, the effect of alcohol on the memory, but most importantly of all, Granddad. The structure I have adopted, inspired by Spalding Gray, remains much the same – I talk about memory and the science behind it, and then focus on Granddad. I feel comfortable with the sections I have written on Granddad, apart from the ending – but I’m never satisfied with finality in my work. I just want to find a balance between entertainment and information – after all, I don’t want to sound like I’m reading straight from a textbook whilst tidying away clothes – that would be terribly dull. However, I’m sure I can manage in these next three days before my tech rehearsal – or, at least, I should hope so. Attached below are some examples of where I found my information about memory:

YouTube. (2014). How We Make Memories – Crash Course Psychology #13. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSycdIx-C48&t=40s [Accessed 20 May 2017].

YouTube. (2014). Remembering and Forgetting – Crash Course Psychology #14. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVWbrNls-Kw&ab_channel=CrashCourse [Accessed 20 May 2017].