Emotional Memory

The technique of emotional memory is something that I think could genuinely help evoke real emotions in my scene. There are certain points in my scene where, when first beginning to rehearse I noticed myself creating more of a representation of emotion- what we associate with that type of emotion, for example when Helena shouts at Jimmy and when she shows sympathy for Alison I had to refrain from creating a false representation of the emotions. Instead I thought of how I would feel in those situations and have felt before in my own life however serious or mundane the emotions are. After practicing this more in rehearsal I found that it just seemed more natural and the emotions were more genuine because of it.