Well, acting class ends on Monday. This means that it's time for me to reflect on my experience in acting class all semester.
One of the really good things that I did in my acting class this semester was accomplish my goals of this year. I grew more confident in my performing abilities, which was one of my goals. I also learned many new games involving acting, like when each person sits in a chair and is given a character and they pretend to be in a car. I also tired several different kinds of acting, like the dramatic monologue I did and acting in a silent movie. I also got to work on my improvisation abilities, when my class did the improvisation unit last week and I also tried new things when we improvise as we did new activities I had never done. I also learned a little about the behind the scenes work, because I helped my classmates with filming their videos and turning on music when they needed it. I am very happy with the fact that I completed my goals.
I was very proud of my improvement this year. I got a lot more confident about my performing abilities, as I was not very comfortable with performing in front of people. I also got better at not laughing or breaking character while acting in comedic scenes. I also got to try new things in acting and had success in doing them, like in the silent movie. The improvements I made in this class.
I still need to work on being comfortable improvising with other people. I had a lot of trouble with staying in character when unpredictable and funny things happen. I also have trouble making my voice heard and speaking when other people are talking, which happened when we did some of the improvisation in the activities with all my classmates. I can also have trouble with coming up with ideas sometimes that are needed for improvisation. Being more comfortable with improvising is something that I still need to work on.
The thing I took away from this class the most was that I can do well when I work hard at them. It was shown when I made a lot of progress at many different areas of performing in this class. One example of better I got at memorizing lines exactly than I did before I was in this class. I previously had never real need to memorize things that were as long as the things I performed in this acting class along with my role as Matti the Iron Founder in Galileo, which also was earlier this year, so it took a lot of work on my part for me to be able to improve on my memorization skills. The fact that I can do well when I do hard work was the thing I took the most from this class.
I loved the experience of being in this acting class and working with my classmates. It was very fun and I benefited a lot from the experiences in that class.
I think this is my last blog post, so see you.
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Saturday, January 17, 2015
Friday, January 9, 2015
Blog Post 9- Monologue Take 2
In acting for the past month, we have been working on individual audition pieces, which I referenced in my recent blog posts. I did a monologue called 'Where's My Prince Charming,' which I finished today. I think I did a really good job on it and deserve a good grade.
One of the reasons why I should get a excellent grade is that I successfully tried something new and different when I did the monologue in a more dramatic style. Most of my work in acting class has been on the more comedic and light side. This was very different from my other work, as the way I performed my monologue, it was darker, more serious, and very dramatic. I also did it with success, as I had to work on re-staging the original blocking when I first performed my monologue when I tried focusing on being more dramatic. This tone I used during my monologue also was very different from what the intended tone was light and funny, which also was a more risky and different choice. The fact that I did different and new things is one of pieces of evidence that shows that I should get a good grade.
I improved my abilities, which supports my idea that I should get a good grade. With my classmates help, I was able to find a way to stage the scene I was in so I would not fidget as much or, at least, it would be less noticeable, which was to be sitting instead of standing. I also was able to do better at memorizing, as I was able to do it without as much hesitation as it usually there. I also did the monologue in a style that I was not used to performing in, and did really well for not doing dramatic acting a lot. The improvement I made on the project shows that I deserve a good grade.
I met the goals I set out for myself in the beginning of this project shows that I should get a super grade. I was able to improve my memorization skills, as it took less time to memorize it outside of class. It also took me fewer tries for me to get relaxed enough to be less nervous about perform it in front of my classmates. I also was able to fight less when I performed. I also was able to successfully perform a dramatic monologue. The fact that I met my goals for this monologue is one of the factors that supports my opinion that I should get a amazing grade for my performance.
I faced many challenges that I worked to over come them, which is another supporting factor in my reasoning that I earned a great grade for my work. I had trouble with my fidgeting, which I fixed by changes in my stage directions. I had some problems with being loud at first, but I got better at it over a few takes. I also had trouble switching my delivery from comedic to dramatic at first, but got better over time. How I conquered many challenges supports my belief that I earned a excellent grade from my project.
These are the many reasons I think that should get a good grade (hopefully Mrs. G will give me one!). I really liked the experience of working on a monologue again, but this time I got to do it differently and had gotten a lot more performing experience since the first monologue was assigned. There were many improvement I made that will help me in the future, so the next time I do a monologue they will be even better. I'm really excited about next weeks assignment, which is improvisation, which I will write about soon.
See ya later.
The link to my monologue- http://youtu.be/DPr9jXoUuc0
One of the reasons why I should get a excellent grade is that I successfully tried something new and different when I did the monologue in a more dramatic style. Most of my work in acting class has been on the more comedic and light side. This was very different from my other work, as the way I performed my monologue, it was darker, more serious, and very dramatic. I also did it with success, as I had to work on re-staging the original blocking when I first performed my monologue when I tried focusing on being more dramatic. This tone I used during my monologue also was very different from what the intended tone was light and funny, which also was a more risky and different choice. The fact that I did different and new things is one of pieces of evidence that shows that I should get a good grade.
I improved my abilities, which supports my idea that I should get a good grade. With my classmates help, I was able to find a way to stage the scene I was in so I would not fidget as much or, at least, it would be less noticeable, which was to be sitting instead of standing. I also was able to do better at memorizing, as I was able to do it without as much hesitation as it usually there. I also did the monologue in a style that I was not used to performing in, and did really well for not doing dramatic acting a lot. The improvement I made on the project shows that I deserve a good grade.
I met the goals I set out for myself in the beginning of this project shows that I should get a super grade. I was able to improve my memorization skills, as it took less time to memorize it outside of class. It also took me fewer tries for me to get relaxed enough to be less nervous about perform it in front of my classmates. I also was able to fight less when I performed. I also was able to successfully perform a dramatic monologue. The fact that I met my goals for this monologue is one of the factors that supports my opinion that I should get a amazing grade for my performance.
I faced many challenges that I worked to over come them, which is another supporting factor in my reasoning that I earned a great grade for my work. I had trouble with my fidgeting, which I fixed by changes in my stage directions. I had some problems with being loud at first, but I got better at it over a few takes. I also had trouble switching my delivery from comedic to dramatic at first, but got better over time. How I conquered many challenges supports my belief that I earned a excellent grade from my project.
These are the many reasons I think that should get a good grade (hopefully Mrs. G will give me one!). I really liked the experience of working on a monologue again, but this time I got to do it differently and had gotten a lot more performing experience since the first monologue was assigned. There were many improvement I made that will help me in the future, so the next time I do a monologue they will be even better. I'm really excited about next weeks assignment, which is improvisation, which I will write about soon.
See ya later.
The link to my monologue- http://youtu.be/DPr9jXoUuc0
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