Lesson 4 - 25.9.14

DIARY ENTRY AS CALLUM

Dear Diary,

Honestly, I think I'm bipolar.

One second I'm telling Sephy that I hate her and want to 'smash' her, the next I'm spending the night in her room. I do hate her, I think, but I love her. But friendship, let alone LOVE, can exist between a nought and a cross. Everything I thought before about equality, and making a change in the world, I now know is all rubbish.

Jude was right, my dad was right, those Daggers are only thinking for one thing, no matter what they tell you. Themselves.

But Sephy. Sephy is different. She cares, doesn't she? I don't know anymore. She told me she loves me but how am I supposed to know this isn't some stupid trick?! She was all part of my dad being put in jail, she must have been because she could have easily stopped it.

Maybe I do love her...

Callum


SUBTEXT EXERCISE

In our lesson on thursday we had to do an exercise where instead of saying the actual scripted line we had to work out the subtext (what the line ACTUALLY means) and say that instead. I think that working out the subtext helped because you can work out what your character really means instead of just what your character is saying. Personally I think this has changed the scene from my point of view because once I thought about it I understood what Callum finally meant.

Unit 3 Acting Skills Audit: Benji Lord DATE: 25.9.14

Throughout your blog you will be marked on:

P2 Present an on-going review of acting skills, describing strengths and areas to develop

M2 Present an on-going review of acting skills, describing strengths and areas to develop, setting achievable targets for improvement and reviewing progress

D2 Present an on-going review of acting skills, describing strengths and areas to develop, setting achievable targets for improvement and evaluating progress

Workshop and rehearsal observations:

Which acting strengths have you been able to demonstrate today? How?

Today I managed to demonstrate my line learning when we rehearsed our scenes. This helped me also show how much better the scene is made when you learn your lines. My focus was much higher in todays lesson because I was much more adamant to get the scene polished.

Some key words: 

articulation      

projection      

breath control      

learning lines   

pitch, inflection and modulation 

tone and vocal colour        

phrasing             

pace                

use of pause              

gesture  

facial expressions     

characterisation         

staying in role             

balance                   

coordination 

movement memory       

spacial awareness       

weight placement        

focus and control 

relaxation                              

pace, energy and dynamics 

Which acting skills do you need to develop based on the workshop today? Why?

Set yourself  three targets:

1. To characterise my words so that I can come across to the audience as if it's the first time I've heard what the other character is saying.

2. To focus on what my character wants to achieve and make sure I stay in character throughout the whole scene.

3. To articulate and pace what I am saying so that it suits how my character feels and what my character wants.

Reflect on the targets set:  Have they been achieved? How?               

I achieved my first target this week as I was much more used to my script and my lines therefore I was able to portray as if it was the first time my character had heard what the other character was saying. This helps me with my scene as now my I know my lines better I can delve deeper into my character and what my character is really feeling.

I achieved my second target as I used the subtext exercise we did in our previous lesson where we had to perform our scenes but only say what the character was really thinking. This helped me achieve my target because I could really channel what my character was thinking through my lines.

I achieved my third target because every time I rehearse and perform I think about the objective exercise we did in the previous lesson and it helps me really get to the bottom of what my character is feeling. I also know my lines much better so I can really  what I'm saying instead of just rushing and worrying about getting my line out.

Date of review: 7th October 2014