Final Post - 16.10.14

FINAL EVALUATION

Performance Evaluation

One definite strength of my performance was my energy. I feel right from the start of the scene I managed to hold a high energy which I think makes the audience more attentive.

Another strength that found in my performance was my characterisation. I feel like I really portrayed Callum's emotions well. I did this by using all the subtext exercises we did and all the character profiling. These really helped.

Another strength I feel I had in my performance was my vocal tone. At the points I needed to be angry I would raise my voice and at parts where I had to be disgusted I would almost say my line through gritted teeth.


Overall I think everyone worked together and our performance as a cast was outstanding. I think we were all very focused and professional about such a sensitive topic. All our weeks of hard work have paid off.


I think Tim did a very good job in his scene as his was probably the most difficult scene of them all as you had to be mature. I also thought it was a hard scene because it the first scene and it sort of sets the background for the play. Tim and Sharene both had to be very mature in their scenes as it involved kissing a couple of times. I think they both did a very good job as when they first saw the scene they didn't know each other and it would have been a bit awkward.

If I could have changed one thing about my performance it definitely would have been to improve a bit more on the pacing of my words. I stumbled a bit on one of my lines that was quite long (due to nerves I think) so thats something I definitely want to improve along with my articulation.

My long term target:

To be aware of what's around me (use spacial awareness), to know where I have to be on stage and try not to pace up and down.

I feel like I have achieved my long term target. I have done this by carefully deciding where I needed to be in my scene and using the space and the block on the stage to my advantage.

Lesson 6 - 9.10.12

LESSON 6

Unit 3 Acting Skills Audit: DATE:

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?

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       

spatial 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 make sure I project to all areas of the room so everyone in a traverse audience will be able to hear me clearly.

2. To make sure my articulation, clarity, and diction is good but while doing so maintaining good projection

3. To make sure my scene is running smoothly by using a method called 'Listening and Response' to make the scene flow like a  conversation.

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

I have achieved my first target by doing an exercise at the start of our lesson where we had to stand facing a wall and say our line to the wall. Gradually, as we got further and further away from the wall we still had to make sure our voice would metaphorically and physically 'bounce' off that wall. This helped out a lot with my projection.

I didn't achieve this target to it's full potential as at the end of the lesson Miss Goodall was giving us notes on our scenes and my personal target was to work on my articulation, clarity and diction. This will definitely be something I will work on before my final performance.

I achieved my last target by again making sure I know all the deep details about my character and what he really feels and what he really wants. This helps me smooth the scene out because I can make it look like I have heard what the other character is saying for the first time. I also think this can make the audience more comfortable as they feel they are in the same position as my character.

Date of review:

Here are some photos of the notes on my script: 

This is another exercise where we had to pick any scene of the play that our character was in and write a diary entry about what happened. This is mine:

Lesson 5 - 2.10.14

Unit 3 Acting Skills Audit: Benji Lord DATE: 12.10.14

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?

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       

spatial 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?

LESSON 5 

Set yourself  three targets:

1. To keep articulating and pacing what I am saying so that it suits how my character feels and what my character wants.

2. To make sure I project to all areas of the room so everyone in a traverse audience will be able to hear me clearly.

3. 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.

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

I achieved my first target by making sure my tongue and jaw are warmed up properly during our warm ups so I can clearly form the words I need to say. I find that these warm ups help a great deal with everyone in the class and not just me.

I don't think I have achieved my second target just yet because I feel I have been more observant on my diction and articulation than on my projection. This will be one of my targets for next week and I will definitely work on this.

I have achieved this by once again by using the notes on my script (see lesson 6 for the notes) to evaluate my character's objective and the subtext behind the actual lines. My character's objective put simply was: To tell her how he feels.

Date of review:

Here are some photos of my evaluation sheet on Rory:

and Connor's evaluation sheet on me:

Also, here are some photos of our rehearsals this week: