This class I teamed up with Alex Dal and Sebastien to help them a little on their sound effects. We downloaded Audacity, one of my all time favourite programs, to help them edit sound on Mr. Sarstedt's black mac laptop. A little while later, i was called into the PAC to work on my scene with Maria. it still needs work, maria needs to stop giggling and i need to be louder and all that, but i think with enough practice we will make it work. personally, i dont think we are getting constructive criticism, besides those things that i just said, and those we are not getting in a constructive way. Taylor makes a habit of getting annoyed, as a result of her stress, and thus annoys the actors she is annoyed at. others are constantly saying "you need to be more *insert obvious adjective here*" and it is not very helpful. i think we will pull it off in the end, though.
I also have my lines for my scene with Nick CS memorized, except i forget to say "Hey! Myra!" sometimes. its no big deal, though, it will be fine.
torsdag den 31. maj 2007
onsdag den 30. maj 2007
30/05/07
Today was the first class after my DI trip, and after the rugby tournament. What a shock. There had not actually been very much progress. By which, of course, i mean almost none, except now nick cs knew his lines. this stressed taylor out pretty bad (which is not too hard i guess but still..) and so we got to work and finally practiced the play as it should be practiced, while actually acting.
Everyone had a script in their hand, if i remember correctly, except Nick CS. The problem, however, was that it was hard to hear what was going on, as everyone (tech, actors, directors) were in the same place at the same time.
The scenes need definite work, especially my scene with Maria. We are being told we need to create more sexual tension and that Maria needs to be less stiff and more confident, while i need to project more. We definitely need to practice it a lot before the final performance. my other scene, the one with nick cs, is fine, except i need to know my lines completely, although that will not be very hard.
there is still a lot of work that needs to be done, but i think we just might be able to pull it off
Everyone had a script in their hand, if i remember correctly, except Nick CS. The problem, however, was that it was hard to hear what was going on, as everyone (tech, actors, directors) were in the same place at the same time.
The scenes need definite work, especially my scene with Maria. We are being told we need to create more sexual tension and that Maria needs to be less stiff and more confident, while i need to project more. We definitely need to practice it a lot before the final performance. my other scene, the one with nick cs, is fine, except i need to know my lines completely, although that will not be very hard.
there is still a lot of work that needs to be done, but i think we just might be able to pull it off
fredag den 18. maj 2007
The Last Three Drama Classes (02/05/07, 03/05/07, 16/05/07)
I have not evaluated the past few lessons, because they have all just been us, the actors, reading the play, so i will evaluate all the classes in this one evaluation.
Everyone seems to be happy with their roles, but none of us have completely memorized our lines, which was supposed to have happened by last class, May 16th. I do not think this will be a big problem, however, and everyone will learn their lines soon enough.
We basically sat in a circle and read through the play, except for last class, in which we walked around for the last half of the play because it was supposed to "help us memorize our lines" (?). i personally think we should be acting it out at this point, but it is up to the directors. I do not know how the technical things are going, but i imagine that they are pretty much on time.
The main thing that i dislike at the moment is the fact that Silva is a girl. I know it was a necessary thing to do as we do not have enough male actors, and i am not doubting Anastasia's ablity, but i just think Silva is supposed to be male.
Everyone seems to be happy with their roles, but none of us have completely memorized our lines, which was supposed to have happened by last class, May 16th. I do not think this will be a big problem, however, and everyone will learn their lines soon enough.
We basically sat in a circle and read through the play, except for last class, in which we walked around for the last half of the play because it was supposed to "help us memorize our lines" (?). i personally think we should be acting it out at this point, but it is up to the directors. I do not know how the technical things are going, but i imagine that they are pretty much on time.
The main thing that i dislike at the moment is the fact that Silva is a girl. I know it was a necessary thing to do as we do not have enough male actors, and i am not doubting Anastasia's ablity, but i just think Silva is supposed to be male.
Bill
Bill has quite a small part in the play, in terms of the amount of lines spoken, so one does not learn everything there is to learn about him, his hopes, dreams, history, etc. but one does see his true personality.
He is a rude boy/man. He is used to getting what he wants, and it has made him arrogant and impatient. After one date with Myra he expects something more than she is willing to give, and he gets angry because she will not let him have what he wants. He is sleazy, and not much of a gentleman.
In the play i have been told that i will wear a leather jacket, and will have my hair slicked back, although i do not like the sound of that last bit. i do not think i will be using an accent, in fear of it ruining the character, but if the directors want it then that will not be a problem.
He is a rude boy/man. He is used to getting what he wants, and it has made him arrogant and impatient. After one date with Myra he expects something more than she is willing to give, and he gets angry because she will not let him have what he wants. He is sleazy, and not much of a gentleman.
In the play i have been told that i will wear a leather jacket, and will have my hair slicked back, although i do not like the sound of that last bit. i do not think i will be using an accent, in fear of it ruining the character, but if the directors want it then that will not be a problem.
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