9/10/14

Dear Diary,

This morning was average, simply average like most of my life has been. Mum had been drinking, Minerva was sucking up to dad, and I was stuck in my room trying to distance from it all.It wasn’t until that faint tapping sound started that I dared to move off my bed. At first I struggled to believe that it was actually him at the bottom of my balcony, I had to blink a few times to see if I was imagining things, but secretly I wanted it to be Callum and at the sight of him, along with shiny little pebbles at the bottom of my feet, I knew he had come to see me. I asked him how he got past security but he wasn’t giving me straight answers and at that point I knew Callum was scared. His answers were rushed and he didn’t hesitate to climb up to my room, no matter the danger of him falling. I don’t know why I expected us to stay in the comfortable silence for more than a minute. Before I knew it Callum and I were arguing and he was shouting, I was shouting. I admit when he said he hated me, my heart split but I still felt something for him that I never acknowledged before. I didn’t even refrain when the sweet words tumbled out my mouth.‘because I love you’I really wanted him to say it back, but instead he hit me with the harsh reality ‘love could never happen between a nought and a cross’, I didn’t want to believe it but, the way Callum said it made my head spin in a frenzy of different emotions. As soon as he laid next to me, his arms wrapped around my waist hugging me closer to his body, I knew I didn’t regret my words I loved Callum McGregor.

Unit 3 Acting Skills Audit: DATE: 9/10/14

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?
projection because my scene has a lot of movement and in order for my lines to be heard I have learnt to speak from my diaphragm.

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?
pitch, inflection and modulation because my scene is very dramatic and if I don't create the atmosphere properly with the ranges of my voice, the audience will struggle to believe the scene, also body language because I tend to just use my voice to do the acting instead of showing it in my body as well.

Set yourself  three targets:

1. Use a range of pitch

2.  Use body language more

3. Use of gesture 

Reflect on the targets set:  Have they been achieved? How?
I managed to achieve target 1 by using different pitches for different emotions in my voice and 2 because I was able to display my emotions more by my body language  but not 3 because my gesture was not that clear
       

Date of review: 13/10/14