Monday 13th Of October 2014 Blog Entry:
Synopsis Of Day:
Lesson 1 - Physical Theatre:
To begin with this week, we carried on with the presentations for exploring the different contexts behind our play, '13'. Since I haven't mentioned what all the presentations were about before this Blog Entry, I'll list each individual presentation and list each of the topics that the presenters had talked about in a separate blog and I'll also give my evaluation of these topics and how they have helped me in my knowledge of '13'.
Below, I have listed the link to this blog detailing my understanding of each one.
The Context Behind '13': http://sdcperformancens.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/the-context-behind-13.html
After all of the presentations had been shown, our teacher had discussed how each group could develop their individual presentations to higher standard by giving some useful tips and tricks for presenting a piece of work.
After receiving our notes from this lesson, the 'Physical Theatre' lesson for this week had ended. I had learnt a lot from this lesson about the context behind '13' and I thought about how I could possibly implement some of the topics discussed in these presentations towards my portrayal of Martin and Paul, especially with Martin being a Politician and Paul being a Christian Believer.
Lesson 2 - Contemporary Theatre:
After a short break, me and the group had returned to our rehearsal sessions. For the time within this lesson, I had taken part in the development of both Act 2 Scene 7 and Act 2 Scene 11. During this session, I had more time to develop the characterisation on one of my characters, Martin, and think about what his objectives and obstacles would be in these 2 scenes. In my '13' Reflective Blog Entry for Week 4, I'll talk more about my contributions to this session and I'll also give my own judgement towards these 2 scenes as to how me and the other actors had performed it.
I had also thought more about both of my characters costumes and their uses of props within their scenes. I'll include detail about this more in my Reflective Blog for this week but even more so in the completion of my character profile for '13'.
After a long day of rehearsing already blocked scenes and reading into the scenes that I'm in later on in the play, the 'Contemporary Theatre' lesson and day had ended. I have a bunch of topics that I can talk about in my Reflective Blog for this week and I have thought more about what I could potentially include in my upcoming character profile which gives much more specific detail about my interpretation of both Martin and Paul.
Wednesday 15th Of October 2014 Blog Entry:
Synopsis Of Day:
Lesson 1 & 2 - Principals Of Acting And The Historical Context Of Performance:
For the duration of these 2 lessons, our teacher, along with the group, had worked towards finalizing the blocking for the whole of Act 2, so that for next weeks lessons, we can all move onto Act 3 & 4.
During this rehearsal session, I had worked more on my characterisation for Martin in his scenes for Act 2 and 3, and I also thought more about what I can talk about in my Reflective Blog for '13' this week through doing this.
Not much more was discovered in this rehearsal session by reading the script, but at least I've had a good time going over my scenes as Martin and Paul once more so I can feel more comfortable with the scenes I'm performing in.
Lesson 3 - Performing Arts Business:
During the lesson for this week, I had worked more on both my presentation, which details my 'Five Year Plan' and my Personal Statement. I had also made a start towards the creation of my Actors CV and I had also completed an Application Form for a Drama School.
I had received some homework from this lesson, which was to send the first draft of both my Personal Statement and my Actors CV to my teacher by the end of next week, before half term, for it to be marked and be given areas of improvement.
Lesson 4 - Developing Voice For The Actor:
For my 'Developing Voice For The Actor' lesson for this week, our teacher had the group look towards Articulation and made us perform a series of exercises to help work towards it. My homework from this lesson is to complete the 4th Chapter for my Actors Portfolio which is the topic of Articulation.
Thursday 16th Of October 2014 Blog Entry:
Synopsis Of Day:
Lesson 1 - Tutorial:
For this weeks Tutorial lesson, I had received personal feedback about my Reflective Blog Entries from my teacher. She had given me specific areas of improvement for these Blogs such as how I should write and structure it, so that she gains the most important information about what I had learnt from the rehearsal sessions for '13', and to also include more bullet points, with short paragraphs, detailing my judgements/contributions and use of stagecraft towards any scenes, either mine or others, in the play.
My teacher had heavily complimented my work on these Blogs by saying that I have a very clear articulate way of writing, but she only wants to know what I had done in each rehearsal session and how I had arrived to this point and also giving my judgments towards it. I had left this session feeling more comfortable with as to how I should be writing my Blogs and, hopefully, I'll be posting them to my teachers standards.
Lesson 2 - Performance Workshop:
In this lesson, our teacher had worked on blocking the final scenes in Act 2 so that we can move onto Act 3 and 4 next week before I go away on my half term. For the duration of this session, I had worked more on all of the scenes that I had blocked so far from Act 1 and also Act 2 as Martin and Paul.
As Martin, I don't appear in the later scenes of Act 2, so I was taking part as an audience member for these scenes so I can witness the development of them and also give any ideas towards it to help my teacher in the blocking process.
After finishing and blocking all of the scenes in Act 2, my 'Performance Workshop' lesson and day had ended. I'll be working on several blogs over the weekend to show all of my physical understanding of '13', and I'll also be making improvements towards my upcoming character profile. I'll also have the time to go out and choose my costumes for both Martin and Paul and pick up any possible props that I can bring into their scenes.
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