- Intelligent & balanced awareness of personal potential within the industry.
- The ability to create and present
relevant and useful work for the venue,
through application of a wide range of
techniques and skills in the development
of the production.
- The ability to collaborate
sensitively and fruitfully in creating quality work
for public consumption.
- The ability to work, during both rehearsal
and production, observing
creative and logistical communication systems
and processes, in a
professional and productive manner.
- The ability to manage as part of a
team the creation and professional execution
of an event – with reduced need for
direction and increased autonomy.
A - because I feel I was committed to the unit, I created good work when not working with the director and it gave him something to work with. I watched other groups worked and tried to help and give feedback when I could. I feel we worked well as a team and we all supportive of each other. When not with director I was proffesional enough to go off and work on my own, going over my lines or blocking. I feel I was energetic and enthusiastic in both rehearsals and performance. In the industry you need to be able to make choices in your work and approach any situation in a professional mannor.
ReplyDeleteI would think I deserve an A grade- this is because I have put a 100% commitment throughout this unit. I had to learn my lines quickly but also understudy others in different plays because of their lack of commitment or as insurance incase something happens in the production. If I was not learning my lines I was either; helping others to get a deeper characterization, helping with their lines or blocking my scene with my fellow actors/actresses. I was energetic and focussed throughout rehearsals and on performance days. What I will take from this experience is to put 100% in any work you find. It takes full commitment to get the best out of your performances and that is what I did here. Putting passion and commitment togethar to overcome any obstacles and to deliver your best performance.
ReplyDeleteB - Despite the many obstacles I overcame during this process, I feel that this was probably my most improved performance yet. I feel that if it wasn't for my determination I wouldn't have been able to learn two scripts and develop the 2 separate characters. Although, it did take time I managed to put difficulties aside and perform and distinguish the 2 different characters and their ages. I felt at times I could have given feedback to other performances but was learning lines with my fellow actors in my scenes. I think I worked well with others and came up with different ways to portray the scene to the director and the rest of the group. I felt that I was professional during the process, especially when other people were understudying the original cast. I think we adapted well to the stages and space that we were given and overcame the fact that it was smaller than originally thought.
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ReplyDeleteB - because I feel that I was committed to the cause once I became passionate about it, I found my angle of progression and took it. Although I was clearly passionate about a certain piece I had to accept that sometimes you just don't get given a chance therefore I made the most of what I had and in turn ended up making the role my own and appreciating it, then forth becoming committed and evolving my practice into something that would benefit me and the audience members. I could have attended more but unfortunately was ill but never once did i not work from home. I was able to give plenty of constructive criticism and praises to my peers to be a supportive cast member which I think I executed well. I have learnt that with whatever you are given you can make it your own and make it stronger then you ever thought it could be. In the professional world that's what you have to do, put time, energy and passion into anything & everything and you will get out what you put into it.
ReplyDeleteC. As the industry is very hard to get into, I feel I haven’t put myself out there, haven’t got enough contacts that remember me and I haven’t seen enough recent shows to be in the loop as of now. However, I feel that if I got my act together, I could hopefully get at least one paid job.
ReplyDeleteAs we have performed in the Ropetackle before, I knew that the audience would be of an older generation and that they would want an innovative experience for going to see a film. Though I do not recall using any techniques or skills, the initial ideas that came to mind was to replicate the visuals in the film as they were strong and one feedback we got previously was that the audience couldn’t hear us very well.
Producing work for our theatre was a very different experience; we got to play around more as we more or less chose our audience and because we had longer to work on this show, everything we came up with was forever changing (not that The Servant wasn’t, it was just a lot less and we had to be more precautious with our ideas). Alex and I used the technique of never doing a run exactly the same as before whether there would be subtle or big changes, we were always reading back over the script to look for clues as to what our characters and their relationship was like. We eventually knew the script so well that it did feel like I was just having a normal conversation with him and we were Dan and Aimee.
I think for both pieces, I could have been more productive with my time: I could have researched the 60’s instead of analysing what I saw in The Servant, possibly contributing unthought-of ideas. Though I did watch others rehearse and give constructive feedback, I could have done it all of the time whenever I wasn’t learning lines or rehearsing myself. Being sensitive is an aspect I have to work on when producing work when I’m stressed as I tend to take it out on my group, although I do apologise for this, I should be in control of myself and maintain a professional manner 95% of the time (the other 5% is to have a laugh to break any tension that may occur).
I feel I wasn’t very committed to The Servant and I acted like a puppet, for The Works of Steven Hevey, although I was very committed to this, I feel I could have been more by making sure I was on the ball at all times and not going into my little world (obviously with some leniency). I could have been punctual at all times, I could have been less rude and not spoke of everyday things during rehearsal time, though sometimes they were ideas, it could have been taken outside. I filled in for people when they were either late or absent, I ran lines with people and prepared to understudy people. I helped with characterisation and took on every bit of feedback that was given to me.
I also was definitely not independent and I relied on others to help me with my vision of character, even if it was just a conversation with Alex. I don't feel confident enough to perform a piece as strong as I did in Dark Matter if I had to mostly rely on myself. That's why I think I deserve a C minus or even a D+.
DeleteB - I believe that I had a high level of commitment to the project and stayed focussed throughout it, although my absence during the initial stages of 'The Works of Steven Heavey' meant that I'd fallen behind which affected the work of my other actors. Although I was able to offer positive feedback and constructive criticism during the rehearsal process, it was rare for me to give an opinion on a piece unless a particular element struck me as needing changing or working effectively. When I did give feedback, it was on a closer one-to-one basis with the actors rather than as a group.
ReplyDeleteI felt that I was able to work and act independently, with guidance being required when an idea was felt to not work or needed development. I also think that I worked well within the group, offering support and advice when I could and when I felt it was necessary. Overall, I believe that I could have made bigger contributions to the group during the rehearsal stage.
In my opinion, I believe that I deserve the grade A. I have definitely grown and developed as a person and as a director. I believe that my communication to others has developed leaps and bounds, though definitely still needs work to try and understand different people’s opinions and understand the different way that people work.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I have potential in the industry, due to my organisation and dedication. My intelligence in the performing arts industry has definitely developed, I have met new people and worked well with them, understanding why and how they work they way that they do.
Creating and developing work for and around the venue that we had was what I done best, I created ideas of staging that would work well with the space and surroundings that I had for the performance. I think the fact that we had 3 separate stages, spread equally across the staging area, using only half of the theatre, putting the staging area in the ‘normal’ auditorium space, therefore condensing the space and making the performance feel much more personal and reducing the amount of audience members that can be fit into the venue. I believe that this was a great decision by me; I think that it helped the actors feel close to the audience, therefore, they can challenge themselves with a more difficult experience, having to improvise to the audiences’ reactions and therefore develop their performances accordingly.
When actors and external directors/lecturers where to give their opinions on the performance, I would take them all onboard, write them down and consider them in my spear time, due to the fact that I didn’t want to waste time during the sessions, because I had exercises, tasks and games planned for every day of the rehearsal process.
The fact that it was my job to contact and communicate with the technical and production team in a professional and productive manner, I believe that this was proven in the fact that I contacted Hair and Make-Up department at Northbrook College, off my own back and organised for them to come and do the Hair and Make-Up for the performance for free, this shows that I was able to communicate productively and professionally. I also had several experiences with the Production team where there were problems that I had to fix and work out, while also controlling a group of young actors.
I managed the team very well, always having exercises, games and tasks for the cast to do during and outside of rehearsal time, therefore keeping them busy and always developing the key skills needed to be a great actor. Hopefully, the things that I asked them to do helped the actors grow and develop personally and professionally. I was self-sufficiency and independent in the role of directing the cast and crew, when external directors and lecturers came into the rehearsal, I appreciated the feedback and opinions, though, I think that I could of definitely shown my gratitude more, making it more obvious that I was enthusiastic about having them in there and grateful of their time.