Acting Class

For the 1st time ever acting in front a camera, I was surprisingly nervous, though able to regain my composure after the first take. Something about getting over the first take had me calm and focused. Attaining a reasonable comfort level with the others in our group through various vocal and full body exercises reminded me that its okay to make mistakes and that I needed to rid myself of these barriers such as fear. Once I had participated in multiple exercises I felt free and daring; I've made mistakes with this newfound confidence but I've learned to learn from them and even begun to never feel remorse. It was a fantastic Ice Breaker and absolutely necessary to effectively enter the entertainment realm.

Memorizing my lines for my WofW scene was actually very difficult and I noticed a few things about myself. While reading and memorizing my lines I would only be able to recite them if I said it aloud exactly the way I memorized them; Once I attempted to change my tone, tactic, or vocal variety, the lines would not come to my head because I was breaking the pre memorized rhythm thus not remembering. Most of the time I actually forgot the line. I then chose to read again and memorize the lines in a complete monotone voice. This would help me remember the lines while having no presuppositions as to how I think my character would say it. allowing my partner and I to have a clear canvas to work with. After doing this my scene began to take on a new form than I had even pictured. As if I were finding new ways to say everything. So I've learned to memorize with no presuppositions.

Viewing my work has tremendous benefits for my growth. I'm able to see when even I, as the viewer, begin to lose interest of what is happening on the screen; My physical habits, vocal patterns, active listening, believability, diction, and effective movements or gestures that, after review, can all be heavily critiqued from a strictly observational view.

Becoming more fluid and engaging on screen takes alot of practice, these few key notions should elevate my craft exponentially if actively in use. Taking into account character, pace, vocal variety, and diction I plan on focusing extreme attention to the way I deliver lines. If I forget about my body and just focus on creating an interesting vocal performance, im quite sure my physical movements and demeanor will follow. As a stage actor I've been rather physically large and expressive; I tend to think first about How the character would physically say something, when I should focus, at least as an excercise, literally/orally How the character would say something; Then the movements I make involuntarily/inherently would continue a cohesive congruency that elegantly engages our audience.