18th September (Monday)
It's my first class!!
We played a game, it's for us to remember others' names. The game was to all stand in a circle and one starts first by calling out someone's name and when the person says yes, the first person can move to that person's place, and the second person will have to call out another person's name until they say yes in order to move. We played for few rounds and I finally get to know all of their names.
We played a game, it's for us to remember others' names. The game was to all stand in a circle and one starts first by calling out someone's name and when the person says yes, the first person can move to that person's place, and the second person will have to call out another person's name until they say yes in order to move. We played for few rounds and I finally get to know all of their names.
We started our class with few warm ups, including showing our understanding of each expression and body movements. Then, we move on to voice exercise, which everyone has to think of a line from the play and keep it in mind, we imagined there was a candle in our hand, and whisper or shout our line to the candle. After that, we were called to separate in group A and B, group A will do their performance first while group B will sit at the last row of audience seat watch and give comments. What we're doing was to shout our line three times, to the candle in our hand, to the chair in front of us, and to group Bs who represent audiences. after group A done with their voice projection, group B's turn.
What I learned from above?...
Actors will learn who they wanted to send their voices to when they're speaking, not only to make the audience to hear our lines clearly, also making the actors to speak out with intensity and show much more conflicts about the play within the lines when we have a target space to project our voices to.
We moved on to the party scene in Romeo and Juliet, Rob asked us to give ourselves a name, an occupation, a talent, a hobby and a joke to share with so that everyone has an character now. We met people around the room and talk about ourselves. Then, we started to act out our talent to others by making only one sound.
What I learned from above?...
Actors get to know how a party scene will be, which is about a character talking and enjoying with other characters on stage. In order to let the audience see what we're doing, body action will be the main thing for us, we need to make it clear of what we're doing and knowing how to react with another character opposite or beside us. We get to see all different kind of people getting along and laughing or sharing stories in groups.
We moved on to the party scene in Romeo and Juliet, Rob asked us to give ourselves a name, an occupation, a talent, a hobby and a joke to share with so that everyone has an character now. We met people around the room and talk about ourselves. Then, we started to act out our talent to others by making only one sound.
What I learned from above?...
Actors get to know how a party scene will be, which is about a character talking and enjoying with other characters on stage. In order to let the audience see what we're doing, body action will be the main thing for us, we need to make it clear of what we're doing and knowing how to react with another character opposite or beside us. We get to see all different kind of people getting along and laughing or sharing stories in groups.
19th September (Tuesday)
We did warm ups included walking with neutral look and reflection. We were asked to walk with three different positions when Sharon shouts different number from 1 to 3. We can't show any characteristic by any movements we're doing.
Number 1, we need to walk with a heavy body.
Number 2, will be more relax compare to the first one.
Number 3, we were asked to walk in a very neutral position and eyes up straight.
After that, we did reflection activity by working with a partner and take turns to do some movements in slow motion and the opposite person will need to follow it.
What i learned from above?...
Actors can easily get into their character after getting use to empty themselves, people will normally put themselves into the character they're casting but not the character itself. Before knowing how to perfectly cast out a character, actors need to know how to empty their own personality first.
Reflection is one of the important skills for an actor, they will be observing on what others are doing on stage and quickly react with it.
We then start with our fight scene, not sure if it will be in Romeo and Juliet. We were asked to find ourselves a partner and take turns to fight in slow motion, the person opposite will react. Each person will have their own three fighting movements. After few minutes of practicing, we need to perform it in front of the class. My partner was Grace, both of us worked really well together and the class enjoyed watching our performance.
After everyone had performed their fighting scene, we were then asked to separate in two lines. Each actor will have their partner opposite, there will be around 2 meters of distance between the two lines, and we need to start our fight with slow motion from the top of the line to the bottom so that audiences in front can see everyone on stage.
What i learned from above?...
Why slow motion? Slow motion has been a very common technic for actors, I enjoyed doing slow motions, it gives time for actors to think of their next movement, and how would they react with anything. Slow movements show details in body gesture and interactive between the actors.
Other than our actions, we were also asked to stay with a face with tension while looking at our partner opposite, the look on each of our face will let the fighting scene more distinctly.
Number 1, we need to walk with a heavy body.
Number 2, will be more relax compare to the first one.
Number 3, we were asked to walk in a very neutral position and eyes up straight.
After that, we did reflection activity by working with a partner and take turns to do some movements in slow motion and the opposite person will need to follow it.
What i learned from above?...
Actors can easily get into their character after getting use to empty themselves, people will normally put themselves into the character they're casting but not the character itself. Before knowing how to perfectly cast out a character, actors need to know how to empty their own personality first.
Reflection is one of the important skills for an actor, they will be observing on what others are doing on stage and quickly react with it.
We then start with our fight scene, not sure if it will be in Romeo and Juliet. We were asked to find ourselves a partner and take turns to fight in slow motion, the person opposite will react. Each person will have their own three fighting movements. After few minutes of practicing, we need to perform it in front of the class. My partner was Grace, both of us worked really well together and the class enjoyed watching our performance.
After everyone had performed their fighting scene, we were then asked to separate in two lines. Each actor will have their partner opposite, there will be around 2 meters of distance between the two lines, and we need to start our fight with slow motion from the top of the line to the bottom so that audiences in front can see everyone on stage.
What i learned from above?...
Why slow motion? Slow motion has been a very common technic for actors, I enjoyed doing slow motions, it gives time for actors to think of their next movement, and how would they react with anything. Slow movements show details in body gesture and interactive between the actors.
Other than our actions, we were also asked to stay with a face with tension while looking at our partner opposite, the look on each of our face will let the fighting scene more distinctly.
21st September (Thursday)
We've got our character in Romeo and Juliet!!
Quite sad knowing that I've got only two lines in the whole play and it's only the beginning of scene 1. But there's this quote ran into my head, "there are no small parts, only small actors". I can't even remember whose quote is that, but the meaning of that quote couldn't fade in my brain.
After everyone know what role they got, Rob started to direct us to where we should position ourselves and began with the first scene. Sampson (Nikaya) was absent that day, so Rob took over her place to guide us for the scene.
What I need to put in this scene?...
After everyone know what role they got, Rob started to direct us to where we should position ourselves and began with the first scene. Sampson (Nikaya) was absent that day, so Rob took over her place to guide us for the scene.
What I need to put in this scene?...
- Expression showing how uncomfortable when I see Montagues.
- The ferocious look when Sampson and I start having some conversations with them.
- The moment we starting a fight with them.
- When Benvolio came in to stop the fight and pull them away from us, how we show our look to them.
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