Demonstrate preparation for an acting role (Criteria 2.1)


Understanding the role

Character motivation.docx


 Line learning

The script:




Mind Palace

  • 2,500 years old
  • Method of Loci
  • Shakespeare used this in the Globe Theatre
  • Creating imagery and placing them around the room to act as a prompt to recite your lines.
  • Brain triggers through colourful colours and doors. Cues to tell them what to say.
  • Can create them inside your own house - accessible
Attempting the technique

Examples
Hang - Rope    On - Light switch  Grown - Plant   It - Clown 

Was it successful?
After trying out this line technique, I have come to the conclusion that it doesn't work for me. It caught my attention that I was focusing more on the imagery rather than learning my lines and got easily distracted. I can see why it is successful among other actors as its unique and personal to yourself, yet evidently not for me.

First letter 
  • Write the first letter of each word - keep punctuation
  • Read the monologue one last time
  • Spend time look away to see how much you memories
Attempting the technique

Example
GUAFSOI? 
O,TN.BABE,II?
MSMMTATITM.STOTT'COTT.
Y'NSTCI.

Was it successful?
I found this the most successful out of the 4. The active recall was really helpful and challenged my brain to think on the spot. I felt confident in myself that I knew the lines and it helped me make quick progress.

Voice recording
  • Recording the other persons lines and playing them back
  • Use voice memos on phone or record a video
Attempting the technique

Was it successful?

Lego tech
  • Speak your lines out loud - cognitive process
  • Cover the lines and see if they're correct
  • Walking and talking - Multitasking 
Attempting the technique
I walked around the room whilst reciting the lines  

Analyzing actors 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Demonstrate rehearsal skills, including the technical skills of a required screen actor (Criteria 2.2)

Image
Physical and vocal skills  Physical skills:  The use of physical skills by an actor can expression emotion and communicate meaning. This can be demonstrated through: body language, gesture, facial expression, posture, mannerisms and facial ticks/body ticks. For some actors, when portraying characters these are pivotal to keep them in role and ensure they can separate themselves from the character. Vocal skills:  The use of vocal skills by an actor can portray the internal emotion that the character may be hiding or used in exploring different quirks of a character. This can be demonstrated in various ways through an actors creativity yet more notably through: volume, vocal shaking/distortion, passion, breath control and vocal strain.  My annotated script to prepare for testing my physical and vocal skills Understanding physical and vocal skills: Megan Lewis.mp4 Conclusion of the performance:  Overall, I think my performance communicated the emotion and the narra...
Read more

Demonstrate the artistic and technical skills of a screen actor (Criteria 2.3)

Image
WHO AM I? Name:  Eileen is a name gifted to her in remembrance of her grandmother who died on the titanic. Age:  80 yet tells everyone she is 75 as she is avoidant of admitting her age, especially to the people at bingo. Job:  She is retired yet claims her job is to stay at home with her dog Bruno, who is 12 years old. Pets:  She has a westie dog called Bruno and a wild hedgehog who she occasionally feeds her leftover veg from her Sunday roasts. Fashion sense: Knits all of her own clothing and occasionally is seen walking around with holes in her clothes after she falls asleep or forgets mid knitting session and never resumes thinking its done. She adores colours and matches them to reflect her emotion for the day for example if she is grumpy she will wear deep blue however if she wears red she is looking for a suitor. Weight:  Eileen is a very free spirit who doesn't care about her weight. She is proud to have grown and birthed such beautiful children and unde...
Read more