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20 November 2014

17/11/14

Newspaper Project:

We were working with Carleigh and Gavin this morning and I

just wanted to see what they wanted to do with our piecebecause I wasn't sure where they were coming from. Gavin

gave them a note on the first enuthsanisa lift which I was with

and against, I just wanted them to say it naturally and just tell

the audience with no emphasis or expression just say the lines,

simply however he said it felt force. They continued to cut the

piece and. Excuse the actors energy was low, even though when

I was in there this morning they were all high energised it just

sunk. Gavin cut most of the piece for the good and I agree

with the cuts but I feel the actors felt disheartened and it

could have worked if they brought it. I feel annoyed for them

because the only feel possession of the piece they have now is

the game show and slow motion.

We have now more of a structure and I like that we are going

to be cut in and out through the pieces so our in not just a

solid story and more episodic. I wanted to use the imagery of

the TV because I still don't feel like we know it is a TV

channel. After we rehearsed and made the cuts with Gav and

Carleigh we went to the black room and feeling their defeat I wanted them to still be happy and proud of the piece. I got a

Ewan McGregor advert up and got them to listen to it then we

did a brief exercise where one actor chose something they

were passion about and had to get everyone on their side. The

other half of the actors went to the other side of the room and

if they felt convinced they would talk towards them, I felt

Morgan wasn't getting the exercise and I'm not sure his

getting or is being involved with the piece. After doing this

exercise a few times we went into convince them something

you hate and then two people with right or won't ineuthanasia, Denise did really well during this exercise.

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IN RECENT

NEWS... My StrengthsCommitting

During Innes monologue

workshop day this week, we did

some Commedia Del 'Arte and I

thought that I really committed

to every exercise and the

characters. Also during the

director workshop this week as

Patsy I committed fully to

becoming her.

Working With Actors

I have felt thought thenewspaper project process that

I haven't connected with my

group of actors and this week I

felt that I did, when I spoke to

Jamie separately because he

was having problems. Also I

feel as a company I'm gaining

more respect, but not from

Erol!

Taking Risks

This week I had my fake audition,

but I treated it like a real audition

and I wanted to go in with the

monologue I felt more confident

on but also I wanted to hear

feedback on this monologue I'm

excited about to see if it works. I

felt I took a risk going with the

monologue that I haven't worked.



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I then got them to give all their focus on one another as they

said their line and they would have to say if it was convincing

or not and give them notes to improve until we all agreed it

and then all the actors took on each other notes andidentified for themselves what sounds good and not.

We then worked the slow motion and physical after lunch and

we did an exercise to get them energised where they walked

the space and let the music a ! ect them and put on a character

we then went into a workshop of feeling the music and then

started the slow motion. From there we just gave them

direction during the slow motion to try, they all agreed they

liked the music and thought it helped and then we left them

to create a new scene in slow motion the second go after a fewnotes to improve the first one was a lot better and had a lot of

di! erent characters inside it, it works a lot better and they all

have a role inside it; slow motion looks great when they are

committed and tense. We have looked at a transition into the

physical but there needs to be a break. Excuse having the

dance straight after I don't think is working and the break out

of it isn't working, the dance also feels undertake energised

but I don't know whether that's because I know the steps

coming next.

All together a bad start but picked up well, I feel like there is

less to focus on now and there is a lot more we can do,

Carleigh said to take a risk and I feel I have with just letting

the actors have the freedom to create, I want it to be their

piece, not mine I. Just helping them in the right direction.

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Newspaper Project:

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My Weaknesses

Absence

During this week I started to

loose determination and Ihadn't been in, I need to

find a way to inspire myself

and bring my energy up

and attitude.

Communicating

This week Erol made

comments during rehearsals

with the first years and

even though I rose above it,

I should have spoken to

him about professionalism

however I think that I'm

still his level and I don't

want to be treated like it

but I don't want to make itan issue. We need to start

communicating more but

the way Erol is towards me

is just not needed and nasty.

More driven

I feel my drive has started

to fade and I like this drive

to want to do good, but

honestly I don't know what

I'm doing because there is

so much on at the moment.

I need to concentrate on

one thing at a time and

make it as good as I can.



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We went over the final section that we did yesterday and got Carleigh's

thought on it, she said more dynamic in the slow motion and more

tension; I get what she means there's not much at stake and the first is

so dramatic but no build up. I think it looks really a ! ective in slow

motion however I think some dynamic will make it look great. We

tried di! erent ideas as Carleigh said its now time to put our stamp on

it as directors as well, but I want them to own the piece and I am still

discovering my stamp so I'm not sure what I'd do to make it mine. We

then continued to the call this line advert which we have changed the

music to the Austin powers theme song which they liked and I do

think it goes more, we tried it several ways to have a bit of play and fun

with it. We watched a few clips of helpline adverts to get the gist of

how natural it is and to heighten it and mock them. It's a lot better and

more alive, I told them this is coming straight up after the big opening

so they need to match the energy of the whole company in their littlecompany and continue that energy to drive the show; sometimes they

brought it and some they didn't.

We were running out of time and with how long it takes them to move

to another place without talking, plus Erol snide comments in front of

the actors which I may add was completely unprofessional we

continued. We looked at the game show and I got some theme tune

music from 'finders keepers' to go nicely with it we looked at 8/10 cats

clips of entrances and I said to Morgan

you mess around so much that you have

an opportunity to play with the

audience and you don't take it. I said

come out to the audience say women

with the big jugs or something that's

comical but not o! ensive, which I don't

know if Morgan knows the line yet.

There needs to be more bodies and

voice to vamp up and amp up the volume and responses inside the show, it feels passive at the moment

and there needs to be something else that brings the scene to life.

Finally we looked at the serious advert and this piano music I found

suited the setting and ended nicely and most of the actors sounded

sincere about what they were saying which suggested to me they learnt

something from the workshop yesterday. I'm really proud of the piece

and think it is a completely di! erent piece but a better one. I want to

put my stamp on it but also give the actors possession on it, however I

want to work sections like the fight and stage combat as well at doing a

rewind section in slow motion and then fast again; but I want to work

on that with Carleigh.

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Company Strengths

Support

It's safe to say that during the

auditions this week we were all

nervous but we supported one

another and we were helping one

another through it and I think that

is something that has improved.

Company Site

It's better that we are also

now communicatingthrough the blog site and

we are getting our feelings

out and getting thoughts in

black and white so we can

move on but document

what is going on.

Excitement

This week we had a visitor

this week called Alan and

he told us about a method

acting experience we will be

taking part in. We all seem

really up for it and

interested in this subject

and I think it will be a great

shared experience we all

take part in.



20 November 2014

Directors Workshop:

Tonight Carleigh I'm going to be Patsy Rosenburg, if felt like stars in

their eyes, I went the full wack with wig and makeup trying to really

embody Patsy. I did start to panic because I knew a lot about hertechniques and what she does but not specific examples of shows that

she has put out. We started o! with embodying the character form

feet upwards and then we went around and said hello to everyone. I

felt for me it was a little slow to start o! with because I felt like I had

a clear image but it kept fading in and out so it was hard to keep it

consistent. We then did this timeline of theatre in history, I wanted to

play the truth of Patsy but was hard as she has a lot more knowledge

than me so naturally she would have answers and back them up with a

fact but I don't have this, although I felt I learnt something.

Next we went round in our groups as Carleigh asked us what we do

and a little bit about ourselves, I wanted to get all I knew out on the

floor I said about breathe and voice from what Amber told me and

the notes were really helpful the. I explained first circle. When Amber

said she is passionate she gets up and walks around and in her

YouTube video of the second circle I imitated a little bit of that so I

could really feel her. When the other Patsy's of the group spoke I

added onto what they said because I felt it needed to be explained

more, as I sent them the notes Amber gave me as well we all had

similar information. Some ways Harriet said things confused the other

actors and I know what she meant but she didn't word it right and

then it was hard to recover when the other actors in the space were

not being as forgiving.

This really annoyed me and ruined the experience for me, I felt I

fluttered in and out of having fun because not all of the actors were in

it and some were corsping and clearly hadn't done the research which

brought an atmosphere into the room. When I heard outside the

space, 'this is bullshit' or 'I don't want to do it' I think don't if your

going to ruin it for the rest of us! I felt I made connections to other

directors in the room as well like Sam and Erols director with voice

and same with Lewis and Connors. I could get some of the

connections but I felt we all started asking each other questions and

there came a point where I felt it was the actors trying to get one over

on us instead of the directors being interested. I thought Daniella was

great, I'm a big fan and I think that she tried her hardest and I really

felt like I was looking at a di! erent person and she persisted with the

accent as well which was overall outstanding commitment.

I enjoyed this task and felt I learnt a lot more than just researching

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Company Weaknesses

Absence

Charley and Sam have been

o! a lot recently and I'lladmit so have I but this is a

weakness that the company

su! er from. We need to be

passionate about the same

thing to want to be in all

the time not only on days

where we are doing what we want.

Research

An atmosphere was out in the

room during the directors

workshop most of the actors

didn't research or know anything

about their director. It came tothe point at the end where

Carleigh said some of you have

failed this part of the unit, it

wasn't individual either we were

in groups to help so I don't

understand why some of the

company didn't bother.

Preparation

I feel that generally as a

company we are not good at

preparation, this week the

monologue session or the

directors workshop and I feel

this is something we need to

improve on.



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and it was more fun but only if everyone was in it and on the same page sometimes I feel like I'm not

the one liked because I want to do the work whilst others actors try to distract and some are taken in

by it like Harriet but I am just straight which makes me seem moody which some people take the piss

at but I just want to do well and be inside what I am doing and learn from my experiences. Would

have been a nicer shared experience if everyone was in it and had at least done some research towards

their chosen director. I felt I embodied patsy and at one point I didn't feel like me anymore I felt she

knew what she was saying next with her passion leading it and i took a step back and just listened. I

felt I stayed in character for the most part of the time, there were a few times when others weren't

focused as well which out me o! however I felt that I persistence and showed a great commitment to

my performance and character.

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Mental Illness Talk:

Gavin friend, Alan I think came in in the morning and spoke about the mental illness method acting

we are going to take part in. We spoke about mental illness for a long time and then we had some

questions and spoke about what is going to be asked of us and I'm really looking forward to it. This

subject is something I'm very interested in and I'm looking forward to diving in and exploring moreabout this subject and then getting into character and being in that throughout the whole session.

Innes Workshop:

We started o! with some Commedia Del 'Arte work which I was really excited about, it was only

leading with di! erent parts of the body so I tried to embody characters and I felt I took a risk with

levels and well as constantly exploring, playing and changing it up. I liked leading with the knees

because it really builds a certain character for me and I felt this was the easiest to explore with, the

elbows were the hardest to experiment with and the most challenging. We then started to make

picture snap shots of certain images and characters like firemen or rabbits. I really enjoy these

exercises that bring us together as a company more and it's a great opportunity to laugh and smile. We

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then did a sound scape exercise where we were all sitting on the floor with eyes shut creating noises

that we related to what Innes said. It was a nice task to work as a company and also challenged

yourself individually vocally.

I found that some noises

were easier to create and

work with to create this

image as a company and I

could picture the place in

my head which made it

more vivid for me. There

were noises I found that I

tried to make that I couldn't

and weren't truthful to the

object, like opening a plastic

bag at the super market. Ireally enjoyed exploring

voice because this is

something I haven't done in a while and I liked building these images as a company.

Audition:

I don't know why I was so nervous but I was really worried and I wanted to bring everything I have

learnt in that year and bring that to the floor so that it showed in an audition situation. I went in and

it was so odd knowing two of the people on the panel of three and explaining me to them as well as

what I've been doing. I really didn't want to come o! arrogant as that's a note I got last year from my

company, in this situation. I went in and when they asked about me I went blank and couldn't think

what to say, I didn't know whether they wanted to know about my training or what are my hobbies

because it wasn't specific and I didn't want to ask questions.

I went onto my monologue which I felt I limited myself, I felt I should have stretched the boundaries

with my physicality, I felt too stationary, which I felt I went into a first circle mode because half thepanel were writing notes and I felt that out me o! . I shouldn't have focused on them and took more of

a risk with the monologue. When I got re"directed I wanted to be creative and run in from the door

of the room however Innes demanded I go from the corner so this stumped my creativity and I felt

like I had done something wrong, when there is no right or wrong. I felt that I took on the note,

didn't think about it and just went with my interpretation of it and I felt it went well. I don't know

the line between answering the question and rambling which I need to understand for audition

technique. I felt I answered the questions with my opinion, I tried not to erm and um so much like

patsy and just pause but I didn't remain eye contact when thinking but when I was talking to them i

included all of them. I felt like an actor when answering the questions but I still feel I was trying to

say the right things to make it sound like I know what I was talking about, when I should because it'smy opinion. I felt the panel were quite cold and were in first circle and as a person I bounce o!

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