tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337257214509011912024-03-05T00:37:14.558-08:00Life's AnglesHui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-21184874907395433642010-02-01T00:51:00.000-08:002010-02-01T01:04:30.473-08:00forum theatre #4same day.<br /><br />we had SO much fun today.<br />love the games<br /><br />game #1<br />stand in a circle and one in the middle. middle person runs to a friend and says their name. they go in the middle. continue and play with 2 ppl in the middle. random but awesome.<br /><br />game #2<br />standing in the same circle......we do the same thing, except run at a person saying something about them but if the thing is not true, then just stay. <br /><br />game #3<br />sitting down now in a circle, person in the middle has to shout out at issue and if that issue is agreeable with u, then run up and change ur seat. <br />awesomeeeee<br /><br />game #4<br />the piece of paper game. HAHA so lame. get on the piece of paper. step on. get off. step off. get off the carpet. step on the paper. in the end. when there was no paper. trym said. hey. lets jump. jen says: you should have just done that earlier. <br />us all =_= oh yea...<br /><br />game #5 <br />re-did the standing on specific body parts. this time one back and 2 hands. mark the victim. tilly and michelle riding on his legs. trym on his hands and i'm on trym. NICEEEE<br /><br />game #6<br />THE ISSUE. we discuss an issue faced by all of us, create a tableau. at claps we create a series of tabelau's and then join the tableau's together. then she does something so awesome. she freezes us and taps on our shoulder and we have to do a monologue of our brain. its abit of rambling and trym is very random but.....wow, it really helps you get into character. I LIKE.<br /><br />thats all. sweated so much. but it was a fun drama class :)<br /><br />today during drama mr.moss does something cool too. the hand-crossing game. we sit close, and just follow the flow. twice claps mean reverse the direction, once is normal. then it was that awfully confusing game of "this is nick" "who?" game. i don't even wanna mention it....<br /><br />lastly, we did tableau's of the relationship between our characters in our scene study. :D nyeh nyeh me and tilly did it rightttt!!! i locked my jaw and tensed my shoulders but i still had to show myself wanting to be near tilly because i needed a job from her!!! gahhhhh :D <br /><br />liking drama more and more ;)Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-24091712851419549282010-02-01T00:45:00.000-08:002010-02-01T00:51:37.017-08:00Forum theatre #3280210<br /><br />meeting during lunch we get assigned with parts and immediately get to work.<br />it is soooo good this experience. it feels great! and....so fresh and new. got a chance to improve on improvising as well.<br /><br />parents: tilly + connor<br />SUBJECT : sashi + bryce<br />Friends : Alice, courtney and kelly<br />shopkeeper : ME :)<br /><br />i have no idea how to do this. I AM SO SCARED. what do i act as? i have nv bought/sold alcohol ever ever EVER in my entire life. this is freaking me out. HELP.<br />but we go into the scene and....i don't really want to tell you how my brain just thought of things but.....it just did. works well under pressure i guess? ;)<br /><br />1. read out what the card he hands me says. I.S.P Uplands. :P dob 1994<br />2. you look like you need 5 bottles.<br />3. friend out there looks small.<br />4. give you combo - and then start blabbering about deals.<br />5. typo in school id? ya i know uplands got alot of typo.<br /><br />i had to speak so CHINESE-Y and like a hooligan. but but but. it was worth it ;)<br />the best fun was at night when the parents, horsface, cadman joined it. parents ideas seems so much more.....VALUABLE. <br /><br />o well. the experience was great. was sweating and roasting in the drama room but....it was all cool B)Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-11488059813439086142010-02-01T00:41:00.001-08:002010-02-01T00:43:52.531-08:00Forum theatre #2same day. in the afternoon me and tilly got called back to present a little somethin somethin for the years 9 and 10 assembly tmr. <br /><br />we got into groups. and worked on the issue of alcohol. and what are the issues? peer pressure? overuse of it? drinking behind parents back?<br /><br />first we had to create a tableau from it.<br />then we created a sketch about it<br /><br />the first groups was obvious.<br />peer pressure<br />and i like the way the girls under peer pressure tensed up their shoulders. looked very uncomfortable.<br /><br />meeting time again tmr during lunch.Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-78058721795773119172010-02-01T00:27:00.000-08:002010-02-01T00:40:24.506-08:00Forum Theatre workshop #1250110<br /><br />Dr. Jennifer Hartley.<br /><br />Game #1:<br />the 1,2,3 game when there are two people i say 1, you say 2, i say 3, you say 1......in a loop, that sorta thing. next step. replace the numbers with random noises and actions. did this at TAPS. hmmmmmm<br /><br />Game #2<br />follow the hand. something that i did with katharine in my contemporary dance workshop. All you do is, one guy follows the hand, and one guy leads with the hand. your face has to be a particular distance with the hand. Thats all. average game. Just got messed up when it was me + michelle + tilly doing it together.<br /><br />Game #3<br />forming a picture with a word. She says a word, we discuss (supposedly) the image we form and make a tableau from it. Apparently it shows that we aren't really united in this game because we never got around to discussing any bits.<br /><br />Game#4<br />carrying each other. We can only stand using the number of body parts she says. We got 2 hands 2 feet and it was soooo hard. I was on trym's back and we tried to ask mark to do a handstand so we carry his legs? NO. didn't work out. :P <br /><br />Game #4<br />This game was so.....hahahah...weird. we have to have a piece of paper between us at our foreheads and drop it till it was caught between our ankles. Then we had to get it up again. the getting up part was difficult.<br /><br />Game #5<br />Lined up in a row with a paper between each of us. had to move without dropping the paper.<br /><br />Game #6<br />Lined up in a row doing game #2<br /><br />Game #7<br />I LOVE THIS GAME! high ratings ding ding ding ding! each person has a number. walk random about the room. She calls out the number. The person in possession of the number has to drop dead. the others rescue. AWESOMEEEE<br /><br />P/S: The games listed are in random order.<br /><br />ok. so here is forum theatre and theatre of the oppressed. it uses a series of games to bring out the best in people. playing games to allow us to get more comfortable with each other and then bringing in scripts and stuff. Dr. Jennifer Hartley does this working with kids with AIDS, HIV, post war, refuge camps.....all good stuff. Its just quite a difficult sort of theatre.Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-9460357610241409952009-08-27T06:27:00.001-07:002009-08-27T06:53:02.280-07:00O Henryplays by him that are REALLY GOOD.<br /><br />The Green Door <br />http://www.literaturecollection.com/a/o_henry/38/<br /><br />The Gift Of The Magi<br />http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/ohenry/bl-ohenry-giftmagi.htm<br /><br />The Last Leaf<br />http://www.literaturecollection.com/a/o_henry/226/<br /><br />we chose The green door as our devised piece because it was somewhat a happier story as compared to the other 2. <br /><br />We cracked our heads on how to stage it, begin it bla bla bla~ and Mr.Moss pops in with this humongous idea! but first......he has to tell a story first.....<br /><br />AND it is confidential....i'm not gonna tell it here. hehe but i'm definitely gonna rmb it :P the point is, there are in situations, stories that you will tell over and over again, to your kids, to your friends and to your family. and THE GREEN DOOR is one of them. and its a love story. hehe. DUH. <br /><br />so here's Mr.Moss's point, stage it in a way it is a girl/guy at a bar called the GREEN DOOR and she has flashbacks. and the story goes on.....read it and you'll find out. HEHEHEHHEHEHE. <br /><br />but its amazing and I hope we can do it well :SHui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-37801065994507789792009-08-27T06:09:00.000-07:002009-08-27T06:27:08.693-07:00The Invisible Man260809<br /><br />HA HA HA HA HA. <br /><br />this piece was hilarious. and stupid. but fun. oh so fun. <br /><br />Mr.Moss told us we were gonna do something fun, and sure enough, he delivered. He turned to Tilly. Tilly, in this hand is invisible, and in this hand is wax. CHOOSE.<br /><br />Mark : Wax wax wax.<br />Tilly : INVISIBLE.<br />Mr.Moss : Good choice. <br /><br />So we were given details on the piece.<br /><br />Dr. Wells - The doc who turns invisible = Trym<br />Rosemary - Doc's secretary = Michelle<br />Stuart - Guy friend of Rosemary who wants to be a boyfriend = Mark<br />Mrs. Green - Cleaning lady = Tilly<br />Mr. Pill - Chemist = Me<br /><br />we looked at the piece and thought, how do we go about doing this? <br />AND soemtimes i think our ideas are just quite lame. We went through it, and michelle and mark started out the first scene. We all knew something was wrong about it, but we all didn't know how to change it....properly. <br /><br />So our lame play started off as mark and michelle walking in, chatting, talking about Dr.Well's absence, then Trym comes in, tickles her, tilly goes on, tickle tickle tickle, annoy annoy annoy, I walk in, FULL ANNOYANCE and end. <br /><br />It was plainly boring and not funny. Here's how Mr.Moss modified it.<br /><br />It starts off with trym mixing around with his chemicals, checks his books and drinks his mixture. *SPASM* He becomes invisible and checks himself out in the mirror behind which is mimed. Michelle : "Dr.Wells!!! Dr.......wells?" She checks herself in the mirror, pats hair adjusts skirt and sits at her secretary desk. Mark looks around the room to make sure no one but michelle is in and : "So.....have you seen Dr.Wells?" They're conversation goes on and Mark walks suavely around to the mirror : " And I wonder if you enjoyed last night as much as I did" while he runs his fingers through his hair. mirror again. while both characters and back to back trym comes and so does the tickle. Michelle "Not right now stuart!" Mark :" what?" He stares blankly at this girl before him, accusing him of doing something he obviously did not do. PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFTTT trym blows at Michelle's hair while she still has her back facing mark. Michelle :" I SAID NOT IN THE OFFICE." Before Mark can speak Tilly walks in, puts a chair in place and wipes the mirror. Checks teeth. Has something stuck in it? tries cleaning using tongue. oh it doesn't get out? use fingers and check in the mirror again. Mark : " Have you seen Dr.Wells?" "No. No. Haven't seen him at all today." She turns to dust a window nearby and trym pats Tilly on the butt. Tilly flips over and slyly slips her arm around Mark :" Oh stuart.........." Mark attempts to wriggle away while I stomp in. "WHERE IS DR.WELLS?!!!!! He owes me...i mean the chemist lab a whole sum of money! I tell you what this so called DOCTOR is a scam, he is a lizard, a fly on the wall an ant.....!" While i am saying this i am waving my hand up and down and trym just "helps" me in doing it. getting more and more vigorous. Soon I realise that my hand moves without my muscles working and I scramble to get it by my side. By then trym has walked over to tilly and slapped her on the butt again, tilly, thinking it was mark slaps mark who flips over and gets slapped by michelle who thinks HE slapped her but. IN ACTUAL FACT, it was all Dr.Wells, THE INVISIBLE MAN. "IS ANY OF YOU PAYING ATTENTION TO ME?!" I yell and suddenly the wooden laden in my hand is snatched up. we all turn to look at it and we all scream "DR WELLS!" Trym looks back at the mirror and BAM he is visible again. OOPS. he drops the laden and we all take one BIG step towards him. We all turn and tadaa....! the play ends. <br /><br />short<br /><br />sweet<br /><br />amusing.<br /><br />HAHHui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-22099170693791000672009-08-25T00:39:00.000-07:002009-08-25T00:52:09.996-07:00The cop and The Anthem - O. Henry250809<br /><br />Today was interesting. we read this piece out loud in class, tilly, me, michelle and mark. Struggling through the words and Mr.Moss asked us to present a PPP on it as a group. okie dokie. to work! first day at school. KONON.<br /><br />When we were about to sit down and actually think of stuff ourselves, wonderful Mr.Moss said, lets do it together. <br /><br />EVEN BETTER. GOOOOOODY<br /><br />1st question. <br />what should we have in mind?<br /><br />Mark : The targeted audience?<br /><br />At least he had ideas. my mind was blank. but no. it wasn't about that. it was about what kind of story this was. <br /><br />Hui Ern : About not getting what you want when you want it?<br />Mark : Being unfortunate<br />Mr.Moss : Sum this up in one word.<br />Mark : Ironic.<br /><br />YES! Mark is quite smart sometimes......SOMETIMES.<br /><br />so we have the kind of genre this production is based on and we discuss the audience. We thought about it and somehow I thought only adults would like it but then Mr.Moss goes, don't you think little kids would like it too? to see this HOBO steal an umbrella only to find that the person who owns it didn't really own it in the first place? IN SHORT. he was saying that even kids, though they might not understand, but love the comical sense to it. it is after all, a comedy based ironic piece. <br /><br />Next he asked, what do you want your audience to take away from your production?<br /><br />SILENCE.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />SILENCE.<br /><br /><br />.....and more silence.<br /><br />MR.Moss: you are such great students! THEY IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING YOU CAN GET OUT OF THIS PIECE. don't need to think! its just a comedy! how can comedies be *and sarcastic voice comes* FILLED WITH DEEPER MEANINGS.<br /><br />sometimes drama surprises me. :D<br /><br />Then he says, ok, lets think of the structural pieces of the play. what are the points of the play? or something like that....i forgot what he said exactly. *BLANK* what? Until now, its still a blur to me, but what i get is that is the important bits of the play. "The hobo decides to go to jail" and that is one. ahhhhh i get it. abit.... ._.<br /><br />Then he asks more about the structure of the play. what what WHAT?! Something happens, conversation and we get NARRATION. Mr.Moss says there is narration in Noh Theatre, in Kabuki. application! then we close our eyes or turn to not face him and picture the hobo's outfit. We describe it to him and the class ends. <br /><br /><br />TADAA<br /><br />first day of school. *monotone* yippee<br />here's for those who want to read <br />THE COP AND THE ANTHEM by O. HENRY<br />http://www.literaturecollection.com/a/o_henry/32/Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-23073175855766877432009-05-29T03:30:00.000-07:002009-05-29T03:46:35.805-07:00Wayang Wong or I think that is how its spelled.290509<br /><br />Aida came and did Citra. SHE WAS SO GOOD. and there were so many things to this form of theatre you had to think about at the same time. Feet, the toes, the jerky movements, the angular or spiral movements, the hands, the fingers, not using so much facial expression but the eyes. and not using so much hip. its tough, and good exercise.<br /><br />CHARACTER DIFFERENTIATION<br />1. Keras - Signifying strong and can be used by both protagonis and antagonis.<br />2. Gagah - Used for warriors that are ranked below heroes<br />3. Halus - Only GOOD characters.<br /><br />MALE<br />male characters walk with an open legged bend, heel first with heel lifted before each step. The softer the movement, the more prone to good you are. EG: evil raises heel VERY high while heroes movement are swift.<br /><br />FEMALE<br />Like walking on water, like chinese people shuffling their people. ON TOES. Occasionally heels are used to turn or hasten movements.<br /><br />LAWAK<br />This commical character jumps around alot and walks as if he is marching<br /><br />MOVEMENTS<br />always move in one way, spiral eight with a certain rhythm. palms up, curve inwards to palms up again with hands arched at the wrist. then reverse motion. It basically like that. The guanyiing motion signifies unity and love. For males, everthing is ANGULAR, arms are raised at right angles to show strength and rigidity while females are more spiral and like figures of eight. Body moves as if in a box to the four corners. There were jerks in the movement to mirror wayang kulit and its like taking little snapshots of the character. Toes always fly up. <br /><br />The use of facial expression is little because in the beginning masks were used, hence little or none facial expression. Fingers are bend backward like Thai<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLD0vNWCbkCS4Khr5ks2Q1iWjkr28RLkqKGtriweJGex54QRIZNj4LgARoQEkP0KJQpwLJdINSu_BGLCgY-HHZIazaewGpAsamUDG_3aCkdGbi1OWSPQA3zVAHZUmxziRqN1Tc7SjlRbO/s1600-h/DSC01152.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLD0vNWCbkCS4Khr5ks2Q1iWjkr28RLkqKGtriweJGex54QRIZNj4LgARoQEkP0KJQpwLJdINSu_BGLCgY-HHZIazaewGpAsamUDG_3aCkdGbi1OWSPQA3zVAHZUmxziRqN1Tc7SjlRbO/s320/DSC01152.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341194030029684306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UQ3qVjuHvAO8-6DBYFeXWPSRGSFYP_cDUb93IMqEo64oihs7m3kG-H4674prchXO9if2Udu-9qmfd3rkYhQywy6F9XURTrd7K-dECiDwFmUnpFblrJR8WEc87LgZrHcKCpWMMOispCl1/s1600-h/DSC01150.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UQ3qVjuHvAO8-6DBYFeXWPSRGSFYP_cDUb93IMqEo64oihs7m3kG-H4674prchXO9if2Udu-9qmfd3rkYhQywy6F9XURTrd7K-dECiDwFmUnpFblrJR8WEc87LgZrHcKCpWMMOispCl1/s320/DSC01150.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341194022435212402" /></a>Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-26892409087836743622009-05-29T03:02:00.000-07:002009-05-29T03:48:34.230-07:00Break Out Play280509<br /><br />The play was awesome! it was about 5 prisoners, escaping from prison but encounters a book that make you dance. I think the book is just an excuse to add in the dancing bit, but the scene changes were so good BECAUSE of the book and maybe yea, the book wasn't so bad.<br /><br />Lets talk drama:<br />1. LIGHTING<br />the lights were good, the way they manipulated the lights in the beginning, using spotlights to snapshot characters as a way of introduction, the red downward spotlights making it look like the prison area, and red to symbolize love at the begin bits. The lights were worked really well with the sound effects as well. Oh yes, the lightning was emphasized using lights as prisoners were trying to dig their way out of prison.<br /><br />2. MUSIC<br />suitable music sound effects brought out scenes, while they were working, the raining bit, the hospital, the romance scene, the church scene played with music ALOT. the beach scene's music was warm.<br /><br />3. LANGUAGE<br />they used english! they used very little dialogue, which was good because it might hav turned out bad if too much was used, with very SIMPLE style of english, monosyllable words that were straight to the point.<br /><br />4. COSTUME<br />Costumes suited characters very well, <br />Lump - torn and tattered to show strength<br />Trickly - tatoo-ed like sleeve to show sneakiness<br />(the charming guy) - tighter fitting to show profile of body<br />(the old) - looser outfit to show age and malnutrition maybe? <br />Joker - Normal. He was the clumsy everyday likeable character<br />Gundog - police outfits were POLICEOUTFITS<br />Nurses - All white. universally recognised<br />SWAT - Alike real swat teams you see on TV<br />Nuns - Like nuns.<br />-----THE COSTUMES USED WERE VERY GENERALLY RECOGNISED AS WHAT THEY WERE-------<br /><br />5. SCENE/PROP<br />Maneuvered very well using the "running away" act. The puppet theme was a very create idea and they didn't mind showing slight costume change in that one. Props were smoothly introduced in and scenes were changed by the "large book" displayed behind. <br /><br />6. ENSEMBLE <br />they worked SO WELL together as a group. especially in the beginning when they were "working out" with the police, their timing was perfect, when the police turned his back, the others made faces behind him and so on.......THAT timing had to be ACCURATE. alot of trust in the group. and the part where two guys were playing the role of one patient on a bed in the hosp. TALK ABOUT COLLABORATION!<br /><br />7. INTERACTION WITH AUDIENCE<br />ALOT of this. they even had a "hostage" to come up being strapped with dynamite and an audience member was flung a shirt. They also thanked the audience verbally which i feel went a little unappropriate, sorry but the guy shouldn't talk to much. Also, the referring to one of the audience as a FROG was funny.<br /><br />8. FACIAL EXPRESSION/PHYSICAL MOVEMENT<br />since there were few dialogue most of the communication with the audience was using actions and facial expression. They did this really well, esp during the "slow-mo" parts. Hence, the facial expressions were really obvious as well during the slow mo parts. During the last snippet in the church scenes, the facial expression had to be prominent because the snippets were short and the msg to the audience had to be precise. The physical movement was ALOT, during the exercise scene, the chasing around in the hosp, the SWAT, the dancing, the everything.....had alot of well defined movement.<br /><br />9. CHARACTER<br />these were well defined. Lump in the first part where he hammers down the car with a large hammer, and he has the most brains. The old guy is swift and this was shown during the scene running in the prison away form the spotlights. No doubt Joker was clumsy and totally opposite from everyone. Tricky was indeed perverted by squeezing everyone's butt and The Flirt always showed stomach during poses. <br /><br />10. The only problem.<br />whats with the book?! and the love scene?!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinf1YMmpohjFVMUIKlAae-XotHdieazr3xzZ7bQU2nPEnEHRtSQBEGPxVwYJOwmhJP-Zpg7MUIDa85QRXD_rIT-Xzf0U3kONp6H67Yde4Bhh52z9HSsD0zR_pgPAq2n-5gsE5euL-1ZWJA/s1600-h/DSC01149.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinf1YMmpohjFVMUIKlAae-XotHdieazr3xzZ7bQU2nPEnEHRtSQBEGPxVwYJOwmhJP-Zpg7MUIDa85QRXD_rIT-Xzf0U3kONp6H67Yde4Bhh52z9HSsD0zR_pgPAq2n-5gsE5euL-1ZWJA/s320/DSC01149.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341195782864387410" /></a>Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-14777065510874072642009-05-17T05:44:00.000-07:002009-05-17T05:56:06.952-07:00Hepatitis Performance170509<br /><br />UHOH. <br />heres my little assesment on our hepatitis performance.<br />WAS AWKWARD. <br /><br />ProblemS:<br />1. I totally missed my cue on phumi's "unprotected sex" shadow play scene. <br />2. We could actually continue it but trym decided to cut it short. Not his fault, I made him freak out.<br />3. Tilly seemed uncomfortable.<br />4. Microphones were weird.<br />5. Needs improvement on my pronounciation.<br />6. Was I supposed to look lost when going on stage?<br />7. We didn't do the "realistic" volunteering thing we planned to do.<br /><br />UpS:<br />1. People were actually amused by the shadow play, and besides the sex scene, everything was cool. b^_^d<br />2. Dr.Ding really added alot of information to our project.<br />3. We actually hit the nail on the head with the criterias we used. Unprotected sex, tatoo's (needle's), seafood, unclean ice. What we could have added was NOT WASHED HANDS + ACUPUNCTURE. this is what I caught.<br />4. I thought that Mark actually looked like he was a doctor.<br /><br />Here's what it looked like:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQT9T4CrCHcsapeIFa4sVKo_oTC_txx32f0TsUpP8Ol_67B8vztqs38-WweWYvZW13brNwdX8FAJk6veA98G6YeKPVNcIg2AWQD8bMjzylbXjOBfCuIS9E0IDDnkAMKAIlmL06vPdB0LB4/s1600-h/DSC00863.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQT9T4CrCHcsapeIFa4sVKo_oTC_txx32f0TsUpP8Ol_67B8vztqs38-WweWYvZW13brNwdX8FAJk6veA98G6YeKPVNcIg2AWQD8bMjzylbXjOBfCuIS9E0IDDnkAMKAIlmL06vPdB0LB4/s320/DSC00863.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336773217424960066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1U-Se-T2foMC-GfQXF6z6qbxYRboJJ_ymiGiceO3IwDUHp_fLQojX-yeuOg13xceS5QSpjRnInqnpp4NeTnrchE5krGd0FmuaTdrQwYS3YdZPNXvEAjijs_1lv6lqbipHkZy3RXWpQTX/s1600-h/DSC00862.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1U-Se-T2foMC-GfQXF6z6qbxYRboJJ_ymiGiceO3IwDUHp_fLQojX-yeuOg13xceS5QSpjRnInqnpp4NeTnrchE5krGd0FmuaTdrQwYS3YdZPNXvEAjijs_1lv6lqbipHkZy3RXWpQTX/s320/DSC00862.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336773214813844386" /></a>Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-71441086196892821682009-03-16T06:07:00.000-07:002009-03-16T06:22:46.211-07:00Actors Journal #21 - ACTUALLY dressed up130309<br /><br />FINALLY. everyone has brought their costumes. <br /><br />GIRL - Red dress. Black heels. Little black bag. Black belt. Black cardigan.<br />GUY - Red button down shirt and black suit.<br /><br />Louis - Black shirt and white vest. Checkered hat.<br />Melanie - White flowy dress.<br />Ken - Dusty grey suit.<br />Mark - Styrofoam and duct tape.<br />Mary - White top and pink silky skirt.<br />Pearl - Green top and corset and short black skirt.<br />Tod - T-Shirt on backwards and short khakis<br />Sophie - Shower cap, fake glasses, lose saggy top and long flowing skirt.<br />Brandon - Long sleeved cotton Tee and jeans.<br />Linda - Funky hairband, multi-coloured maxi dress over dusty grey vest, black tights and black shiny boots.<br />Manny - UNSEEN.<br />Mimi - All black attire.<br /><br />It was awwwweeesomee.....costumes bring characters to life! Even during the acting I felt that energy. <br /><br />Even tried the parts with Mr.Moss as ken and brandon. He just flows with the character. its amazing how he does it. Ms. Marshall did an amazing job with the mime. One look that she gave after the "its rude to bring your job on a date" made me realise that she IS a great actress. I have more respect for her now......<br /><br />OH NO. I'm getting bored with my part.....that is a bad thing. I don't like to do that.....AND. props still not yet up! even tilly has her music....<br /><br />oh well.<br /><br />NEXT WEEK. <br />PERFORMANCE WEEK. *shivers with excitement*Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-44504749988514734442009-03-16T05:39:00.000-07:002009-03-16T05:58:52.815-07:00Actors Journal #20 - Dressed up100309<br /><br />NO ONE BROUGHT THEIR COSTUMES TODAY. oh except Mark. And he's wearing red and black! Like me! We match and it is really really awesome. :D :D so glad I chose red and black. <br /><br />Anyway, the stage is set up and abit awkward. The tables are too low for the chairs and there are no music, lights or props. And seriously....are the chairs the ones we are using for performance day? But whatever, its the acting that counts.<br /><br />So we start and I can feel my energy sapping. Its like....a drain, or a toilet, and i'm being flushed down it. No one is in the mood or has one bit of excitement for what is yet to come exactly 7 days from today. I'm thinking it is replaced with anxiety? hmmmm.....oh well. all i can say is today felt terrible. Even my laughter scene with phumi felt awkward and uncomfortable.<br /><br />Michelle is getting to be REALLY REALLY good at Louis. She is loud and obnoxious, and when Mr.Moss said "don't mind what she's doing." Michelle actually ignored me and went on blabbering her script and it WORKED SO WELL!!! She has to remember that feeling.......oh man.....<br /><br />next. Phumi is getting better! AT BOTH ken AND brandon. He's really bringing it each time we practice. So i'm getting more and more comfortable in my scenes with him. Trym. I stil feel a bit uneasy about Tod. Sometimes he just gives me that blank look and I just feel lik giving it back too.....but, i have to be embarassed to be seen with him and try to get him to get that I don't want him near me. So i talk. Somehow.....my rambling works a teeny bit. :P<br /><br />I have to be more fluent in my lines with Tilly. <br /><br />BUMPING scene with Mark needs work! I don't bump into him correctly and it is WEIRD. with capital ALL letters. ARGH. blocking blocking blocking! The blocking is so hard to do!!!!! But oh well, it'll work out eventually......<br /><br />I WANNA SEE EVERYONE'S COSTUMES......<br />AND. they all like my outfit. yay :D<br /><br />BIG PROBLEM=My mood effects my acting. How to get over thaaaaat?!Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-59655655889019969522009-03-09T03:26:00.000-07:002009-03-09T03:39:19.966-07:00Actors Journal #19 - With an audience060309<br /><br />Today we acted all the scenes with everyone else that weren't acting as an audience. After that, wow's & what if's were given. SCARY. but very constructive. lets begin!<br /><br />First scene - GIRL & LOUIS<br />It was ok. Comments were.......I have to be more aware of the audience, show my face more, turn my body towards them...Mr.Moss :"I don't mean to discriminate....but the asian face makes it hard for you to act. You don't leak! so whatever you're doing now....you gotta amplify it by 100000 times honey" Yes sir. I have to work on how to disengage with Louis. How to cut in better, how to finally break out with that line "ORRRR we could just end the date right here, because you're the biggest tool I have ever met." Ms.Marshall :"you have to show more what you're thinking...." <br /><br />Second Scene - GIRL & KEN<br />Lisa :"you nailed it!" Mr.Moss :"You just made the biggest mistake. you just showed us that you can do it." good or bad? May-Li :"ending pose is awkward?" YES. I AGREE. need to work on how the ending pose can work for both of us and shows ENERGY. FIRE. PASSION! woohooo......hahahhaa. andddd....right before the ending pose, Phumi needs to do something more disgusting to me before i jump and scream :"DOES THIS CRAP EVER WORK?!" to his face. <br /><br />Third Scene - GIRL & TOD<br />Interact more with the audience. I actually thought I did.....I glanced at the audience. Doing that "what on earth am i here with a 5 year old for?!" look. butttttt.....i need to exaggerate more. make it obvious. yea. <br /><br />Fourth Scene - GIRL & BRANDON<br />I did a head flick! hahahahaa. and I honestly don't know why i did that. but it worked! even mr.moss laughed! whoaaaa....so i have to remember to do that head flick at my longest line. <br /><br />Time ran out. we only did to that spot. THIS IS AN AWESOME ACTIVITY. Constructive critisim at its best!Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-87725663840700458142009-03-09T03:16:00.000-07:002009-03-09T03:26:12.148-07:00Actors Journal #18 - ITS GETTING CLOSER050309<br /><br />ITS GETTING CLOSER. I CAN FEEL IT. THE PERFORMANCE DAY IS GETTING TO BE SO CLOSE. IT IS SCARING ME. <br /><br />Today we did more individual practices. Walking around running lines through with people we need to run lines with. It was comfortable. AND....i found out! Trym is doing Louis, Mr.Moss is doing Ken and Brandon while Ms.Marshall is doing Sophie when Michelle and Phumi is off in singapore.<br /><br />So, basically we ran through everrrrything again. I did scene's with Mr.Moss. GOSH! he's hilarious! he wore this pink shirt, and white shades and a malay hat. HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHA. soooo ECCENTRIC. BUT. his lines are a little messed up and he expects me to cover for him. argh. it was frustrating, but i learn how to improvise :) phumi is getting better! i look at him and i am thinking "yea, i could be on a date with this guy..." and yea, feeling very very at ease acting with him. YAY! Now i'm moving around more.....getting more facial expressions.....its all working towards a better play! yesss! BUT. Trym? still problems with the lines! COME ON TRYM! and tilly. WHOA just realised that I haven't been practising much with her?! its gone bad. so that day, we did lines until I remembered them again :D. yay. Its good to know where we need to work on. MICHELLE IS JUST ON FIRE! she is getting bolder and you can see the confidence she has in her lines. its awesome. :):):):) <br /><br />Overall. It was quite a productive day. Acting with Mr.Moss is a tad intimidating. How to act like you're in love with ur TEACHER?! *faint*Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-81231953794179489462009-03-09T02:05:00.000-07:002009-03-09T03:16:05.667-07:00Actors Journal #17 - FINALLY!030309<br /><br />FINALLY! we started working on Check, Please! yes yes yes yes yessss! <br />but class started off with BAD NEWS. *dramatic music* Phumi and Michelle have to go on an MUN (models united nation) trip to singapore the day we have a night performance for parents. =O. to make a long story short. They're taking a night flight and they will miss the performances only after that night one. <br /><br />Next, Mr.Moss sat us down, and asked us to evaluate ourselves. What was Good and what was Bad. Once again.........I was first. it gets annoying that i'm always first. Why can't Mark be first? But oh well, because i'm a student in IB, i voice out opinions without hesitation. So I honestly searched through my brain for a moment when I felt was most comfortable and said it out loud "my laughing scene with phumi" honestly. that was it. never had i felt so succesful in my acting parts. anddddd....the bad part - Louis and the Girl's scene. It felt really weak. weak weak weak weak. and i didn't know how to help it. ARGH. but oh well. thoughts out. time to work on it. <br /><br />Mr.Moss then told us all about what we all suck at. VOLUME. we aren't loud because we just don't use the diaphragm to speak. I know how to use it.....but sometimes, i forget. so. REMINDER #1 - use diaphragm to speak.<br /><br />So we run through all the parts. MICHELLE WORKED SO HARD! AND PULLED THROUGH! she sounded SOOOOO much more confident this time and I was really into the script. Being a good actor, you can't just rely on yourself, well at least in my case. There has to be support from each supporting role. Thats why they are called that. supporting actors. So michelle done. Phumi. He's still concious and not over exaggerating enough! argh. but he's getting there, i can tell. :) <br />Lines with Trym are just messed uppppp....and it makes me so frustrated because i really don't know how to help him rmb what he has to say next. I try things lik drop hints....but he doesn't get it. I stall by blabbering on and on.....but he just lets me! OH SO FRUSTRATING. but *sigh* All i can do is hope he'll nail the lines by thursday. Phumi again. WHOA.so much better. I love the Brandon scene. I feel so comfortable with it. IT IS AWESOME. all because it starts with that laughing scene. hee hee! Next is....Tilly. it was.....ok. nothing special. I didn't feel it was funny. no ups and downs. no dynamics that I can work on with facial expression. nadaa. nil. zip. Hope things will get smoother thurs. NO "CHEMISTRY" with GUY(mark) .....am i THAT repulsive?<br /><br />ARGH.Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-64324127309191406712009-03-01T05:28:00.000-08:002009-03-01T05:42:41.225-08:00Actors Journal #16 - None at all.....AGAIN270209<br /><br />Today we didn't touch Check, Please AT ALL. I'm getting frantic.<br /><br />Instead we work on our PPP. We were given a stimulus, a poem, in this case, and asked to write down the words that come into your head when right after you hear it. like the acid test in TAPS. I admit. I SUCK AT THIS. and it was really scary for me. Everyone seems to be like, coming up with awesome ideas, like, savouring the journey, not the destination.<br /><br />Next, we take 5 minutes to construct a play from what little stimulus we have, and from that idea, try to sell it to a producer. sell it. USING 15 seconds. tell me how impossible that is! argh. once again, my mind went blank. i seriously didn't have any idea about what my production was.....and you're asking me to SELL IT?! madness. But we attempt anyway, bravery and confidence covers over other thoughts and emotion like fear, nervous-ness, TREPIDATION. well, at least it smothers it abit. but yet again, I sucked. its tough for me, i don't know why, and I really want to be good at this.....I just don't get inspiration that easily. ARGH. nevermind. next challenge. which again seems tough for me. we sell a production we have been involved in before. and mine is LOVE PERHAPS. OH DEAR ME. Mr.Moss thinks the play sucks, so how am I going to sell it?! *brrrrriiiinnnnggg* the bell rings and we're off to hear this singaporean guy speak and SELL La Salle, a school for the arts. selling. how ironic. it was boring.Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-47467966521810134882009-03-01T05:01:00.000-08:002009-03-01T05:28:25.062-08:00Actors Journal #16 - IPP + Check, Please260209<br /><br />We spent the first period running yet another IB requirement. seems like we have endless writing assignments AND one teacher even commented that IB drama has more written assesment projects than IB english. WHAT?! <br />Anyway, overall again. Number #1, which is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. it is only your Portfolio that is being assesed. Not your objectives and how you achieved it. Not your success in your task. But the PORTFOLIO. meaning, you set a goal, yet at the end of the day, you fail to achieve, but the process of failure is well documentated then.......you may pass with flying colours for your IPP. First of all, when we have the IPP in mind, we have to set objective(s) that we intend to achieve through the independent project we are carrying out. The portfolio is actually about the preparation, finding out what we need to do to achieve the goals, what we actually DO to achieve those goals and how we determine we have achieved our goals aka SUCCESS! hee hee. simple. its the process, what the production does FOR you, instead of what it does TO you.<br />In an IP, we have to have at least have a fusion of two of the main elements in theatre, Theatre in The Making, Theatre in The World, and Theatre in Performance. The IP must result in an actual performance of some sort. Also, EVERYTHING in the introduction, body, conclusion and tribulation is to be considered in the word count of 2000 words. Textboxes are not considered. <br />Sorry if the information seems random, I just write them down as i go and how my memory serves me right. <br /><br />Now to the other half of the lesson that contributed to me as an actor. Check, Please!<br /><br />We did the scene again, through and through anddddd.....I'm beginning to feel a little bored with check please. I feel that we keep making the same mistakes! Sorry Michelle....but I sometimes don't feel like we click. Sometimes (well, maybe most of the time) it might be me, feeling tired and not in character. but bottom line, things just don't click. BIG PROBLEM. Phumi forgets to do stuff, anddddd yet again, is still so self concious. Trym....I can say he's awesome though! his energy. wow. i love it. I look at him and i REALLY REALLY think - 5 year old kid? hehe. he's great to work with Phumi again, haha. SO GAY-ISH. ESPECIALLY when he says "oh my god, the most hetro-sexual dating experience....STELLLLLAAAAAAAA!" hahaha. phumi. gotta work on that. oh but Ms.Marshall told me i need working on gaining more intensity in the dates. like work towards the climax when phumi calls me teri. HOW?! i need to look like i'm in love with phumi more! yesssss....i shall work on looking LUSTFULLY at phumi. haha. I think I need more action and movement when Mr.Moss gives me this most AWESOME part to play. I stand up, thinking of maybe punching phumi or something when i see the glass of water, examine it for a little while, then slowly yet surely pour it over his head. NICE. With Tilly......i'm supposed to act bored right?<br /><br />Time ran short, and we couldn't finished it. Mr.Moss commented on some but he didn't get to me. I NEED THAT FEEDBACK or not i'll never really actually learn! heeeellllppppHui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-31363702772924879262009-03-01T03:59:00.000-08:002009-03-01T05:00:10.865-08:00Actors Journal #15 - TPPP240209<br /><br />Spent the day going through our IB requirements again. which is good.....but, Check, Please is coming soon! and i'm freaking out for my part, THE GIRL, to me still seems to have a dull character, and needs to have more facial expression, needs to be able to build climax more, needs to have good body positioning on stage, needs character internalizing, needs more VOLUME, needs to have nice hairdo's every night. AND THE LIST GOES ON. accesories, acting, acting WITH PARTNER. right now, the only person I feel i really connect with is Trym. He feels my frustration.....i think. <br /><br />Anyway, for our Theatre Performance and Production Presentation, Mr.Moss said that it was good if we divided it into 6 categories :<br />1. Inspiration & Influences<br />2. Theatre in the Making Experiences - script is IMPORTANT<br />3. Experiences as an Audience - how what you watch affects you as an actor<br />4. Resources - workshops, books, media, teachers, DVD's, internet, movies<br />5. Traditions (Theatre in the World)<br />6. Pratices - I have yet to determine but one eg. Comedia<br /><br />Here's a little cap on what Mr.Moss touched on.<br /><br />- TPPP is actually a reflection on your reflections. CONTRIBUTION BY TILLY! she cracks me up. <br />- It is not a history of what we have done, but WHO WE ARE AS A THEATRE PERSON.<br />- only 1 or 2 productions may be mentioned.<br />- Theatre in the Making is before an audience is present.<br />- Theatre in Performance is when an audience is present.<br /><br />For standard level (me) we have to talk for 20 minutes using 5-7 images<br />For higher level (all the rest) they have to talk for 30 minutes using 7-10 images<br /><br />mine actually sounds harder..............Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-59965292183925114232009-02-15T06:41:00.000-08:002009-03-24T06:00:27.941-07:00Love Perhaps - Day 3140209<br /><br />VALENTINE'S DAY! Another day to watch Love Perhaps, just in the shoes of a director.<br />I think I was pretty lucky to choose this day as the role of a director, because today, the sound system got messed up. <br /><br /><strong>Blind Date</strong><br />I realise that even during performances, directors don't get to relax. I saw Ms. Joelle standing backstage, script in hand, ready to give cues to the actors incase they forgot their lines. Directors have to be on their toes at all times, so maybe being a perfectionist is not such a bad thing for a director. At the start of the show, the sound system went bad. The voices of the actors couldn't be picked up and it was just hard to get sound across the stage, let alone the whole ballroom. Lucky Ms.Joelle was innovative. She wrote on pieces of paper "Mikes not working, speak louder" and delivered it through the actor who went on and off stage. Even directors have to be quick-thinking. But, I might have directed the actors in "blind date" different. The guy needed abit of work on his expression and character internalizing. He was just stiff and chinese-like. Not much difference in tones and body language, but maybe that was just how the character was supposed to be portrayed. I'm not sure. I would have liked to see more reaction to the sound effects of the waitress in the kitchen and the surrounding sounds, or maybe, a more exaggerated respond. But for the waitress, there was nothing I would have changed. :)<br /><br /><strong>Calling It Quits</strong><br />Brilliant. Nothing much I could to change this play. Although the waitress in this play could have been more natural. The use of space around the cafeteria by the waitress could also have been played with abit more and the gradual build up of the conversation between the waitress and Matt could have done with a lot more of a variety of movement. Maybe he could have squirmed more, shifted weight more and she could have walked around the place more, since it is, after all, her territory and a place of familiarity. Other than that, Mary standing while showing her numbness after handing Matt the divorce papers. WOW. very nice. could feel the intensity in that.<br /><br /><strong>Inconvenient People</strong><br />VERY good use of postition on the stage, the way the props were placed and the movement of the maid, the lawyer and the murderer. I have nothing much to say about this play just that the actors really need to clearly pronounce their words. Ms. Lucille did that but Mr.Kerr didn't. Westerners always mumble abit, and I still don't get why. I really liked the way the actors related to the background music abit, or so it seemed. That last image of Ms.Lucille looking back and cackling is just engraved in my mind! Its as if the music was made for her postition not the other way round. Bravo! <br /><br />they did a great job and I'm so happy I had the oppurtunity to work as a backstage crew :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofzvEGS36A_wrj4sf6tTjbleTXktUw-dYRBsF_Q0EsbPqe5MS_38EruziZZuDC_bWeY2ZNv9XhTGnrBQei8AQfJNjFmLiOdgCy-_qKELXsNh2qFyrd9rTZxy9Xz4CT_MbZKdglVnue0PN/s1600-h/DSC07055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofzvEGS36A_wrj4sf6tTjbleTXktUw-dYRBsF_Q0EsbPqe5MS_38EruziZZuDC_bWeY2ZNv9XhTGnrBQei8AQfJNjFmLiOdgCy-_qKELXsNh2qFyrd9rTZxy9Xz4CT_MbZKdglVnue0PN/s320/DSC07055.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316737820806746162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvRUcKgKNiGAhpPkJDoYQmirs8TIjR1cAfh60RMARnY1d8HqwVBYh4_J0OZ5WE2BKBLUUU465jY9FXmHuSuMNCu4UmkUZCNM21OlVnT1uqjICFgDkBlPzjEf4wPppzpG132tGaRvEZYGh/s1600-h/DSC07035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvRUcKgKNiGAhpPkJDoYQmirs8TIjR1cAfh60RMARnY1d8HqwVBYh4_J0OZ5WE2BKBLUUU465jY9FXmHuSuMNCu4UmkUZCNM21OlVnT1uqjICFgDkBlPzjEf4wPppzpG132tGaRvEZYGh/s320/DSC07035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316737819521417858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6TYvea2XD22DuVip4haN6P3EtzLjj8vLOKSCax4lLye4wd72NH0hkfqnu0RCEvLjqArne4U2Fjs8S62JnB8HserS_EV7lA55xUU4WqnaoVCMbzNJsZIKETymHwqCO78zSnwDys5FNRVl/s1600-h/DSC07046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6TYvea2XD22DuVip4haN6P3EtzLjj8vLOKSCax4lLye4wd72NH0hkfqnu0RCEvLjqArne4U2Fjs8S62JnB8HserS_EV7lA55xUU4WqnaoVCMbzNJsZIKETymHwqCO78zSnwDys5FNRVl/s320/DSC07046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316737808995317394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaUk-TANH529oUMBzI8ejXokmAJN6CfivSUHcQE8sA8GRdBatA6pp6ld-EjOMzAO_u4708ZK6SixPezN7Qvr5pDBMWLzq1O-7vf6xeBvRKyJtSATSwSZ6IsqJafnmzkVAN315aBzgeUiL/s1600-h/DSC07050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaUk-TANH529oUMBzI8ejXokmAJN6CfivSUHcQE8sA8GRdBatA6pp6ld-EjOMzAO_u4708ZK6SixPezN7Qvr5pDBMWLzq1O-7vf6xeBvRKyJtSATSwSZ6IsqJafnmzkVAN315aBzgeUiL/s320/DSC07050.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316737809208569250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoS5Lou78NdGvEBvsa0UNOwG6Axyvymkr1FufcrevbAbGTZYfFPR9J7gYA7TUG6SHvwgcDsdmjx2hA4I4lMT7Ygn2uUDj-QBQzzMJn_8QFxUW5GzAVrn4_LoUVsYxakXg3BXQ8M4A-nIQ0/s1600-h/DSC07036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoS5Lou78NdGvEBvsa0UNOwG6Axyvymkr1FufcrevbAbGTZYfFPR9J7gYA7TUG6SHvwgcDsdmjx2hA4I4lMT7Ygn2uUDj-QBQzzMJn_8QFxUW5GzAVrn4_LoUVsYxakXg3BXQ8M4A-nIQ0/s320/DSC07036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316737804549747250" /></a>Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-79176517529926417412009-02-15T06:06:00.000-08:002009-03-24T05:52:38.580-07:00Love Perhaps - Day 2130209<br /><br />Show night! As Mr.Moss suggested, tonight I viewed Love Perhaps from an actors point of view. As an actor, how can my study of the technique used by other actors help me in my acting? I learned alot. <br /><br /><strong>Blind Date</strong><br />Actually, it was only after I got home, after my chat with Ms. Leong that I saw what I actually learned. She just put it into words that I couldn't describe. TIMING. although the lines were read well, feeling and expression. That natural timing that everyone has when they respond to any sort of conversation was certainly lacking. Maya pulled it off pretty well, her facial expression VERY clearly read and positions well suited for her lines but still, the timing between both the characters I feel didn't really bring out the reality in the plot. As for Fadzrina, I really admire her for being able to do her french accent and succesfully REMEMBERING when to do them. She was good. And I noticed one thing about her. Before she actually stepped on stage, she would get into character a few moments before. I think thats really good. I think doing that helps with feeling more comfortable on stage. They did make good use of the props though, I really like the beginning part when Maya was thrown into her seat and Eric pushed into his. They had to have at least some trust in each other to be able to do that amazingly well! I thought it looked exactly like those kind of cartoon clips. perfect. Then at moments, eric and maya had to recite lines at the same time. Once again, trust and that particular feeling in the play is essential (haha! the thing I learned in TAPS is being applied! remember the walking and stopping bit?) It was good. well rehearsed. but needed to be more at ease with the lines. Personalising every bit of the play. not that i can do it. its hard.<br /><br /><strong>Calling It Quits</strong><br />Mary was AMAZING. you could tell that she was IN character the whole time. Her expression check, body positioning check, volume check, tone of voice check, FEELING check. She was fabulous! And it was just so real. That natural timing came in so right! People probably wouldn't have known that they were struggling with a few lines only the night before. But here comes the best part, IMPROVISATION. there was this part where Matt stepped off on the wrong side of the stage. Instead of going stage right, he went left. SHE WAS BRILLIANT. she screamed "If you haven't forgotten, the loo is that way!" wow. I wouldn't have known what to do honestly if I was in her shoes. But she was so quick to think on her feet! I felt like applauding just then. WOW. and the intensity in her voice in every line she delivers. WOW. just so good. She got all the tones right, and places in her lines that required pauses. Its not easy to identify them, and they might even come out wrong if you make some feeble attempt to make a stab in the dark. I don't know how to praise her more! she is just one of the actors ANYONE can look up to. Oh yes, Matt was great too, he really made himself up as a middle-class working man. scruffy, boots, tools. COSTUME IS VERY IMPORTANT. and he did alot of actions that made him appear as if he weren't in the upper class group. Like wiping his hands on his jeans. Sitting in an open-legged position, not caring that he was seen zipping his pants up in the cafeteria, or having a pair of pliers sticking out of his pants. Some actions you just have to exaggerate to make the play funnier and .....yea, funnier. <br /><br /><strong>Inconvenient People</strong><br />This play was VERY witty, The lines were really really good! Especially Mr.Kerr's. But at some lines, he mumbled, and so people coudn't really hear those funny lines. Some of the words he spoke clearly, some he kind of ate up, so it came out as only a few words being heard, abit awkward but still funny all the same. Pronounciation is important. Thats the big difference about live theatre and movies. If you can't catch the line means you probably never will, as for movies, thats what the rewind buttons are for. :P One more thing, because of the funny lines, there are simply places where you have to pause for audiences to laugh. Hmm....its abit hard to determine these pauses because you wouldn't know just how the audience would react to a line. Would they laugh at this or that? It depends on the line it is, how you deliver the line, and also on the type of audience listening. There are places where laughter among the audience can be anticipated, but what if it goes wrong? once again, improvisation and acting on the spot. Actors have to be adaptable creatures that are smart, quick and precise. Once you go for something, do it. because there'll never be a chance when you get to do it again. So again, its the timing, but not between actors, between actor and audience.<br /><br />Tomorrow i'm going to do a director~<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb8t0k6j1JZTwksIr1zidZHY7zypRGP94n4APFEDJhsIxNa4Fi3XY-z-DbCYisiuZQpcUI9pvTC9WWDAwOiIuLkONqukou1_KvnjXA1N9CEVjSCZlqL5FVYyymWWvBl6UL7eVhRlMlldW/s1600-h/DSC07036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb8t0k6j1JZTwksIr1zidZHY7zypRGP94n4APFEDJhsIxNa4Fi3XY-z-DbCYisiuZQpcUI9pvTC9WWDAwOiIuLkONqukou1_KvnjXA1N9CEVjSCZlqL5FVYyymWWvBl6UL7eVhRlMlldW/s320/DSC07036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316735005552413298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCA087RMt4QXRbpVBx2RVSFatF2uvSEmBAObmFre2ggCFLGZGtdErx3UtkwWzFxB-MBny4KsTswyyZWFFBmH5Ljg6DEbJSjCWrtEPhn4ER_SF_JPDj1NKzKpGM7qTN_-Ga6o2w887qK0yo/s1600-h/DSC06979.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCA087RMt4QXRbpVBx2RVSFatF2uvSEmBAObmFre2ggCFLGZGtdErx3UtkwWzFxB-MBny4KsTswyyZWFFBmH5Ljg6DEbJSjCWrtEPhn4ER_SF_JPDj1NKzKpGM7qTN_-Ga6o2w887qK0yo/s320/DSC06979.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316734999857145986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1Mx5-XMr5cVk32KY9zn76sjmeaFttcGQ4pNzM-eCD4i0KWlQxKtn_5mM7cxI7ryfRKiIZZhoK9fT6H-vXPnyLUgWKSCJC5baInpObx_6QBBGg2w7tyIVjZOgcigUq6ws3aKpTDqupSfw/s1600-h/DSC06977.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1Mx5-XMr5cVk32KY9zn76sjmeaFttcGQ4pNzM-eCD4i0KWlQxKtn_5mM7cxI7ryfRKiIZZhoK9fT6H-vXPnyLUgWKSCJC5baInpObx_6QBBGg2w7tyIVjZOgcigUq6ws3aKpTDqupSfw/s320/DSC06977.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316734989144900962" /></a>Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-81148143880577945022009-02-15T05:39:00.000-08:002009-03-24T05:43:51.408-07:00Love Perhaps - Day 1120209<br /><br />We set off today knowing nothing of what we are supposed to do. Yes we help backstage but what?! Anyway, we get there and its dress rehearsal so we watch as Mr.Moss and Mr.Colin Lamb (we call him Mr.Colin) set up the lights, the props and do a sound check. Honestly, the Malaysian sound system seems to be a little whack, first here was humming, then it there was no sound at all. Hmm?<br /><br />So basically, what I learned, overall from this activity was how backstage helpers work. How they can't get KNOW where to place the props, but to understand why the props are placed where and what. Firstly, we had to somehow remember the placement of all the props. The basic need-to-know of being a backstge helper. But soon, after you know why the props are placed where they are, memorising it seems pretty redundant. I wrote down all the things required ON PAPER only to find out that I could remember them just by imagining the plot of the play. Being a backstage helper, you get to see alot, know alot and realise alot. We get to see just how nervous actors are before they go on stage. We get to see how they get INTO the role before even stepping onto the stage. We know they're parts (because Ms.Joelle had the script in her hands, ready to give them their cue) and when the actors mess up. But we always see just how they cover for each other, helping the lines get through easily. I realise that actors doing live performances do alot of IMPROVISATION and IMPROMTU changes in the script. It was like being backstage you view the stage from a whole different angle. It further opened my understanding about drama. It is an amazing art, and everyone involved in it, the stage crew, director, lighting crew, sound crew, set-up and prop design crew and actors all are ESSENTIAL in a succesful play. without one, the rest cannot function well. There's so much to learn, so much perspective to change depending on whose shoes you're in, but so much good solid knowledge to gain. Its amazing. I really thrive in these experiences. <br /><br />Can't wait for tomorrow's show.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0tBtGHPp3224tQ2NjaU71RXgSZZWLNqVEI5BzqdOH0umVmLYh3b91k-uard5egxQb1CztjNXayZOVcw5T1wFIl0Bv4jHhFVVPdCM1sLMh6OqG2hWf2a0I9ZCSNH69kYZrSXxme996r-8/s1600-h/DSC06970.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0tBtGHPp3224tQ2NjaU71RXgSZZWLNqVEI5BzqdOH0umVmLYh3b91k-uard5egxQb1CztjNXayZOVcw5T1wFIl0Bv4jHhFVVPdCM1sLMh6OqG2hWf2a0I9ZCSNH69kYZrSXxme996r-8/s320/DSC06970.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316733231599870530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVrhBvw4iuT1CljwSz5m3YXcc6I0vgWQ_2Tubzv_E5WfJQTzaxaE2GCWoxUgfHpF914xg0NphxHN9L5c9Iw4uQhaitIX7HlsJiq54HJhuzelATO1DNCEYo19GZD9zUxkpm-Q6K-iV4gQg/s1600-h/DSC06969.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVrhBvw4iuT1CljwSz5m3YXcc6I0vgWQ_2Tubzv_E5WfJQTzaxaE2GCWoxUgfHpF914xg0NphxHN9L5c9Iw4uQhaitIX7HlsJiq54HJhuzelATO1DNCEYo19GZD9zUxkpm-Q6K-iV4gQg/s320/DSC06969.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316733225171443890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PeRJ7R6t1KDiJzSceqlQSwdJPno5i2EiwOXtUIlyzkD7KQdj_69c9qyo9YT0Jfnb2fiM09hSeQLoSeKTeIbnjWbHmXsyrLxJCLzbO1BcshfoW8Aif12UGzv20FBdBCFBVnLajhr6dy7C/s1600-h/DSC06956.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PeRJ7R6t1KDiJzSceqlQSwdJPno5i2EiwOXtUIlyzkD7KQdj_69c9qyo9YT0Jfnb2fiM09hSeQLoSeKTeIbnjWbHmXsyrLxJCLzbO1BcshfoW8Aif12UGzv20FBdBCFBVnLajhr6dy7C/s320/DSC06956.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316733212775826978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjUsg7aZt5KmQLOwotw_SWwdOkPHYzxtthIzjEutg5S3EQ9bScoPmkTfFl4vtBgLhBV2yg0hnLTOvPhKYYgU6Opr-ftPh_ADWStSp-Lota0WXlS7ji_lumLb4jVv0JSVjUIlbYzV2NGDZ/s1600-h/DSC06955.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjUsg7aZt5KmQLOwotw_SWwdOkPHYzxtthIzjEutg5S3EQ9bScoPmkTfFl4vtBgLhBV2yg0hnLTOvPhKYYgU6Opr-ftPh_ADWStSp-Lota0WXlS7ji_lumLb4jVv0JSVjUIlbYzV2NGDZ/s320/DSC06955.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316733212456949410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH02zUwRJBDaqi4ii_yv763VrOg9iHVS_yUo5GJxPsH9zCQyhwKX7IoVWpKwXHhMsoID_UgwU2eByJ1jlY_098tBmDY5OhCEEv0iXFN6UW-mR-jCAurfdU88rvNKRW4CdibZuRxyo3NGw/s1600-h/DSC06953.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH02zUwRJBDaqi4ii_yv763VrOg9iHVS_yUo5GJxPsH9zCQyhwKX7IoVWpKwXHhMsoID_UgwU2eByJ1jlY_098tBmDY5OhCEEv0iXFN6UW-mR-jCAurfdU88rvNKRW4CdibZuRxyo3NGw/s320/DSC06953.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316733205250552594" /></a>Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-27080299411822082252009-02-15T04:40:00.000-08:002009-03-24T07:36:13.171-07:00Actors Journal #14 - Costumes designers130209<br /><br />Today was abit of a RUSH OF EMOTIONS day for me. I, yes, I can say that I wasn't at all prepared for the discussion today, and that I was just blaberring all that nonsense over the top of my head. <br /><br />Let me start from the beginning. Today the IB drama class was supposed to go to lunch to discuss costumes for our characters in the play. I thought it was a discussion! that no outfit would have been fully thought through. Something like "oh, what about this?" or "A skirt would be nice" or "a dress is DEFINITELY the way to go" But no, i started first and I was really supposed to know what to wear. Sorry Mr.Moss, I feel like i let you down. Em, one thing that I feel wasn't right, was, when Mr.Moss questioned me about my costume, it was just me talking. Futher along lunch, when people were explaining their costumes, ideas were just FLYING around the table. thats not fair! they were suggesting SANITARY SPRAY for Tilly's phobia guy, V-neck sweater for Phumi's gay/straight guy, and colours for everyone else. How come I didn't get that? but oh well, Mark didn't either, so, yea, maybe its fair, I'm just abit unsure of what to do with the outfit, seeing that my character really doesn't have any distinct characteristics, I just don't know how to narrow down that BIG choice of possibilities into 1 outfit. ARGH. But still, here's my little something after I started to actually think thoroughly about it. hehe<br /><br /><strong>Costume Deisgn - GIRL</strong><br />Type - Knee-length dress. Preferrably something silky and flowy.<br />Colour - RED. (may change though)<br />Design - Something exotic and eye catching. Not too striking, but attrative. Nothing too provocative. Formal. NEW YORK-ish.<br />Bag - A black little bag. <br />Shoes - Black wedges.<br />Accesories - Simple necklace that changes every scene.<br />Hair - Many different types. Pulled back, tied in half, hairband, clip by the side, clipped and twisted down the middle, nothing.<br /><br />I chose a dress because this is NEW YORK people! Have to be chic. Something silky, flowly with exotic design to show her sensuality and girly side. The colour of her dress, be it Red or any other has to draw attention. This is because she is desperate! She wants to fill that void deep down in her with a compatible male partner, and so she dresses to impress and to make that first impression a deep and memorable one. However, she does not dress provocatively, partly because she is already a mature working-class woman, partly because she doesn't want the secret of her desperation to let leak. She wants to come off as mature, loving and a woman who is ready for a steady relationship. The dainty black bag reflects her delicate personality. The black shoes shows off her legs and manicured toes, indicating her care in detailed appearance and possibly care in cleanliness as a housewife too? Her accessories differ each scene. Each item of jewellery reflects her feeling at the very moment. Big chunky necklaces to show her bold mood and delicate ones to show herself as timid and shy. The way her hair is done also portrays her current emotions. Firstly, she goes that extra mile to style her hair, putting it up in a cute bun or something. Slowly, she gets discouraged because by the quality of dates she's had and cares less about her hair. However, she may remain optimistic and attempt to style it by adding a clip or two here and there. At the last scene though, she is frustrated to her limit and doesn't even care about her hair anymore. She arrives for dinner letting her hair down with only the slightest evidence of it being brushed.<br /><br />I think I do better after a days of thinking. Now to head off to Love Perhaps set. :)<br /><br />EDITED :<br />change in plans. no changes of jewellery and hair in every scene. Too complicated and I can still be seen during Marks's scenes. Best to keep still. There are pics though :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZfOW6uyxL6g61YDGaT61rKHqHXr0CP2vF1DTB72JY3B4_2bm401Rx0OH1MXpk6UjEL1oz1E4Xt1106pYGPcoGzrul3VnSXN0KHNSRnGxfPu-sJafsKvZarGNrJ-sa9U5teaIU6omB246/s1600-h/DSCN0102.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZfOW6uyxL6g61YDGaT61rKHqHXr0CP2vF1DTB72JY3B4_2bm401Rx0OH1MXpk6UjEL1oz1E4Xt1106pYGPcoGzrul3VnSXN0KHNSRnGxfPu-sJafsKvZarGNrJ-sa9U5teaIU6omB246/s320/DSCN0102.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316762902578902562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2TswbMWBaninayvxadK4BQ6Oz_ok1fE-zQvXuhKn7NVsjsa2p2wJd3aLufXmC71vy1rOqoPzvKcpIF1Yg9uAiMy6a_s4kyr9V-W3Dt_cBm25_tb6DQBXCqpryUn7G_lEG9N8Y0sxgKFo/s1600-h/DSCN0089.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2TswbMWBaninayvxadK4BQ6Oz_ok1fE-zQvXuhKn7NVsjsa2p2wJd3aLufXmC71vy1rOqoPzvKcpIF1Yg9uAiMy6a_s4kyr9V-W3Dt_cBm25_tb6DQBXCqpryUn7G_lEG9N8Y0sxgKFo/s320/DSCN0089.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316762896641017250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdO3r5GCb_oV6qxrzn42UgOOkyhADJFwTdSf30G7JD3xtDbUPBwxdD5lRDE3vBV7NUDJjEOtJACA9u-H1CfuHAH3-lLS0lZqj0VhOhEEE9hlNv4nBDQuywu0ARkVnIL1QsUTxxgclD6A0/s1600-h/DSCN0088.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdO3r5GCb_oV6qxrzn42UgOOkyhADJFwTdSf30G7JD3xtDbUPBwxdD5lRDE3vBV7NUDJjEOtJACA9u-H1CfuHAH3-lLS0lZqj0VhOhEEE9hlNv4nBDQuywu0ARkVnIL1QsUTxxgclD6A0/s320/DSCN0088.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316762879446702818" /></a>Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-53272510924966282992009-02-15T04:29:00.000-08:002009-02-15T04:37:47.348-08:00Actors Journal #13 - Nothing much120209<br /><br />yup. we literally did nothing much in the area of acting but Mr.Moss went through our IB program with us and the requirements needed to secure us as certified drama students. <br /><br />Mr. Moss did a brilliant job of out lining the important bits of the program, ie. DEADLINES. with have to do a Research Investigation (RI), Independent Project Portfolio (IPP), Theatre Performance and Production Presentation (TPPP) and a Practical Performance Proposal (PPP). Many P's = many problems. We have to do alot of writing and documentation. Ah well, this sucks NOW but will be better for us in the future. :)<br /><br />Everything i need to know is on the booklet he gave us. <br />and thats gonna be my drama guidelines for the year *phew*Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-55862087613707662182009-02-10T03:38:00.000-08:002009-02-10T03:55:44.942-08:00Actors Journal #12 - On our own100209<br /><br />ok. today, we were somewhat on our own. Ms. Marshall had classes and Mr. Moss had to work with the year 13's about something. I never knew just how important teachers were and today, i finally see that without them, there is relatively no motivation to do work. oh my. Lucky he checks on us from time to time and got mad so we started work. <br /><br />I wanted to do the last scene, well, because honestly we don't do it much, or....lets see, NOT AT ALL. the last scene is the most important! and although our ways may not be so effective, some of our ideas are brilliant. We do it like once or twice but end up starting from the beginning anyway. ARGH. i really honestly think we've done that enough! i'm getting bored of the Louis and Girl scene. and being bored of a scene isn't really good for me. that makes my acting sooooo bad and boring and stale. Its not exactly the best scene in the world and somehow me and Michelle really do not connect. The way she talks is a little bit, lazy and slurred. Em, not at all like the confident, self-magnified character she's supposed to play. However, it really isn't in my place to tell her that, and somehow, other people don't seem to feel the way i do, so, its up to the director, if he thinks its cool, ITS COOL.<br /><br />Once again, phumi is still so AWARE of himself, and he doesn't know his lines. ARGH. Trym is nice to work with though, and Tilly today was unsure about her lines. She was sick, so, I guess that explains the lack of enthusiasm. Sorry that I'm being so critical today but, this is what I do every now and then :)<br />Mark is still being a boring character and he's just as soft as I am. honestly the only character I really like right now is Trym's. Haha. I'm thinking maybe he's such so good at what he does because he IS like that in the first place.<br /><br />The ending was so horrible. Mr.Moss said that we were disgusting. and honestly? I think we were. We got off to a really SLOW and SLUGGISH start and while a certain scene was going on, the others were just watching. oh how we waste our precious time~<br />i'm not saying that I realised this. I did, but only after Mr.Moss said it. I really need to focus on getting work done on a whole. Well at least today I got a clearer idea on how to work my way up to the ending for Louis's part, Phumi is slowly but steadlily coming out of his shell anddd the ending we did quite a bit. Not bad, could be better, but not bad. :)<br /><br />GOAL FOR NEXT CLASS : TOTAL MAXIMISATION OF TIME. volume. physical action. lines. COSTUMES. phumi scene's.Hui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833725721450901191.post-50736725811493885922009-02-10T03:34:00.000-08:002009-03-05T05:56:12.569-08:00TAPS - Day 3070209<br /><br />this was a teeny bit confusing day for me. I didn't go for the Comedia master class cause i was in church, so i only came in after lunch at one :D<br /><br />we started doing things i REALLY didn't understand. it all had to do with stand-up comedy that i didn't see the night before. em, a bit awkward for me but people don't judge. so i don't mind. apparently she said things that really touched them all. about revealing your inner demons and so. wow. people cried. thats a hard thing to achieve and yet SO MANY OF THEM FELT THE SAME WAY. oh well. my caregroup seems to need me more :D<br /><br />Anyway, we stood around in circles and immitated movements that we saw that make a HUGE impact on us. Something like the acid test. Then it was sounds. I could do neither since i obviously don't know what was happening so.....yea, I didn't do it. <br /><br />Next though, we worked on our comedia/stand-up comedy stimulus. WHAT?! my partner was marie and I really really honestly didn't want to use the story of my dad swimming again....embarassing for me....and ESPECIALLY my dad. haha. we tried out Kathy's cat story, then moved onto cat and dog show competition? hahaha...we were WAYYYY over the place and ended up asking Jo if we could just sit out this performance. She let us. :D surprisingly. in local surroundings they would just force you. I don't remember much about everyone's performances but I know that Vardaan's group did an Indian shop flick. Angela's group did somewhat a talkshow kind of thing? Girl's entering reality shows to get husbands. Girl's of different nationalities. It was interesting. The rest, i think i forgot? sorry people.<br /><br />Last but not least, Jo asked us to get together in groups again and talk about the greatest thing that we learned during this workshop. The joining of each one of our presentations though had to have something we learned during the workshop. Ours was simple, we do actions flowing on to one another. The transition a little boring I admit. I did SPACE. because even in ballet, teacher priscilla used to say my movements were restricted. So now, i'm learning how to deal with SPACE. Vardaan's group was like a mini talkshow! SO HILARIOUS! coming from none other than VARDAAN. liked his group's the best. He was with Phil too! no fair. all the funnny ones are with him.....next, Tilly's group apparent misinterpreted the "assignment" and it turned out to suck. haha. I thought it was interesting....they stood in a row and did everything together. TOGETHERNES. it was serene :D<br /><br />we ended it then headed to the beach for the ending! nothing much happened here. we ate, had the quiz. people losing items. it was annoying and depressing...but.....get over it. yea? <br /><br />OVERALL - TAPS made me realise drama is harder than I thought. :SHui Ernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758221809219267050noreply@blogger.com0