Your homework this week is to...
1. Learn your lines
2. Create a character profile for tor character. You need to work out the world of the character your are playing. What do they like or dislike and why? This will help you with playing the role successfully.
Use these questions to help you:
WANT! DO! FEEL!
In its simplest form Staninlavski’s system is: WANT, DO, FEEL…
I want something.
Therefore I do something.
Consequently I feel something.
What I WANT is an OBJECTIVE. What I DO is an ACTION. What I FEEL is an EMOTION.
Questions The eight questions, or W's, to ask about your character are:
· WHO AM I?
· WHERE AM I?
· WHEN IS IT?
· WHAT DO I NEED?
· WHY DO I NEED IT NOW?
· WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I DON’T GET WHAT I NEED?
· WHAT DO I DO TO GET WHAT I NEED?
· WHAT MUST I OVERCOME?
WHO AM I? What kind of person am I? How do I perceive myself? What is my background, my upbringing, influences, experiences, perceptions, accomplishments, attitudes, likes and dislikes, education, occupation, relationships and characteristics? How might my attitudes be influenced by social custom and habits that are part of the era in which I live and the world in which I move? I must make all these decisions personal and particular to me so that I can identify myself with my character in every possible way.
WHERE AM I? What kind of place is it? Is it indoors or out- doors? What sort of furniture is there? What colours, smell, or sounds? What does it mean to me? What objects are there in this place? Are they personal to me? What is the weather, temperature and climate?
WHEN IS IT? What time of day? What season, year?
WHERE HAVE I COME FROM? What has happened previously? How did I get here? What have I brought with me? Where am I going afterwards?
WHAT DO I NEED? This is my ACTION. It is what I will strive for. It is my motivating force, my desire, wish, and intention.
WHY DO I NEED IT? This is my justification for my Action. I must have a strong reasons for needing my Action.
WHY DO I NEED IT NOW? Answer the questions: Why now? Why not later, or before? I must justify why I need my Action now. All Actions are immediate.
3. Upload your LONG TERM TARGET set in the lesson.
Unit 3 Acting Skills: DATE:
MY LONG TERM TARGET IS…
4. Upload your rehearsal evaluation sheet and three targets. Remember to take this to your lesson on Monday.
Unit 3 Acting Skills Audit: DATE:
Throughout your blog you will be marked on:
P2 Present an on-going review of acting skills, describing strengths and areas to develop
M2 Present an on-going review of acting skills, describing strengths and areas to develop, setting achievable targets for improvement and reviewing progress
D2 Present an on-going review of acting skills, describing strengths and areas to develop, setting achievable targets for improvement and evaluating progress
Workshop and rehearsal observations:
Which acting strengths have you been able to demonstrate today? How?
Some key words:
articulation
projection
breath control
learning lines
pitch, inflection and modulation
tone and vocal colour
phrasing
pace
use of pause
gesture
facial expressions
characterisation
staying in role
balance
coordination
movement memory
spatial awareness
weight placement
focus and control
relaxation
pace, energy and dynamics
Which acting skills do you need to develop based on the workshop today? Why?
Set yourself three targets:
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3.
Reflect on the targets set: Have they been achieved? How?
Date of review:
5. Take some photos of your script so far. You did some work in the lesson working out the facts if the scene: GIVEN CIRCUMSTANCES
Chatacter OBJECTIVE what your character wants in the scene.
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