1-5-2013

What is a neutral stance?

It is where you stand straight up, looking straight ahead and your feet are shoulder width apart.

Why is the body important to actors?

Because the body is an actors main tool and it can express so many feelings and gestures.

What did you enjoy about today’s activity?

I enjoyed making up our little skit and watching everyone elses because they were funny.

What did you find challenging or not like?

I found it challenging to make up our plays in the time we had and explain things clearly without words.

15-5-2013

Today we did a scene where we were at a dentist and our task was to exaggerate as much as possible. Our group used exaggeration in our scene using voice and actions. The patient (Aydan) was coming to the dentist and he was greeted by a nasty, over-exaggerating receptionist (Me). He then went to the waiting room and was talking to another patient (Nick) who was getting all his teeth pulled out with the dentists bare hands. When the patient went into the room, the creepy dentist (Jack) and the assistant (Curt) used chainsaws and hammers to remove the problem tooth.

29-5-2013

A tableaux is a still pose usually at the start or end of a performance. Exaggeration is making a situation bigger than what it is. An actor can exaggerate their voice, movements, gestures and facial expressions. Today we made a TV ad, Our group advertised Baby Soap, Our Catchphrase was ‘Nope, just baby soap.’ We exaggerated washing Curt and our synchronised movements.