- What changed in this performance compared to run through last week?

- How was the audience and how did you interact with them?

- Name one thing that was AWESOME/LAME in this experience

As you might expect, grade 8 had their clowning performance in front of three classes from grade 1, 3 and 5. First of all, I’m not the kind of character that does clowning so often. I am always chill in front of my class and people whom I’m not really familiar. I often clown around in front of my group of friends but I can’t produce funny stuff (entertain) to grade 8s.

Performance made some progress comparing to the one that run through last week. It got messed up with some misunderstanding and all those a-dribs for previous but for the real performance in front of elementary children, it was successful and I somehow was able to become in a good shape as a mum character. Above all, I was just glad when the children enjoyed our skit and give us laughter.

We interacted with the audience by asking questions (where are they?) and act as I got senile and the children tells me about what they see. I tried my best for this oaf character, but I thought the audiences were very cooperative as well to respond on our acting.

Awesome thing in this experience: Anyhow successful

Lame thing in this experience: I think lame is a bit harsh way to describe. I don’t think there were any, because I as a solo row (my other two group mates were twins), I did my best on myself of acting out my own character. I also thought my group mates did awesome job.

For this impromptu speech, my topic (lottery from the hat) was “love”. It is a big tough topic, and I was struggling to talk about it properly. Therefore the single word “love” is a complicated, and has lot to do.. My best modulative device, I don’t fit anything, but if I have to choose, then it is emphasis and pace. There are many keywords included in one word, love, so I tried to define and make some facts to examine for the topic. I think my pace of talking was natural. My modulative devices I have to improve, or rather study all over again are volume, projection, pitch, and inflection. My volume was very low, I was keeping on looking down and was unconfident, and projection, pitch, inflection were needed to be improved by more practises and sharing and getting ideas. I was very nervous and being a coward during this speech. I should improve a lot more on speaking to audiences, and think fast on some key points of the topic, so my speech will go smooth. But it doesn’t really go very well that easily when its my turn to go up on stage…( ´・ω・)I would like to do my best in the future to accomplish my speech well, and I also want some references or advices from some teachers and students as well, to understand what should I do.

Here is the video↓ and I’ll tell you again, please don’t get your hopes up…

http://vimeo.com/album/2267219/video/59906014

What skills did I use in the scene work?

I used an eye contact to as if it look like I am communicating properly to the partner. For this character formative, I was a shop resistance and my partner was a customer.

What was my approach to creating status/character in the scene?

My approach was lower, since I was a shop resistance. I wasn’t pretty much eager with my job but I kept on managing in my mind to be at least friendly to the restless customer.

How was it successful?

I was able to let choose the customer profitable priced dress, which is also effecting the approach (friendliness). I think I was able to built a civil character for some scene toward the customer.

What needed improvement? 

I think I needed to improve the voice projection and body position. I was a little acting lazy during the performance, and hunchback. I needed to show more friendliness to the customer by asking lots of question or smiling and make a good service for the customer. But the most improvement I need is a voice volume and projection (I get nervous pretty easily with this brief acting performance in front of camera film and class mates)…

How could I use these skills in characterisation in performance?

I could use these skills anytime when its characterisation related, except if I am bossy or in high position.

Overall, I think I have succeeded in some ways, with more improvement needed (4 out of 10 rate). Even though I am not a fully good actor, I hope for achieving building successful character, as if I am really that person who I am acting. However, I enjoyed this task to tell the truth, I think.

What techniques did I use to approach this skill?

For the first one, my partner and I used some tone and different attitudes. I was a boss, who keeps on talking big to the work partner for a project assignment. On the other hand, my partner was my work buddy, and listening to what I say, and keep on working. My tone is deep and a little evil, and my partner’s is soft and anxious voice. The second video, the setting was that my partner finds out me playing game while researching, and she becomes aggressive and brave to tell the principal.

How effective was my status and reversal of status?

I think it was a little complicated in some part, but at least the setting was understandable and my partner showed a very effective action during the performance.

How would I use this in performance?

I would use this to show an audience to see my partner and my characteristics and the changes between the two videos.

http://vimeo.com/49291301 (part 1)

http://vimeo.com/49291722 (part 2)

Us 7B performed a folk tail in 1st grades (1S and 1Y) and 3rd grade (3W). Our group took so long to decide our story but we enjoyed it so far

I performed with my costumes (even though its a ordinary clothes, I don’t wear them that much) and some props, which was sweets for the scene where Hanzel and Gretel found the house made out of sweets scene.

The best performance was the first one with 1S students, because they seemed to enjoy and got entertained by us acting the skit. Afterwards, I made mistakes or I didn’t have much energies, so I think I didn’t have expressions for second and third performances. Except, my volume never changed unfortunately… So next time I could improve my pitch.

The difficulties during the skit was that to arrange and make up, or speak more for the each scene. I was speechless except for the middle part which I had a line and last part where I push the witch to the oven. Therefore, if I could perform again, I would speak a lot, raise my volume more and be as my character, Gretel.

An achievement I found out was that I have gave so much progresses than practising time. When I was practising, there was so much confusion and the acting seemed a little basic and boring. I actually liked how the narrator spoke, and I am so far satisfied with what I have done, and our group has accomplished the skit successfully, which is great

The successful group I saw was the “Urashima Taro” group. These group mates made their skit really interesting by trying to attract children in grade 1 and 3.

Overall, I was very scared and nervous that butterflies were flying in my stomach before we presentate our skit. I was thinking that what if 1st and 3rd grade these days are becoming mature and never enjoys the skit. However our group, even though they do not look fully satisfied, seemed to enjoy it and me either.

And here is the most successful clip we have!

So, nothing really to say, this is the mime skit which our group: (Nerissa, Aki, Brian, Laitz and me) presented… Theme: A picnic that went wrong!

Please enjoy!

During this speech, I felt exact the same as one minute speech, however felt way longer even though its two minutes difference. I was again, nervous and the cue cards were wet with my sweat…

I think I should raise my volume once again, because I have realised that my voice is very small, which I even couldn’t hear myself on the video, even though I made the computer volume max… In addition, I think I should improve on eye contact, to drag audiences attention, which is an essential step for the speech.

The criteria I have achieved is organisation and well detailed, for this speech. I was in a rush to prepare, make a cue cards, and practise before the performance. However, I think I have succeeded the speech, and I think I will be more confident speaking in front of class.

In this speech, I included some rhetorical question, and tried to inform lots of details, however time was up really quickly than I thought, that I couldn’t say the whole thing… It is sad that I want to talk more, but theres no time. My speech was over three minutes..

But overall I was so happy with my speech succeeded and I really respected my neighbor by getting some information for this speech, Taka and Toshi. They were nervous like I was during an interview. The younger brother (Toshi) was very entertaining and childish very recently, however he was quiet and I was surprised with his matureness… The older brother (Taka) is mature and respectful as usual.

Myth – Traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

Legend – A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.

Folks – People in general.

So here were the definition, relating to our unit: Story telling! I hope I will succeed through this unit, and improve communicating and acting skills.

Information/definition receive place: Dashboard dictionary

On month ago, we 7B did a one minute speech in front of class.

My theme was “My tutor”. I had done about it when I was in 6th grade, during LAMDA exam, so I didn’t have that much trouble to talk about him.

Although I was confident about doing a speech, I was still nervous, especially because I don’t often talk much in front of whole class mate. Therefore, during I was listening to other people’s speech, I had to plant myself onto ground crossing my fingure.

I was also organising myself in my mind, by thinking what should I talk about specifically, or how can I make an audience more attracted and try to listen to my speech a lot.

I think my pace was good, because I tried to speak slowly that people understand what I’m saying. However I need to improve with the volume, and I felt the self conscious because I can hear clearly what other people are saying, however I thought my speech was a little odd because I couldn’t really speak clearly and some fidgeting with hands was also one of my problem.

For an eye contact, I was looking at the camera for the whole time, so I could have glanced through an audience sometimes.

Overall, I think I achieved to presentate my best effort to everyone during this speech. It was a good experience for me.

I felt the same thing for 3 minutes speech, however on that speech I had a palm paper to look what I have to say. I had a whole sentences to speak in my paper, but I tried not to look. I also tried to keep an eye contact to an audience.

I still needed to improve the volume level… I suggest you to turn up the volume while you watch this video!