Take a Bow

Music: Behind Blue Eyes - Limp Bizkit. (Wow, old school)

Today were the final two performances for our solos. Both girls did a lovely job at their own personal portrayal.

Jacqui: I loved the concept of New Mother. It was a talented piece of script which you were able to emphasis with the pauses. The silence also created tension and there was a lot of contrast between your character at home and when she was around other people. All up, a very well done performance.
I don’t know why you were worrying before hun!

Chloe: A classic example of a nerd. You use of script was good in the emphasis you made of the differences that occur within a nerd life. Your character transitions were good but occasionally I had to think about who you were, but I did understand them. You did a good job. Well done.

I would write more about it all, but its midnight. I’ve had a very draining day (physically and emotionally) and I should go to bed. AND I’m working tomorrow. Brilliant…

Cheers,

Music: Consequence - The Butterfly Effect.

Music: Wanted Dead of Alive - Bon Jovi (oh this song remind me of ryan. =(  )

Well done to everyone that performed yesterday (Tuesday). They were entertaining and quite well done. Who was first… oh thats right… it all come back.

Tara: A very well done portrayal of a vegan. Your character transitions were well done and your script was detailed so that your character was understandable and the storyline carried your character.

Felicity: A portrayal of a hippie I haven’t ever seen before. Your used costume and props very well to emphasise what you were trying to get across. Interesting, and slightly risky, use of technology but in the end it worked for you.

Laura: Haha, I liked it. I didn’t know what a street urchant (is that even what you did… i think it was…) was until you performed. Your detailed script and use of character transformations and expressive skills allowed your character to grow.

Adri: A novel in the making. A very well done performance of band geek. You’re use of props and costume was well done and I thought your use of the recorder was brilliant. Hehe. Some very well written and creative thought about script.

I’m spent.
I just worked, and yeah… limping around work is annoying.

Cheers,

Music: Lonely Day - System of a Down

Music: Imprint - DoubleDrive

Alright, so Thursday was the day that we performed our solos. Well, some of us did. And they were all done amazingly and I congratulate all the girls on the effort that went into them and the fantastic use of the (chosen) 12 dramatic elements and expressive skills and stagecraft elements that were seen throughout.

Perko: A wog. Classic and done fantastically well. You kept your focus really well and showed a great skill in the comedic fashion while still managing to hold the focus even when people were wetting themselves laughing. You script was detailed and allowed for your character to grow.

Maddi: A very realistic version of a nerd with a very skilled ability to enhance the performance with non-naturalistic techniques. Your use of contrast aided the performance and gave Albert and his story depth and detail.

Boxy: You really portrayed a teenybopper the right way. Loved the dancing scenes which brought a comedic and light hearted feeling to the performance.

Nadia: A very well played greaser. You used the dramatic elements well to enhance the performance and engage the audience. You were amazing in your ability to change between characters. You had the most effective and brilliant symbol. I loved it.

Leah: Cheerleaders were totally stereotyped in yours and it was incredibly effective. A bit disappointed that you didn’t end up doing your cartwheel but your movement, use of space and timing were well done and enhanced your cheerleader position.

Merca: Your bogan persona was incredibly effective and you used comedic timing and use of language and detail within your script to build an awesome performance. You seriously were too good a bogan not to be Australian.

…Me…
Hmm, well personally I didn’t feel as if I hit the target of what I wanted to achieve in the end. When I was on stage I felt as though the performance was very short and something was missing, I just can’t pick what it is… or was. So metalhead was indeed a hard subculture to portray and while when I practiced in my room, or kitchen, or toilet, or rumpus, or frontyard, it seems that I was covered all the criteria but I still feel as though I missed something. That and I still believe that my performance was amatuerish. (but then again… that conclusion was after watching top class and top acts from last year)
But I tried my utter best with it and what will come out of it, will come out of it.

So, away from year 11 solos now.

Friday and Sat, we went to Top Class to see the three sessions (11am and 2pm and 11am) of the drama students that received full marks on their solo performance and then got through the audition to get to top class, blah blah everyone probably knows that already.

We were told that it would freak us all out. It hasn’t really freaked me out, its just made me kinda go… I need to work my butt of to get to even half of what those people were able to achieve in their solo. So hopefully it will give me motivation rather than make me run in the opposite direction.

They were absolutely amazing performances. There were some people whose characters I didn’t understand or I didn’t like the way they did the performance but they obviously covered everything that they needed to in order to get full marks so I watched happily. They used their props so well and covered all the dramatic elements they need to, plus more and so their solos were so brilliant. Some of them were hilarious and really provided a great comic relief.

Genelle did so well. Even though the audience was clapping in the middle of her performance because of one of her lines, she never lost her focus and continued brilliantly.
And, I’m spent.

Cheers

Music: Tainted Love - Marilyn Manson

Well it is the holidays and I have one week and one day to get my solo perfect.
HAHAHA… sorry… Not that confident that that will happen. I’m trying my hardest!!!

I finished writing my script and have rehearsed it with script in hand, I HATE having a script in my hand so I can’t wait to be able to get it out of my hand and use both hands. And it was around 20 minutes cause I hadn’t done it fully and needed to stop a lot.
But it’s getting there.

There is still the contrast between the old metal and new metal and contrast between father and son. I am having a lot of problems trying to get a second dramatic element, but I am thinking conflict because the father and son don’t get along so well and they clash a lot about their different generations.

I have started to write down bit and pieces that relate to the criteria, such as:
Symbol: Rock hand symbol, tatoos - metal symbols. etc etc.
And I have an idea of what I am going to do for costume. Hopefully it will come together and actually look metal more than it looks like emo or goth.
So costume I was thinking, black System of a Down tee, black pants, black boots of some sort then have tattos drawn on me. Ok, it better look better than it just sounded.

So, I needed help from Cashy a couple of times. And I just have to say.
Do you EVER get off the computer?
It only took a VERY short time for you to respond to the two emails I sent you. I expected an answer like the next day… not 10 minutes later.
But thanks for the help!

Anyway. At this stage that is all I needed to say about my solo.

I have to work in two and a half hours. For a nice long six hour shift [3-9] (it’s long for the deli).

Cheers,

Music: Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity) - Incubus