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
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