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unit 7- preparation for specialist study

Futures 

Throughout Term 1-2 I have developed basic requirements within the acting industry such as observation, awareness, respect, trust and honesty. Although this is a foundation within acting, I have also developed confidence; I have always been confident but throughout my year I believe I have gained more confidence not just within acting but as a whole and this has allowed me to become more open minded. Becoming more open minded and confident has allowed me to broaden my creative side by exploring my imagination but also being able to share and collaborate my idea's with my class or the team i'm working with.

Due to teachings and secondary research I have also developed skills provided by practitioners in the likes of Stanislavski and Brecht such as:

  • staying true to my character
Meaning that when given a role, I research who my character and adapt myself to that character so I become in one with the role I've taken on. 

  • being spacially aware
In terms of when performing, I use the whole stage so the performance and movement flows. Also, so my voice travels all over the room. This is another skill I have developed, during rehearsals or before the start of our lessons we have vocal warm ups to unsure that our voices are warmed up and trains us in areas such as articulation, diction and being able to respond and reciprocate.

During lesson, we were all given a chance to give each other feedback on how we that we’ve progressed this year;


  • Respectful



  • Great characterisation and understanding of character



  • Leadership skill



  • Intelligence



  • Open winded



  • Honesty



  • Out spoken



  • Looking after my team, making sure everyone’s okay



  • No fear



  • Determination



  • Range of diction and articulation



  • Confident



  • Attitude to work is good



  • Persistent



  • Focused in terms of listening and reciprocating

I am pleased with the feedback from my class as I feel appreciative that they’ve taken their times out to notice these skills I possess.

At the start of the year I had the idea that I wanted to attend a Drama school or push myself fully into the acting industry in terms of film or tv. Overtime, I have been given opportunities such as workshops or company’s coming to work with us to see what else the acting industry has to offer me such as; directing, writing plays, being back stage to the acting life or teaching. I have gained an enjoyment to directing, writing plays and teaching acting. After my first year I have changed my mind to wanting to attend university and studying drama studies in order for me to both write as I enjoy English but also act or I’d study acting. After completing my 3 years within university I would then like to take a teaching course and be able to teach drama as I enjoy the company of children but also being able to teach them everything I have been taught. If this doesn’t work out I would love to open my own theatre company where we can have shows, performances and show cases. Over this summer I have also been thinking about taking a drama course or teaching course that way I can get an insight into the working life of acting and also further my knowledge on acting.

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