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Observing Yourself Act. At the Bell- Turn to your My Acting History section of your binder WRITE A FEW SENTENCES ON YOUR: Acting history- as much onstage, as much offstage as you want to share.. 1 paragraph only. Don’t dare say you don’t have any!!
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Observing Yourself Act • At the Bell- • Turn to your My Acting History section of your binder • WRITE A FEW SENTENCES ON YOUR: • Acting history- as much onstage, as much offstage as you want to share.. 1 paragraph only. Don’t dare say you don’t have any!! • Your first role, your favorite role- the occasion where you thought of launching yourself as potential ham. One sentence only. • Why you are here- The Truth. Only class available? Fess up! We don’t want to worship any unworthy candidates on the alter of Dionysus.
Observing Yourself Act • What happens at the exact moment when an actor acts? • Ten ingredients are present in any life encounter. At any moment, involving you and someone else will involve: • RELATIONSHIP: Some way of defining what you and the other person mean to each other • OBJECTIVE: Something you want • OBSTACLE: Something in the way • STRAGEGY: Plan to get what you want • TACTIC: (SCHEME) How you get what you want specific maneuvers
Observing Yourself Act 6. TEXT: What is said by you and other person 7. SUBTEXT: What is implied but not really said 8. INTERIOR MONOLOGUE: Speech going on in your head 9. EVALUATION: Moments when the other person says or does something that makes you pause, consider, reject several answers before a reply 10. BEATS: small units in an acting scene that is actable in and of itself in which a single transaction is taking place
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS • Handout • Up and Moving! Any volunteers?????????? • WRAP-UP • H.W. Review the ten ingredients for a matching column intellectual jamboree tomorrow
IF WE WERE TO TITLE THE BEATS • 1. FUMING OVER BOOK UNTIL BREAKING POINT • 2. MAKING FAILED PHONE –HOME PITCH • 3. INTERIOR MONOLOGUE FOLLOWED BY PAUSE • 4. REQUEST FOR SILENCE AND ACCEPTANCE