EBI: I only stop my objective until I reach it or someone has brought something that changes my objective, this is something I really need to work on to make my performance more believable. I make every scene a chase scene because I need to use my body more and move around much more.
Play your objective, don't just do something, make sure you have a purpose. The most important thing on stage is that you act out your objectives with out speaking or saying a sound. Always remember Body language, Emotional state, keep focus and status.
You need to look at social and political of your play, Hot seating and improvised scene, working with physical objectives and working with them and 3 lines scenes because you are always working on a defined set.
Advantages of working on a defined set
A advantage of working on a defined set is everything is not set in place you can move the set to what you will prefer and how you feel it should be. There is more freedom if you work on a defined set rather, then a undefined set.
Disadvantages of working on a defined set
A disadvantage of working on a defined set is that you don't know where things are going to be place exactly.
Good acting skills
Voice warms, breathing, sirening,Physical warm ups, Energy levels, Statues of characters, emotional state, Hot seating, Improvised scenes, create the previous scene, working with physical objectives,playing objectives,finding useful physical objectives and tongue twisters are all good examples of really good warm up exercises to get ready to act and to help you become the character instead of playing the character.
Tongue Twisters=
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Hot seating
hot seating is siting down and people asking you the questions belowActing Exercises
The 9
Questions
Who am I?
Where am I?
What time is it?
What surrounds me?
What are my given circumstances?
What is my relationship?
What do I want?
What’s in my way?
What do I do to get what I want?
It is important to research the history of the play because it gives you as a actor more understanding of the playing and your character to help you pretrial the character to the best of your ability. Also to know what has happen early on in the play not just the scene that you are acting in but the whole play.
Cultural
It is important to research the culture of the character because it is important to know what they like and don't like.Also it is important to research the different cultural sides of your play and the characters.
Political
The political government in Britain,where the play is set. David Cameron is the Prime Minister And Leader Of The Conservative Party are in charge of London.
Emotional Centres and Status Levels
Emotional Centres
1. A bowl of warm oil deep within the pelvis
2. An ice cold razor on the end of your nose
3. A warm, red plate expanding from the chest
4. A small white-hot medallion in the centre of the chest
5. A frozen tear drop in the centre of the chest
6. Red hot coals in the centre of the feet
7. A pink marshmallow in place of a bottom
8. A grey misty haze in front of your head
9. A grey misty haze behind your head
10. A grey misty haze above your head
Status Levels we experimented with include:
1. Extremely nervous, quiet and inhibited
2. Very nervous, quiet and inhibited
3. Nervous, quiet and inhibited
4. A little nervous, quiet and inhibited
5. Neither timid nor bold
6. Rather outgoing and confident
7. Bold and confident
8. Commanding and rather imposing
9. Very commanding, intimidating and bold.
10. Extremely commanding, imperious and untouchable
