Blog 24: Last Presentation Reflection

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?

I think everything went really well. I had to wait 30 minutes to start my presentation but I didn't let that trip me up. I remained calm and still gave my presentation to the best of my ability. I had to cut a couple things short like my hook and activity but it didn't have that big of an impact on my presentation. I really enjoyed my studies this year and I don't regret choosing an art over something more academic. I got to have a ton of experience in the field, experience that I would not have gotten if I had not chose theater. I think the people in my presentation enjoyed it and had some fun and I'm proud to say I entertained them.

(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation?  Use the component contract to defend that assessment.

AE       P          AP       CR       NC

I think I deserve an AE. I covered everything I was suppose to cover in my lesson plan and I did it in a fun and entertaining way.

b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project? Use the component contract to defend that assessment.

Overall, I would be happy with a P because I completed every assignment on time and did what was asked of my but I feel I deserve an AE because not only had I done the work but I went into great detail in my research. I had well over the required hours for my senior project and took the time to make sure everything about my project was up to date and done.

Blog: 23

(1) What is your essential question, and what are your answers?  What is your best answer and why?
How can a thespian ensure s/he is providing a believable performance?
1) Detailed Script Analysis
2) Directing
3) Improv
I think improv is my best answer. Improvising makes the scene more natural.
(2) What process did you take to arrive at this answer?
My ORIGINAL topic was improv and I had some research on it. When I changed my topic I disregarded all my articles and the book I read until I came up with my essential question they I realized that those articles were relevant.
(3) What problems did you face?  How did you resolve them?
I had a lot of trouble finding and keeping a mentor. I had two mentors that have both lost touch with me but I made the best of the time I had with each and in the end I made mentorship requirements.
(4) What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?
My second mentor because I took her college class and read the two assigned texts she gave me

Blog 22: Independent Component 2

A) I, Jordan Partida, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 1/2 hours of work.

B) In my interview with Linda Bicessi she told me that directing can help an actor understand the entire theater process and how everything needs to happen. An actor should understand all aspects of theater. 

D) For my Independent Component two I have written my own play which I am now directing. Jenelle Huck is my stage manager. My actors are:
Chelsie Alcaraz (9)
Ali Asad (9)
Katie Lopez(12)
Christian Lopez (10)
Noah Swiatek (11)
Step Q (10)
Brooke Cooper (12)
Lizzy Chavez (11)
Maireen (10)
Manuel Arias (11)
I wrote a script based on the 5 stages of grief. The play is called The 5 Stages. there are 5 scenes each with two actors on a park bench. In each scene one or both characters are experiencing one of the five stages of grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. I plan on showing the show in Mid May. Any one is invited to come see it. It will take place on the stage in the MPR (duh right, wrong.) They reason i say on the stage is because the audience will be on the stage with the actors in what is called a "black box." 
A link to the script is HERE.

E) I felt that directing a show might help me understand, as an actor, what is expected of me from my director. After directing Annie I wanted to try something more stationary. There is not singing in this show only acting. I want to pull the real emotion out of my actors and get them to the place where the audience feels what they feel. This is relevant because that's what I want to do as an actor. I want my audience to feel what I am feeling. 

F) My EQ asks how a thespian can provide a believable performance and my answer two is by utilizing the skills of a director. The director has an interesting perspective of the show because s/he is not only a part of the process but is also a continuous audience member. They know what the audience will react to. The actor is on stage trying things out saying their lines in different ways and the director chooses which one the audience will react to the best. The actor. director relationship is very important and if and actor learns to speak director than their communication will be a lot smoother. 

Blog 21: Interview 4 Reflection

1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?
  Linda stressed the importance of reading the script out loud before starting rehearsal. When both acting and directing the most important thing to do is to understand and analyze the script. 
2.  How will what I learned affect my final lesson?
This really supports my first answer and I feel that this is going to end up being my best answer which will probably mean I will stick with the use my original activity.

Blog 20: Interview Four preparation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?
I plan on interviewing Linda Bisesti. She is the Head of Acting at Cal Poly Pomona.
2.  Post 20 open-ended questions you want to ask an expert in the field concerning your senior project. Your focus should be finding answers to your EQ.

Can you tell me how you got into theater?

What was the first production you were in?

What is the most important part in acting?

What skills do you have that allow you to know what you are doing?

When did you start getting into directing?

How do you feel acting and directing influence each other?

Do you think directing helps the acting process?

What steps you take to analyze a character or a script?

How do you go about casting?

What is the biggest mistake a director can make?

Which do you prefer acting or directing?

Do you feel that an all actors should experience direction?

Who was the best director you have every worked with and why did they impact you so much?

How does one ensure that are always learning?

What is the first step to becoming a professional?

Other than directing how do you think an actor can provide a believable performance?

 

Blog 19: Third Answer

EQ: How can a thespian ensure they are giving a believable performance?
ANSWER 3: By utilizing the skills of improvisation an actor can make his/her scene more realistic and believable. Improvising a few lines here and there can allow the actor to make the scene their own and better understand the characters needs actor's desires.
Evidence:
"The Actors Guide to Improvisational Theater"
"Improvisation improves the workplace"
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Blog 18: Answer two

1.  What is your EQ?
How can a thespian ensure that s/he is giving a believable performance consistently throughout their acting career. 2.  What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)
An actor should complete a proper scene and character analysis every time s/he performs.3.  What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)
Exploring all aspects of theater, specifically directing, can give an actor a better understand of the production process and understand what the their director wants from them.
 4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

5.  What printed source best supports your answer?
A written source is probably Acting One by Robert Cohen,
The Guideposts by Michael ...
and Directing for the actor
6.  What other source supports your answer?
The best evidence I can use to show this is my Interview 3 and my own personal experience. 
7.  Tie this together with a  concluding thought.
If you direct and you experience what if feels like to be on the other side of the stage then you will be able to take better from your director. There is a certain type of langue when directing and by learning that you can then better understand what your director needs from you to give the best performance you can.