Unit 8- Personal Project and presentation. 29/04/2019
Context
For this Unit we will be blogging about our Progression route, Not only is this vital in the near future but it actually plays a big part in our course, especially when we have to come up with the skills that we posses and how they could take us to the place that we want to be.
We had to come up with a skills list for this unit and we had to write down skills that we posses or skills that we hope to gain.
In this course especially we have been using our honed skills and developing new skills throughout this course.
Progression: At the time of writing I'm doing a performing Arts course and we are at the point in where were doing our final major production.
I want to achieve an "M" which stands for Merit so that I can move up to a higher level course weather it's the current course that I'm doing or another course that is similar to what I'm doing e.g. media.
I also hope that I can work in the media industry one day when I'm older or to be an actor if I'm lucky enough to do so.
Research
My SKILLS list:
Ability to take initiative- Usually when there is something wrong
e.g. an item is lost or when a teacher makes a mistake or can't find a word that is in the tip of their tongue then I would try to assist them in an appropriate way.
Helpful- I try to help people when there is something wrong in this case when we were preparing for our King Ubu I helped Sheenagh by carrying the props and costumes that we needed.
Teamwork- I'm able and I like to work in a group. I've done this a lot especially in our production classes where I helped make the stage and I was one of the most productive in the group.
Respectful- Even when there is something wrong I always speak to my elders and peers with respect.
Communication Skills- I'm a very good communicator and I always try to speak in the correct manner to my teachers,etc.
Professional- In situations where I need to be focused I always try to concentrate as hard possible to make sure that I get every detail that is being said to me by the people who are there to help me.
Hard-working- When I've got work to, most times I would get my notebook and pen to write down notes. When I've got a group activity do then I get stuck in.
Determined- Even when It looks like there is no end to something wrong I still persevere to make myself better.
Confident- I'm always happy and even when I'm afraid I still try to find the bravery to get out of my comfort zone.
Modest- I tend to do what is asked of me and even when someone says something bad about me like many times before In this course I ignore it and this is a vital skill to have in the film industry because you need to be modest to accept criticism or take orders from someone like a director.
Planning Skills that I hope to develop: There are a few things that I need to improve on such as my punctuality because I kept on coming late to class but I still came in time for the rehearsals and for other projects even if I did come late I would put in 100% effort into the practices or whatever it was that I needed to do.
Organisation: I need to be more organised with my timekeeping because even outside of Performing Arts I tend to leave things at the last minute. With my work it takes long for me to complete it as my thought process takes long.
Flexibility with my time and my timetable: Although this isn't an issue that I've faced this year, It will be something that I may face in this industry or any other walks of life. When it comes to my employer, supervisor or anyone else changing my timetable I may end up feeling that my plans have been ruined and there were moments before when I've had my schedule affected and it has bothered my concentration and stopped me from functioning.
Problem Solving What I've lacked in this course: This year I've struggled with many thoughts which relate to my life in the church. I honestly want to become an actor and I've partook in drama workshops back in school but I think that the one thing that is holding me back from getting the best out of myself is the thoughts in my head which are words said by my pastor and other members that say "You should discard acting" or say "Is what you're doing pleasing the Lord?" and that impacted my conscience. Time had gone by and I decided to ask more members and they gave different verdicts which were positive and made me feel more better yet I was still bothered by all the negative thoughts that were burdening me.
These things have stopped me at times from being the person that I'm normally am which is a charismatic person and someone who voices their opinion in the right way.
Another issue that has bothered me is anxiety and that has stopped me from working efficiently.
Being given our log book: We were given a log book so that we outline a minimum of 2 targets to achieve at the end of the production. My Goals was to have a larger role along with that goal to also learn my whole lines off by heart, my last goal was to understand the whole settings of the play UBU.
Being underappreciated: However the first goal seemed like it would be difficult to achieve because It looks like Sheenagh has been ignoring me throughout the whole project and it seems that she'd rather pay attention to the more popular students, those who don't articulate their lines enough to deserve larger roles.
I feel that is due to all the thoughts that have entered my mind yet I haven't let that stop me from getting my views across, even when my mind hasn't let express with the right words.
Evaluation
We have been looking forward to using these skills that we have to help us succeed not only in this final major unit but for this course in a whole. These skills will help me individually by making me well liked and known someone who has a good vibe on them, this could work for any group as it's always the one's who are willing to listen and learn that get far in life and I feel like I'm one of them.
If I'm going to be honest I don't feel that I've progressed a lot throughout this year, for it seems to be an average year which I hope I could end brilliantly. My mind has been set on other things set on academic studies outside my main course which is drama.
I have prepared for next year by completing an application for two other courses just in case I don't feel like I may not want to do another year doing Performing Arts but I need to make my choice fast as I'm 19 years old and that's when things get costly and I want my education to be fast-tracked to University.
Even when I didn't apply for performing Arts I was still asked to audition for acceptance to Level 3. I hadn't come prepared so with the help of an SA I quickly looked for a monologue to learn of by heart and practiced with the remaining time that I had left.
In this course especially we have been using our honed skills and developing new skills throughout this course.
Progression: At the time of writing I'm doing a performing Arts course and we are at the point in where were doing our final major production.
I want to achieve an "M" which stands for Merit so that I can move up to a higher level course weather it's the current course that I'm doing or another course that is similar to what I'm doing e.g. media.
I also hope that I can work in the media industry one day when I'm older or to be an actor if I'm lucky enough to do so.
Research
My SKILLS list:
Ability to take initiative- Usually when there is something wrong
e.g. an item is lost or when a teacher makes a mistake or can't find a word that is in the tip of their tongue then I would try to assist them in an appropriate way.
Helpful- I try to help people when there is something wrong in this case when we were preparing for our King Ubu I helped Sheenagh by carrying the props and costumes that we needed.
Teamwork- I'm able and I like to work in a group. I've done this a lot especially in our production classes where I helped make the stage and I was one of the most productive in the group.
Respectful- Even when there is something wrong I always speak to my elders and peers with respect.
Communication Skills- I'm a very good communicator and I always try to speak in the correct manner to my teachers,etc.
Professional- In situations where I need to be focused I always try to concentrate as hard possible to make sure that I get every detail that is being said to me by the people who are there to help me.
Hard-working- When I've got work to, most times I would get my notebook and pen to write down notes. When I've got a group activity do then I get stuck in.
Determined- Even when It looks like there is no end to something wrong I still persevere to make myself better.
Confident- I'm always happy and even when I'm afraid I still try to find the bravery to get out of my comfort zone.
Modest- I tend to do what is asked of me and even when someone says something bad about me like many times before In this course I ignore it and this is a vital skill to have in the film industry because you need to be modest to accept criticism or take orders from someone like a director.
Planning Skills that I hope to develop: There are a few things that I need to improve on such as my punctuality because I kept on coming late to class but I still came in time for the rehearsals and for other projects even if I did come late I would put in 100% effort into the practices or whatever it was that I needed to do.
Organisation: I need to be more organised with my timekeeping because even outside of Performing Arts I tend to leave things at the last minute. With my work it takes long for me to complete it as my thought process takes long.
Flexibility with my time and my timetable: Although this isn't an issue that I've faced this year, It will be something that I may face in this industry or any other walks of life. When it comes to my employer, supervisor or anyone else changing my timetable I may end up feeling that my plans have been ruined and there were moments before when I've had my schedule affected and it has bothered my concentration and stopped me from functioning.
Problem Solving What I've lacked in this course: This year I've struggled with many thoughts which relate to my life in the church. I honestly want to become an actor and I've partook in drama workshops back in school but I think that the one thing that is holding me back from getting the best out of myself is the thoughts in my head which are words said by my pastor and other members that say "You should discard acting" or say "Is what you're doing pleasing the Lord?" and that impacted my conscience. Time had gone by and I decided to ask more members and they gave different verdicts which were positive and made me feel more better yet I was still bothered by all the negative thoughts that were burdening me.
These things have stopped me at times from being the person that I'm normally am which is a charismatic person and someone who voices their opinion in the right way.
Another issue that has bothered me is anxiety and that has stopped me from working efficiently.
Being given our log book: We were given a log book so that we outline a minimum of 2 targets to achieve at the end of the production. My Goals was to have a larger role along with that goal to also learn my whole lines off by heart, my last goal was to understand the whole settings of the play UBU.
Being underappreciated: However the first goal seemed like it would be difficult to achieve because It looks like Sheenagh has been ignoring me throughout the whole project and it seems that she'd rather pay attention to the more popular students, those who don't articulate their lines enough to deserve larger roles.
I feel that is due to all the thoughts that have entered my mind yet I haven't let that stop me from getting my views across, even when my mind hasn't let express with the right words.
Evaluation
We have been looking forward to using these skills that we have to help us succeed not only in this final major unit but for this course in a whole. These skills will help me individually by making me well liked and known someone who has a good vibe on them, this could work for any group as it's always the one's who are willing to listen and learn that get far in life and I feel like I'm one of them.
If I'm going to be honest I don't feel that I've progressed a lot throughout this year, for it seems to be an average year which I hope I could end brilliantly. My mind has been set on other things set on academic studies outside my main course which is drama.
I have prepared for next year by completing an application for two other courses just in case I don't feel like I may not want to do another year doing Performing Arts but I need to make my choice fast as I'm 19 years old and that's when things get costly and I want my education to be fast-tracked to University.
Even when I didn't apply for performing Arts I was still asked to audition for acceptance to Level 3. I hadn't come prepared so with the help of an SA I quickly looked for a monologue to learn of by heart and practiced with the remaining time that I had left.
Thankfully I managed to learn in time to say it without looking at a script and enough so that I can be able to learn it but this time with emotion because I couldn't step into the characters shoes in the first place.
I just hope that I showed that I'm capable of getting into Level 3 of any course.
Below is the link and an image of the monologue I ended up learning.
Below is one of the scripts that I wrote for one of the activities that we did during Mandy's Lesson
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