Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Class 9/1

Warm-Ups

  • Massage jaw, temple, eyebrows, under eyes (inward, not outward)

Monologues

  • Use your body as your character would
  • No huffing/sighing- sounds like you forget lines
  • Be convincing
  • Use your whole voice
  • Don't use random gestures (even as physical connection to your character)
  • Don't do monologues that are overdone
  • Think about who you're talking to in the monologue instead of to a room of people (movement will become more natural)
  • Don't lock people's eyes (look over heads)
  • Can cut up monologues (except Shakespeare)
  • Be comfortable with silence/pauses
  • Turn nervous energy into the character
  • Connect the top of your body to the bottom
  • Pauses for laughter
  • Mugging (getting the audience to laugh on purpose) vs. deadpan (funny, but the character doesn't realize it)
  • From the beginning, make it seem like it's already the middle of the scene/dialogue
  • Connect voice quality to natural gestures
  • When listing things, make them sound different (variety)
  • Picture what you're talking about
 Reflection


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