Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Metamorphing

Today in miming we reviewed on our facial reaction and form a solid surface around us . I was actually really proud of myself because Greg complimented me on my facial expressions when I pretended to hit myself against a wall. He said it was very funny. Then Jill complimented me saying i had a future in miming. I thought about it , though miming is fun, id rather using in my acting future. After we reviewed Greg talked about how Luke mentioned our ritual discussion. We began to list rituals and picked the ones that weren't hallow and "mime-able". Soon after we began to brainstorm ideas, eventually coming up with the idea of metamorphism. That any three rituals we enjoyed we would some how connect it , morph it into the other ritual, one after the other. One of the funny ideas were how we could pretend to kick a football in the air, look up at it,catch it , then suddenly be cradling a baby. These were only one of the many funny story lines we came up with. I liked doing this a lot because it gave me a better understanding of rituals and what they mean. It's nothing to you or your audience, if the ritual is hollow, because theres no connection. It doesn't matter if you say its a ritual, it matters how you do it, it's how you morph it into the true meaning behind it.

1 comment:

  1. I would say that miming is essential to acting in any form. If one takes voice lessons and concentrates on developing a resonant and clear voice, then surely mime is voice lessons for the body, developing a resonant and clear body, which can be easy "heard" in a theatre or on film. Take everything from this workshop that you learn and hang onto it forever.

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