Powers of Observation

This week we had a quiz on your powers of observation. Your personal history is important in developing your own database to draw from to create your characters. What you observe in your life and your ability to recall those observations, is vital to your work. What are some of the ways that we can store our experiences and use them for sense memory? How do you record the details of your experiences? What inner images do you associate with particular senses ( taste, sight, smell, touch, hearing)?
As you write your blog, think about how your senses work together to allow you to recall particular actions. What senses are stronger/weaker for you? How might you develop them?

Scoring Your Physical Actions

There are multiple ways to score the physical actions of a chracter that we play. What is most important is that we identify actions that are appropriate for the character we are portraying in a given set of circumstances. Think about the monologues you have chosen or a scene from a favorite film or television show. How do you see the characters come to life without words? What do the given circumstances give you that help you identify actions for your character? How did you feel in class when you tried to score a the physical actions of a scene without words? What came easily for you? What was difficult? As you learn to create your the score for yoru monologues, think abotu how scoring helps you dig deeper into the work.