fandomhigh | Drama, Monday, Period 2 [6/15]

"The main difference between stage acting and television or film acting is that one must not blink." Sophie gave the class a deadpan look. "I exaggerate. But truthfully, film and television acting requires one to act normally. No large gestures, no broad movements; staying in one place, on one's 'mark' and emoting naturally from there. Another thing to consider in film and video acting is that all scenes are shot out-of-order, usually for reasons of convenience or budget. So you must be able to not only grasp your character thoroughly, but where they are in their emotional arc throughout the piece. You must be able to play each emotion out-of-order in a way that makes sense when chopped up and put together in order."

"To aid in this today, I have obtained both two large video cameras," she gestured to two standing cameras on the stage. "And a number of hand-held cameras. I want you to film yourselves, speaking in the scenes we used two weeks ago. Walk to your mark," she pointed to three taped X's on the floor, "speak, and try to make it natural. Some of you may have never heard or seen yourselves on tape before. Yes, your voices *do* really sound like that." Sophie smiled. "And feel free to dress in any of the costumes if that allows you to get into character," she added, gesturing to a rack of costumes from Greek to Roman to Medieval to 21st Century.

"As next week is our last class, I want you each to prepare a monologue to share with us. It can be a piece you wrote yourself, something we've done in class, or a speech on why you should be president. Just deliver it with belief!"

"Now. Grab a camera, and go to it!"

[ocd on the way up!]

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Like a movie star!

Jill McTeague

Serena van der Woodsen

Gabrielle

Shilo Wallace

Savannah Levine

Emma Frost

Harper Finkle

Eric van der Woodsen

Parker

Sam Winchester

Rachel Roth

Robin

K-Mart

Discuss what costumes you want, and what *are* those weird things she's talking about?

Since Jill had apparently been a potted plant two weeks ago, she had no idea what was going on with the scripts and looked kind of frantic about it. She hated being out of the loop. Especially when it came to her classes.

You could see yourself talking, not just hear yourself like with the phone Francine had showed her last week?

. . . see, things like this were why Gabrielle wasn't going to bat an eye years from now, when a tabloid reporter and camera crew showed up to interview her and Xena. Thanks, Fandom!

Camera? Fine. But the period costumes? Holy crap, that overwhelmed Shilo.

"People wore that much fabric?" she mumbled to herself.

Harper was feeling a little bit better from last week. The prospect about trying on costumes cheered her up even more.

Moddable costumes to be put on over clothes, or put on in the convenient Danger Shop changing rooms.

Gabrielle, out of curiosity, headed straight over to the ancient Greek costumes and flipped through the racks, frowning. "We don't actually dress like that."

Special Greece, Gabrielle. Very Special Greece.

Shilo was looking at the Shakespearean costumes with a skeptical expression. "My character lived on an island with no one else but her father," she said aloud. "Why would she be wearing something like this?"

Savannah loved looking through the costumes.

"Oh my God, what the hell in here am I supposed to wear?" K-Mart yelped.

Harper enjoyed trying on different costume pieces. Trying to decide on one was going to be tough.

Sam was a little weirded out by the costumes. It wasn't like he'd never dressed up before - it just hadn't been in quite this style. Finding something in his size was going to be very interesting.

Grab a camera, film yourself, or film someone else, watch the playback, note the little twitches and tics that you had no idea you did.

Serena loved acting, and the chance to dress up like a boy and read Viola's part from Twelfth Night was too tempting. The costumes were amazing, and as she watched herself she cringed - even though she'd seen herself on camera before, plenty of times.

"Do I really wrinkle my nose like that?"

Sophie is watching you. And will critique you here if you ping in. (So will anyone else)

When she's ready and willing to talk.

Parker spent a great deal of time and energy trying to stay off cameras, (granted security not movie, but still, cameras) so this class was definitely going against her instincts more than most. But that didn't mean she didn't find watching the others kinda humorous.

About the cameras and how they work, about breaking into television, about the play, about the coffee she's still drinking.

Working on Monday, so I'll answer pings at lunch and when I get home, most likely.

19 Days 'til new canon!!

Eight days for me.

I AM TEARING MY HAIR OUT UNTIL THEN OH MY GOD AND I WILL BE AFTER THAT TOO AUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH.

*gives consolation chocolate?*

OH MY GOD YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW. I dreamed I was reading the book the other night and it was completely different and I woke up and immediately trolled for spoilers . . .

Drama, Monday, Period 2 [6/15]

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