Unit reflection

What skills do you feel you have developed in this unit?
I think I have developed a few skills during this unit such as staying in character and collaborating with others. When we were given our character profiles we had to learn more about the character in depth as well as act like the character. The way I represented my character was by having a Russian accent and talking about my interests. At first I was really bad at putting on an accent as representing my character. However, as the unit moved on I tried to have a Russian accent. I think it was the hardest during the scenes where I have to stay in character.

What were your greatest successes during the unit? 
One of my successes was when we had to come up with ideas for the last documentary we had to do. Also I collaborated with the others members of the house for the scenes and documentary we had to do. Finally, the last success was that I made my character unique and different from the others.

Do you think Tv/film can change the way we see the world?
Yes, because reality tv targets our emotions and so it is essential for reality tv to be dramatic, as to evoke certain feeling towards the characters. Meanwhile in movies it is hard to separate the facts from the fiction. If the reality tv star has a impact on you, your behaviour could be similar to the character. However in movies, the way in which we perceive fictional characters has a direct impact on what we expect reality to be like. It changes our perspectives and as a result  we have unreal or unrealistic expectations.

What reaction did your performance get from the audience, and was it expected or planned for? (what was your original objective?) 
During the documentary, the audience were paying attention and interested. During some parts the audience laughed. However, at the negative parts of the documentary, the audience were quite shocked or disturbed. This shows that the emotions during the documentary had an influence on the way the audience reacted. Although, almost during end the audience clapped when we were not dome. We can solve this situation by giving an indication that the scene is not over.


How can you apply your newly developed skills to other performance work in the rest of this course or to another subject?
I could use collaboration any subjects that involve group work. When we have to be in groups we have to share ideas and be considerate of every single member's opinions and point of view to be a succesful team. We could use staying in character in any other play. In addition, in english if we have to read a book and you are reading out the speech of a character then you have to stay in character and talk like the character.

Audition Tape

CONFESSIONS!

Anastiya shares her opinions about everyone. She seems to be quite uncomfortable at this point. Everyone she had talked about were mostly considered bad. From her point of view, she thinks that Cleo or 'Leo' is the most irritating one as Cleo has a very deceitful and bossy attitude. She seems to be tagging along with Skyler the most as they do have a few things in common, especially their love for dancing. It really brings them together. Anastasiya has a doubt that Thomas does fancy her a little. According to her Tomas was trying to impressing her by cracking lame jokes. Anastasiya seem to not really care about Alice. Alice is quiet and shy, which is the polar opposite of Anastasiya. So Anastasiya believes that they wont really get along well.

                                

So today we had to create a plan of the new house. I was soo excited to do this activity except I was put with the wrong people, especially one of them. In my group it was me, Cleo, Thomas, Alice and Skyler. We first got a sheet of paper and then Cleo started to draw whatever  she wanted to without asking anyone of our opinions. Then Thomas got angry and ripped out the paper. There was a huge cat fight between Thomas and Cleo, they both were yapping about random crap. Then we started all over again. We all decided that we want our own bedroom and some of us could share our own bathroom, since some of use are not selfish brats like Thomas and Cleo. Then we decided to have a bar since Thomas is a drunk idiot. We also decided to have an outdoor pool and jacuzzi. We also have a barbecue in case we have a house party. Skyler and I wanted a tennis court as we are fitness gurus! Fortunately, everyone agreed to that statement for once. instead of a confession room we wanted a confession tree house since Cleo wanted something "outdoors". I have to admit I do like the idea of the confession treehouse. I do like a bit of gossip! For some reason, Cleo wanted a skate ramp. I totally didn't agree to that since none of us were really interested in that. How is a stake ramp supposed to be useful? After a lot of arguing, we agreed to have a skate ramp. For some comfort we obviously need a lounge. In addition to that, for a fun girls night out, we decided to add a home theater. I mean how can I catch up on Gossip Girl without a home theater. Ahh, just imagine on a Friday night, pizza and popcorn, fantasizing over how hot Chuck Bass is! I would just love that. Back to the topic, we also have to have a kitchen. According to Skyler "How am I going to make my Quinoa salad?". With the Kitchen we also need a dining room. How are we gonna have food fights? Finally, we need a fitness room which includes a dance studio, so I can practice tap dancing. Alice (the quiet girl) wanted a library and Cleo seemed to be happy about that since she can store her 'comics' there. During the experience, I felt like each person had their own characteristics, Cleo was annoying throughout the whole time. She was being selfish the whole time. I think I could have some conflicts with her later onwards. But the hatred between Skyler and Cleo is on a whole new level. They might even kill each other one day! I think that Thomas was quite a nice guy. He did act a little weird since he was drunk. The lame jokes he was cracking might not be as bad as i thought it was. He seems to be a nice guy though. He was quite considerate about my suggestions. What if he has a crush on me? Alice was boring, she had nothing to say. I prefer confident and brave people and obviously she didn't meet my standards. All she wanted was a library. Therefore, at this point I dont really have any friends or enemies. However, that could change later onwards...