Madison W

8/31/2017

I'd like to describe myself as a very imaginative person. Someone who's willing to be up front if they have to by all means. In this class, I have a feeling that I could make new friends and not just be known as that "Quiet, conserved student' (or kid).
I'm seeking out to be known for something. Something..BIG.
Bigger than that Carl's Jr. burger you had that one time!
To be serious though, I just want to be able to make a movie or an animated TV show where I could direct where the characters are gonna go and I could voice act a few myself. In this class, I guess could help bring me out of that whatever is left for a shell that tends to bring me back. I'm Madison Wright, and that's who I am and what I want to achieve in life. Peace!

10 Comments

Madison Wright

9/1/2017 11:23:07 am

1. Who is more important... the playwright or the cast and crew? Defend your assertion with your logic and some examples. 2. Also, how did your first performance in class go? What did it feel like before, during, and after?

1: I don't think that anyone is more important than the other. I think that without a playwright, the cast and crew wouldn't know what to rehearse, perform, or create. And as for the Cast and crew, without them, there's just this script forever doomed to not be performed or read. I'm just saying, those two items, or characters need each other in order to create a good performance.

2: My performance in my class actually felt kind of..good? To say to the least. I felt as though everyone, even myself, where on cue. As of before hand, I felt unsure. It feels as though I might've messed my part up. Thankfully, I didn't. So, afterwards, I could just simply that for me and my group, I believe we did great. :)

Mr. Hanks

9/5/2017 09:04:56 pm

I'm really glad this was a positive experience for you. You team worked solidly together and you helped set each other up for success! You had great focus and did well staying in character. When you commit to your character fully that's the "truth" where the audience finds humor. Good job bringing smiles to our faces!

Madison Wright

9/8/2017 10:42:41 am

1) How did you begin? Did you brainstorm, get struck by a spark of imagination, or begin with by recounting a personal story, etc?
2) Has thinking about spine, objective, and tactics aided in your writing of an interesting story? Give an example of a tactic your character is using...
3) What theatrical genre would you apply to your monologue at this point and why?

1) To be honest with you, I just went with the flow and wrote whatever I thought of that could make some sense within the story. I somewhat did some brainstorming, usually about, "Whats the conflict gonna be?" and "Will there be a strange twist?" and so on. Normally, with the smallest amount of imagination, and a heck ton of inspiration, that's how I get the job done.

2) It did in some way. In fact, just simply thinking about the character traits in my story helped me a lot as to what the character might do next.
One of the tactics I used where to plan out what personality trait a character might have. Lets say that I have a very dark looking character, they look scary even. If I were to give them the, "Sweet and shy" trait, I could give me a whole new story just by doing that.

3) I attempted to give it more of a 'Tragicomedy' feel for this story. However, I think this story is sort of leaning more over to the 'Theatre of the Absurd' type genre. Either way, I'm going to apply some more dramatic events and try to keep the comedy at a nice level. Just so that the monologue doesn't seem to be too much on the not so serious level.

Madison Wright

9/15/2017 10:28:50 am

Share out about your experience this week attending "As You Like It" at Sacramento Theatre Company. Indicate evidence that supports your opinion.
Additionally, consider your monologue... what are you doing to prepare yourself for the performance? How are you going to bring physicality to your character? How might you apply what you saw in live theatre this week to inspire your monologue performance?

I had found my experience to be quite interesting. You see, since I was in the front row, it felt as though I was so close to the actors that I honestly felt as though I was right there, in that setting with the characters.
It was so realistic, it was crazy.

I don't really know, to be completely honest with you. I'd just thought that maybe, like the actors I saw on stage, I might be able to take in the space that I have and give it a little 'ommf' to it. Something like, if my character where to say, "But..I'm in love with you!" I'll add a sad tone to it. You know?

madison wright

9/22/2017 10:51:11 am

With my experience, I think that I did decently and could do better. Especially with the entrance scene. Ugh! I looked as though I was trying to hard! Or when I've said certain words off the monologue, It actually sounded as though It came out of nowhere.

So, with the experience in general, I felt a little anxiety through the process of the whole thing. I stayed calm, even though I was shaking. When I came in, acting as though I was drunk, I felt actual dizziness in the first act. It was weird. Nonetheless, for someone being first to act, I think I did pretty good. Well, for someone whom isn't professional.

maddy wright

11/3/2017 10:23:38 am

Consider the work you put into creating your puppet. How did you go about it? What did you struggle with along the way and how did you problem solve those moments? What parts of your puppet really stand out to you as great? How did those parts come about? What about your puppet's personality are you hoping to bring about through your voice?

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I think I should've did better with the functioning of my puppet whom I call "Oliver". You see, the arms are not exactly easy to move around with compared to the other puppets. I guess I really wanted to make my puppet look so good, it can't even function right.

The Tuxedo was the hardest part for me. I didn't really know how to start. So, I had gone with the next best solution, Fold It and then Hot Glue it. At least it was the easiest option I could think of for myself. I still think I could've done better.

I'd say his lack of pants. JUST KIDDING.
I think the one part about him that stands out the most will be his red eyes. I thought that if I were to give him a 'unique' eye color, he could stand out like a sore thumb.

The one thing I'm hoping that could enhance my character's characteristics within my voice would be the fact that not only will be charismatic, but he'll also be mysterious in some way.

Oliver hAs tAKen ovEr mY HEcking blOg

11/7/2017 10:48:49 am

Performing on stage with our puppets was actually quite fun.
Knowing the fact that since we can't remember our script entirely, we just went with improvisation. Which, I would tell you, ended with the students laughing their butts off.

However, it was a bit nerve-racking at first because even though I performed with puppets many times before, I was hoping that I didn't exactly get off character.

"Hey, I may be working with puppets but at least there's no strings on me."

anticeptic is never bae

12/4/2017 11:00:18 am

Describe your Shakespearean experience over the last weeks:
What was it like performing a work written over 400 years ago? How did you approach your costume and makeup/hair designs for the scene?
Why do you believe Shakespeare remains relevant to audiences to this day?

I slightly felt uneasy because of the fact that I didn't remember certain lines in my part, however, I find it interesting. I find it interesting over the fact that this play could feel so modern, yet so old.

I approached my costumes as if they're my everyday wear. You know, so I could get into character a bit better. (I do try to be careful with the costumes though. Since they could be valuable to some extent)

I think Shakespeare still remains relevant nowadays because in his plays, whether he's making fun of his own work, or creating a tragic tale between two lovers, it could still captivate people's emotions. (LEEDLE LEEDLE LEEDLE LEE)

Merry Chritmas

12/22/2017 09:49:59 am

Look back on your final performance for the class and reflect on your work. How do you feel it went? What was great, and what would you do differently the next time? What are some of your take-aways from the whole term?

Let me tell you something. Despite me staying character, and despite me singing as loud as I can to that very difficult song, I think that I could've done better. I should've worked on my voice, and I should've practiced singing while doing a physical activities.

You know what? Although I thought that I did horribly, I think for a newbie, I think I did pretty good. So..I shouldn't be so hard on myself.

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