Addison T

1/28/2016

I am Addison when i chose this class i simply wanted an easy elective. before i even took the class i was getting excited about the people i had class with ans the dynamic of the class. so far in this class i have enjoyed it, its verry neat and orginized. it looks like its goint to be harder than i anticipated but it also looks like its going to be more fun.

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Addison Taylor

1/29/2016 12:08:52 pm

This week we learned about the role of the playwright and there role in writing the script. I learned a lot of things about what the playwright does ans how they rights there plays. I learned about the conflict and the plot and how those are made by the playwright.

addison taylor

2/5/2016 01:18:54 pm

The group mimed sketch in my opinion was a success. we went through a few different plot ideas until we found one that we all liked. sadly that wasn't until the day before we preformed, so we practiced at lunch before we preformed. I think that because we then had little time we were more focused and were willing to work together. for me it was nice to know that we had a working backup sketch in case our new one didn't work out. overall our group worked well together, they helped me be relaxed and not nervous up on stage in front of people.

Mr. Hanks

2/19/2016 09:20:41 am

Regarding your Group Mimed Performance: You really went for it! Your role left you little room to be idle and show any nerves. Continue to manage your nerves, especially as your roles slow down.

Addison Taylor

2/19/2016 12:55:26 pm

My character in the monologue is a boy who has had a tough life of feeling rejected and not loved or understood, who probably had a psychotic breakdown when the story took place. I am going to physicalize this character by keeping my head relatively down maybe even put on a sad or depressed face. To prepare myself for this performance I am going to read it to myself and out loud several times a day, I will probably end up ether typing or rewriting it to help me memorize it. I would like feedback on things like how nervous I look, how well I portray my character, in looks and in my voice. I would also like feedback on how well I have it memorized because I feel like I am going to think I have it perfectly memorized but when in reality I don't even come close. I am nervous to present my Monologue, out of fear that my peers will not like it, out of fear that I will mess up and not be able to remember it.I know that these fears are not rational, because nobody is going to remember my monologue when there are about 30 other students presenting their, and I know that I will have it written down in front of me in case i need help, but I am still nervous

Mr. Hanks

3/2/2016 03:54:40 pm

Regarding you Monologue Performance: You certainly knew the piece very well. It was excellently written and solidly performed. Your pacing allowed the speech to appear natural as if it was the first time you were speaking them. I agree that you face was stoic, which fit the mood and character, but how can stoicism still be expressed with a bit of physical movement? I understand your hesitation to stand-out, but your hard work showed and likely left an impression for many of the audience members... and that's a good thing!

Addison Taylor

2/29/2016 12:55:34 pm

Last Friday I presented my monologue. Some people have told me that I kept a blank facial expression the while time and while some may see this as a bad thing i see it as a good thing. My monologue was one that was more depressing and I believe that my facial expressions gave a more solemn feel. During my presentation people said i dint look nervous and that's good because I wasn't. Although my heart was pounding and my knees were shaking I wasn't nervous for a few reasons. The first reason being I had studies and memorized my monologue to the point where i didn't even need my script although i did get stuck a few times and needed to use it. The second reason being that the people I read it to in class said that it was really good even though I thought and think its horrible. The third and final reason why I wasn't nervous while presenting is that nobody in the class really notices me or cares that I was presenting, because of that my monologue wasn't memorable it blended in nicely and didn't leave an impression. Now having that said it sounds like I didn't care about my performance or like I don't care about how my monologue, witch is completely untrue I spent hours stressing over writing and memorizing my monologue and i'm glad that it turned out the way it did. I feel like I could of done better though bu maybe vocalizing more, by making it more believable, I feel like I read it to myself and out loud so much that it took the emotion out of it for me and that is not a good thing for a monologue.

SAM link

3/11/2016 12:20:16 pm

I think that your monologue was presented amazingly dude. Your stone face added a level to you that was freaking awesome. It looked great and actually added more emotion. I felt all screwed up after bro...it made me sad...

Haley

3/17/2016 12:09:36 pm

Your monologue was really good, also intriguing and grabbed my attention. I really liked and enjoyed it.

Addison Taylor

3/4/2016 12:47:54 pm

Upon a closer look of my collage I realized that I had two main clashing themes. I had lots of cities and innovative things that are futuristic, but i also had lots of things form nature, trees, mountains, old log cabins. This inspired me to to a clashing theme or this old-fashioned home that is very scenic in the middle of a city, the set is of the home o the area around it while the rest will be a city painted on a flat. My collage sets a calming mood for me but it leaves room for something funny or serious in some of the more complex peaces. it is my belief that this is reflected in my set design, and will continue to be reflected.

Quinn Riedel

3/11/2016 12:14:59 pm

Addison, good job on your monologue. You are very enthusiastic and thats cool.

Ramiro S

3/11/2016 12:44:34 pm

Addison! I really enjoyed yours, not because i'm morbid.. Well kinda, it's just that your story intrigued me, it was dark and made the viewer feel that, "What's gonna come next?" feeling and that's what I enjoyed. I enjoyed the suspense. You're really good at creating that eerie tone. Perhaps a script writing career may be in your path... With that, I conclude with a good 'ol well done!

Addison Taylor

4/1/2016 12:50:41 pm

Discuss your growing insight into the possibilities of college after hearing form the representative from the Academy of Art University in SF. Discuss your own college goals and what steps your taking toward your post-high school education.

Going to college for me was really my only option. Both of my parents received high level college education, Masters, P.H.D. and both of my parents work at the university of California, Davis. Growing up when taking to me about my future it wasn't "if you go to college" it was "when you go to college." So you could say that its expected of me. As for my college goals, I want to go to a nice college and graduate with ether multiple masters or a P.H.D. I am very ambitious about college and am doing everything I can now to help my chances of getting in like trying to do my absolute best in school, participating in various extra curricular activities like sports and church, I am participating as much as I can in service, and I am on track to get my Eagle award in boy scouts. The representative did not make me want to go to college any more than I already want to and didn't really give my any helpful insight on how to get in to college but she did help me realize that there are other careers and paths that I could take for my higher level education

Addison Taylor

4/8/2016 12:34:27 pm

Consider the theater history we studied this week. To what extent would you liken the preforming arts of today to their roots in ancient cultures? Also, describe your interpretation of why, perhaps, the "Comedy & Tragedy" masks seen so commonly today are such a popular symbol of drama and theater.

There are many similarities between theater in ancient Rome, ancient Greece and today's theater. This is probably because Rome used to be a major influential power when theater became popular. Some things we do today that they did is have actors wear masks (though not usually) and have theater open to the general public or "commoners." The thing that has carried over most into today's theater is that the plays and drama teaches a lesson at the end of a thick plot that helps make the story both more interesting and more memorable. The comedy and tragedy masks used to represent theater probably carried over from ancient Greek theater where they used masks with bold lines and over exaggerated expressions to show the character of a person and to show expressions from a distance. This is most likely the Chosen symbol of theater and drama because they show two very different and at the same time common forms of theater.

Addison Taylor

4/18/2016 01:34:54 pm

I was not satisfied with my puppet presentation. The first of many reasons why I was not satisfied with it was my puppet was ugly, the skin color was yellow and didn't look real even though I mixed colors for at least ten minutes. The puppet looked like it was carelessly made due to my terrible art skills, I don't know how I could of improved either of these things so I am not going to worry about them too much. The second reason I was not satisfied with my puppet performance was a mixture of the script and my personal voice. The script was just pointless arguing with minimal plot and a terrible ending. I felt like my voice changed over the performance witch it should have with the characters mood changes and tone changes, but I am not sure that the way it changed was appropriate for the character. My control of the puppet was also lacking,I wasn't entirely sure how to move him most of the time so I just had him look at the person who was talking.

Mr. Hanks

5/9/2016 08:39:11 pm

Regarding your puppet play performance: I disagree with your sentiments regarding the look of your puppet. He had a shape and style all his own. For a first attempt at something like this I feel you did a great job. On the performance you maintained voice character throughout and remained engaged in the plot and on-stage action through your character's movements, ensuring that he always had breath. Great job.

Addison Taylor

4/22/2016 12:46:19 pm

You have likely studied Shakespeare prior to this class, or at the least were introduced to him and his work this week. Reflect on why you believe one person's work could be so highly acclaimed and how you feel taking on one of his scenes for your next project.

One person in some cases can change the world. people like these are generally pioneers in their own respective fields. among these pioneers we have Thomas Edison, George Washington, Michel Jackson, George Lucas, and of course William Shakespeare. In each case especially William Shakespeare's they were not the first person to do what they do or try something new, but they ether did it better or had other qualities about them to help their name spread. A perfect example is Thomas Edison, many people just know him as "the guy who invented the light bulb. However he was much more he invented many other helpful inventions that we use today, he even worked on his own model of an airplane but the write brothers got the patient first. My point in all of this is that doing one thing isn't good enough for your name to be remembered, to have your work acclaimed, but having persistence, and continual genus, and a little luck just might be. William Shakespeare wrote many great plays and poems that I love to read ( on occasion) and I am excited to be preforming a scene from his play " A Mid-Summers Night Dream." I recognize his hard work, his successes, and even his failures and I think that it is through the combination of these things that he became such a great writer; and remembered, and held in such a high regard today.

Addison Taylor

5/3/2016 12:22:37 pm

Recall a costume you remember well. When did you see it and what was the show, event, or occasion? Were you wearing it or was someone else? What was the "part" being played? Describe in detail the outfit, so we can imagine it. What do you beleive the costumer did so well so that this costume continues to stand out in your mind?

I Am remembering a Jedi costume that Samantha Backus wore a few days ago. the costume had brown pants and and off white rough looking and feeling shirt. over that was a long brown robe. She needed this costume for a project in AP Statistics. The costume stands out in my mind because it perfectly captures the "Jedi mindset" Being simple and humble. The costume was well made and I remember it probably because of my love of Star Wars.

Addison Taylor

5/11/2016 12:37:29 pm

I played Pyramus and even though I studied a lot and worked really hard on memorizing my lines I still messed up 2 or three times. The first of them being the second I walked onto stage I got stage fright and froze I completely forgot how to start my lines. This did not reflect well on me as it was the very beginning of my performance. I also messed up midway through my death scene I left out the word looked. That had been a problem as I was memorizing my lines prior to my performance. Despite the times I messed up I think that I did very well on my performance, I think i was loud enough and clear enough to get the proper message across to the radiance.

Olivia Thomas

5/13/2016 12:54:38 pm

Good job on your performance.

Quinn Riedel

5/13/2016 12:21:09 pm

Take a moment to respond to at least two other classmates, offering a "Yes, and..." as they head toward their "Midsummer's Night Dream" scene performance.
Offer encouragement and advice so to add to their confidence and support their growth in acting.
I thought your performance was pretty good, you seemed to have everything memorized and you weren't really monotone.

Addison Taylor

5/23/2016 12:30:38 pm

Submit a Creative Process Reflection for your Final Scene explaining what your performance piece is about, how you’re putting it together, and what some of your thoughts and influences are as you’re constructing the performance. What are you hoping the audience takes away from your performance? BE DETAILED AND THOROUGH WITH YOUR RESPONSE

My group is performing a Star Wars 7 Recap for our Final in Drama. The scenes were ether taken straight from the movie or written by Samantha B. she has us read them to make sure we liked them, and asked us for suggestions on how to make it better. The group Started a group chat where we talk about rehearsal times, costumes, and ideas for improvement. Obviously the movie is a big influence in constructing our performance, but not so obvious is the small things in that each individual influences the performance. For Example an entire meaning of text can be changed through tone or a simple movement. I am hoping that the audience will get a general understanding of star wars and ultimately grow a love for it, Beyond that I just want to provide good entertainment.

Addison Taylor

6/1/2016 11:58:42 am

The final performance in drama was absolutely nerve racking, I personally put a lot of effort into it and i know everyone else put a lot of work into it. i learned how to edit audio and video. I'm really glad that we did the performance it brought my group together and we became really good friends. I feel like they are a second family, I feel comfortable around them. The actual performance went well i think that people liked it, i think that there were only a few hitches. I.E. my light saber breaking, or the audio group having technical difficulties.

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