Techniques in Acting

4/21/2022

Recall all the mini-tasks in this unit:
1. warm-ups & improv
2.physical & vocal acting (monologues)
3.comedy & tragedy (duo scenes)
4. musical theatre choreography
5. puppetry

Choose your favorite portion of the unit and reflect on how you grew through the exercises all the way up to the 'vlog' for that section.

41 Comments

Julia

4/22/2022 09:54:56 am

Puppetry was my favorite portion of the unit because I feel like I used a little bit of everything when making and performing with my puppet. I used vocal acting to give my puppet a voice, improv to come up with parts of a story on the fly, and comedy. Overall making the puppet was just really fun.

Abby Castagne

4/22/2022 09:54:56 am

My favorite unit was probably the duo scene because it made me laugh the most.

Shabnam

4/22/2022 09:55:53 am

My favorite part in this unit was probably the puppet making. I loved to assemble and put together a play with like toys we made out of clay and fabric. I enjoyed this part the most.

alaina torres

4/22/2022 09:56:31 am

I think the warm ups really helped us get ready for our performances. The improv was really fun to do! I enjoyed the duo scenes more than the single monologues. The musical theatre choreography was overall my favorite part of this whole unit! It was fun doing it as a class and not singles. Making the puppet and performing was fun because it let us be creative.

Lyla Y.

4/22/2022 09:56:42 am

My favorite part of this whole thing that got us up to the vlog was making the puppets and then seeing the outcome of it. Everyone's play was funny yet at the same time cute. I loved how we got to watch everyone's vlog and there were some hard parts which was creating and making a dialogue in that time cause our puppets were all different. However, it created something unique and fun which was what made it fun :) To be honest, I was really nervous performing with others with the puppets but they made it relieving since they made it interesting with humor. Glad that I got the chance to be paired with them.

Karys Ridgeway

4/22/2022 09:57:19 am

Warm ups and improv were not my personal favorite, I like to stay seated in the mornings. Vocal acting was nerve racking, but physical acting with my own group of my choice was nice. Comedy and tragedy were both fun, comedy was fun. I liked seeing what people came up with and learning about it. Dancing was fun , the dance we learned was complex but it was still interactive and fun. Making a puppet was hard work, I burned my fingers a few times and it was over all just very hard and I had to re-do my puppet two times. Acting with the puppets was fun.

Meison Sichi

4/22/2022 09:58:04 am

The thing that I enjoyed the most this unit was probably the puppet stuff. More specifically making the puppets because it made me be more creative and I also had all the materials that I needed so I could be creative to the fullest.

Ginger

4/22/2022 09:58:24 am

I've learned there is a lot more movement and activity in acting, but especially in live action... I'd say this part of the unit was really fun to play as... Also learned it is best to warm up the body and the vocals before in action that way you're up and ready to go. Making these puppets were the best part. Shows you what you can create to make out of... Playing out was fun

Vincent M

4/22/2022 09:59:29 am

The warm ups were fun (In my opinion) but still useful to get active and wake up. Improv was fun constantly making your body and makes you think fast.Physical and vocal acting was my favorite being loud and expressing your emotions through a monologue is always my favorite to do. Comedy and tragedy was fun to do aswell with a partner funny stories and fun to act in.Musical theatre was fun and creative aswell as the others but didn't really think too much of. Puppets were fun to makes and making a story for your puppet was fun aswell creating a puppet and story.

Penelope Cooper

4/22/2022 09:59:35 am

I think I loved all of the different acting things we did. My favorite thing we did was the Puppetry and Musical of Theater choreography. I liked making and creating a puppet character. It pushed my craft skills and creative level which is so fun. I liked dancing with the class and i think it was just a lot of fun and it was different for this class. Overall, I just loved this unit so much it was the best!

Dylan Simpson

4/22/2022 10:00:57 am

I loved doing improv. I like going into scenes and being creative with the direction they go. Having to build off of what my partner or what other people do is very challenging, but fun. I liked this whole unit a lot.

Brianna

4/22/2022 10:02:20 am

My favorite units were the improv and puppet units. Improv was definitely the most fun in my opinion, working with others in scenes and having to think of new things on the spot was really fun. Puppets was also great because now I have something new to put up in my room, something I put time and effort into creating.

michelle

4/22/2022 10:02:27 am

my favorite units were improve, duo scenes and musical theatre choreography because it involved me to work with others and got to more physical stuff and than just sitting down. they allowed me to express myself more but i think my favorite was choreography.

messina

4/22/2022 10:47:14 am

I really liked the improv unit because there's never any fear forgetting lines, it just involves keeping the skit going until you can't anymore and that makes it more enjoyable for me to do. I also find it easier as its stress free with the no memorization part, I have trouble with acting because it feels too serious for me to take it seriously so improv is a nice change. The comedy monologue was a bit awkward but felt less stressful with a partner, I found out that I don't have issues physically acting its mainly dialogue that gets me. Though I liked the monologue because it was just a faceless recording. My favorite was definitely the puppets and looking back there's a lot of things I'd do differently with the sculpting and design process but for my first time making a puppet I liked it. I didn't like chirography because it just feels embarrisng and I have no rhythm.

Samantha

4/22/2022 01:21:41 pm

I think my favorite part was the duo scenes. It was really fun to learn a script with another person. I enjoyed performing and practicing with a partner. The duo scenes were definitely my favorite part of the acting unit

Janessa

4/22/2022 01:21:47 pm

The duo scene and the monologue were pretty cool, I like to rehearse and say the lines I feel like I also had more time to rehearse too.

Iden Teangh

4/22/2022 01:21:57 pm

I really liked all of the tasks that we did in this unit, but if I had to choose one then it would probably be the physical/vocal acting. Voice acting or acting in general is more of my style and that task let me practice on my tone. Furthermore, it helped with me emphasizing the words in my monologues to really sell my emotions and how my character is feeling.

Eli

4/22/2022 01:22:10 pm

I didn't enjoy the warmups a ton because i felt a little bored. I enjoyed the monologues, because it was a fun way to explor my personal interests and get out of my comfort one. I also enjoyed the duo scenes, i think i enjoyed them a bit more than the monologues because i like the interaction. I thought the idea of dancing was cool but i didn't like the choreography a ton. Overall this was fun, even though there were some, interesting to say the least, activities.

Jordan T.

4/22/2022 01:22:20 pm

My favorite part of this unit was improv because it allowed me to be more creative with my actions and thoughts and let me be more expressive with my actions than I usually am in person. I also enjoyed the vocal warm-ups because it was really fun to learn and do the warm-ups since I like to sing in my free time.

vika

4/22/2022 01:22:42 pm

I really liked this! I liked practicing lines, and especially making the puppets, I had to rush since I was gone most of the time, but it was super fun.

Natalie Wetzel

4/22/2022 01:22:42 pm

Creating the puppet was my favorite part of this unit. It was fun to be creative a create a specific character. I liked working with my friends and having fun creating Harry Styles. Through creating the face, the clothes, the hair, and the actual performance, I learned a lot and it was very inspiring. The clay was the most difficult part of this project, but it was very fun.

ysabella

4/22/2022 01:23:39 pm

I liked the puppet making and even the preforming. The process was long . The duo scene was fun but also long. Overall i liked the puppets and duo scene most.

Alexa Benjamin

4/22/2022 01:23:55 pm

I really liked the puppetry even though i was only here for a little bit but it was still really fun. It wasn't super nerve wracking to preform because we couldn't see the audience. The monologue and duo scene were okay but not sure fun. I think i liked the puppetry too because we got to build them and create them so that was fun.

Sammie V.

4/22/2022 01:24:40 pm

Puppetry and the physical and vocal acting units were my favorite. Not only did I have fun, but I found that I'm more creative than I thought I was. The warm ups were fun and helpful, especially before the puppets performance. This entire learning unit was so so fun!

india veylupek

4/22/2022 01:25:42 pm

I really liked doing the improv because I think that playing all of those games that we played and it was fun to come up with weird stories on the spot with everyone else.

Isaiah Grigsby link

4/22/2022 01:25:50 pm

Out of all the vlogs, my favorite one to perform was the duo scene. It was a really fun experience. and allowed myself to be very creative. Not only that, when I was performing it didn't feel like me putting on act. It's almost like I was actually the character in the play.

skylar cooks

4/22/2022 01:25:57 pm

i really enjoyed the warm ups and improve, i sorra thought they were silly. I was nervous at first for the physical and voice acting, but in the end i think i got it. I liked the duo scene because our scripts were written already. Dancing isn't my thing. puppetry was definitely my favorite of all of em

ezaynia

4/22/2022 01:26:09 pm

first time doing a theater class it was personally fun, I really liked doing all of the fun arts and crafts. Getting to do different units learning the background of theater. I liked doing improv unit more because it makes me more comfortable even though I do dance a lot I still liked to learn different things to get me out my comfort zone and I think this class help me.

Leonardo Bonilla

4/22/2022 01:26:19 pm

My favorite part of the acting duo would have to be the scene where Hans is trying to cover up the fact that he had the smurfs the whole time, and before Gargamel could use one of his spells, Hans quickly knocks him out with one punch, Hans now freaking out that he thought he killed him he hides the body so that no one finds him and who knocked him out.

hope

4/22/2022 01:26:24 pm

The acting unit was my favorite unit so far. I loved the duo scenes and the puppet making-performing. The duo scene was fun because I kind of make the charcater my own and put emotion behind it. Also I enjoyed having a partner.

Sara

4/22/2022 02:10:10 pm

I am choosing the puppets for my favorite portion of the unit. At the beggening it was hard to make the head and use the clay, but it progresssiviely got easier as it started to come together. In the end I loved how it came together and ended up looking how I wanted it to

sienna v

4/22/2022 03:18:13 pm

Theatre all together is a nice class, it is fun in some aspects and caught my attention but that may not be the case for everyone. One thing that I liked was puppetry, it was pretty fun and the limitatations were practially non existent. It was fun to see everyones puppets and especially the little puppet shows, I liked all of them. It was overall nice to see how creative people are in different ways including myself. Although im rather plain its still fun.

Paige Semple

4/22/2022 10:36:08 pm

My favorite portion of the unit has been musical theatre and warm ups. Dancing and bringing a song to life is so fun to do together with everyone. The warm ups are a great way to start my day and focus me in for the work we are about to do.

Eden

4/23/2022 09:13:28 pm

All of the parts in this unit were very enjoyable for me but my favorite part was the puppetry and acting with my friends. At first the thought of making puppets and performing a puppet show was scary and I didn't think I could do it in such short time. But by the end of the two weeks I did it. The puppet didn't come out perfect but I was still happy with my work and the show was good and fun to do.

Alex

4/24/2022 04:46:37 pm

1. The warm-ups were ok and all the improvs were ok as well.
2. I loved doing the vocal acting.
3. It was very exited when we were doing a dramatic people in acting.
4. I absolutely loved the choreography or Arabian nights.
5. I extremely loved the set up on my puppet and what they are going to say.

wayne

4/25/2022 11:51:01 am

My favorite portion was the tragedy duo scenes, I enjoyed working with others, and I improved my social skills.

angelia

4/26/2022 09:27:22 am

I enjoyed the puppet scene the most. It was really fun and interesting to create. The actual puppet performance was fun too and I liked how we did it with a partner because there were more options o make in the scene since there was another voice, it also just wasn't as scary with a partner.

Lucero Gutierrez

4/27/2022 10:55:18 am

The actual puppet performance was fun too and I liked how we did it with a partner because there were more options o make in the scene since there was another voice. My favorite portion was the tragedy duo scenes

edward

4/28/2022 06:57:24 pm

I didn't not do it

shelbee

5/6/2022 08:52:05 am

My favorite thing in this unit was making a puppet. This was my favorite thing because it was fun creating a puppet and painting it. I never made a puppet before so it was really interesting.

Drew Sevilla

5/10/2022 09:57:36 am

Puppetry was my favorite section of this unit. We got to, hypothetically, create our own avatars with free reign. Of course, I decided to make a Harry Styles puppet and found out I wasn't the only one doing so too. Along the way I made new friends, specifically Sammie and Natalie. They both happen to be Harry fans and we were able to bond throughout the entire unit create our Harry puppets from different eras. I also really enjoyed the improv section of the unit. It felt like a time for everyone to be silly and have fun, but also grow as actors. This unit has probably been my favorite so far. It was the most hands on and I work best under these circumstances.

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