Monday
March 1st
Practice 1
Today was focused on practicing our performances for the Jabberwocky. But before we started off our first practice we started with some warm-up games. We started off with Zip, Zap, Boing. And once again I lost again, and was not the winning champ. It was basically to get us more alert and ready. The second game we played was to develop movement for some of the things in our performance. So for example for a word like mimsy, we supposed to create happy whimsical movement. We stood in two lines parallel to each other, and we were put into partners. We then were supposed to pick out a word from the poem that we would portray. I chose mimsy. So when we started I started flailing my arms, but in a more graceful manner, kind of like doing the wave to create that whimsical movement.
For our first practice we were supposed to create a small preview or trailer to show Mr.Mouck. Our group got to discussing how we were going to act out all of our parts. I was the narrator, so I sat and observed for some time how everyone else was going to work there parts. For the trailer we were going to have Mohamed be sitting down telling his son, Lorenzo about the dangers or love and how we should stay away from it. We were then going to have Margaux and Sarah, the distractions walk across and catch lorenzo's eye for a second. The vorpal sword, Omar was then going to be put into action and stop lorenzo from being distracted. We were then going to end the trailer with me doing a heartbeat like sound while turned around, to add some suspense and mystery. One of the ideas I had for margaux and sarah as they were walking by, would be for lorenzo to whistle and say "damn." But I remembered that we couldn't add lib, and we had to follow the poem to the exact tee. Alas, we didn't get to perform our trailers, because we kept on going back and forth on some ideas and we ran out of time, but we managed to get a good sense of what we wanted to do.
Practice 1
Today was focused on practicing our performances for the Jabberwocky. But before we started off our first practice we started with some warm-up games. We started off with Zip, Zap, Boing. And once again I lost again, and was not the winning champ. It was basically to get us more alert and ready. The second game we played was to develop movement for some of the things in our performance. So for example for a word like mimsy, we supposed to create happy whimsical movement. We stood in two lines parallel to each other, and we were put into partners. We then were supposed to pick out a word from the poem that we would portray. I chose mimsy. So when we started I started flailing my arms, but in a more graceful manner, kind of like doing the wave to create that whimsical movement.
For our first practice we were supposed to create a small preview or trailer to show Mr.Mouck. Our group got to discussing how we were going to act out all of our parts. I was the narrator, so I sat and observed for some time how everyone else was going to work there parts. For the trailer we were going to have Mohamed be sitting down telling his son, Lorenzo about the dangers or love and how we should stay away from it. We were then going to have Margaux and Sarah, the distractions walk across and catch lorenzo's eye for a second. The vorpal sword, Omar was then going to be put into action and stop lorenzo from being distracted. We were then going to end the trailer with me doing a heartbeat like sound while turned around, to add some suspense and mystery. One of the ideas I had for margaux and sarah as they were walking by, would be for lorenzo to whistle and say "damn." But I remembered that we couldn't add lib, and we had to follow the poem to the exact tee. Alas, we didn't get to perform our trailers, because we kept on going back and forth on some ideas and we ran out of time, but we managed to get a good sense of what we wanted to do.
February 27th
The Jabberwocky
Today we did not play any games. However, we did visit wonderland. At least a poem from wonderland, called The Jabberwocky. After taking a few turns to read the poem by Lewis Carol, and having a few spacey moments here and there, we set forth to decide what The Jabberwocky would be for our performance. We were put into groups of six and then we started brainstorming. We through some ideas here and there, things like poverty. But finally me being the genius that I am, we came up with love. The poem from Alice in Wonderland was about a monster. The poem talked about the scenery using portmanteaus like mimsy that were used to describe a happy scenery. Some of the other things were bandersnatch and jubjub bird, which were creatures within this magical environment. As soon as we got what our idea was going to be we started placing things around. The idea of love was not going to be the type that you see in the movies, where boy meets girl etc. Instead we were going to portray love as a monster, the 'Jabberwocky,' something to beware of. So The Jabberwocky was love, the bandersnatch was going to snatch lorenzo who was the lovestruck victim into love. The jubjub bird was the distraction or the actual love, which would be played by margaux and sarah. The father who was the guide to make sure lorenzo didn't fall in love was to be played by mohamed and the vorpal sword which was the defence against love was to be played by omar. After assigning the parts we developed how the story would go. The first stanza was an intro, the second stanza would be about the father warning the son about love. The third and fourth stanza would be about the son coming across love and being distracted by it. The fifth and sixth stanza would be about the vorpal sword fighting off the love, and then the father congratulating his son. The seventh stanza would be a repeat and a close to the performance. Once we had our storyboard we were prepared to start the next lesson.
The Jabberwocky
Today we did not play any games. However, we did visit wonderland. At least a poem from wonderland, called The Jabberwocky. After taking a few turns to read the poem by Lewis Carol, and having a few spacey moments here and there, we set forth to decide what The Jabberwocky would be for our performance. We were put into groups of six and then we started brainstorming. We through some ideas here and there, things like poverty. But finally me being the genius that I am, we came up with love. The poem from Alice in Wonderland was about a monster. The poem talked about the scenery using portmanteaus like mimsy that were used to describe a happy scenery. Some of the other things were bandersnatch and jubjub bird, which were creatures within this magical environment. As soon as we got what our idea was going to be we started placing things around. The idea of love was not going to be the type that you see in the movies, where boy meets girl etc. Instead we were going to portray love as a monster, the 'Jabberwocky,' something to beware of. So The Jabberwocky was love, the bandersnatch was going to snatch lorenzo who was the lovestruck victim into love. The jubjub bird was the distraction or the actual love, which would be played by margaux and sarah. The father who was the guide to make sure lorenzo didn't fall in love was to be played by mohamed and the vorpal sword which was the defence against love was to be played by omar. After assigning the parts we developed how the story would go. The first stanza was an intro, the second stanza would be about the father warning the son about love. The third and fourth stanza would be about the son coming across love and being distracted by it. The fifth and sixth stanza would be about the vorpal sword fighting off the love, and then the father congratulating his son. The seventh stanza would be a repeat and a close to the performance. Once we had our storyboard we were prepared to start the next lesson.
February 24th
Gripes
The definition of a gripe is to complain naggingly or constantly. And this is exactly what we did, except we had to try to keep notice of our surroundings at the same time. Everyone was supposed to pick a subject, whether it meant something to them or not and gripe about it. We all did this in a group, griping together, somewhat like a choir, with Mr. Mouck being our choir master? The objective of the game was to make us feel confident enough to put on a show when it comes to actually performing. As well as create more sense of how we project our voice. Anyway at some point in time he would pick someone to do a 'solo'. That person would then gripe alone for the time being while everyone else was quiet. This game was most certainly not my forte. I found it odd that we are all shouting about nothing, and we must've all looked so silly. I remember not even knowing what to gripe about, so for the first few minutes while everyone else was enjoying themselves, I was standing there like a fish out water, not knowing what to do, or even wanting to do it. I definitely did not want to get called out for a solo, because all you'd end up hearing is crickets. My experience with this was quite ordinary, I mostly watched other people have fun with shouting out about what was wrong with the world, and might I say a few teachers as well. I wanted to pick up on some things but I don't think I did. From this, I've learnt that I can't be afraid to look silly and I must indeed shout if I want to be heard.
Say Yes
This activity was focused on improvisation. We learnt that when acting with a partner or whenever in a situation with improv you should always say yes. This not only makes your partner look good, but it can also make your environment and the whole act seem more believable. For the activity we stood in two lines parallel to each other. One of the partners standing across from each other was supposed to step in with an idea of a place and action in mind. The other partner was then supposed to say yes and accept whatever idea there partner had in mind. The objective was to work on our improv skills as well as introduce environment into it as well. If my memory serves me well, Andre was my partner. I came in with the idea of golf. He stood for a little bit watching me, but as soon as I did the swinging motion he caught the hang of it and joined immediately. The good thing was Mr. Mouck made sure that everyone had an idea so they wouldn't walk in empty handed. This helped a lot because I was worried about not having anything.
Gripes
The definition of a gripe is to complain naggingly or constantly. And this is exactly what we did, except we had to try to keep notice of our surroundings at the same time. Everyone was supposed to pick a subject, whether it meant something to them or not and gripe about it. We all did this in a group, griping together, somewhat like a choir, with Mr. Mouck being our choir master? The objective of the game was to make us feel confident enough to put on a show when it comes to actually performing. As well as create more sense of how we project our voice. Anyway at some point in time he would pick someone to do a 'solo'. That person would then gripe alone for the time being while everyone else was quiet. This game was most certainly not my forte. I found it odd that we are all shouting about nothing, and we must've all looked so silly. I remember not even knowing what to gripe about, so for the first few minutes while everyone else was enjoying themselves, I was standing there like a fish out water, not knowing what to do, or even wanting to do it. I definitely did not want to get called out for a solo, because all you'd end up hearing is crickets. My experience with this was quite ordinary, I mostly watched other people have fun with shouting out about what was wrong with the world, and might I say a few teachers as well. I wanted to pick up on some things but I don't think I did. From this, I've learnt that I can't be afraid to look silly and I must indeed shout if I want to be heard.
Say Yes
This activity was focused on improvisation. We learnt that when acting with a partner or whenever in a situation with improv you should always say yes. This not only makes your partner look good, but it can also make your environment and the whole act seem more believable. For the activity we stood in two lines parallel to each other. One of the partners standing across from each other was supposed to step in with an idea of a place and action in mind. The other partner was then supposed to say yes and accept whatever idea there partner had in mind. The objective was to work on our improv skills as well as introduce environment into it as well. If my memory serves me well, Andre was my partner. I came in with the idea of golf. He stood for a little bit watching me, but as soon as I did the swinging motion he caught the hang of it and joined immediately. The good thing was Mr. Mouck made sure that everyone had an idea so they wouldn't walk in empty handed. This helped a lot because I was worried about not having anything.
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