Overall Evaluation

This Unit I have been developing my acting skills and performing in a play called Noughts and Crosses.

The Final Rehearsal

On Thursday 16th October 2014 I had my final workshop lesson before my performance, this involved watching the other classes performance and showing our performance as well. I really think that by watching the other classes performance it helped me develop my skills and my character. It made me think about Sephy's objectives a bit more and what she was trying to show in the first scene. I realised that the other group had a different way of showing Callum and Sephy's relationship. Their play was structured in a more abstract way and from their movements and emotions you could instantly tell what was happening and why.

From that I thought about how Sephy could tell her part of the story using her body language and emotion. In scene one Sephy had multiple thoughts that changed her mood and attitude, therefore, I thought it was best if I showed how she felt more with facial expressions and the way she responded to Callum using her body. I am proud to say I developed a lot on my Characterisation.

Looking at my long term target, I believe I developed mostly on my articulation and projection.  By using projection exercises in lessons when we stand at a  certain point in a room, face a wall and raise our voices loud enough for it to reach that wall. Putting pressure on our diaphragms and controlling our breathing was very useful because a lot of force was used on my diaphragm to project my voice and help me articulate my words so everyone could hear me. Making my mouth muscles relaxed and focusing on my breathing control helped me to pronounce every single word without tensing my faces.

I am certain I have achieved and developed my long term targets.

The Performance


What were the strengths of  your performance? Why?

My strengths of my performance were definitely projection because I was very clear with what I was saying and the audience was focused on what was happening in my scene. My placement and coordination was strong because the audience was able to see what I was doing and where I was around the box. Especially when it came to the part in my scene where I had to kiss my partner over the box. Thinking about the kiss, I definitely know one of my main strengths was my maturity when I had to kiss and I took it very seriously and did not break out of character.

How did the overall performance go?

Overall I think our performance was very strong as a group. Our focus was amazing, it was clear that we were all determined to achieve distinctions in our performance as well as any other parts in the unit and we all stayed in character through out our scenes and we acted in a  professional manner when we were not acting. Our story telling skills were strong and from the feedback I got from my parents they understood everything that went on and enjoyed our performance a lot.

What did another actor do that was effective?

I was really impressed with Jamie's performance as she showed Meggie's (Jamie's character) thoughts and her feelings through her facial expressions and the tone she set in her voice. You could instantly tell she was furious with the other characters. She was a very convincing character and I could really learn from this for future roles I take on.

What would you have changed/developed if you had to do the performance again?

To be honest I was so amazed by the performance last night I wouldn't change anything about it. But maybe to improve some people in the performance did forget some lines so maybe for them to rehearse a bit more and make sure they know their lines 100%, however, their partners in the scene did manage to pull it off by making it seem like it was meant to have a pause and by that it made the scene seem more intense and it was brilliant.

Unit 3 Acting Skill Overall Evaluation

Sherene Jordan