Good acting is when someone can step into their characters shoes. It is when body language, facial expressions and voice is all combined together to portray a character. Good acting is when a person can leave all their personal feelings behind in order to bring a new character to life. It is when the audience is convinced that you really are a different person and not just pretending to be. Good acting also has to be important and worthwhile, it should try and challenge the audience to make them question themselves and take them on a journey with the character. Good acting is when a person's instincts are replaced with the character's instincts, it is when lines are said with meaning and a connection is made with the audience. It is when a person can use their personal experiences in order to relate to their character and their acting comes from the body not from the mind.
This is an example of good acting;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euFZvkAQOHk
I really love Jennifer Lawrence as an actress and in this film I believe she really did become the character. Her character is slightly crazy and angry and she really seems to be feeling these emotions. Her lines are said with great meaning to make the audience believe she is really going through a hard time right now and is slightly mental.What is bad Acting?
Bad acting is when someone says their lines with no feeling or meaning. It is when there is no connection with the audience and doesn't make them think about the hidden meaning.It is when people don't learn their lines properly maybe making the lines easier for themselves and they don't turn up to every rehersal so they let down their group. It is when someone does not use the stages to build their character so it looks like they are pretending. It is when you don't work well with the other cast members and don't respect each other. Bad acting is when you don't listen to advice or read notes because you think you are always right. Bad acting is repetitive you should always keep your mind open. A trick for this is to remember the word rehearsal - if you break down the word down it becomes re - here - all. This means that we should always keep our ears open and not be stuck in our ways. Bad acting is when you find it extremely difficult to tackle hard issues so you can't take the step to satisfy your character's needs due to being scared of your own. Bad acting is when you are embarrassed to be playing your character, so it is unbelievable.
Kristen Stewart, I believe is an actress who doesn't use her facial expressions or change her tone of voice. I think in these films she shows hardly any emotion and doesn't really believe what she is saying. In addition her voice always sounds exactly the same and her body language is closed. I do not like the Twilight films because Kristen Stewart doesn't seem like she is putting any effort into her character.
Acting skills grading criteria
P1 Demonstrate competent use and control of technical and interpretive acting skills in practice and development.
M1 Demonstrate competent use and control of technical and interpretive acting skills, showing consistency in focus, response and effort in practice and development.
D1 Demonstrate competent use and control of technical and interpretive acting skills, showing imagination and insight and a high level of focus, response and effort in practice and development.
Assessing the lesson
In this lesson I believe I achieved a P1 grade which is a C. I think this because I was able to use technical and interpretive acting skills during the workshop, for example in the activity when we had to make our own character I was able to use the six stages (physicality, status, energy, emotional state, objective and voice) to create my character.
However I believe I could have improved my level by showing consistency in focus. During some of the activities I lost focus because some of the warm ups for example staring into somebody's eyes made me feel uncomfortable and want to hide. This meant I did not put as much effort into the activity and I lost concentration.
I also could not give myself an M1 or D1 grade because I did not participate as much as I could have. Next lesson I will contribute alot more in discussion so my ideas and thoughts can be shared and understood. Later in the lesson I did realise I needed to participate more so I volunteered to read part of the script, however I should have tried to contribute throughout the whole lesson not just near the end of it.
Overall I learnt alot in the lesson, I learnt the six techniques used to make a character, the difference between being the character and pretending to be and I did some written work, so I learnt how to put my thoughts onto paper. I really enjoyed the lesson and have gained alot of confidence so next time I won't be embarrassed I will go straight in there ready to work. When I first walked into the drama class I felt shy so I didn't put alot of energy into the workshop, however throughout the session I did become more confident. I realised I was in exactly the same position as everybody else so there was nothing to be afraid of and my views were important to.
I had alot of fun during the session, I learnt a few theatre words and I also learnt how to know what I'm good at and what I'm not. I know I'm good at script work because I find it easy to learn lines, however my improvisation, voice and research of the character needs to improve. There's always going to be things you are good at and things you aren't, but that's why I'm here,I'm here to learn and become the best I can be!
Over and out
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