Reflection.

What have I learnt from both the McKellen and the Pacino RIII film?

Well, I have actually learned a lot from both of these films.

• I had a better imagination of the event, the characteristics and the situations.
• The details that they have stated in the McKellen video where they read between the lines made the whole play of Richard III much more entertaining.
• The Pacino RIII film also made me understand the environment of that century so some of the lines of the play made more sense; a lot have changed since then.
• I had a much more clearer understanding about the bond between other characters and Richard rather than just reading them from a script.
• Sometimes, whilst I read through the script, the characters were vaguely understood, so they got mixed up with some of the other characters. After watching these films, I had a more vivid understanding.
  

CA Speaking & Listening.

1. What did you do?

During my Speaking & Listening CA, I was playing Albert Einstein, strangely not a woman (since I am a woman) but rather I did it as a man. I chose Albert Einstein because, there were so many things to talk about; he was such a complex character. He had influenced so many people for centuries that, maybe, behind all that brilliant mind that he had consumed, he could be a villain in a disguise; a false hero.

2. How did you do it?

During the Control Assessment, I actually sat on a chair because, well, I envision myself sitting on the chair and heading off to meet the 'future' American President.

In the speech, I have included why I was a villain (included varieties such as, been beaten up by my own mother, parents were poor, everyone looked down on me, etc). I also included my future destruction. Since a villain never settles for anything, they always strive for more.

As what Steve Jobs said, "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish."

3. What do you think you learned?

From my performance, I have learned a lot of things. That I have stage fright; my mind goes blank, my face starts to get red and that I just start to mumble. I didn't have this problem in the past, maybe since I have stopped performing for awhile, it happens. *insert smiley face*

I tend to be unable to walk around in front of the class and take a speech, but I am able to do it when I am surrounded with strangers. I tend to get the feelings of, my friends would always judge me but strangers, I feel very comfortable. It should be the other way around, but maybe it's just because it's nicer when your performing, the audience doesn't know about you & it would surprise them of how talented you actually are. I do still need to work on that.

I've also learnt that, trying to portray someone that was not initially a villain, was a major task to be made. This associate with trying to get into character. It's hard to be a villain, since I am not a villain at all. I don't know how to act cruel or self-centered with my work, so it was a major task I embraced with.

4. How can you use this learning in the future?

I could eventually learn how to be more creative within my life & I could face my fear of standing in front of the stage, in front of all my friends & family. *insert smiley face*