Again, here comes back the writing of learning logs! :) Ready? Let's get going!
-How do you feel about your own performance?
Frankly speaking, I felt that I pulled off the performance not too badly, and it was just fine. Here, please do not be mistaken that I am conceited and showing off how good I am. No, nothing of this sort. In any case, there were both positive and negative views on our performance that day as well as comparison between each others' groups. Acting as Tybalt, I thought that I rushed through my lines. Is this true? I cannot really remember. Short-Term Memory, it is called.
Before the performance my group, rather the first group did some rehearsals in preparation for the act. Anxiety swarmed within the entire group and even Phania, our director was ultimately worried about our performance. Seriously, I sweat a lot while practicing but due to whether my black pants absorbed more heat or I was feeling exptremely uneasy. You know, I was perfectly fine - No signs of worry when I actually went to Phania/Clarence's house for basic practice. In huge contrast, on the actual day of acting itself, I found myself unable to calm myself down especially a few minutes before the start of the performance. I was like"Oh God, please less me to pull through smoothly for this one and only performance." Then I wondered what was going to happen should I faint in the midst of acting due to being panic. Trust me to still tremble slightly in the first few seconds of performance. Pathetic me! I wonder if anybody saw through my worried expression beyond the surface.
-Would you recommend the play "Romeo & Juliet" to your juniors?
Yes, definitely! Firstly, Romeo & Juliet is a very well-known play and it will be nice to see them acting out thier individual roles. Also, shouldn't we be fair by keeping "Romeo & Juliet" unchanged? Then those juniors as a group will be having a lot of conflicts among themselves, whether they can solve disputes. By retaining this play, it helps to stretch the creativity of the enitre group. Lastly, I think it tests the courage of them to take on their suitable roles.
-Other comments?
Being simple is good. Why am I saying this? Apprarently, our group faced a last minute problem although we successfully completed the entire play. Our props took up quite a lot of space despite being nicely decorated. That leaves a nearly-insufficient space for the dancers but even no space for the rest of us upfront. Here, the problem relies with the camera position. Good cameras tend to be like this (I meant why can't a lousier camera be used to film us?). Anyway, because there is a particular range for the camera and based on teachers, they said that the distance must be fixed and cannot be adjusted. Therefore, I believed my head was "cropped" from the camera.-.- I don't blame the teachers though. However, I felt it funny when the camera was placed much further apart from the actors of 2 Caring, or was it just my imagination? Therefore, simple is goodandI strongly emphasize this. (Depending on circumstances).
