Well that's much better.
Word - save as pdf, google docs, upload and share :)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m_UfHom6fmoKjQTgcSXW-3iwjfPZL_gT4UTapu8LgJk/edit
Wednesday 16 November 2011
Learning styles...
I liked reading around Honey and Mumfords model of learning styles. For me this seemed to be an understandable and relateable model to follow. The steps are as follows:
Having an experience
Reviewing the experience
Concluding from the experience
Planning the next steps.
Out of the bits i have written about in my journal, i want to relate this to my current broken hand.
So the first step, having an experience. The experience here being inflicting an injury on myself. It wasn't a particularly painful experience but concerning enough to make the trip to A and E (15 hours later) and then have the cast put on.
Then to review what happened. The doctor says, no getting it wet, don't get it too sweaty, no lifting heavy objects. However, as a performer this also means, no dancing jobs, no auditions, no dance classes, no running or swimming for fitness, not lifting weights or going to the gym. This could set me back a number of weeks in terms of my ability as a professional.
So to conclude, having a broken hand is a bad thing for a performer. I an extremely lucky that i am not currently in a run of a show or about to start a contract. The title of this course is "professional practice" and having a broken hand and a cast demonstrate (in my eyes) poor professional practice.
In future, i will really think about how i conduct myself. When cycling will i try and squeeze through that gap? At the gym, will i lift it myself or will i ask for help form a spotter? Winter is coming and the floor will start to become icy, am i wearing the right footwear, traveling safely, or should i even leave the house?
These sort of steps and way of thinking will help in insuring that i am a successful and reliable professional in the future.
Out of the bits i have written about in my journal, i want to relate this to my current broken hand.
So the first step, having an experience. The experience here being inflicting an injury on myself. It wasn't a particularly painful experience but concerning enough to make the trip to A and E (15 hours later) and then have the cast put on.
Then to review what happened. The doctor says, no getting it wet, don't get it too sweaty, no lifting heavy objects. However, as a performer this also means, no dancing jobs, no auditions, no dance classes, no running or swimming for fitness, not lifting weights or going to the gym. This could set me back a number of weeks in terms of my ability as a professional.
So to conclude, having a broken hand is a bad thing for a performer. I an extremely lucky that i am not currently in a run of a show or about to start a contract. The title of this course is "professional practice" and having a broken hand and a cast demonstrate (in my eyes) poor professional practice.
In future, i will really think about how i conduct myself. When cycling will i try and squeeze through that gap? At the gym, will i lift it myself or will i ask for help form a spotter? Winter is coming and the floor will start to become icy, am i wearing the right footwear, traveling safely, or should i even leave the house?
These sort of steps and way of thinking will help in insuring that i am a successful and reliable professional in the future.
Journal musings
So a few things i want to share from my journal...
So the main point is that i went to a casting for a small part in and advert, and was successful! The casting was an acting screen test, and although i have had acting training i am much more comfortable and consider myself very much a dancer.
I have been to acting castings before and normally expect to hear nothing back. So what was different this time? I'm sure i was suitable for the role and conducted myself professionally etc, but for the first time in my professional acting career, I DID A WARM UP!
Doing a warm up must be lesson one in acting class, but loosening up the spine, working the tongue and making silly faces can be embarrassing in a room where no one else is.
I am sure that this is not the only reason i got the job, however how much more proof do you need? Warm up, no matter how silly you feel, because it pays off. Literally!
So the main point is that i went to a casting for a small part in and advert, and was successful! The casting was an acting screen test, and although i have had acting training i am much more comfortable and consider myself very much a dancer.
I have been to acting castings before and normally expect to hear nothing back. So what was different this time? I'm sure i was suitable for the role and conducted myself professionally etc, but for the first time in my professional acting career, I DID A WARM UP!
Doing a warm up must be lesson one in acting class, but loosening up the spine, working the tongue and making silly faces can be embarrassing in a room where no one else is.
I am sure that this is not the only reason i got the job, however how much more proof do you need? Warm up, no matter how silly you feel, because it pays off. Literally!
Monday 7 November 2011
CV - Problems!
So i'm trying to post my cv online, and i am experiencing some difficulties!
While many people may say that what is written on the cv is more important than how it is presented, i have pride in the work i have done on the presentation of my CV. I feel that when it lands on sombodys desk, a well laid out and easily readable CV can make the difference.
So after tweeking and updating my cv, i have tried to post it online. When going through google documents, although the base information uploaded, the conversion just couldnt handle the tables, blocks of text and formatting that are required to give the right impression. Equally, some people have posted their CVs as blog posts, and again, i dont want to be represented by an unformatted, unprepared peice of text.
I will keep looking and searching for a way to post a link to my complete and ready CV.
While many people may say that what is written on the cv is more important than how it is presented, i have pride in the work i have done on the presentation of my CV. I feel that when it lands on sombodys desk, a well laid out and easily readable CV can make the difference.
So after tweeking and updating my cv, i have tried to post it online. When going through google documents, although the base information uploaded, the conversion just couldnt handle the tables, blocks of text and formatting that are required to give the right impression. Equally, some people have posted their CVs as blog posts, and again, i dont want to be represented by an unformatted, unprepared peice of text.
I will keep looking and searching for a way to post a link to my complete and ready CV.
Work images
Work images, a set on Flickr.
Seemed to get the hang of this fairly quickly, although i don't know if it would be my preferred method of sharing information, probably opting for spotlight, email and facebook above these.
Get Cracking With Bapp!
Not done a lot of recorded media before, but watching this has made me realise the habits and faults in my diction! Although i am primarily a dancer, i need to watch for these faults in my singing and acting.
Thursday 27 October 2011
A time to dance?
No! A time to blog!
I cant belive i haven't been keeping my peers (and fans) up to date with my thoughts and realisations!
Things are moving, professionally and at uni, and there are lots of ideas floating around. I will make it habit to jott down some ideas i have, and some pictures of my work will follow shortly.
I cant belive i haven't been keeping my peers (and fans) up to date with my thoughts and realisations!
Things are moving, professionally and at uni, and there are lots of ideas floating around. I will make it habit to jott down some ideas i have, and some pictures of my work will follow shortly.
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