WOW

So class was very interesting and fun on tue. I thought I had so many ideas for the cardboard tube but then someone would that them or I decided it would not work. So I did no think that it would be so hard to think of something but it really was. Also I found it very entertaining watching people get entangled in things. Everyone imagines getting entangled in something different and I liked seeing how people imagined themselvs doing something.

I also really like the whole idea of us writing down things and picking them out of bowl. I am always scared of what I am going to get and how hard it is going to be, but I always have fun and I enjoy watching everyone.

Video Taping/Story

Someone mentioned video taping the class in their entry. I think this is a fabulous idea. As an education major and a musician, I know that you can learn a lot from seeing yourself on tape. Watching a tape of yourself helps you realize what you actually look like when you are doing something. You can also realize what aspects of your acting might need more or less. And it would definitely be interesting to tape a few different classes during the semester to see progress.

I am glad that we are now putting some of our activities in the context of a story. This is really helping us to expand our acting skills because it raises the bar a bit higher. Now you actually have to think about several different aspects besides the present. You also have to think about what happened and what will happen.

Imagination

So the little cardboard tube certainly made things even more interesting in the class. I thought it was cool to come up with different ideas of what the tube could be just based on what it looked like. It sort of reminds me of when you are a kid and you look in the sky at the clouds. Only now, you get to actually show the object rather than trying to convince others what it is.

I also thought the little mini story thing was fun because we were able to give the object a little bit of background rather than just showing off the item. I think it would have been more interesting if we had to do the same item with someone else while we both were up there though.

Cardboard Tubes, Entanglement, and Stories About Random Objects

Class Tuesday was very interesting. I like how each activity builds on the previous activity. I feel like everyone in the class is progressing so much. I remember at the beginning of the semester when we had to pick a small object and use it. Now we are adding story lines to our objects. The whole class is also thinking on their feet better. The speed of the class has increased. We are now able to accomplish an activity with little explanation. I wish we could have video taped our first few classes and compared them with our most recent classes. I think everyone would be pleasantly surprised at how well we are doing.

FUN!

I agree that class is becoming more fun as people get more comfortable. I also think that yesterday's class went especially well because the pace was so quick. Activities like the tube and assign-a story-to-your-random-object were fun because they got the point across very quickly. And they were interesting. Because people were more relaxed they were more willing to try new/strange things that were more interesting to watch and more fun to actually do.

Tube Activity

I really enjoyed the tube activity we did in class today! At first, I could only think of sports related things that someone could do with the tube. As we continued to go around in the circle, I thought of more and more things we could do with the tube. I wonder how long we could have kept going with the activity. It goes to show that even though it is just a cardboard tube it can have many uses. I always enjoy seeing what people come up with as ideas. I feel like there are so many creative people in our class!

Thinking Outside of the Box

One really needs to think outside of the box during this class. All of the activities that we did today had us using our imaginations and thinking of the unusual. This class is great because it allows us college students to be able to revisit that creativity and imagination that we so often used and enjoyed when we were children. It definitely makes it more interesting to watch too that is for sure. I am having so much fun in this class and actually still learning things...who knew. ha
I also agree with Claire. It does seem that we are all able to act like idiots and we are actually becoming a lot more comfortable doing it. I realized this when we had to pick from the little pumpkin container. People who would never have gone until they absolutely had to were going more towards the beginning. Impressive.

"70 minutes, how long is that?"

I find class more and more entertaining every day. I find it really funny, there aren't many classes that entertain me like this one, so good job everyone. I was telling my friend about the paper tube thing that we did and she asked why I didn't choose a unicorn... so I'd like to change my answer to that because everybody enjoys unicorns. I also noticed that our class is getting a lot more comfortable with each other, which is kinda nice

bus stop

I loved the exagerated version of bus stop. It's a good change of pace in class. We're usually pretty serious when we are doing things in class. But this gave of a chance to clown around and have a lot of fun. Also, doing the exageration makes it easier for the audience in our situation to identify who's who. Since we don't have any props or costumes, it's hard to tell what people are when they aren't allowed to talk. Hopefully we can do the exagerated version more often.

Yep, I like what Abby says. It is nicer to be more comfortable and that makes it more fun, and at the same time I'm okay with doing more subtle things to be better. It is a class after all. Aaron mentioned how hard something is when it is uncommon and you've never seen it done before. I think that is a good observation, and I would add that that maybe makes things more fun, when you have no template and you truly have to improvise stuff. Oh, and I actually liked the Browns last night and wasn't acting this time.

Class

Class is going pretty well for me now. At first I was a little bit hesitant to just go up and make a fool out of myself but I think since the class has progressed I don't care too much about that anymore. I am feeling more and more comfortable around the people in the class more and more as classes fly by. The tangled up exercise seems a bit challenging and I still have no clue what I want to be tangled up in. I think the hardest thing about it is that you can't get out of it and I think that is the trick to this exercise because there is no stopping point which I think makes it difficult.

browns/class

did anyone see the browns game last night holy cow that was amazing!!!! yes i am a hardcore browns fan dont make fun. i class on thursday it was kinda hard showing your occupation bc u really couldnt do anything sitting at a bus stop.

Bus Stop

I also enjoyed the exaggerated bus stop activity. It was a good thing for us to do because there are shows that call for that sort of acting. It is important to know where the line is and to know when and why you are crossing it. This exercise helped us see a clear difference between serious acting and exaggerated acting.

The tangled activity looks like it is going to be a challenging one. I have to imagine it is hard to act as if you are tangled up when you are not actually tangled up. But I can see why it is an important activity. For example, look at any horror movie. Someone always gets tangled/caught in something in the movie. Now, we all know that the actor is not really stuck but the actor has to be capable of portraying that they are.

I loved doing the exaggerated exercise. I thought it was hilarious watching other people do it and even doing it myself. I feel like I'm at a point with everyone in our class where I don't care at all about making myself look like a fool and I can just go out there and be crazy. It was nice to be able to let go and just be really really obvious about what we are doing.

Reading Renee's blog though made me think a little bit. And although I have not done the tangled up exercise yet I think one of the reason's it may be so hard is that we went from being crazy and obvious to having to narrow down our thoughts and focus again so that we can really see ourselves getting tangled up in something.

Croc Hunter

So in class I had to act as the croc hunter and I honeslty had no idea what to do. I thought it was fun trying to "hunt" a croc lol but i honestly just went in there with no care in my mind. I also thought it was very funny watching some of the others trying to act out their jobs. The hardest thing I think we have done so far was getting caught in something. I had no idea how to get caught in a soccer net. I have never really been caught in something and so it was really hard to get un stuck in something that was not there.

Exaggerated

I must be one of the few that actually felt extremely stupid exaggerating the scene. It felt weird trying to make things so obvious. Although it was funny watching others do it, I did not care for it that much.

I really thought the entangled exercise was actually fun. Although I am not sure how much I enjoyed the coral reef part of it, it was certainly quite interesting to try to think of what a person would do in that situational. It is hard to act like what you would do since it probably does not happen to 99.9% of people and I do not think I have ever seen it on television. Either way, I am looking forward to class tomorrow to see what others have to do.

Bus Stops and Spider Webs

I think class today was quite interesting. I really liked the over exaggerated bus stop activity. This allowed me to see that in some cases in class I was over-acting what I was doing without even trying. It helped me to see how ridiculas something looks when you are trying to show people what you are doing.
Also, the tangled exercise was interesting. I think each of these exercises helps me to use my imagination more. In order to be tangled in something you have to see it, and see it in detail. I'm looking forward to being tangled in something tomorrow.

Comfortable

I agree that being in groups make you feel more comfortable. I have never been one that likes all eyes on me. Even when we are all doing something different i still feel more comfortable (bus stop activities). Talking about the bus stop exercises these are my favorite. I really had a good time when we had to exaggerate and actually show what occupation we had. I think its interesting how there stereotypes for everything in life. Going back to the subject, even though i am starting to feel more comfortable in front of the class i still don't really like having to get up and do exercises by myself.

bus stop acting

I like attention (the good/positive kind of course) I enjoy being put on the spot and having people stare or rely on me. I enjoy stepping up to challenges of life; it motivates me to put my best foot forward. The growth from this class has been a benefit in the areas of how to be more alert of my movements, my imitations of people or objects, and being more aware of my environments. The area which I need to work on is trying not to think so much and just be gravey (going with the flow, no lumps or bumps smooth sailing). For example during class I had to act like an athlete at the bus stop, I tried hard not to think about what I was going to do, but I started to think about the different ways of being an athlete not like a boxer but it came out that way. peace with chicken grease.!!!

Feeling Comfortable

I feel like the majority of the class feels more comfortable when they are in groups and when they are exaggerating something. I know that this is true for me. When I am in a group I feel more comfortable because I know the attention is not all on me. This is especially true when one of the people in my group is doing something extremely entertaining...chances are no one is really even noticing what I am doing. Therefore, the pressure is off. However, when I am up there by myself, I know that the only place to look is at me and my actions. Also, when we did the activity at the bus stop where we exaggerated our character's actions, it was funny and the seriousness of it was lowered. Therefore, it seemed fairly easy for everyone to make a fool out of themselves because it seemed like more of a joke than actually acting. It is good to be pushed out of your comfort zone, however from observation, people would rather play it safe.