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i literally spit out those 4.5 pages of Oedipus. they are such crap. im ashamed of them. BUT for awhile there i dont think i used any passive voice. then i got to maybe page 1.5 and had to start making shit up. that any i died a bit on the inside: how the hell did i make that into anything longer than 3 pages? how in the world. but it got handed in. now comes the ripping and shreading apart.
on the plus side im really enjoying watching other people do their monologues. i also try to find flaws and things for them to work on and then think how i would first expressing opinions and notes, then how youre actually supposed to speak to an actor. i alos look for what you tell them and see if i could pick it up at all. im kind of enjoying thinking about a characters intents and wants and needs but from an outside perspective.
Friday, October 28, 2011
thursday's post
today i began a bit of research on oedipus. i actually googled "oedipus thesis staments" i was that lost. as usual, my problem is i know what i think about the play, i just dont know how to phrase ANYTHING. i want to just be able to say "oedipus and Laius should have accepted their fates and they woulhave been betetr off" and that would be my entire paper. but sadly that doesn't work out so well in college. I'm going to have several emotional breakdowns in college over papers, but thats to be expected right?
pg-100
continued kind of understand the chorus; i'm trying to see if they have any insight for my thesis that i can quote, but so far not much i think i can use. wikipedia is my new best friend too,because a good majority of my arguements are coming from 2 paragraphs about oedipus and fate, though im expanding every thought and trying to take my opinion, not just theirs. a little bit more memorizing today as well.
pg-100
continued kind of understand the chorus; i'm trying to see if they have any insight for my thesis that i can quote, but so far not much i think i can use. wikipedia is my new best friend too,because a good majority of my arguements are coming from 2 paragraphs about oedipus and fate, though im expanding every thought and trying to take my opinion, not just theirs. a little bit more memorizing today as well.
wednesday's post
More reading of Oedipus, i finished the last few pages, and i began writing my thesis. I dont exactly have a clear thesis staement, but its going to have something to do with avoiding their horrible fates. the entire time i read oedipus i kept thinking, well they could just do this, or they can do that, or they should have done this, and all their issues would have been solved!!! So im most likely going to be jumping from one topic about fate to another, because i have a coupleof theories and opinions swimming around in my brain and i think im just going to spit them all out in my paper.
pg-100
went home and read today, attempted reading some chorus parts, and it kind of worked out well-ish. if i sit and read with my dictionary.com app open and google on my laptop, i can get through sections of the chorus. plus i began memorizing my fuenteovejuna monologue finally, which is actually 2 norton pages long.
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went home and read today, attempted reading some chorus parts, and it kind of worked out well-ish. if i sit and read with my dictionary.com app open and google on my laptop, i can get through sections of the chorus. plus i began memorizing my fuenteovejuna monologue finally, which is actually 2 norton pages long.
Tuesdays post
Today I basically PLOWED through Oedipus. I'm understanding it! Maybe it's a really awesome-amazing translation, but it's fairly easy to get. Except those freaking choruses. I skip a lot of them unless it's in direct conversation. I've been reading the first 2-3 sentences and if I don't understand, I skip it. I'm planning on actually reading them when I don't have to spit out 5 pages of thesis-y goodness.
Today we also had our history lesson, which I hung on to. Its the deep lessons about theatre theory and what not that drive me insane! But actual history: not a problem.
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Today we also had our history lesson, which I hung on to. Its the deep lessons about theatre theory and what not that drive me insane! But actual history: not a problem.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
monday's post
AH. BLOGGING. JOURNALS. AH.
okay, anyway. so now that Swimming in the Shallows is over, blogs begin again.
so i started reading Agamemnon, and that didnt work out too well. I hate to say it and sound super ignorant, but why the hell can't they speak normally! though honestly, it was just the watchen's section that threw me off. it went on for PAGES. and it went from topic A to topic B back to topic A. so im saving that one for later when most of my brain is back.
and then i started Oedipus, and started by saying, "why cant they speak english...." but after the first two pages, i fell back into understanding a different style of language, kind of like earning shakespeare.
okay, anyway. so now that Swimming in the Shallows is over, blogs begin again.
so i started reading Agamemnon, and that didnt work out too well. I hate to say it and sound super ignorant, but why the hell can't they speak normally! though honestly, it was just the watchen's section that threw me off. it went on for PAGES. and it went from topic A to topic B back to topic A. so im saving that one for later when most of my brain is back.
and then i started Oedipus, and started by saying, "why cant they speak english...." but after the first two pages, i fell back into understanding a different style of language, kind of like earning shakespeare.
Friday, June 17, 2011
monday-friday's posts
monday: program auditions (stayed after)
tuesday:dressy dinner/began striking FFA
wednesday:audition night (stayed after)
thursday: i worked on my post mortem today, and this is what i have so far.
Accomplishments during Production:
We finished our film!!!! We as a sophomore/junior class were the first class in six years to complete their film project!!!! I’m proud that we were able to complete this project and have it be decent.
I stayed calm during crunch time. When production time was wearing down, I tried my best to push through the tense moments and think about the final product rather than myself.
I collaborated very well with Lea, Lindsay, and Miguel. Lea and I were lucky to be on similar if not the same pages for all of filming. Working with Lindsay as both the playwright and editor, I knew she had her expectations for the film. I shared my ideas and expectations with her, and asked about her ideas for her film. Working with Miguel was very easy; we both respected each other as production manager and director.
I directed. I tried my best not to tell the actors what to do, but to help them reach a conclusion on their own.
pg-100
today in class even though you werent there, i helped miguel bring back the FFA's stuff in the theatre. we also brought back the table from the theatre to the classroom and cleaned up alot of the garbage backstage. i went home and worked on my review and post mortem.
Friday:
pg-100
today i treid to help understand the whole scarlett being screwed over situation, i also wrote up the tech order i thougth was most fair, and gave myself around an A-. and besides that we talked about audition night.
tuesday:dressy dinner/began striking FFA
wednesday:audition night (stayed after)
thursday: i worked on my post mortem today, and this is what i have so far.
Accomplishments during Production:
We finished our film!!!! We as a sophomore/junior class were the first class in six years to complete their film project!!!! I’m proud that we were able to complete this project and have it be decent.
I stayed calm during crunch time. When production time was wearing down, I tried my best to push through the tense moments and think about the final product rather than myself.
I collaborated very well with Lea, Lindsay, and Miguel. Lea and I were lucky to be on similar if not the same pages for all of filming. Working with Lindsay as both the playwright and editor, I knew she had her expectations for the film. I shared my ideas and expectations with her, and asked about her ideas for her film. Working with Miguel was very easy; we both respected each other as production manager and director.
I directed. I tried my best not to tell the actors what to do, but to help them reach a conclusion on their own.
pg-100
today in class even though you werent there, i helped miguel bring back the FFA's stuff in the theatre. we also brought back the table from the theatre to the classroom and cleaned up alot of the garbage backstage. i went home and worked on my review and post mortem.
Friday:
pg-100
today i treid to help understand the whole scarlett being screwed over situation, i also wrote up the tech order i thougth was most fair, and gave myself around an A-. and besides that we talked about audition night.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
this week's posts
monday-tech for freshman showcase
tuesday-tech for freshman showcase
wednesday-tech for freshman showcase
thursday-called/op'ed the show
friday-called/op'ed the show
tuesday-tech for freshman showcase
wednesday-tech for freshman showcase
thursday-called/op'ed the show
friday-called/op'ed the show
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