Class 7 Homework Assignment Mrs. Mary Nillimore
SMASH92 for Voice Actor
3 auditions per day
200 doggy pants per day: it has now been 6 weeks since we introduced this exercise to you all. For those of you who are getting use to 200 and can do them comfortably in 1 sitting, I recommend aiming for 400 at this point. Either way it's time to start creating an exercise regime.
Monologue: Going forward, I will be listening to not just your vocal techniques but also bits about your acting as well. I encourage you all to be reading this week's monologue while moving your hands. If you are able to watch yourself in the mirror, pay attention to see if you are repeating the same hand gestures over and over again; or perhaps, you find yourself nodding to a particular rhythm; or maybe your hand movements aren't synchronized to your speech sometimes. This will teach you a lot about the way you act and show you some habits that you never knew you had in your acting.
Say something you think would fit
Lets get you closer to the mic. THe tone in the room distance takes away from being able to hear you clearly. Great job connecting to the copy and bringing the words to life and working on pacing. It was interesting, you did change your pace, but it was a bit odd, in that it would be overly slow one second, then suddenly too fast so you did go from one extreme to another. I've asked for a variety in your pace so I get it, but it needs to sound natural if you're going to do it. This seemed very out of place. That being said, I love that you took your homework VERY seriously. You gave me pure clarity, worked on keeping it real in your own voice, and really worked hard bringing these words and their feelings to life. Projection is hard to critique based on your mic set up, but it was decent. I might have you work on getting a bit more natural pace to your read. Don't compromise taking your time, but don't go so slow that everything is on a hesitation. So good job slowing down, now lets just pick up the pace just a bit