ArtsEd Workshop

On Thursday we had a workshop with ArtsEd, we didn't do a lot of practical but I enjoyed what we did. We started with the usual artsed warm up "hey my name is joe..." I really love that warm up, because it's so fun I think it gives you a lot of energy. Afterwards we walked around the room and started creating a character from a different walk. What I found especially interesting about that exercise is when we make the character talk. When we just walk around, I personally, started to think about what that person was like, what they'd eat, think, do, etc. but then when we started making them talk I discovered a whole new side of them, I didn't think about what their voice would sound like, what they'd say, how they'd say it, it just came out naturally and it fitted the character but also made them brand new which was really interesting.

Afterwards we watched artsed promo DVD and had a chat with the head of acting. ArtsEd sounds like a really great place and I'd love to go there. I think it something that suits me way more than East 15 for example, I have no doubt East 15 is a great place to be but I think isn't for me.

5/10/15 GEN MT

Today I felt like the cat was harder than last week, I think it's because I focused on my breathing a lot and gave more energy at the beginning.
I was breathing through the whole exercise, I noticed that around the 6th minute, I always have a sudden rush of energy, I'll try to use it for longer next time.

28/09/15 General MT

Last monday in our warm up we did the cat again. I found it easier than the previous times. I think it's too early for me to say if I find it effective/helpful but so far I understand it's purpose.
I think once I can do it properly without feeling like I'm gonna have a heart attack I'll be more focused on the breathing. So far I haven't really been focusing on that but I think I have been breathing regularly without holding my breath
Target: focus on my breathing/breathe consciously