Monday, March 31, 2014

Timing

Timing is very important. I don't just mean timing on stage either. Of course, the timing on stage is extremely important so you can make sure the punch line is heard or make sure you do not get hit by a moving piece of set, but timing in your every day life is also very important. Time management is one of the top things people struggle with, especially modern day teenagers. Teenagers tend to cram so much into their schedule that they cannot complete all their work to their fullest potential. A lot of it has to do with modern day society and what is expected. But people nowadays need to realize is that not everyone wants to be like the rest of society. I'd rather do less activities and focus on them and have the product be great than do too many activities and have their products turn out badly. The experience is the most important part of any endeavor so make the most out of what you are doing.

Stress!

I am one that stresses over everything. It's an issue I'm working to resolve. I found this article on stress very interesting as I can relate.

http://bigthink.com/big-think-edge/may-i-have-your-partial-continuous-attention-please-the-dangers-of-multitasking-and-mental-stress

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Talent is Merely a Foundation

Talent can only get you so far in life. You have to nurture your talent; you have to help it develop. Your talent may give you an outstanding start but eventually, other people who are training will catch up to you and leave you in the dust. So, check out this article about what you need to do with your talents. http://bigthink.com/big-think-edge/dont-be-a-martyr-3-ways-to-make-your-personal-growth-a-priority

The Disney Trip

For the past two days, Herricks High School's Music Program was invited to Disney to perform and we were able to work with Disney's clinicians after the performance. One of the more valuable things I learned from this workshop was voice analysis. The clinician had the choir listen to several songs from musicals to analyze what type of character the singer was. We analyzed the choices the singer made to personalize the role. For example; how enunciated/pronounced a person's constants would indicate the high confidence of the character, most likely the character's arrogance. The dynamic variations of the character, without paying attention to the lyrics, can tell us what the character is going through. How lightly or how shrilly a character sings indicates a character's personality as well. This workshop taught me how much I can get out of just the vocal of a song. Without seeing the acting or blocking, you can get a fairly accurate assumption of the character singing the song and a fairly accurate assumption of what the character is going through.

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Imagination

I like this quote on imagination. I sometimes believe that my ideas are "not good enough" but what does that mean really? This quote reminded me of this thought for whatever reason. Imagination is beautiful thing to have and you shouldn't restrict it because it's your gateway to another world.

http://bigthink.com/words-of-wisdom/on-imagination

Security

Some people do not realize how important security is. In our day and age, security is a rapidly developing feature. With technology constantly improving, our security measures increase but unfortunately, robbers are also improving. Computer viruses and other cyber attacks are becoming more and more prevalent in society and people need to take extra caution while using the internet. It's such a powerful device and people take it for granted. We need to realize that although it is extremely helpful, it can also be extremely dangerous.

Double Rainbows

I found this article on double rainbows interesting. I've never seen a double rainbow in person before and rainbows have always fascinated me as I have a slight color distortion.

http://bigthink.com/big-think-tv/double-rainbow-what-does-this-mean

Drawing

Drawing is definitely not one of my strong suits. It's not something that I enjoy doing. I'll do it when if I need to but it's not the number one thing to do to relax. We've been drawing more in STAC and it's alright. I let my mind wonder off and it's distracting, in a sense. Using a grid definitely gave me a better result in my drawings. It's not something that I'm going to focus on in life but it's definitely goes to show you how some training can really improve your skills.

De-Criminilizaiton of Drugs?

I found this article interesting as it's somewhat prevalent to the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman.

http://bigthink.com/big-think-tv/de-criminalizing-heroin-addiction

Loss of Internet

My internet service went down for most of the day today, I got it back about a half hour ago or so, at around 11:00pm. A day without internet was definitely an interesting one. It made me realize how dependent I was on the internet. I use the internet every single day for school work of all kind and not having it made doing my work today extremely difficult. I will have to make up some of it tomorrow since it's already so late, which is fine, but what really fascinates me is how the fast technology is advancing and how our dependency on the internet is increases. It makes me wonder what we'll depend on in the upcoming years.

Cats are Cats, No Matter How Large or Small

Take a look at this if you're a cat person like I am. Wild cats have similar personalities to house cats, people forget!

http://bigthink.com/big-think-tv/calvin-klein-catnip-for-big-cats

And Then There Were None Update

We are now less than two weeks from opening night and the show is really coming along. People pretty much have most of their lines memorized and now we are no longer limited to staring into our scripts. The set is built and we are working with that. We're starting to use our costumes and later on in the week we will have sound and lights. I truly enjoy playing Judge Wargrave as he is such a different role for me and I cannot wait for opening night.