A new year: Acting 2
Now that my second year of college has begun- classes have begun to hit full swing. I want to chat today about my Acting 2 class. Similarly to my Acting 1 class, we are charged with keeping some sort of journal and turning it in at the end of they year. To keep up the use of this blog, I shall use it as that journal (so posts will be more theatre-focused but that is a-okay)!
Let's begin with my initial thoughts about my Acting 2 class.
First off, I have an absolutely fantastic teacher and class. Extremely bright and talented, my class has already begun to create and continue friendship, which I think is what can make a truly great class. You see, in a class such as Acting 2, we do a lot of performing, of course, which, then involves necessary critique, both from peers as well as the teacher. When you're lucky enough to have a great class in such an environment, you learn and understand SO much more than if you had a class who did not love each other (although in theater, it is definitely not uncommon for a class to grow close and love each other so quickly). So I am lucky to be so lucky, and am quite excited to see what these talented people teach me.
Now, about our teacher; man, is he fantastic! I am lucky to be able to be taught by and work with such a talented man! I had never, before this class, had the opportunity to work with or even really see (okay, except one time at Walmart) my professor. I am so glad I made the choice to work with a teacher in the department that I had not worked with before, in order to gain new insights and perspectives.
First day of class:
Even on my first day of class, I learned so much! We sat and discussed for a while about what Acting was and what it meant to be an actor. We are reading a brilliant book for the class and in the beginning, it talked about a concept that I had never really thought of before- bad, good, and great actors. It is common knowledge that such actors exist but we have to remember that out ultimate goal, as actors, is to be striving to be da great actor, not just a good one. Now, to be able to say such a thing is difficult to do without defining those terms, good and great. In short, it is complicated to define, but a great actor is someone that people want to see. In a later post, I will elaborate more on these ideas and definitions of good vs great actors. As for now, that is something that I have been contemplating ever since those first few days. Don't forget, this idea of being good or striving for great is one that can and should apply to all areas of life and occupations, remembering that the most important thing here is that we should strive to be truly great human beings, not just good ones.
Let's begin with my initial thoughts about my Acting 2 class.
First off, I have an absolutely fantastic teacher and class. Extremely bright and talented, my class has already begun to create and continue friendship, which I think is what can make a truly great class. You see, in a class such as Acting 2, we do a lot of performing, of course, which, then involves necessary critique, both from peers as well as the teacher. When you're lucky enough to have a great class in such an environment, you learn and understand SO much more than if you had a class who did not love each other (although in theater, it is definitely not uncommon for a class to grow close and love each other so quickly). So I am lucky to be so lucky, and am quite excited to see what these talented people teach me.
Now, about our teacher; man, is he fantastic! I am lucky to be able to be taught by and work with such a talented man! I had never, before this class, had the opportunity to work with or even really see (okay, except one time at Walmart) my professor. I am so glad I made the choice to work with a teacher in the department that I had not worked with before, in order to gain new insights and perspectives.
First day of class:
Even on my first day of class, I learned so much! We sat and discussed for a while about what Acting was and what it meant to be an actor. We are reading a brilliant book for the class and in the beginning, it talked about a concept that I had never really thought of before- bad, good, and great actors. It is common knowledge that such actors exist but we have to remember that out ultimate goal, as actors, is to be striving to be da great actor, not just a good one. Now, to be able to say such a thing is difficult to do without defining those terms, good and great. In short, it is complicated to define, but a great actor is someone that people want to see. In a later post, I will elaborate more on these ideas and definitions of good vs great actors. As for now, that is something that I have been contemplating ever since those first few days. Don't forget, this idea of being good or striving for great is one that can and should apply to all areas of life and occupations, remembering that the most important thing here is that we should strive to be truly great human beings, not just good ones.
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