Acting 103 – Assignment 3 – Jay and Tulsi
Important Reminder: We will not meet this coming Sunday because it’s Easter. The makeup class will be on Sunday April 27th at the usual class time.
THIS ASSIGNMENT HAS TWO PARTS:
Part 1: Watching someone
The first part is to watch someone for a short time, without them realizing you’re doing so. The person you’re watching might be a friend, family member, co-worker, or stranger. You might watch someone at work, at home, on the street, in a store. They don’t have to be doing anything unusual; you might watch them engaging in some common activity, such as:
- preparing a meal
- talking on phone
- taking out the garbage
- standing and talking with someone
- eating breakfast
- working a crossword puzzle
- putting on a coat, getting ready for work
- or some other ordinary, everyday activity.
Don’t just watch, but pay attention and take in as many attributes as you can. Notice how the person stands, gestures, moves. If they’re sitting, are their legs apart or together? Ankles crossed? What’s happening with her hands? Also listen to what they’re saying (if you can hear any words). Notice the inflection in their voice, the tempo and energy. Try standing in the same way they’re standing while you’re watching, if you can do it without being noticed, to get a feeling of what life is like in that person’s body.
Don’t stalk the person you’re watching 😉. Just watch them surreptitiously for a couple of minutes. Then, when you’re alone, practice “becoming the person you were watching” and recreating their actions (and words).
Have fun with the exercise, and go easy on yourself if you don’t immediately feel able to recreate their actions as accurately as you would like. Practice recreating what you saw a couple of times so you’ll be able to recreate them in class.
PART 2
Memorize either or both role in this script excerpt: