Rehersal experience

Although our group had some degree of difficulty meeting due to schedule conflicts we were able to meet up enough times so that everyone was on the same page and familiar with the scenes

2/28

Met up after class and discussed blocking the directors gave notes on where the actors should stand including verbal cues for nonverbal actions such as the timing of getting on the roller coaster. We only worked on scene 1 this day.

3/6

Met up again after class and went over both shots, the directors also liked some of the actors small additions and they were implemented into the scene.

3/15

Rehearsed before class to go over scenes again.

Jim Carrey is a self taught actor whose roots lie in stand up comedy which obviously lends to his extremely humorous character. He started practicing stand up at an early age performing for almost anyone who would listen, eventually once he became older he started looking for professional work both on tv and film and ended up working the comedy club scene for a while. This background of performing in front of a live audience is most likely a huge factor in his abilities in improvisation, wide range of easily read facial expressions, and loud often exaggerated way of acting.

I chose Jim Carrey because unlike any other actor he seems to have a unique ability to almost transform his face into a wide range of expressions which lends to his acting skills. Jim's more serious roles are also just as effective as he can use his impressionistic skills to imitate a wider variety of emotions then some of the other famous comedic actors.

Flash mob

Being in the flash mob was an interesting experience that gave a taste of what it is like to perform public theatre. Although I could not see what people were doing after we froze and the timers went off I could hear people walking around me obviously wondering what was going on. The hardest part of being in the flash mob was wanting to see people's reactions when I could not. I guess that is something that sometimes actors have to go thought because they are unable to break character.