Bad days
are plaguing me. I've had 3 in a row, and tomorrow will be the fourth!!
I want need some chocolate.
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are plaguing me. I've had 3 in a row, and tomorrow will be the fourth!!
I want need some chocolate.
Ever have one of those days, where it seems like the only time you open your mouth is to change feet?
Today was an interesting day. And since I don't feel like retyping it, you'll get to read part of a conversation where I talked about it.
Mookie Riffic: And then in Speech and Drama, we were learning about Stage Kissing. And she picked me to demonstrate where the arms go, and posture and such. So here I am standing in the front of the room, my arms around this guys neck, his hands on my waist, and I’m listening to Ms. Horn lecture, she moves away to talk to another student for a sec, and we're just standing there still and guess who walks in the room
Mookie Riffic: Security
George: lol
Mookie Riffic: I don't think I’ve ever been that red in the face before
George: What did they do?
Mookie Riffic: They just looked at us, looked at ms. horn, and I started laughing so I missed the rest. I think Ms. Horn told them that it was part of the lesson. Like I said, I missed it.
after the dogs get hair cuts they always decide to go into super-horny-overdrive? And considering both are male, and one doesn't have its 'parts' its really... whats the word?... gross.
And cold showers does not calm them down.
Every one has their own little “bubble” that they don’t like people to be in. This bubble varies in size with every person, often depending on who the intruder is, the culture they were raised in, and how comfortable they are with the intruder. Introverts generally keep to themselves and have a larger personal space then Extraverts.
There are four categories of Personal space. 8 feet or more is considered Public space, 4-8 feet is Social space, ½-3 feet is personal space, and less then one foot is Intimate space.
In class we played a game on personal space. What happened was we would pair up, and one person would stand with the back to the other, and when they felt the other person get to near they would turn around. I had a real asshat as a partner, I didn’t like him, so I didn’t let him get within 4 feet of me. But later on that day I was hanging out with one of my friends and we were sitting less then a foot a part. Its all about who it is.
This was included in my Theater notes, so thats why its under the Theatre label.
Non-verbal communication is an essential part of every day life, 2/3s of all communication is non-verbal. Non verbal communication includes, but is not limited too: tone, mood, posture, facial expressions, gestures, movement, clothing, colors, distance, touch, avoidance of touch, eye contact, pitch, rate, and volume. Non-verbal communication can be used in addition to verbal communication, because the definition of non-verbal communication is “Anything communicated that is NOT the intellectual content of your words”.
There are four main types of gestures. The first one is Defining, it conveys a location. An example would be pointing. The second is Describing, such as texture, shape, or size. Then there is Whole idea, this conveys an entire concept, such as twirling your finger by your ear means crazy. The last type of gesture is Emotional Tone, these display mood and are illustrated with the Entire body.
Generally when on stage, you always want to start your gestures or movement with the UPSTAGE hand. This is too keep your face Open. Also you need to be constantly aware of where the audience is, for you never want to turn your back on them. Also when making movements with your arms and hands, your wrist leads. And when moving and walking, your torso leads all movement.
We have a counter in between the dinning room and the kitchen, and there is a folding table next to the counter, with a wooden chair placed backwards up against (much to my mother's dismay). I like to sit on this chair while mom and dad are in the kitchen, and watch them. Now you may say "Why don't you help?" Simple, our kitchen is way too small. So I was watching them make dinner when I saw something crawl across the counter, I levered myself up to get a good look at it and what would it happen to be? But a Paook. I started freaking, for that thing was getting near my food, and that would have been a catastrophe in my eyes. I started squeaking and pointing "PAOOKI! PAOOKI!! MOM!! PAOOKIE!!!!!" My dad sees it and steps back to let mom handle it and mom has no idea what’s going on, while I'm watching this thing get nearer the food. My mom gets mad, and yelled at me "I DON'T SPEAK MOOKIE!!" Dad starts laughing, I laugh, and the spider goes down the side of the counter, where I can't see it, but I don’t care because the Food is safe.
To be quite frank, even though I don't want to be Frank, I didn't know I had my own language. Oh wait, maybe I did. I think I failed that class.
Before I get to the main topic of my post I should mention that I’m taking not one, but two drama courses. Speech and Drama, and Theater Production. Can you say Yikes! But I’m learning a lot, and I’m enjoying it. So as I learn it, I’m going to post it.
Now on to the topic, Colors In Theater.
All colors generally stand for a particular emotion, and are used to set people apart, distinguish groups, create moods, and foreshadowing.
The term colors also includes Wood tones, certain wood tones mean different thing. For example, a dark mahogany or oak generally is used in a tragedy. And Pine, or to be really picky, White Pine is used for upbeat things, like comedies and musicals. Its all about the mood.
When designing a set for a play there is generally two neutral colors that everything is based on. Either Black and White, or Brown and Ivory. If its going to be a black and white, you don’t want ivory in it because the ivory will just look dingy. And that of course is not good. Once you pick out your two base colors you work from there, generally with a color pallet, or if your thrifty/poor, you use paint chips.
For our fall show this year, we are doing Sabrina. We’re taking the best scenes from the original 1930’s play Sabrina Fair, the best from the Humphrey Bogart version and the best of the Harrison Ford version. It should be awesome. We have color coordinated each person and group with a very particular color. For example (I’m going to assume you know the basic plot and characters) the Larrabees are going to be in Blue. The matriarch of the family, Maude, in a almost purple blue. Why? Because-Ta Da!- purple means Royal. The blue is calm, and since we’re talking about a supper rich family, we’re assuming they have no real worries.
I don’t remember the color’s for a lot of the other characters, so here’s what each color means anyway. Green means Envy, Money, or Sickly. Red means Heat, Passion, Rage, Anger, Trouble, or Sex. Yellow is happiness, and surprise (all those emotions that generally make you want to barf when there in excess). Orange, this one is rarely used, but when it is its for people you want to stand out, and for seasonal. And if your really pushing it to the limit, food. Black generally means Dark, Evil (expected), mystery, and power. Notice the lack of Death on that list. That is because none other then the color of Innocence, White, symbolizes Death.
To give you an example of when White symbolizes Death, the 1960’s version of Romeo and Juliet (Zimmerman?). At the party scene she was in white, partly to stand out, and partly because it was foreshadowing. Also in the Leonardo Dicaprio version of it, when Juliet is on the bier she is in a white gown.
Well that’s enough on colors for now. Mainly because that’s the extent of my notes.