THE BOOK!

I've recently been reading A Practical Handbook For The Actor and here are a couple things i've learned from what I've read:

- An actor must live truthfully in the moment. The way I like to think of this is that the actor must believe that he or she is in the same situation as the character (relating to their own life), and act according to how the actor would act in the circumstances that he or she has set for themselves. It is how I like to go about with improv. Think about what the character would act like, think about how i would act if i was the character and do it!

- An actor must always keep their body in pristine condition so that they may physically take on a variety of roles. This basically means that an actor must be in peak physical condition so that they are able to survive the strenuous task of being an acorn ( I misspelt actor as "acorn" and felt that the word "acorn" fit best.)

-Moments are what truly make up plays and the second someone realizes that they are in a moment, the moment is lost.

things im thankful for

1. Freedom to create

2. Sane mind sound body

2.5 Well.....a "sane" mind

3. A healthy supportive family

4. Friends of all kinds from all over

5. The support of everyone I hold dear

6. Everyone I hold dear

7. Music and sound

8. Rhythm and movement

9. Dance

10. The POWER to create

11. Happiness

12. Sorrow so we can have happiness

13. The color Blue

14. A sense of humor

15. Smiles

16. "Movie cute" moments that don't happen nearly enough

17. Movies that transport me to somewhere better

18. Connections that are shared that we can feel but not describe

19.Love

20. Colors that bring out my eyes

21. Beautiful eyes

22. "You are my sunshine"

23. Mischief

24. The feeling of getting away with something

25. A secret

26. Someone to share that secret with

27. Change

28. Rebels

29. Hope

30. Dreams

31. The power to chase my dreams

32. The knowledge that all of my dreams will come true

33. The knowledge that if they don't I will still be loved by the only fans that matter

34. Hugs

35. Kisses that make bells ring

36. Heartbreak and repair

37. The millions of little miracles that occur daily that go unnoticed

38. That certain look

39. Light

40.The stage

41. Myself

42. What I have become

43. What I will become

44. What led me to where I am

45. BROADWAY

46. Second chances

47. Unconditional love

48. Late nights with good friends

49. Luminosity

50. Life

pretty cool and some color

my new screensaver....maybe i should go into web design =D

The Laramie Project

I AM AN ARTIST?!

SO PROUD OF MYSELF!

how i cried on stage

i did it. i hit a milestone in my acting career.

much as the title suggested i cried onstage during my monologue. Now for the non-thesbians in the room this may seem a simple, annoying task much like mixing colors or something. I can assure you that this is possibly one of the most poignant parts of an actors career, when he or she becomes so comfortable with their emotions and so connected with their work they can summon those emotions at will. Even though i did cry on stage, it wasn't in front of an audience. That will be my real test. If i can do that, then it will be truly a means for celebration. Until then, im content with my little display for empty chairs, because nonetheless it's better then nothing at all

the new jesus movie

all of you have seen the old jesus movie. Shoddily shot, poorly versed, and a little off.

I am here to tell you that 2.0 is a whole new experience in itself

The way we have it now it is like a "Brighton Beach Memoirs meets How I Met Your Mother" style of narration, once again focusing on Jesus's shadowed brother, Mordachai. This style means that the narrator will "pause" the scene, break the 4th wall (which will make for some bad puns) and talk directly to the audience, through this style the narrator is also able to act as an omnipotent narrator similar to bob saggot in HIMYM. What we have changed in 2.o is a lot of the story line. We have made it more cohesive and centered on just Mordachai's various relationships that he has, and will build.

city trip

well the city, what to say.

First off i want to say that i was AMAZED at how much culture there was in alphabet city. On the train to the city i was highly doubting that all of the hype about the culture contained in the few blocks that are alphabet city. Little did i know that the culture was actually understated, and that the culture that i discovered was far broader then i initially imagined. My favorite part of Alphabet city was definitely the community gardens. It was amazing to me how people took, what was basically trash, and made it into art. It was like "oh im walking down the streets of ny looking at the corporate settings and colors" and then "oh my gosh a patch of green with....are those....chickens? live chickens roaming around NY?! WHAT IS THIS!" Heres what this felt like:

bacock!

However the most unique part of my trip was my perilous journey into a condemned building oohhhhhhhhh (don't tell my mommy). This adventure spurred lines such as "oh look at these Halloween props, so lifelike *touch*...no that's a real dead rat...oh...." and "IS THAT A LLAMA IN A CONDEMNED BUILDING?! COOL!" What was strange was that inside the building was a treasure trove of artistic brilliance. The building must have been from the thirties with all of the rustic objects that littered the rooms.

And swan lake.....I'm not a ballerina or have seen ballets, but i have to say i was entranced by the grace and majesty of the dancers. I thought that after a long day of walking and ....getting lost....that i would fall asleep. This was not the case whatsoever. I was amazed that, without words, a ballet could be both humorous and depressing. I guess that is an ode to Matthew Bourne.

angry because i cant tell anyone

well, me and matt created this amazing idea for a music video. However, we cant exactly tell anyone about the video just yet....well what it is about at least. What I CAN tell you is that we are trying to get youtube star MysteryGuitarMan to help us out with the effects that me and Matt plan on using. If we get him ,then this music video would quite frankly be an easy sell to the band which originally sung the song we are doing the music video to. The reason that i cannot divulge the essence of the video is because i want the video to be a surprise to Stac and also for the fact that i am going to use the set for some......well....Interesting things, things which quite frankly i only have so much control over.

So instead here is a picture of a duck....

the meaning of a scream

Hello All!

After yesterdays class of (admitted) improvisation of what I thought the meaning of the screaming exhibit meant i realized that i was actually onto something!

The MEANING OF THE SCREAM!!!!!

At first as i sauntered up to the microphone i did not think of the art of it all.The singular thought in my head was that "dude im screaming in a museum"

As other people started to scream however i realized that everyones screams are different, and not in the sense that everyone speaks differently, but in the fact that the reason behind everyones screams was different. For example i felt my scream was out of anger, anger from frustration from school, anger from my personal anxieties being released, and anger from my social and personal life. However other peoples screams were about their sadness perhaps, or maybe about happiness, to each their own. It then dawned on me that this is probably what painters did when they were painting. they expressed themselves through their art. So a painting is nothing more then a scream.

liminality

The way that I interpreted "liminal spaces" was as a space of transition. Furthering this thought, I decided to shoot spaces where either change occured, was occuring, or juxtaposed with nonchange. The reason that I interpreted "liminality" as change was because the phrase "inbetween-ness" which made me think of the lives of my friends who left highschool last year to move on to greener pastures. My friends are constantly telling me how different, and better, college is from highschool. I chose to work off of that idea by thinking of my own experiences of going into highschool and how different it was then the middle school. It is through this reasoning that I realized that highschool was my "liminal space" an "inbetween space". What exactly is an "inbetween space" but a place inbetween changes.

spies

While the game may be over, the spirit lives on.

What really struck me about this game was the completive side of people that showed. People became totally different, transformed into seemingly unrecognizable versions of themselves. I cannot help but relate this to the book The Lord Of The Flies. After reading this book i laughed at the thought of children becoming savage and killing each other. After this week however, I'm actually both in shock and in awe of how realistic this book could be. We, as a class lost all love for each other, there was betrayal, and frustration. While i do believe that this game brought us closer to some people and allowed us to get to now them better, i also believe that this game brought others farther apart, in fact, i believe that more people were thrust apart then put together. Many forgot that this was a game and took it a little too far. I am actually thankful that this game is over and we can go back to loving one and other without all of the paranoia and doubt running through our heads.

My Sunday Afternoon

(Guess this one! This person has all the answers and a very large adam's apple!)

(Just for kicks and giggles)

For my project I decided to find people whom my eye wandered to and took a picture of their feet, or more specifically, their shoes. By looking at someone's shoes you can honestly tell alot about a person, and it's something I immediately look at upon meeting someone....(discretely of course).

i would like to start this blog off with a music recommendation......the next time you feel the need to fist pump or rave, immediately turn to the artist known as deadmau5. He is epic. Moving on

So my life as an artist, because no one wants to hear what happened in STAC. Today we did this and I thought it was really cool....blah blah so instead i want to describe my plans for this year. I want to write a screen play, a legitimate screen play, or a pitch for a show. I have been told that I talk in terms of screenplays and that all I need to do is write down a story the way I tell it and i would have a screen play written. While this may be true, there is no way to tell due to my own laziness. Well, not exactly that. Im juggling soccer, school, SAT prep and trying to keep some level of sanity. It's a busy job, however admittedly a couple of minutes a night wouldn't honestly kill me. I figure that the first story I will spin is actually a true story of a raid that I completed in my camp. Admittedly, it is a fairly epic tale, if you haven't already heard it make sure to ask me to recite it for you. Also this year I plan on furthering my acting career......i'm not too sure how I am going to accomplish this, but it is definitely a priority. What I want to do to further my repitour however, is to take dance lessons. Little known fact about me, I love to dance. I usually have a lot o energy and dancing is the perfect way to use the pent up energy. Of course with the dancing comes vocal lessons because I need to perfect the trifecta of musical theater if I am going to be taken seriously be anyone!

SO!

running list of things to get done
1.Act in some show (not including school run ones)
2. Dance lessons
3. Singing lessons
4. Stay sane
5. Work out dammit! no one wants a tubby wubby in an industry so focused on physicality and looks.
6. Smile kid!

1st day back and still rolling

WHAZZZAAAAPPP

fist day back at school and what a day it was!

homework, a pop quiz in physics and a whole bunch of adjustments! But the best part of the day was also the strangest for me. having a year under my belt in STAC the whole first day experience was so much different. I remember my first day in STAC being absolutely petrified, not being able to move a muscle and not even eating for fear of people judging what i ate (fickle i know). But as a sophomore to STAC, boy did that change. Where i first was frozen, rigid, and in shock, today i was energetic, floating around, cracking jokes, reconnecting with old friends. I felt like the absolute king of the world. Then i got a look at the newbies faces, and my day was made. If i could bottle the looks on their faces i swear i could have made millions. Their eyes were darting around, they all looked like they wanted to feint and i couldn't stop myself from laughing, despite that little guy in the back of my mind who remembers myself in the same situation (i normally don't listen to Howard, he's such a buzz kill). As for the show we watched today, it wasn't bad. I was angry with my confusion about what was happening in the show and i think that it inhibited me from fully enjoying it. However i am curious to know what the hell was happening and what the hell was the story with that blob!?!?!? It was like ok he's in a town....oh a blob....cool.......

The agent thing;

SOOOO COOLLLLLLLLLLLL IMMMM SOOOO EXCIIIITTTEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD this is a truly well thought out way for us to get to know each other (even though luke did say no stalking.........=D)

well i think ill end here i just got home from soccer and im dead tired (yes...i play sports *GASP*)

Till next week- toodlaooooo!!!
-Katzy