4th Acting Class

About a day or so before my 4th acting class it hit me...that after it, there would only be two more weeks of classes left. It made me sad to think about. I have been learning a lot in my classes and have been having so much fun. I have met other very talented and nice people though it as well. I don't want the classes to end but I'm also excited about what comes after them.

For my 4th class (which took place yesterday) - I was actually feeling pretty good. After the 3rd week and things going so well, I was really looking forward to this week. I arrived at about 4:40pm, which is my usual time arriving. Even though class doesn't start until 5:30. Because of where I live I have to leave early so I miss the work traffic. I like to be there early anyway to practice as much as possible, so it all works out.

Anyway, I got there around 4:40 and started practicing when Barbara put out the commercials. My commercial was about yogurt this week and it had a funny story line. I was excited to do it. I knew I could have some fun with this one. So I practiced and practiced. When I was called in to do it- I felt pretty good about it. Auditioning it for the first time, I forgot a couple lines and had to improvise until I remembered where I was but it wasn't too bad. Then Barbara had me do it again. The second time, I remembered the words more clearly and it went really well.

After everyone went, then we watched the videos. I had been making an effort to work on my eyes and it was better. I could still use some work but it is getting better. My problem is that I think about it before hand but once I start acting I get into it and forget to focus on my eyes. The only thing Barbara said about my video was that it was good and I had good facial expressions. I took it as a good sign that she give me any major corrections. Barbara gave us some tips on how to "eat" the yogurt - because in the commercial we're supposed to pretend to eat it at the end. Then everyone went again. I felt very good about mine and everyone seemed to like it better than the first two.

We found out that a couple of the guys in our class dropped out. I don't understand why they would pay for it and then drop out but whatever, everyone has their reasons. Barbara also told us that her producer friend will be back again next week. And that she might do something special and have us audition a scene instead of a commercial next week, depending on how things go. She also told us that the producer will be letting us audition for her class if we want to. The producer's class is more of a theatrical class (theatrical is the word used for movies and TV shows). Barbara said the producer only takes about 4 or 5 people for each class and that it is a 3-month commitment. But she said to come with a monologue prepared if we would like to audition for the class.

I'm trying to find a monologue now. I don't know if I can commit to a 3-month class but I think the class would be fun. I figure I'll at least audition for her and see where things go from there.