Blog 19: Answer 3

EQ How can a production produce a show that successfully enhances the audience's reaction?

Answer #3 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)*

Another way a production can produce a show that successfully enhances the audience's reaction is by having a good display of visuals on stage. This includes the amount and style of props, backgrounds, costumes, makeup, and anything else that is used on stage (special effects).

3 details to support the answer

• Costumes: "you can put on a show without a stage, but it's the costumes that make a show come alive. They show when it takes place (what era), the amount of money the character(s) has, and so much more."
• Props & backgrounds: backgrounds can really help the setting and props make each scene become and feel more realistic to the audience, which is important because they feel a part of it.
• Amount of space: you never want to have the stage too crowded with backgrounds and props nor do you want the stage to look too empty because it makes it feel awkward.

The research source(s) to support your details and answer

• RC 15 Source 43
• RC 15 Source 44

Concluding Sentence

Visuals are a very important role in getting the show to be memorable because the audience's eyes are always on stage. The more that the stage feels "realistic", the easier it will be for the audience to connect to what is going on during the show.

Blog 12: Holiday Project Update

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?
I got started on my independent component since my mentorship was off for "winter break" as well. My independent component is to help people individually with their singing/performance(s). I record them in the beginning and as our sessions go by, I get to record where they are now at and show the inprovement from overtime. I am currently helping out someone I know with their vocals and their performance for their upcoming talent show. I've met with her twice and we got her to pick one song so far and now, as she's memorizing it, I'm going to fix her pitch, dynamics, emotion, and tone. 


2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?
3.  Your third interview will be a 10 question interview related to possible answers for your EQ.Who do you plan to talk to and why? 

Its difficult to be helping people with their performances because you have to find their style of singing as quickly as you can and you got to let them know if they don't. It's a difficult and tedious process to do, which is funny because I thought it would be very easy to do.

I will interviewing Masiela Lusha because I want to go into depth with the acting area and she is an expert in that. She played Carmen Lopez in the popular TV show "George Lopez". She has years in the television industry, including her current show she is producing. Though she has little experience with theater, it is similar enough to get an even more insight in what goes on within the production staff. I will be including my EQ in the interview to see what her answer would be.

Blog 1 – Senior Final Lesson/Interview Reflection

1.  What three lessons were most helpful for you to see, and why?
The classes I had selected were a bit similar to one another, but of course not all. Some common things I found that I think were helpful were tone, amount of information, and structure. First off, I think tone is the most important because there were presentations with good topics and had the potential of being entertaining but their voice and tone was dull or not intriguing that I started dozing off, which of course is not a good thing. Another was the amount of information. I enjoyed watching some passion inputted in their presentation but in few presentations there was either too much information, making it seem a bit too heavy for me or not enough information. Finally, the structure did make a difference because some students decided to have more than 1 activity and had it placed within their lectures which was good because it seems like forever just listening to them talk for over 30 minutes non stop.

2. List one thing that you learned about the senior project in interviews that will help you get off to a good start?
One thing they told me is to keep your mentor one check. It's okay to nag a bit only when they're not replying back to you. Also, try having more than just one mentor depending on your choice of topic because they might stop mentoring you out of nowhere.

3. What topic(s) are you considering, and why?
I was considering musical theatre production because I enjoy singing but I've recently gotten into acting so I decided to combine both. I want to direct a musical theatre because I enjoy seeing a creation come to life and especially when it deals with singing. But I enjoy musical theatre because it also includes dancing, costumes, hair, makeup, and becoming a different character! If I don't end up doing musical theatre then I will want to do either vocal performance or makeup artistry since I have an intense passion for singing and makeup.

4. What EQ do you think might be interesting to consider in guiding a project like this? (Please don't worry about any sort of formula...we want this question to come from your genuine interest).
For musical theatre, I was thinking of asking "what is the best way for a director to have a successful show?" For vocal performance, I was thinking of "what is the best method for a singer to enhance/improve their performance vocal wise and visual wise?" I am very unsure about the makeup artistry one but it'll go along the lines of "what procedures are important for a makeup artist to have a satisfied client?"
5. What are some ideas you have about finding summer mentorship?
I am very connected to the Claremont Colleges and know one theatre program that works only during the summer and another one as well. One is pure Shakespeare shows and the other is children's musical theatre. Then, a person I know is the director of a musical theatre program and I've worked with her before and was incredibly satisfied with my work. Hopefully, she will be willing to help me.