Blog 24: Last Presentation Reflection

1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why? 

I think my hook and activity. My hook really engaged the audience and my activity worked out really well, which was surprising actually. 
(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation?  Use the component contract to defend that assessment.

AE       P          AP       CR       NC

b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project? Use the component contract to defend that assessment.

AE       P          AP       CR       NC

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?

I really enjoyed my content because I think it was well thought out and pretty organized for my presentation. But if it weren't for my mentors and interviews, my content wouldn't have been as up to quality as I had.
(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project?

Nothing. I think everything worked out well, and I'm being very honest when I say nothing. 
(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples

I enjoyed my mentorship and interviews the most. I respected the fact that the teachers really encouraged us to go out and find our own mentors and interviews because I know in the real world that I would have to do this. 

Blog 23: Exit Interview Prep

(1) What is your essential question, and what are your answers?  What is your best answer and why?

My EQ is how can a production produce a show that successfully enhances the audience's reaction? My answers are perfect casting (making sure you pick the best actors for every role and the qualities each actor should have/master), stage lighting, and the stage visuals. My best answer is my answer one because a show is successful if it's memorable and one of the biggest things that the audience remembers while watching a show is how they felt. I personally believe, after all my research and interviews, that you can get the audience to really connect and engage into the show through the actors. In my answer one, I talk about authenticity, which is the most important piece. 

(2) What process did you take to arrive at this answer?
My interview with Masiela Lusha helped me arrive to this answer. She gave me a big insight on what actors do and told me herself that authenticity is probably the key thing to being a good actor. 

(3) What problems did you face?  How did you resolve them?
I didn't face much problems. If anything, it was just an organization issue, meaning how to structure and word my answers, what should and shouldn't be included, and the details.

(4) What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?

My interview with Masiela Lusha is the biggest significant source for answering my EQ. She provided so much information for me and made me have a different perspective on how to answer my EQ. Then, I would say working at my mentorship and constantly getting advice and talks from my mentor Jackie Cox was incredibly helpful as well. (theater is one of those topics that you need to have to rely on hands on experience, interviews, podcasts, etc)