The “Who am I?” Monologue was definitely one of the more challenging monologues
I have done; not just in delivery, but in creation as well. It was a very
internal searching monologue and my writing style tends to veer on the side of factual,
which posed as a challenge in writing this monologue. When originally doing a
read-over of the monologues in class, it was evident from what my peers had
presented that I had misinterpreted the assignment… oops. Once I focused in and
organized my thoughts on one subject matter, my future goals, it was much
better, as well as easier to memorize.
As far as the performance, I think
the final product ended up turning out pretty well. What is not evident in the
final video, however, is the 7 other takes that happened prior where I tripped
up on the same exact line over and over again. There was a bit of struggle
memorizing, and I think that at certain points my pacing was awkward along with
my hand movements.
Though it took many takes, I am very
proud of my final product monologue…it’s my best work so far! But on a serious
note, I think from the beginning of my takes I was able to use a lot of crazy
and wild facial expressions through this monologue that helped to give a
presence to the words that I was saying. I also think that, after watching and seeing
how everything works together, I did a decent job annunciation and pronouncing
words.
In my next monologue, I think I will
definitely be challenged due to the different type of acting it stems from. My
next monologue is somewhat the backstory and thought process of a serial killer.
This is much darker than anything I have ever done, and being that my past
monologue had a more comedic and sarcastic undertone I am very excited to see
what I can do on the opposite spectrum of what I have always done into
something so extremely foreign to me.
My peers definitely were the biggest
influence in my monologue, from their advice to learning from how absolutely
amazing they all preformed, I am definitely so comfortable in the atmosphere
they provide, which makes it easier to improve and learn from my mistakes.
Before my final take on my monologue performance, I was clearly getting
frustrated with how long it was taking me. Everyone was so supportive and gave
amazing advice that I truly believe I will be able to use for the remainder of
my acting career. The acting ability of everyone I am taking this class with is
so unfathomable; they can truly make you picture how they felt wearing their
sensible white knock-off Keds or their true pride for their nationality. It is
so nice to be surrounded by people striving to do their best in this class and
I have found that it certainly pushes me to do better.
Here is the link to
the final take of my “Who am I” monologue… I hope you enjoy!
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