Since attending ActUpNorth classes I have learned so much. All of the classes have been very useful and informative and am now finding it easier at auditions, something I know I will never feel completely comfortable with but having the extra knowledge it great. As well as that I've also met, worked with and had some fun times with creative people who have become friends.

The class that I think had the most impact for me and was rather like a light bulb moment, was learning about objectives. I was finding it difficult to have little facial movement and still portray the feelings and emotions of the character keeping it real and lifelike. Now when presented with a script I look for key phrases or words and then try to work out from that what the character wants. It was this class that I thought was a turning point and things started to make sense. It was then further surprising to realise that I could learn up to a couple of pages of script in a few minutes. This I believe was due to learning about objectives, choosing what action was to be taken as the character and then having the ability to portray the story naturally and true to life. Making it comprehendible in this was in my mind made it much easier to learn the lines. That was a fantastic moment as this was something that I never thought I would be able to achieve and could actually see a difference on screen too!

 

Jan x