Hupt Back to it!

I fell asleep partly due to the sickness I'm battling (Bronchitis is not a kind beast). I didn't get a chance to read before all that. But the advantages of that is I woke up today completely 98% better than i felt when I went to bed. Hurray! I still have a little cough, but it's with less congestion and I can actually use my real voice. Oh, my god!

On the up side of this that left this blog post open to discussion of the latest "What's going on in Roe's Head?" I accomplished a lot today seeing as I didn't have an "assigned" project: Dropped by the Extras Casting depts, Got copies of my Headshot/Resume made, Set up Acting Classes, Did Yoga, and came out with some interesting points-of-views.

While I was at Yoga, I remembered something I've been meaning to share as a bit of insight to the acting methodology that I have been following. With Yoga, I am much stronger in a pose when I ignore my "Critical Thinker" (The voice that tells you what's supposed to be good for you based on the Events you've learned) and go with my subconscious and Super-conscious guides. Because of this, it is nearly impossible for me to check the pose to see if I am actually correct in the execution. This gave me the idea that watching someone perform yoga is to see their beautiful subconsciousness guide them rather than if the pose is correct and the right muscles are being used. It is Art.

NOW! Connect that to Acting--and the effects are similar. If I break down the script well enough and know the words used so much that they have become part of my subconscious guide, then all I need to do is set up the "Critical Thinker" in to an overload mode and swim into the subconscious guide and bam! My acting then becomes a beautiful execution of the subconscious guide for someone to watch. And in that state, I can find the Event, access the Beliefs, produce the Emotions and Behaviors, and get the Results. Also, that doesn't leave room for the "Critical Thinker" to judge, disrupt or mismanage my choices. Wow.... Okay, that felt deep.

It's funny that comes up at this point. Like the quote I posted last night from Ivana about her method flowing into everyday life I've made a connection point. I'm glad I have class and Jeanie's workshop coming up this weekend so I can actually apply this ideal. It shouldn't be that difficult. I've made it there with yoga, and Jeanie's given me tools on how to break through the "Critical Thinker" so it's just a matter of connections and letting it flow.

In the next day, I will have my script breakdowns for my scenes in Jeanie's Workshop completed. I still have to get to the library to do that, and seeing as all I have is work tomorrow from 10-3 and yoga from 6-8, it shouldn't be an issue to get to the Library and take some time to start the breakdowns. I'll have them ready to post after wednesday night. Neither of my scene partners have contacted me to rehearse (Which worries me!) so I'll try again tomorrow and see when it would be possible to rehearse. As for right now, I'm gonna sit back, try reading and go buy UP! if i can stay awake for midnight release! Oh, and you, reading this, go buy UP too! You won't regret it!

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"Think of the times in your life when you were able to get out of your own way and let your true greatness come through. For Most of us, these are the most exhilarating, exciting, and rewarding moments in life--even if they're scary or painful initially."
~Mike Robbins, Be Yourself Everyone Else is Already Taken