Wednesday, 8 February 2017

Performer's updated CV

A CV is one of the most key pieces of material that a performer can have. Having access to your CV at all times is important as it displays ALL of your previous work and clearly shows employees what your skills are and how much experience you have in different genres.
It is also a chance for you to display your educational achievements as these are never over looked.




Performance skills audit



Performance skills
Level of competence
Where and how I have developed this?
Acting: Projection
Green
I have become more confident over the past two years; college has really taught me that no matter what is happening on stage, that projecting with your vocals will always make your overall performance a lot better. 
Acting: Voice/Accent
Green
I feel as though I am good at portraying different characters through changing my voice and putting on accents. 
Acting: Body Language
Green
The way you hold yourself when performing as a character, is an important part of the characterisation process. I feel as though my body language is strong and I always spend time researching into my character and how they would be feeling eg standing, in every scene.
Acting: Use of proxemics/space
AmberI am good at using the space effectively during a performance as I feel as though I am always confident about the movements I make, whether it be in a dance lesson or in a performance.
Acting: Facial Expressions
GREENFacial expressions and adapting them to suit the character I am playing/ the mood of the piece, is one of my strongest skills overall. I am always picked up on how strong my expressions are; I am fully confident with this and feel as though it is one of my strongest points.
Acting: Learning Lines AmberIf I pace myself out when learning lines, then I learn them solidly and they stay in my brain. If I have to learn lines in a short period of time, this is when I struggle. I will have to work on learning texts quickly to bring this up to a green.
Singing: Pitching/Intonation
GreenI have always been good at hearing the music and understanding where I need to pitch my notes. I am always able to follow the notes on a piano scale with my vocals.
Singing: Breath Control
AmberThis is something I have recently been focusing on. I have taught myself to breathe properly from my diaphragm, instead of taking the breath from the throat alone.
Singing: InterpretationGreenI am good at understanding what is expected of me when performing different characters. I do prior research before singing, which really sets me up with a background of the character.
Singing: Pronunciation/Diction
GreenI am well spoken, I naturally have a RP accent which I feel comes through when I am singing. When it comes to putting on an accent when singing, I ensure I can do the accent when speaking before I attempt singing. This really allows me to pronounce all the sounds before I add the element of singing to them.
Singing: Vocal RangeGreenMy vocal range has rapidly increased over the past two years. I have been singing almost everyday and have had the occasional lessons. Also learning how to use my breathe has really helped me bring out my higher notes, helping me belt them rather than shy away from them.
Dance: Movement Memory
GreenI am always good at remembering movement, if it is for a dance lesson or even the blocking for a musical/ scene. I pick up movement quickly, I naturally remember all of the steps and after, can use the rest of my time to interpret them, adding dynamics and my own twists to them.
Dance: Musicality
GreenI can always feel the music when I am dancing. I fins it easy to put movement to music. I naturally have rhythm and can easily tell when movements follow the music.
Dance: Flexibility
Amber
Over the past 6 months, my flexibility has decreased as I have let my training slit recently as I have been foucing on the theory work heavily behind my a levels. I need to start doing my stretches each day to re gain my flexibility. I need to get my splits back. I will also do some back stretches to improve my back muscles.

Dance: ExtensionGreenI always make sure my legs and arms are extended where appropriate when dancing. I feel as though this really completes the movement, making it look professional and polished.
Dance: Posture and AlignmentAmber
This is something that I feel as though I definitely have room to improve with. For example when I am in my ballet classes, I sometimes catch myself in the mirror, sticking my gluts out and arching my back. This is incorrect technique and need to get into the habit of 'pulling up' the body, tucking my stomach and gluts in solidly.
Dance: Strength
RedI am not very strong in my arms and this sometimes hinders me from performing floor work with the use of arms, to my full potential. I will make sure that I train with more weights in the jump over the next few months, to ensure I build my muscle up so I am able to perform these movements in future.
Dance: Stamina
AmberRecently I have been developing my stamina levels by running on the treadmill in the gym. each sessions, I increase the speed and time slightly. By the end of this training period, I should be able to find a time and speed which I can maintain and work with, going back to it each time I go to the gym. This will hopefully keep my stamina at a maintainable standard.
Overall Performance: Confidence
GreenConfidence is always something I have been good with. I always believe in myself and put my full energy and effort into everything I do. This way, I never think with a negative attitude, allowing me to be open minded and able to take constructive criticism about my performance at any point.
Overall Performance
GreenAs a general average, I feel as though I am a strong performer as I am a confident person, which I bring to every performance I do. As long as I do not give up and have done my best, I am happy. there are always things I could be improving with whilst performing however I feel as though I always commit to my work and do well with this, equalling the green to end this audit.