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 Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:57 pm
Date Four~
11/17/06 - Drama Class
Shima's first class at Kaleido Stage!~ So far, the students have been paired up for a sort of mirror-ing game by the teacher. Shima's paired up with a trainee she had yet to really meet, named Lyane. Shima's impression of Lyane, is so far very good. But Shima thinks this game is particularly questionable to how it will help them.
New -Possible- Friends? : Lyane
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:49 am
Audition One~
11/25/06 - Frosty the SnowmanRose Montrave Rose sat on a bench inthe practise gym watching a trainee intently. On either side of her sat her fellow staff members and a few official performers who'd be starring in their holiday production of Frosty the snowman. All of them would be juding the audtions taking place now.
The parts were minor simply that of snow flakes and the melting sun but they were still roles and would rewuire a measure of skill to perform acceptably. There were two sets of snow flake roles, one on trampoline and one on trapeeze. The sun would be solely trapeze. This would hopefully give those auditioning a choice on which to apply for depending on thier skills at the time.
(( Audtitoning has begun, please submit autioning peices to the mule. Work under the assumption your character has had a few classes already.
Choose which role you'd like to apply for and have your charater do an audition peice suited to it. Example were Kayla trying out for say the sun her peice might be like this.
Copper coloured hair gleamed as rays of light from the ceiling l hit it. The rays also carried with them heat and so the shivering Kayla was doing was from fear and not cold. She stepped out onto the practise trapeze and heard the release click off. She swung foreward smiling brightly, She was the sun warm radiant and strong.
Her legs bent for a moment before she pushedoff and leapt from one trapeze to another. Her form in the air was supposed to be elegant yet frim looking; an unwavering symbol on heat and power. Her feet touched down on the bar of the second trapeze and she breathed a sigh of relief. The hardest part was over. From here it was all body work and nailing the personality set for the role.
(k**e that only better becuase it's not so good. Your entries may be as short of as long as you'd like. Remember though you should if possible show off your characters personality, their skills and weaknesses and have them try and play the role they want. Keep in mibd that their is acting involved hence the last sentence in Kayla's peice.
Role winners be picked by the middle of next week and practise will begin then. Practise will mainly consist of one huge roleplay thread which be seperated into each day or so of practise. Nearing the end of december the production will be written.) Shima's Audition for Frosty the Snowman
Cold and icy as snow. That thought reflected in Shima's mind as she sat in her bed, contemplating on a routine for this role.
" Lets see. We can use either the trapeze and trampolines for the snow role.. Either way, if I aim for the falling snowflake or the swirling snowflake, I need retain a sense of gracefulness and elegance but my movements need to be swift. Whats the difference? " Shima thought it over, trying to see how she would play this part out.
A snowflake is a beautiful but cold thing, with nothing to offer but it's empty beauty. But the story really symbolizes that when snow melts, it'll turn to spring. Snow may bring death, but it'll always melt to bring spring. I need to decide how I want to potray it. In it's cold fleeting way or as a gentle thing?
" Does this mean I have to be like water? Hmm. Snow isnt exactly timid, but the sun always outshines snow. What am I supposed to show?! " Shima sighed in frustration, as she threw down the picture books on snowflakes and headed off outside the dorm grabbing her jacket. As she stepped past the door, Shima looked back.
Er.. Wait.. I better go back.. Might need this for reference. Shima stepped back to grab a thin book, with a snowman on top and headed down the hall once more.
" Frosty the snowman is an energetic story about a magical hat that .... "
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Shima took a deep breath, as she jumped on the trampoline, trying to get a good height. On her third jump, she decided it was time. her expression was cool and casual. In her routine, Shima adjusted her routine to how the trampolines were set. Seeing two trampolines nearby, As Shima came down, her feet touched the bouncy contraption for a moment, before she did a backwards flip to the trampoline behind her. Her hands across her chest.
Her movements in the beginning were calm and gentle, but it held a restrained energy. Shima curled in her arms and legs for a moment, when she jumped high in the air, and unfolded as she jumped down, her expression opening in an smile. Now it was time. When a snowflake was caught in a blizzard, it was bold until it fell to the ground in it's gentle manner.
As she reached back down on the trampoline, originally she was on the right side, and she turned around to the left, jumping an even higher bolder length then she did the first time. She kept her arms crossed her chest, doing her climax move in this routine. She flipped a three flip before coming back down on the trampoline, her movements bold and bigger, with more energy but her posture a little unsteady. She jumped not as high, but still quite high, ending her audition as she reached back down, softly, gently, as a snowflake would fall to the ground, jumping off.
(( How do you describe flip? x___x;;; I was guessing thats the best thing she learned in class so far sinc eit's only a few classes. xD))
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Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:50 pm
Date Five~
12/3/06 - Practicing for the Play
A slow song started off the warm-up at the beginning of the practice, and eventually the practice went on with the students working with the production music, ending with a slow cool-down. At the beginning, Shima started off with a friendly chat with Levana, and wondered what was Liara's problem? Not that Shima particularly minded or cared who Liara's target was, as long as it wasnt her or her friends. Remind Shima to give Liara a peice of her mind if that happens?
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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:54 pm
Date Six~
1/15/07 - Health Class
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 5:06 pm
Date Seven~
3/11/07 - It's the Weekend!
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:43 pm
Test One~
4/17/06 - The Video Essay ~ Issued 4/14/07Coming home from class Earlier, one of the teachers had pulled her out of the classroom to tell her, what her test to advance the the next level would be. It was supposed to be a video essay on her skills and goals. Also what she wanted to represent what she performed regularly on stage. Would that day ever come?
.. At the time, she thought the assignment has been easy. Shima was pretty sure everybody else received their own individual assignments. Was Shima's one of the harder ones? All these thoughts ran through her head, as she walked 'home' from the school to the dorms. .. Hmm. She couldn’t exactly bring out a camera crew. The teacher had mentioned, it needed to be original and creative. Something that expressed her, Shima surmised? .. Whoa. Hard. A video essay hmm? At home A list of things were written on a sheet of paper, while Shima was at her table, sitting on her fluffy orange pillow with a unique design. On the table, was a piece of cake and a drink. After all, ideas came bets with sugar! Music played from her computer, and the calendar, a day was circled with a hot pink glitter pen, to signal the due date. Post it notes were also all over the room.
It can be something like a news report .. Boring. Or a TV series episode perhaps? Too much work. A play? .. I kind of think more then one person is needed. Did she say we had to do it alone?
It had to be something simple and straight to the point. Shima's fork stayed in her mouth as she thought, as she laid down, back down on the ground in a stretching exercise. Closing her eyes, tempted to go to sleep as she was, the music flowed through her ears. Music. It always calmed her down. Everybody had their own tastes in music. Shima knew she certainly did. ..! Wait! A music video! That was good. Although Shima couldnt sing, she could use a couple of favorite songs to represent the things she wanted to express! .. She wouldnt talk because it might ruin it, but .. Perhaps she could practice on stage? First.. She would need somebody to record her. But who? Not a teacher. Perhaps a friend? .. Hmm.. Maybe Kayla or Lyane? Shima felt comfortable with those two. Doing the video Essay Shima had asked Kayla and Lyane after they finished class, to help her with a music video. Of course, she wouldn’t be singing. After explaining her idea to her two friends, Shima and Lyane and Kayla agreed upon the weekend.
And so came that weekend..
"Shima, what do you want to be in this video exactly?" the question seemed to pounce at Shima as Shima took a few minutes to muddle over it. They were inside the practice room, where everything else was, sitting on the mats.
" Well.. I'm mainly into the trapeze right now, if those are my skills as a performer. But my goal is to try everything here at Kaleido stage at one point or another. I liked the variety. .. And if I were a performer.. I really don’t know what I want to major in. I cant decide until I try everything, but we cant do that in the time we have. I want it to show it but at the same time, not show it straight to the audience.. Ugh. Is that too complex?"
Kayla's answer came as a simple solution, that Shima probably would of never thought of.
" Why not mix different varieties of music throughout the video? We could probably just film you trying everything but that doesn’t mean you need to be good in it. We'd have to ask the staff for equipment though. " Kayla's calm sensible voice said from Shima's right side.
" Don’t have to be good. Just have to be decent. " Lyane's voice interrupted, as Shima groaned. Not good but decent?
" You know.. I think you guys are a whole lot better at this thing then I am. " Shima's head was tipped to a side, as she gave them an awkward smile.
" So.. I have a video camera and a tripod here. Which one of you guys want to film?" Shima asked the two grinning.
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" It's getting pretty late. I think we're done for the day? Shall we get on heading to the dorms? We don’t want to miss the curfew after all. " Shima suggested, if the three of them did, they probably would be in a bit of trouble. In her practice clothes, Shima headed off to change.
Description of Contents " Ah.. Okay. Switch these scenes around.. and then entering the music. What a load of work this is!" Shims sighed as she laid back in her chair, her head throbbing. It was late but Shima really wanted to finish this. Lyane and Kayla had probably already gone to sleep at this hour. It was past midnight, and luckily, the weekend. If it wasn't, Shima probably would play hooky tomorrow.
--The next night, it was time to review it.~
Scenes flitted through the video, and different types of music were put in. Two titles flashed through the movie, labeling "Goals" and "Skills." As the title, "Goals" flew by, many scenes with Shima unsucessfully, and once in awhile successfuly, trying out all the equipment floated through the movie. Music was chosen to match the scenes. Scenes of the classroom with students in it, and friends pass through. When the title "Skills" came up, Shima decided to add a last minute addition to the movie. There was plenty of trapeze scenes, where Shima was most skilled in, but it also included some real life skills. Pictures of cooking, finished desserts, math problems, and drawings also flashed through the video. Assuming from this movie, one could say her goals was to make alot of friends, and work in a variety of equipment. For skills, she not only included trapeze but other possibly useful skills. Turning it in~ As the teacher called the roll call, Shima decided to hand it in right after that. While the class way busy, Shima walked above to the teacher's desk. "Here you go, Teach!" Shima handed the video copy, with a DVD copy.
" I wasn't sure which you preferred or could watch, So I decided to make it into two versions. It goes on for awhile, so .. Um. Yeah. " Shima sure did hope the teacher thought well of it. She thought it was pretty good, and especially with the help of her friends. Never could of done it without them. Annnndd.. Shima promised to treat them to whatever they liked later, after class. After all this days of work, it was fun time~ Shopping and all the likes! Finally, that work was done and over with. But Shima made sure to keep a little bit of time in her weekend schedule for upcoming work. Just a little. Or a bit more. Like an hour.
Or maybe just a little after all. But hey, time is time.
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Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:55 pm
Announcement One~
6/17/07 - Advancing!
Shima advanced from a Trainee to Novice! A small step up to some people, but a huge step up to Shima's goal of being a performer. But no specific occupation has been chosen yet..?
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:57 am
Date Eight~
10/18/07 - Drama with Mr.Herene
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New -Possible- Friends? : Chiyako
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:58 pm
Date Nine~
10/22/07 - ???
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:18 am
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