monologue - News - Sheffield Hallam University | Acting & Performance2024-03-29T01:50:06Zhttps://community.shuperformance.co.uk/blog/feed/tag/monologueSMS 2022: MAY 19TH AT THE MONTGOMERYhttps://community.shuperformance.co.uk/blog/sms-2022-may-19th-at-the-montgomery2022-05-12T22:31:58.000Z2022-05-12T22:31:58.000ZMelanie Hopkinshttps://community.shuperformance.co.uk/members/MelanieHopkins<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10483053266?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"><strong><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4d/2/16/1f3ad.png" alt="đ" width="16" height="16" /> </span>ONLY ONE WEEK UNTIL SHEFFIELD MONOLOGUE SHOWCASE! <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4d/2/16/1f3ad.png" alt="đ" width="16" height="16" /></span></strong></div><div class="_1mf _1mj"> </div><div class="_1mf _1mj"><strong>Sheffield Monologue Showcase</strong> is a non-profit dedicated and supportive collective of creatives that has kindly been given funding from The Sheffield Freelance Arts & Culture Worker Fund to continue efforts to spotlight Sheffield talent within the northern entertainment industry and highlight the growing talent in South Yorkshire.</div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"> </div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj">We'll be hosting Sheffield's FIRST EVER large-scale Monologue-Slam style event & competition after a two year hiatus of our initial premiere back in March 2020. <strong>Premiering at the Montgomery Theatre on May 19th at 7:30PM.</strong></div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"> </div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj">Winners will receive prizes kindly supported by StageMilk & Matt Zina Acting. We'll also be hosting a live Q&A portion of the evening with our esteemed judges panel and myself on the Sheffield creative scene as a whole with advice for actors and tips of the trade!</div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"> </div><div class="_1mf _1mj"><div><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t35/2/16/2b50.png" alt="âď¸" width="16" height="16" /></span> ARE YOU AN ACTOR IN SHEFFIELD? THIS ONE'S FOR YOU! <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t35/2/16/2b50.png" alt="âď¸" width="16" height="16" /></span></div><div>As an audience member you will be able to gain insight, knowledge, advice, tips and tricks of the trade as we host a post-showcase Q&A before announcing our winner! If you want to be a part of SMS and learn about the acting industry as a whole as well as the Sheffield creative scene, get your ticket and come down to see what it's all about!</div></div><div class="_1mf _1mj"> </div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj">Come and be a part of something new, exciting and a first for Sheffield and support local talent, including SHU alumni.</div><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4d/2/16/1f3ad.png" alt="đ" width="16" height="16" /></span>Tickets:</div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span class="py34i1dx"><a href="https://themontgomery.org.uk/TheMontgomery.dll/WhatsOn?Film=786547">https://themontgomery.org.uk/TheMontgomery.dll/WhatsOn?Film=786547</a></span></div></div></div>GAIN CONTACTS, INFORMATION & NETWORK AT SMS!https://community.shuperformance.co.uk/blog/gain-contacts-information-network-at-sms2022-05-02T10:46:32.000Z2022-05-02T10:46:32.000ZMelanie Hopkinshttps://community.shuperformance.co.uk/members/MelanieHopkins<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10454172681?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><em>Are you an actor in Sheffield?</em></span></div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><em>Want to progress your career?</em></span></div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><em>Find it hard to network and access information or contacts?</em></span></div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Sheffield Monologue Showcase is for you!</strong></span></div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong> </strong></span></div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Sheffield Monologue Showcase</strong> is a non-profit dedicated and supportive collective of creatives that has kindly been given funding from The Sheffield Freelance Arts & Culture Worker Fund to continue efforts to spotlight Sheffield talent within the northern entertainment industry and highlight the growing talent in South Yorkshire.</span></div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span style="font-size:14pt;">We'll be hosting Sheffield's FIRST EVER large-scale Monologue-Slam style event & competition after a two year hiatus of our initial premiere back in March 2020. <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Premiering at the Montgomery Theatre on May 19th at 7:30PM.</span></strong></span></div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Winners will receive prizes kindly supported by StageMilk & Matt Zina Acting. We'll also be hosting a live Q&A portion of the evening with our esteemed judges panel and myself on the Sheffield creative scene as a whole with advice for actors and tips of the trade!</span></div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Come and be a part of something new, exciting and a first for Sheffield and support local talent. <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Ticket link below:</span></span></div></div><div class="bi6gxh9e"><div class="_1mf _1mj"><span class="py34i1dx" style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="https://themontgomery.org.uk/TheMontgomery.dll/WhatsOn?Film=786547">https://themontgomery.org.uk/TheMontgomery.dll/WhatsOn?Film=786547</a></span></div></div></div>Lights, Camera... Action!https://community.shuperformance.co.uk/blog/lights-camera-action2021-11-13T14:56:22.000Z2021-11-13T14:56:22.000ZJames Christianhttps://community.shuperformance.co.uk/members/JamesChristian<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9798357469?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">The studio was prepared, the Actors were prepared, and the technical operators gave the thumbs up⌠âJames Christian⌠take oneâ. It was time to make use of the last week of training and deliver my monologue.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">The overall process of recording my first professional monologue within the Screen Acting module has been such an exciting, yet informative process. During the first lesson, we explored the basics of what it means to perform in front of a camera, and how we are going to make use of these skills within the module itself. For example, we went through some example shots that we could eventually make use of during our short films, these being:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><em>âShot-reverse shot (SRS)â</em>: this shot views the action from the opposite side of the previous shot- for example, during a conversation between two characters, a SRS gives the effect of looking from one actor to another.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><em>âOver the shoulder shot (OTS):</em> this shot is of an actor taken from the perspective (or camera angle) from the shoulder of another person.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">When we were given the task of selecting our monologues, I wanted to ensure that my choice showed acting versatility when uploaded to my show reel. I feel as though this is very important to continue to become more established within the Performing Arts industry. Due to this, I finally selected the final scene from of Greta Gerwigâs film: <em>Ladybird</em>. During the movie, the monologue was delivered by the female protagonist Christine McPherson- however, I changed this to the name Christian in order to make it more suitable for my performance. Originally, I was worried this would take away from the original artistic intention, however the feedback that I received suggested that this was not the case:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">âYour monologue was so emotional, I had tears coming out of my eyesâ</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">âYou portrayed your character so well; it was so good!â</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Overall, I believe that both the introduction to the Screen Acting module and the monologue preparation/performing stage of this module have given me more of an in-depth insight into the differences between performing on stage (which is what I am more used to) and performing in front of a camera for monologue purposes; this being information which I can carry through to utilise during my short film production process.</span></p></div>