Full Skills Audit

STUDENT NAME: Sam Johnson                

Performance skills ·      Voice (projection, control, accents, singing confidence) 7/10 ·      Characterisation 4/10 ·      Rehearsal skills 7/10 ·      Movement/physical skills 7/10 ·      Different styles of acting (Comedy? Shakespeare? Emotional work?) 5/10 ·      Confidence in working with text 4/10	Out of 10
Current skills and experience: I am very competent and confident in my skills to project and control my voice. Because I have worked in stage spaces of all shapes and sizes (Theatre in round, west end, community theatre) So I have learnt some good "tricks" to make my voice heard and clear. Characterisation is probably the hardest area of acting. I can do it to an adequate level so that a character isn't completely one dimensional. I am a very good person to rehearse with. I am not easily distracted. I have now recently discovered the art of learning your lines cold which is very important. I studied Berkoff for a little while and he is all about physicality and in particular the character of Gregor from metamorphosis it really taught me to use the extremities of my body! Because as actors we need to use or whole body but not all at once, sometimes we need to isolate individual muscles and use them to empathise a movement or gesture (I wrote this an answer to why we need to do body isolation exercises) I've studied quite a few different acting styles, I am not exactly comfortable in all areas and aspects of all of them but I know enough to give a believable performance in them. In the last year of my training at school we didn't pick up one piece of text which was a drawback so I've lost confidence in text work but I'm still able translate and form themes and ideas from said to text. Areas to improve I really could improve on my singing and accent work  because I can only successfully do cockney and American plus my own regional British accent and other accents can really come in handy plus singing is just acting with the voice but it needs to sound good! I could definitely put more work into character development and creation because without it you have no character which means you have no show. In rehearsal I need to be hot on my cues. If it saids to interrupt I should damn well come in quickly so it doesn't lose flow or leaving my fellow cast member hanging! In my movement work and physicality I need to adopt all idiosyncrasies and letter traits of my character and absolutely 100% bring them to life. I need to learn to be fluent in ALL types of acting so that I am versatile actor. I should be able to tell anyone the key fundamentals and components of the styles. I need to improve on my grasp of sight reading and making sure that I am doing as the writer of the piece has intended me to do.
Do you have skills or experience in any of the following? Stage combat 8/10 Stage Makeup 2/10 Directing 5/10  Stage management 3/10 Set Design 2/10 IT skills 7/10	Out of 10
Current skills and experience Previously I have done a course in stage combat. I know now how to make realistic fight scenes on stage whilst being safe which is very helpful in creating high intensity scenes. In my Drama group being the older ones we had to work with the younger students and sometimes even pitch in help direct their scenes so I have some experience in directing. I have good IT skills so I can use social media to advertise shows and promote people.  Skills to develop I need to develop skills in many other areas of Theatre. I need to learn how to use and apply stage makeup effectively and make sure I include factors like how much light will be on them. I need to develop my effectiveness of communication, usually I'm a pushover when it comes to directing others, I need to learn to be more assertive and masterful when it comes to giving fellow actors direction. In all the other aforementioned areas I've never had an opportunity to learn or try these particular skills so in fact I need to learn these particular areas of Theatre.
Other skills in the workplace Communication 8/10 Organisation 7/10 Team work 9/10	()
Current skills and examples I've been given very good grades in public speaking and feel as if I can explain my points concise and clearly. Though I don't try take the lead and overrule others jurisdiction and ideas. I am very organized person. I always have my script highlighted and now I'm getting into annotating it as well  I have a folder for all my work and I make sure that no loose pieces of paper get lost. I think I work very well in groups and teams. I always leave the problems I have with people outside of the door and I make sure that everyone in my group will have an equal say. I never have an issue with my scene partners and I'm always ready to focus and snap out of neutral and start a scene with my fellow cast members behind me. Areas to improve In communication I could improve by making sure I have the focus before I even open my mouth so no words are lost in my explanation. I should also make sure I slow down my points so that my scene can keep up with my train of thought. I could annotate my script more and add notes from others and myself to remind myself what I need to improve on. Lastly I could improve my team working skills by allowing myself to be completely submerged in other peoples thoughts and ideas and take them on board.