Friday, 26 September 2014

"Faking it" persona changes before and after

BEFORE:

Persona: he is a confident, comfortable person, who dropped out of university, he lives alone, doesn't push himself and he just goes with the flow and takes each day as it comes.

Performance: at the beginning his performance is sincere, he isn't influenced by others, and he dresses in clothes that he feels comfortable in.

Staging: he is a bicycle courier so a prop would be his bike, he lives in Manchester delivering parcels: has a strong accent.

Teams: He doesn't indicate that he has to work with anyone else and he lives alone.

Roles; Bicycle courier, artist, punk ( none rebellious)

Personal style: Wears a lot of jewelry and black / dark clothing, he also wears small amounts of makeup (eyeliner and nail varnish)

AFTER:

Persona: he changed his language use and also lied about never riding a horse.

Performance: Cynical performance now because he is having to act completely different to how he would normally act, language, clothes, knowledge of the sport etc.

Staging: he has to learn to ride a horse, and completely change his style of clothes also he needs to learn the techniques needed to hit a small ball ( cricket ball size) with a mallet on the end of a long pole.

Teams: he has to work with 3 other team members and work effectively, acts like he understands what he is doing and talk about it and has to work with his two coaches.

Roles: he has to play the role of a high end polo player who is rich and can play a good game.

Personal style: smart sharp suits, no jewelry, hidden tattoos and no makeup

Friday, 12 September 2014

I am ...

I am the child waiting for the next step,
I am the smiling face behind the medal,
Iam my mums daughter on her first day at school,
I am the girl who left everything behind,
I am the new girl in a strange place,
I am the girl with a determined mind,
I am the girl who goes from strength to strength,
I am Shannon Cornell with a dream to be someone,

I am me because of my life.