Wednesday, 16 December 2020

Playback Observations



(from my daily Introspection diary during workshop days) by Jibrael Jos

Playback Related


1.Sometimes my story can wait
2.Listen with ears, eyes and gut
3.Acting skills is secondary
4.Read and feel the emotions of teller
5.Breathe Always
6.Shake of a role after acting
7.Work on silence part in stories
8.Bring encounters into story
9.Don't always follow chronological order
10.Sometimes people don't get what I am doing on stage.... Make it clear
11.Meta over Meta over Meta will destroy story
12.Get the big picture and the nitty-gritty of every story
13.Listen stories as if YOU are going to act
14.Keep my humour and over dramaticsm in check
15.Absorb energy of the space if it is positive
16.Learn from other actors
17.Music has an important role, I need to spend more time there
18.Stage and block the stories well
19.I need to learn dance to improve my playback
20.Learn more songs with lyrics
21.I feel people realised what is the power of Playback


Learning for life

22.Observe those around you, why did some choose to remain silent, why did some choose to speak, why someone smiled and why someone didn't
23.Intelligence cannot get you far
24.Encourage those around you
25.Don't zone out always
26.Some were free on stage, some when they dance, some with music, some with friends
27.There is good in everyone
28.There are a hundred doors waiting for each one of us
29.Improv your way thru life, but don't underestimate discipline and practice
30.Theory is important so is experience
31.I can make a positive impact in others lives and sometimes I can do that by staying away :-)
32.I don't need to know all the undercurrents flowing.. Some are not meant to be heard
33.Be easy on yourself
34.Be easy on the egg shells around
35.Tears came into my eyes so many times that I lost count
36.Importance of both laughter and tears
37.Be alive
38.Don't talk when universe is teaching you something

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