https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y en-us 2021-04-18 12:20:09 UTC 2025-05-12 14:54:25 UTC hello@padlet.com James_Sturdy https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429799016 On coming to the Sheffield college I had never participated in any on stage performances in front of a live audience while being passionate about it. ]]> 2021-04-18 12:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429799016 James_Sturdy https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429814124 I took part in school plays and the final end of junior school performance during primary school but there was no flame or interest about acting during that time. I didn't know what i wanted to do when I was older and had no idea about the acting business.]]> 2021-04-18 12:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429814124 James_Sturdy https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429821353 I believe that the spark for acting came when I was at a pantomime when I was about 11 and a highly energetic character came running on the stage. They made everyone laugh and have a good time, thats when my older cousin tapped me on my shoulder and whispered in my ear that that could be me when I'm older. From then on I have been dedicated to perform on stage and on all different sets to make peoples days.]]> 2021-04-18 12:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429821353 James_Sturdy https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429837839 In this module I learnt about all different types of theatrical conventions and how they can be used in theatre to show different meanings and emotions.

as a performer I explored around with different theatrical conventions on a piece of text to see how much of an impact it has on the meaning and affect on the audience.]]> 2021-04-18 12:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429837839 James_Sturdy https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429866424 For this module we explored recent news headlines and created characters and a play that were relevant to this news.

as a performer this helped me learn how to put myself in someone else's shoes and how I can use that to develop my character to make them more believable.  ]]> 2021-04-18 13:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429866424 James_Sturdy https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429875319 in this module I learnt how to use spoken word poetry to fuel a performance. the key skills i developed were using they context of poetry in a performance.]]> 2021-04-18 13:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429875319 James_Sturdy https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429893663 In this module I learnt how to critically analyse a scene from a play, this developed my skill of picking key moments from a play and exploring what impact it has on the audience.]]> 2021-04-18 13:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429893663 James_Sturdy https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429910689 in this module I learnt how black playwriters such as Errol John wrote plays to educate the audience on what they were experiencing and how they could help stop what they were going through. ]]> 2021-04-18 13:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429910689 James_Sturdy https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429932699 in this module I looked at the RSCs version of Romeo and Juliet and saw how they created a modern twist on the play, for example they wore more modern clothing and occasionally used modern day slang. As a performer I looked into how this affected the play and what impact it had on the audience. I discovered that it was more likely to be aimed at a younger audience. I know this because of the use of the slang and modern clothing.]]> 2021-04-18 13:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429932699 James_Sturdy https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429950000 in this module I learnt how to take inspiration from a play and the background of it to explore what type of clothing would be worn during the time the play is set in. For example, blood brothers was set in Liverpool between 1950 and 1970.]]> 2021-04-18 14:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429950000 James_Sturdy https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429967120 so far in this module we have looked at the play Lovesong. We have learnt skills that the actors use in their movement to show meaning and how it moves the play along. We have experimented with the different methods they used to create our own unique pieces.]]> 2021-04-18 14:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429967120 James_Sturdy https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429978719 In primary school I took part in an after school club that was about dance, we were to create a piece based on the theme of sharpness. As a group we came up with a performance for a competition against other schools.]]> 2021-04-18 14:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429978719 James_Sturdy https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429983254 The competition took part in Sheffield city centre with parents and the public cheering us on. Overall we came 2nd in the competition and had a great time missing around half of a school day.]]> 2021-04-18 14:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429983254 James_Sturdy https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429993374 Although I sometimes sing in the shower or my room I wouldn't rank it as a performance skill. Instead I have edited a few videos for the popular app TIKTOK with one very recent video getting 5000 views overnight and over 1600 likes. ]]> 2021-04-18 14:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/James_Sturdy/qmszrpjf4sztzv3y/wish/1429993374