30/01/23 National Connections auditions

Today was about connections and the auditions attached to them. We did a warmup with a ball, that was new to us, it was like volleyball, but with different steps, the first step was just to keep it in the air, until we got to twenty people, then after we achieved that we had to run to the wall and stay there. That took several attempts as some people didn't fully concentrate or didn't understand what to do, but eventually we worked it out. Then the next step was to get into teams and land the ball in a bin, several teams took several tried until one succeeded. Unfortunately it wasn't my team that won but we came second as we got further than the third group. 

After which we did National Connections. I directed my group more for their audition. I was disappointed at first due to them not remembering the advice I gave them prior, and so we had to redo that. Then there was confusion with a scene before they decided in focusing on the adult versions of the characters. I tried helping up until the actual auditions where I was allowed to sit in and watch them, which I took many notes on. Morgan took notes on the first 3 groups before going to makeup for a project of theirs, I didn't take notes on group 5 as someone else in production did, so I did the rest.

My notes on the auditions: 

Group 4:

Blocking, can't see Callum at the start 

Oldest and younger are merged, confusing 

Feels like they don't know where to go/what to do

Emotion from olders

Jack's anchored to the script, needs to look up more 

Olders are in a straight line

Youngers are clumped too often 

Need to sound more panicked when hearing the bang 

Group 6:

Aidan's good placement

Sophia and Gracie miming how the set goes is good

Taron looks like he doesn't know what to do with his placement

1000% Bigger reactions needed

Callum & Charley

Good chemistry 

Good reactions 

Believable

Charley's reactions need to be a little less emotional

Stefis not supposed to be heartbroken, but it feels like she is 

Callum keeps pacing 

Almost doesn't feel natural 

Group 7:

In a line

Harvey needs to sound more awkward with his lines

Stefi could be doing her own thing while listening, such as cleaning. 

Break up clump of line 

Callum & Phoebe 

Phoebe needs a little more emotion in her voice 

It's not believable on "Oh god is it Tuesday?"

Monotone voice 

More eye contact 

Group 8: 

Emies believable as amma, seems on edge but also giggly

Zia needs more emotion in his voice, not believable

Group 9: 

They seem panicky, very good 

Jamie's blocked, can't see him 

Aidan needs to seem less giddy when saying it's his film 

Tarons stiff

Bigger reactions from all at the end 

Did not seem panicky at all when mad tramp showed up 

Group 10: (my group)

Emily's blocking jack

Kadies and Emily Howard need to move to be in view 

Emily Howard doesn't seem to really care when the bag is taken from her 

Youngers need more believable reactions

Henry needs to be more light-hearted jokey on chicken Parm 

Baileys blocking

Henry's awkwardness is good 

Millie blocking ash 

Alan blocking alayeigh