Haha. Guess. From where.
Chinese Skit Competition that I was forced to participate by my professor and the 2 other boys in Independent Study with me. I begged them to let me be a narrator with acting needs whatsoever, but they failed me. Because they wrote the script without me. The crazy ideas boys come up with. Our skit was about an interview for a job in an Instant Noodle Company. Me? I was the interviewer. Um, not just any interviewer. A strict, crazy interviewer whose punchline was 下一位 (NEXT!!!!)... in a shout slash commanding slash annoyed as hell tone. Yeah. SO HARD FOR ME TO DO! During the semifinals, when we showed our skit to the Chinese teachers for them to decide, apparently I had a small smile to my face the whole time I was trying to be strict. o_O And my professor after that, kept making fun of me...
Huang: Suling, do you know how to act serious? You have to get into character. Be in the zone. Choose the personality of your character and get into it. You will no longer be you, but the character.
Me: Yes yes, I understand.
Huang: Okay. Let's practice. Act strict. Make a fierce face. Do it. Do it now. Let me see.
Me: NO! I'm not going to do it now. I can't do it now, not when everyone's looking at me!
Huang: Why? You need the practice! How are you like when you and your boyfriend get into an argument? What does your face look like. Do it. Let me see.
Me: WHAT?!!! NOOOOOO!!!!
Huang: Do you fight with your boyfriend?
Me: Umm.... kind of. Sometimes.
Huang: (starts laughing like crazy until he tears up) You're too nice Suling. Too nice!
** Mind you, this conversation was all in Chinese. o_O
Well, after intense practicing before the competition. And numerous tips from Jamie and Dennis about how my character should be...and armed with my Ralph Lauren working shirt, and Annie's nerd glasses... I somehow managed to pull it off! :D Hence, $100 to each of us.
Ah... that's it for my acting career. Time to pull the plug. It's too stressful for me.
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