Shine Bright, Kaleido Star...

~*Friday, April 17th*~

As I've mentioned, this past Spring semester I took a Movement II class & it was absolutely amazing! I had been wanting to take this class since my first year at UNT and it was so worth the wait! We got to learn and do so many things that I never had done before- I'm going to miss it so much! 

The circus day was really what I was looking forward to all semester! As many people know, I absolutely love Acrobatics, Circus Skills, Stunts, and everything in-bewteen. I couldn't wait to get to work on the silks!! (*w*)

1st Attempt at Inverting

This wonderful place is known as The Lone Star Circus (http://www.lonestarcircus.com), located here in the DFW area. The space is shared with a Gymnastics studio and they each have classes for children and adults. If ever given the opportunity, everyone should visit!

Starlet Mattie 

We began the day with a Trampoline Warm-Up. With very little trampoline experience under my belt, after the few minutes we spent in various trampoline circuits, I was already exhausted..! After the trampoline we were allowed to play in the foam pit! It was a lot of fun, but once you went in, it was quite the struggle to swim out! I have videos from both the trampoline and the foam-pit, and when I get the chance, I would love to share them!

Strike a Pose!

Finally we began work on the silks. We were each separated to our own silks and then taught the basics of wrapping our hands, where to hold our arms, and being able to support ourselves. We worked on Inversions, various Poses, and how to Climb. 

A Whole New World

Being inverted was surprisingly very comfortable and quite relaxing- easily my favorite. The different poses were fun to work and beautiful to watch; however, climbing was so not... I just could not do it! (>_<) With no abdominal or upper arm strength, I got no where, haha. But it was awesome to see some of the others reach the top! 

Flawless David 

After we had learned all that was necessary, our instructor let us go free! As long as we stayed on the circus half of the space, we could play with anything. Besides silks, there were trapeze, an aerial hoop and a  couple of tightropes. Of course, since this was a place for beginners to learn, everything was close to the ground for safety purposes, but it was still so much fun!!

Angelic Sahara

Needless to say, I was extremely sore throughout the next week! The pain was so worth it, though. Before the end of the year we visited one more time (post soon to come), and although I was still unable to climb very far, I had a blast! My new summer goal: make it to the top of the silk!! I absolutely can not wait till I can go back to play! (^-^)

I'm a Kaleido Star

I've always been in love with circus skills since I first watched Kaleido Star so many years ago. I've always dreamed of getting to do the things Sora did and to play on the trapeze and everything else, and finally I have! Just goes to show: if you work hard and never give up, Dreams Do Come True! <3

Stunts and Combat for Film!

HiHi!!

I've posted before about my Movement III class:

Stunts & Combat for Film

And how much fun and hard work it's been.

I found this NTTV Clip to Help explain what we've been doing:

&&&&&

Here's the Final Product:

It's crazy to think that several months worth

of training turned into a 30minute video!

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆ 

Morph

HiHi!!

We FINALLY finished with the last

Stunts & Combat Short Film!

The Final Piece was Originally scheduled 

to be recorded the same weekend of 

"All the Right Words,"

However, we got rained out.

Originally, Javon, our Director,

wanted us to do a Power Ranger themed shoot.

Instead, we changed it to a 

Video Game!!

Since we changed the movie,

we were able to shoot all of the fights 

separately in a span of a month.

 Our Fighters:

Tiffany - The Classic Nerd

CJ - My Big Brother

Javon texted me:

"Dress Anyway that'll make you

look like a little girl."

Ended up in Pig-tails, hat, a T-Shirt, & a colorful skirt

for my "Tacky-Tomboy-Little-Girl"

~Easiest Director's Note EVER~

To Be Honest,

the more I got to work on making these films,

the more I realized how much I loved it!

I don't know....

I'm a Theatre Major,

but maybe I wouldn't mind working on other,

bigger projects????

o(^ ^)o

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

All The Right Words

HiHi!!

We finally filmed the 2nd Stunts & Combat short film!

The film, "All the Right Words," 

is basically about a group of cheerleaders

beating up on a bunch of guys,

or as our director put it,

"Attack of the Cheerleaders!"

It was a long 8hour shoot

and a bit exhausting due to all the repetition,

but overall, it was a ton of fun!!

&, of course, 

this post would be incomplete

if I didn't have a butt-load of 

behind-the-scenes photos!!

It was an easy 10minutes in the make-up chair,

thank goodness our director, Justin,

is an actual coach at this gym!

Here's how the Eyeshadow looked!

It was super glittery 

& I was nervous about how I was going to get it off!

&&& the Final Product!

Hair super high up, super intense cheer eyeshadow,

& a simple tank with our symbol,

Go, Wilson Koalas!!

 Finally getting to relax after

a few hours of shooting!

Cast Photos

Meet the Janices!

You don't know how HARD it was

to keep a straight face with all of their ridiculousness!!! 

Sound Check
(^-^)

Recording in Process:
QUIET ON SET!!!

I've Always Wondered What it would be like 

to be a Cheerleader

............

Never Again

(-w-)

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

Fight!!

HiHi!!

This semester I'm taking Movement III.

In this "Special Problems" class,

the Theatre and RTVF students are teaming together 

to create short films for Stunts and Combat.

The first film to be recorded was "Fight":

based off the film, "Fight Club,"

all the actors were ready for this intensive performance!

Since I wasn't an actor for this film,

I was asked to help keep track of the audio and video files.

And although we were all freezing,

I think I was having more fun filming than the actors!

Then again,

I was one of the few people

allowed to wear a jacket!

It was great learning how a real shoot works!

With all the stunts and throws,

hundreds of takes were necessary, 

as well as a mat or too.

I love how close-knit this group has become!!

Especially after bonding in this weather!

 Things were getting INTENSE!

 Movie Magic!!

 This is the only one of our films

that has blood in it-

so cool!!

Here's a Preview I made for the Short Film:

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆