Assignment task: Please discuss your reaction to observing (and, hopefully, participation in) the exercise presented in the video Acting One, Day One with Robert Cohen.
Q1. Did you understand and/or enjoy the exercise in the video? If so, why? If not, why not?
Q2. Did you participate in the exercise - did you give it a try? If so, why? If not, why not?
Q3. Were you surprised by the level of energy and critical thought that Cohen and his actors put into such a simple exercise? If so, in what way (be specific)? If not, why not (be specific)?
Q4. Did you find that in the latter portion of the video that the basic principles of acting that Cohen presented in the video were aligned with the basic principles in lecture notes that you were presented with earlier in this module? If so, why? If not, why not?
Q5. Did this video, this acting coach, this exercise, or the basic acting principles that were discussed make you more or less likely to take an acting class in the future? Why? Explain your answer?