Advertising tip!

Another thing is how you advertise your self. Here is an extract of what we used in our about page on our website.

We at White Desert Productions are passionate about Theatre and the Arts. We believe that the arts save lives and enhance the quality of the life that we all live. We believe that every single person has a story to tell and a way to tell it that rivals everything else we know and that it should be told, and retold and told again as we learn and celebrate what and who we are. We believe that the arts are vital to our lives, our health and our future as well as our past and our present. It is this belief that has carried us through 2012 and will carry us into 2013 and beyond as we celebrate our partnership with The London Welsh Centre as their official Resident Theatre Company.

Although this is very interesting it doesn’t portray what we do as a company. I read an article on IdeasTap that suggest not to be ‘Overly Wordy’, so I looked into it.

You’re overly wordy

I get it. Your art is important and very worthy and you probably saved a kitten this morning on your way to your eco-friendly performance space. But you don’t need eight adjectives in your first sentence describing what you do. Keep it simple. If you can’t sum up what you do in one (short) sentence, then it sounds like you don’t really know what you do. If I read your About page four times and still don’t know, it’s not clear enough and I’ll call someone else for a quote. (Five common About Page Mistakes, IdeasTap, 2013)

So we decided as a company to change it to something more mature and less off topic.

White Desert Productions, a new and exciting Film, Theatre and Events company taking you to ‘The Oasis Of Your Imagination’.

Short, simple and sweet!

This intrigues the customer and tells them exactly what we are about. There are no secrets between company and customer and they feel that there is an element of trust. This is a very interesting tip to remember as there is no point in being overly descriptive because people see right through it. 

‘Besides, employers have apparently said they find not having a digital footprint “suspicious”, leading them to wonder what it is you’re hiding. Future employers want us to have a past, it seems, just a consistent and unblemished one.’ (IdeasTap, Daisy on Social Media, 2012) 

You have to find a balance. It is vital to have an online presence, however, how you portray yourself online, is how others see you. What do you want people to perceive you as? 

Bibliography

Daisy on Social Media. 2012. IdeasTap [ONLINE] Avilable at: http://www.ideastap.com/ideasmag/all-articles/daisy-on-social-media [Accessed 03 March 2013] 

Five Common About Page Mistakes. 2013. IdeasTap [ONLINE] Avalable at: http://www.ideastap.com/ideasmag/the-knowledge/five-common-about-page-mistakes [Accessed 13 February 2013] 

WD First Rehearsal for Monologue

13-02-2013

 I felt awful during my first rehearsal. I don’t know whether it was because I am friends with the director or because I was having doubts towards my career, I really wasn’t in a good place.

I went in and saw David, the Director, working with a character before me. They were going into so much detail about the characters history and what the character has been through, I felt inadequate, as I had done no such research.

We spent the first 10 minutes trying to get some character. I felt like I was just reading the lines and everything I learnt in college was forgotten. David was brilliant as he ignored the fact that I was not making much progress and kept pushing me to get results. I was questioning myself as an actor, and felt that I should just get an office job. It was tough having your friend tell you what to do, as you just want to impress them to prove they didn’t just give the role because you are friends.

I finally managed to get to a standard that David was impressed with, but it took longer than expected. I was embarrassed that I wasn’t the best I could possibly be. After talking to David about it, he stated that it was probably because of the depth of character work done by the actress before me affected my performance, but it shouldn’t have because my character required less depth due to the nature of the piece. This really affected my perception of the rehearsal process and my view of myself personally. From this experience, I have realized I shouldn’t compare myself to someone else. There is a reason for getting the part, so why should I doubt myself.

I need to put this into practice and prove to myself and to David that the part was meant for me.

http://www.ideastap.com/ideasmag/the-knowledge/five-common-mistakes-working-with-friends