”In the End? Nothing ends Adrian… Nothing Ever Ends.”
Now that ive got the seemingly negative post out the way I can continue analyzing my learning the way I intended to- As i got a very welcome afternoon and evening off. And sitting back after releasing the tension and strain on my mind from my last post i can now focus and think about my performance thus far. It’s just a shame ive missed out on some quite strong emotive blogs this past week- and It’s too difficult to faithfully execute these feelings in the past tense. It also stands as a perfect example of the on going debate on whether the Academy puts on too many show’s over classes- Which is another topic entirely.
Aside from going through the motions of set building and tweaking this week Simon from workshop has given me lessons on some of the power tools and workshop techniques and most of all Steve has endeavored to fit in as much teaching as he possibly can.
I got a healthy practice session on using Vectorworks software and short tutorials on given situations when required- such as Deads and more help with automation… Yet each time It’s almost gotten in the way of the production on stage- The enormous pressure that our TSM is under get’s added to when her crew seem to disappear because they are being taught things and It’s not perfect in any scenario- i commend Steve for the support he has given all of us during this production and I’m fairly sure he is also feeling the brunt of the production Behemoth not stopping for anything.
So I am very happy to be getting the education i was after- albeit in small doses- but there is nothing that can immediately solve that problem just now.
Aside from tiredness and personal life issues (which was what the previous blog title was referring to) ive been quite impressed with my performance thus far- the team dynamic- despite now we are down to 1:2- is still great, despite the knock on effect that stress levels have been affecting us (mentioned in previous post) we remain strong and overall happy.
There are up’s and downs of course but i am really enjoying this as much i was at the beginning after having some time to FINALLY reflect- granted i had the weekend- but i want to forget that.
In terms of the recurring theme right now of my specialist choice… It is remaining to be difficult… looking around at the LX ”allocatee’s” while working on stage I have been very glad i have not been on LX again this time round- their work seems very static, tense and boring.
Yet I STILL want to do LX… and im yet to meet Simon and all my closest Peers are choosing electrics. but It just seems so tedious in the academy. so TSM is still winning me over right now…but time is running out. and I’m currently still playing both sides. (shut it)
