Audrey Gniech: The World is a Stage

Over the past two weeks I have been really doing some crash course learning with Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro. Last week we went through various Photoshop techniques including: Composites Watermarks Animation/Effects And Creating Slideshows Our class has also begun getting hands on with Premiere Pro. Understanding how to edit clips together with concepts like the Rule of 180 and organizing A roll and B roll. We are also going through many of the various shortcuts in this program. We have been going through the concepts very quickly but it is cool to understand the basic editing techniques to at least make a sequence. We are going into this next week getting more in depth with the tools of Premiere Pro. I am also excited about how to make other special effects and edits. I already have some experience with Final Cut Pro which has helped me through this week. And I am really excited to learn more this week. 

I have recently begun to refine and learn new skills in Adobe Photoshop. Photoshop skills are something that I find will be very helpful with my career in theatre. Having creative technical skills are important with  website design audition/reel video editing editing head shots  and so much more Currently I am assistant directing and dramaturging a production of Richard II. I have used the skills I am using in photoshop to create documents and display items to display for both rehearsal purposes and audiences. I just created a poster display that is a family tree of the play which includes both headshots, armorials and other imagery. Creating an aesthetically pleasing and informative display piece was even more effective with the tools of photoshop. I am planning to make even more display pictures to help promote the show and describe the play. Specifically, we are bringing this classic Shakespeare play and giving it a modern twist with themes of haute coutur...

Digital and social media is a great tool for up and coming theatre artists. Digital media is very helpful for branding and sharing your experience. I hope to start building my own website this summer. As I start to envision my website I have looked into what would make it effective in presenting myself in the best way.  I have also looked at other actors' websites to see what I like or don’t like. Some of the important pieces of a website for theatre careers includes: Pictures This includes your professional headshots. I find that I like when there is a large headshot on the homepage along with your bio.  Having other pictures from the shows you have been apart of are really important to show how you look while acting and even show how you transform for different roles.  Having a lot of images adds a lot of color and flair to a website but it is also about formatting these images in a way that they do not look messy but look professional.  Resume ...