By Helen Li
Sophie Kennedy is a Grade Twelve student that participated in the school play Almost Maine, back in December.
Ever since Sophie was small, she has loved to watch movies. She admires the actors that can bring out a laugh from her and her biggest dream growing up was to become like them. She wants to make others feel happy as well.
Sophie came to Collingwood in Grade Eleven and has made a reputation for herself as an excellent actor ever since then. She started acting outside of school in Grade Four just for fun. Now, she does more than five hours a week. She said that “the best part of going to class was that you’d get to interact with more people and get close to them.”
Sophie has tried multiple types of acting before and even participated in a few commercials. However, she decided in the end that on-screen acting was the best for her. She also started to focus on comedic characters that were dramatic or funny because she loves the reaction the audience has.
When asked about her favourite actor, Sophie immediately started gushing about Natalie Portman, who acted in the film Black Swan. Sophie really wants to know if she stayed in character even after filming. Sophie said that “sometimes after acting out a character for a long time, I get super drained and don't have much strength left to do anything else.” Additionally, she wants to know some tips for getting into a character, because sometimes Sophie finds herself preparing her role for a long time but unable to get into it.
Her advice for new actors is to not get embarrassed. She found that people don’t mind how you act, and they actually notice you more if you play it safe. She speaks from experience, of course. She remembered the time when she first started when she was afraid to act out anything in front of large crowds. It really delayed Sophie’s skills, and when she let it go, she improved a lot very quickly. “Don’t make the same mistake as me,” she warned.
Acting taught Sophie a lot. She realized that it isn’t just simply reading off a script, but something more than that. By knowing all the different expressions, postures and body movement that one can make to convey their characters, she can express herself better, and learn to embrace herself. She thinks that acting is a way to put herself in other people’s shoes, and experience what other people are going through. Sophie believes that after she started acting, she can solve a problem by looking at other perspectives.
Sophie Kennedy is a Grade Twelve student that participated in the school play Almost Maine, back in December.
Ever since Sophie was small, she has loved to watch movies. She admires the actors that can bring out a laugh from her and her biggest dream growing up was to become like them. She wants to make others feel happy as well.
Sophie came to Collingwood in Grade Eleven and has made a reputation for herself as an excellent actor ever since then. She started acting outside of school in Grade Four just for fun. Now, she does more than five hours a week. She said that “the best part of going to class was that you’d get to interact with more people and get close to them.”
Sophie has tried multiple types of acting before and even participated in a few commercials. However, she decided in the end that on-screen acting was the best for her. She also started to focus on comedic characters that were dramatic or funny because she loves the reaction the audience has.
When asked about her favourite actor, Sophie immediately started gushing about Natalie Portman, who acted in the film Black Swan. Sophie really wants to know if she stayed in character even after filming. Sophie said that “sometimes after acting out a character for a long time, I get super drained and don't have much strength left to do anything else.” Additionally, she wants to know some tips for getting into a character, because sometimes Sophie finds herself preparing her role for a long time but unable to get into it.
Her advice for new actors is to not get embarrassed. She found that people don’t mind how you act, and they actually notice you more if you play it safe. She speaks from experience, of course. She remembered the time when she first started when she was afraid to act out anything in front of large crowds. It really delayed Sophie’s skills, and when she let it go, she improved a lot very quickly. “Don’t make the same mistake as me,” she warned.
Acting taught Sophie a lot. She realized that it isn’t just simply reading off a script, but something more than that. By knowing all the different expressions, postures and body movement that one can make to convey their characters, she can express herself better, and learn to embrace herself. She thinks that acting is a way to put herself in other people’s shoes, and experience what other people are going through. Sophie believes that after she started acting, she can solve a problem by looking at other perspectives.
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