LEXMILIAN S.R.B. DE MELLO: A HOBBYIST JOURNEY

In 2021 AD/CE young Lexmilian begins a diploma in counselling at 'Health Academy Australia'. In order to bolster his counselling skills he partakes in numerous extra-curricular activities. Lex also involves himself with 'Udemy' and 'Achology' to complete additional diplomas with attainment of further merit-able qualifications in a number of fields. This video pertains to the Udemy course of a 'Master of Mindfulness'. This being a guided tuition in which a client could become more mindful about any particular problem. This is just one small fraction of the homework partaken by Lex, and given it was for personal practice and enjoyment, Lex leaves it as a first draft.

This video was a trivial exercise homework where Lexmilian's tutor requested him to perform Johnny's 'Up the Ladder' monologue whilst facing the camera. A crude makeshift teleprompter was devised and, very awkwardly, Lexmilian tried to accommodate different states of 'feeling' which gave this first draft rendition performance a semi-schizoid appearance. The exercise proved useful for a number of reasons. To experiment with the 'Green Screen' some more, to see how a 'square' layout would look like, to continue to see Lexmilian's first draft readouts, and to orchestrate a contraption where Lexmilian would have a teleprompter equivalent with new positions of placement of the recording camera. The exercise file for this footage can be found here below:-- "2021.04.13 - Homework Schema.pdf"@ https://1drv.ms/b/s!AqvEB9_QaFcz6jg02sYCwoAMHDwD?e=EhWEXZ

An experimental monologue trying some new tricks with the camera and the green screen. The speech itself is a slightly modified rendition of "Johnny's" monologue in 'Up the Ladder'. This rendition being a third of his homework for the week for his studies at the 'Fremantle Academy of Performing Arts'. Up the Ladder follows an Aboriginal man's journey from the rough and tumble fights of the boxing tents of the 1940s and 1950s to a career as a professional and champion boxer. With a bold theatrical style prefigured in his hit play Funerals and Circuses, Roger Bennett evokes the carnival atmosphere, the humour and the energy of the old sideshow world, while subtly reminding us of the racism. Of course though, this piece has been modified in memory of 'Hugh Ming' and 'Joel Roberts', with some tribute to current affiliates of Lex's.

Once again, the 'Fremantle Academy of Performing Arts' requests young Lexmilian to practice different voice tonalities. Seeing this as an opportunity to get creative, Lexmilian recalls some old cassette tapes played when a young toddler, this by his mother whilst she practiced Yoga. Lexmilian, in turn, used this opportunity to recite the 'Om Namah Shivaya' chant, exactly as he remembered from his early childhood. Not exactly a piece that he is proud of, and unfortunately pagan in origins, it was, however, very calming to chant out these words in the melody he could remember it going by. All in all, it gave Lexmilian the opportunity to create a slideshow and tinker with varied software again. It is hoped YOU enjoy this presentation...

This ~3-hour compilation was half of Lexmilian's homework for the week at the 'Fremantle Academy of Performing Arts'. Not a grand masterpiece, and definitely not anything that required too much effort at all. With Lexmilian just wanting to get his homework out of the way, he crammed in some filming and editing as fast as he could. The purpose of this compilation being primarily to experiment further with tripod usage, bolster improvisation skills, try some new looks and editing tricks, as well as to hopefully entertain his lecturer. But, alas, Lexmilian crammed, did not look his best, and used at the most second take filmed footages. For some odd reason got reminded of his clubbing days around twenty years prior.

Another experimental homework video of Lexmilian's, this for the Fremantle Academy of Performing Arts. Utilizing the green screen some more, Lexmilian quickly compiles an artistic rendition with first take footages. Not exactly things to be joked about, Lex's creative flair shines again.

An experimentation homework video compilation on "Jack's Monologue" in the screen of, "The Importance of Being Earnest". Here Lexmilian experiments with a green screen once again, to the best that was possible given his available assets. Spoken with a slightly deeper tone of voice, it is hoped this rendition is enjoyed.

This video is not related to Lexmilian's Drama & Sound Artistry studies, instead it should be showcased at "https://www.youtube.com/user/percarus". This video pertains to a automated live job interview with a renowned company known as 'KPMG'. Lexmilian aced his IQ test examinations, and other assessment & tests, but then he was indicated he would need a webcam to undertake a live interview where he would have to answer 4-5 questions, sequentially, one after the other with no break, with only one minute preparation time to read and prepare for the questions — not exactly a hard feat! However, what has to be noticed is that Lexmilian was completely qualified for the job because it was a graduate level-entry job, where they would train 95% of the skills needed for the role(s) once employed, in a rigorous educational plan. The job Lexmilian was going for was graduate level 'Management Consultancy' and 'Technology Risk & Audit' roles, both of which he was more than qualified to partake in! Alas, despite his quirky charm, and segmented eloquence, Lexmilian never attained the job, and it is suspected it was because he was too qualified, or perhaps too old — discrimination at its core! In fact, it took many months to get 'KPMG' to solicit these interview videos, and Lexmilian had to approach the interview platform hosting agency/company to obtain these clips. Nothing grand, for sure... The reason this compilation is included here is to illustrate as to why Lexmilian simply ceased looking for graduate entry level roles. At the time, being aged 40, Lexmilian was deemed too old and better qualified than many of the personnel within the organization itself. This just goes to show as to why Lexmilian made a career life change by transferring his studies to Drama and other technical roles. Sure, one may find many flaws in this interview, but it is not here to impress anyone. Just for information and historicity's sakes. We could use with feedback from you!