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Mutual Admiration Society Had Been Selected For The IndieCork Film Festival

19.09.2014 , Uncategorized , 0 Comments

https://vimeo.com/85602132 Check-out the teaser Mutual Admiration Society, my collaborative feature film made with Rouzbeh Rashidi, has been selected for the forthcoming IndieCork Film Festival (12-19 October 2014). More info soon. ...

The Great Acting Blog: “Becoming An Actor Is Largely About Answering Questions”

19.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Do I really want to be an actor, or is it just an idea in my head that will pass in time? Once that has been answered positively, the new question will be...

Check-out This Sample From The Noirish Project Ambient Soundtrack….

18.09.2014 , Noirish Project , 0 Comments

https://vimeo.com/104325954 Delighted that the ambient soundtrack for Noirish Project is almost ready. More news on that soon. Meanwhile, check-out this sample taken from the track, "The Alleyway." The album is designed to be listened to independently from the film, but here I've set it to a montage of...

The Great Acting Blog: “Having A Superobjective Leads To Artistic Acting”

18.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

There's always more work to do. It's never done. The problem with overloading ourselves with too many tasks at any given moment however, is that it leads to panicky decision-making, a diminution in our level of performance, fatigue and the placing of too much meaning...

The Great Acting Blog: “Why The Truth Is Important”

17.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

The audience will only experience our work as it is, no more no less. That's why it's so important to strive for truth in our work. If the work is true, the audience's experience will be true. But if the work is false, then the audiences'...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Extraordinary Poetry Of A Great Actor’s Face”

16.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

When a general fatigue sets in, when we start to feel emotionally deprived, it means that it's time to nourish ourselves with the things that fascinate us and inspire us - reading, knowledge, cinema, music, new ideas, whatever does it for you. Our mind and spirit...

The Great Acting Blog: “Wise Words From 5 Great Novelists”

15.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

In many respects, it is preferable to learn from those who belong to a different field than our own. Our view is less prejudiced because the insight offered is not intended to influence specifically what we do, there is no intent to manipulate - an...

Don’t Wait For Permission | The Great Acting Blog

14.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

I recently saw Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise on the big screen at the BFI, it's been a long-time favourite film of mine, and I was delighted to finally be able to see it in a theatre. Jarmusch made the film in the early 80s using...

Jim Jarmusch’s Stranger Than Paradise Is A True Work Of Cinema

14.09.2014 , Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog , 42 Comments

Over the last 10 years or so, I've been lucky enough to see many of my favourite films projected on to the big screen, largely due to various retrospectives. As would be expected, the big screen significantly enriches our experience of a film, although it...

Coming Soon! – Distracted (Feature Film)

13.09.2014 , Distracted , 0 Comments

Distracted is an ironic policiers and a sly comedy. Inspector Baker is given a homocide & a new partner. But he just doesn't want to do any work. More soon! Join Distracted's Newsletter ...