Working off the other actor - what is it? In performance you focus on what the other actor is doing and respond accordingly moment-by-moment. Your performance is created in-the-moment. This is very different to the 'acting-as-presentation' model, where the actor maps out every gesture, every inflection in...
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Marcello Mastroianni possessed the rare ability to work his moment-to-moment impulses in concert with the dramatic structure of a scene. Many actors lose their shape in search of 'naturalism', while others are overly technical and lose creativity. With Mastroianni however, his performances are seemless. It is...
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Performance is the artistic expression of the actor's individuality, as exemplified by Cary Grant. Cary Grant was criticised for being a "conservative actor" - there was a feeling among critics that his work stayed within the light-comedic persona that had made him so fantastically popular, rarely...
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@Distractedfilm on Twitter All nominations for Sunglasses And Overcoats can be found on the Distracted feed. Here's my final selection of 10...
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Follow @Distractedfilm The full thread of Cine-Silhouette Nominations can be found in the usual place, here's my final selection of 10 ...
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Artistic drive is essential if we are to achieve all that we need to - this post looks at the experience of Cary Grant in order to find it's key. Cary Grant was actually born as Archie Leach - a poor, crummy kid in Bristol, England....
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Follow @distractedfilm The full thread of nominations for this list can be found here. Here's my final selection of 10 for Cinema Candlelight...
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Follow @Distracted If you want to see the complete thread of nominations for Sunglasses And Cigars, it can be found here. This is my final selection of 10...
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Follow @Distracted For those who like to see the full thread of nominations for, it can be found here. This is my final 10...
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Follow @Distracted For more Cinema In The Rain, you can check-out the full list of nominations here. This is my final selection of 10… [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Buster Keaton in College, 1927...
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