Coming Soon! – Distracted (Feature Film)
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 ...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Deliver Special Work – A Lesson From A Spotify Gimmick”
As I was walking by Shoreditch High Street station, I was stopped by a representative from Spotify, asking me if I'd like to "recommend-a-song". They had a musician stationed on the pavement with a big Spotify sign behind him, and he was playing songs requested...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Artistic Actors, Mediocre Actors & Personal Truth”
Mediocre actors don't bother with the finer points of their work. They don't think it matters because they don't think anyone is paying close enough attention. They're ham-fisted, obvious, and serve-up only what has worked before, re-creating rather than creating. The artistic actor however, deals in personal...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “There Are No Perfect Choices”
Which ever direction you choose, there's almost always a trade-off, you gain one thing but you lose something else. There's rarely a perfect option. That's why it's important to prioritise what you want from your work: what is it that you want? Artistic control? Money?...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Find Out What Needs To Be Improved”
In elite sport, coaches sometimes throw a young, untried player into the first team in order to find out what needs to be improved, and so turn him into the finished article. The coach does not expect the player to be successful at this stage...
Read MoreEssential Action – What Is It And Why Is It Important For The Scene?
Once we've answered the question; what is literally happening in the scene?, the next step is to determine what the essential action of the scene is, the action we are actually going to do in the scene. Note that the literal action in the scene, is...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Define An Aesthetic”
If you fail to take responsibility for your work, if you allow your future to be decided by agents and casting people and directors, then other people are deciding what kind of an actor you're going to be. If you're happy with that, don't complain about...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Who Are Your Favourite Actors?”
It might be a trivial question to ask your yourself on a Sunday afternoon. But then again it might not be. To list, say, five favourites is to give yourself insight into the kind of actor you're trying to become. The qualities which you admire and...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Acting Is Our Creativity”
"You can't use up creativity. The more you use it, the more you have." - Maya Angelou The flip-side of course, is that the less you use your creativity, the less of it you have. Acting was our calling but it continues to speak to us. It's...
Read MoreNoirish Project Reaches It’s Funding Goal….
….with 44 hours to spare Delighted, relieved and inspired by the support we’ve received. Our European Screening Series simply wouldn’t be happening without it. If you’d like to be kept informed about the Screenings, and whether Noirish Project'll be coming to a city near you, join our...
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