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The Great Acting Blog: “Sabotaging A Project With Sloppiness, Laziness Or Fear”

04.02.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Closing out a performance, an audition, a production, a script, or any creative endeavour, can prove to be extremely difficult because there is a tendency to believe that, as we are near the end, we must be tired ("oh look, I'm near the end, I'm...

Mutual Admiration Society (feature film, 2014) Is Now Complete – View The Trailer!

03.02.2014 , Uncategorized , 0 Comments

https://vimeo.com/85602132 Mutual Admiration Society (2014) is the new upcoming collaborative feature film by Rouzbeh Rashidi and James Devereaux. The film was shot in London and simultaneously edited in Dublin. Mutual Admiration Society is an abstract experimental crime movie and the sixth feature length film by Rashidi-Devereaux Cinema More info...

The Great Acting Blog: “A Tragic Passing”

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The remarkable outpouring of sadness in response to Philip Seymour Hoffman's death, shows us just how much he and his work meant to people. He reminds us that the work of an actor can be noble and worthwhile and inspiring. His passing is a tragedy. Hopefully there will...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Serious Actor”

01.02.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

For someone who is serious about acting, honest examination of their work is at the heart of what they do. This is how they develop their work to the point of excellence. They make a start, assess what they've done, then make the necessary changes,...

The Great Acting Blog: “Bring A Unique Vision To The World”

31.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

"Make visible what, without you, might never have been seen." - Robert Bresson I've always loved that quote. It arouses the courage needed to pursue your own individual vision, to trust your own point of view. The tendency in our culture is to do what everyone...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Occasional Performance Of Elegance And Dignity”

30.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 4 Comments

I used to think that the quality of our performance was determined by how hard we had worked. That is, the harder we worked, then the stronger our performance would be, it couldn't be good if it wasn't stressful*. But now I'm not so sure....

The Great Acting Blog: “Don’t Allow Difficult Colleagues To Distract You From Your Goals”

29.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

It can hurt when our scene partner (or partners) doesn't seem to be as dedicated to the work at hand as we are. Perhaps they show up without having prepared properly, or they're unfocussed and unprofessional, or maybe their general disposition just doesn't conform to...

New Feature Film Announcement: “Mutual Admiration Society”

28.01.2014 , Uncategorized , 0 Comments

"Mutual Admiration Society" (2014) is the new upcoming collaborative feature film by Rouzbeh Rashidi and James Devereaux. The film is being shot in London and concurrently being edited in Dublin. Mutual Admiration Society is an abstract experimental crime movie and the sixth feature length film by Rashidi and Devereaux." ...

The Great Acting Blog: “Remain Open To The Art You Feel Within Yourself”

28.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

It's so easy to allow the crush of daily life to dampen our creative spirits. Similarly with professional struggles and disappointments. Experience can lead us to narrow down our world in order to trick ourselves into thinking we have more control over it, and so...

The Great Acting Blog: “Don’t Be A Coward, Be An Artist”

27.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

Actors have been brainwashed to believe that they only exist, that they only have any value, if they do a certain kind of work given to them by a certain kind of person. This state of affairs works (even if not very productively) for those...

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