One of the toughest aspects of being an actor is worrying about the future, worrying about whether you'll work, whether you'll survive. The situation is compounded by the feeling that you lack control over your career and that you're impotent to influence events. Ironically however,...
Read MoreSince I began collaborating with filmmaker, Rouzbeh Rashidi in 2010, we have made 4 feature films and 8 short films, playing in festivals all over the world. For the new edition of Experimental Conversations, I have written extensively about the acting techniques we employed in the first...
Read MoreRemember those times in rehearsal when you solved a complex problem the director couldn't solve, and made that troublesome scene work? That feeling of breakthrough, seeing the weight physically lift from the director's shoulders, is exhilarating. Why? Because we used our skills to help someone out...
Read More"it forces the audience to think about what's going on" Have a listen to the second in our series of podcasts with Jay Harris, about the sound design for Noirish Project. The conversation took place via telephone. https://soundcloud.com/noirish-project/second-podcast-with-jay-harris Subscribe and get email updates about the film’s progress...
Read More“Give me two hours a day of activity, and I’ll take the other 22 in dreams.” - Luis Bunuel. If you, like me, were bored out of your skull when you were at school, especially during double geography on a Friday afternoon, then you probably spent...
Read MoreIt can be a shock when we see our performance on the screen for the first time. It rarely matches our concept of the role or what we thought we were doing at the time. What we are seeing on the screen is the reality...
Read MoreMy extensive article written for Experimental Conversations, about the acting techniques used in my collaboration with filmmaker, Rouzbeh Rashidi. ...
Read MoreWe hear the phrase “independent filmmaker”* too much these days, and most times it’s used inaccurately. Independence has got nothing whatsoever to do with the means of production or lack thereof - I've known people who've self-financed their productions and censor themselves as though they were...
Read MoreWe hear the phrase "independent filmmaker" too much these days, and most times it's used in-accurately. It's time to repeat on old mantra. Independence has got nothing whatsoever to do with the means of production or lack thereof. It's got nothing to with aesthetics or the way...
Read MoreHumiliation is kissing the ass of someone who has threatened us in order to please them. The most common example of this of course, is the employer, who says "unless you do a b and c, you're out". Humiliation kicks in when the threat is...
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