Terrors Will Play In Texas
Delighted that HSP: THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM THE TERRORS OF THE MIND has been selected to screen at the 2013 South Texas Underground Film (STUFF2013), October 3rd – 6th....
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “A Lack Of Confidence?”
The debate about how much space a director should give to an actor within a production rages on. Some say that the actor should do whatever the hell the director tells them to do while others think that manipulation is direction. One thing is certain...
Read MoreQuick Update
So, we're deep into post-production. Jay Harris is working on the sound design for the film, the process is well underway. We're planning on doing a series of podcasts with Jay to shed some light on the process, and we will of course share the results...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Act With Heart”
In his book My Life In Pieces, Simon Callow tells us that theatre audiences of 1750 were not quite as sedate as their contemporary ancestors. He says they could make: "the most extreme football hooligans seem like pussycats". And: "at the slightest provocation denizens of the pit would...
Read MoreNoirish Project Teaser Trailer!
https://vimeo.com/74585515 Delighted to share with you a first peak of Noirish Project, with this teaser. Hope you enjoy. We are deep into post-production, and it is only a matter of weeks before the film is complete. We'll keep you updated. Subscribe and get email updates about the film’s progress ...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “How Knowing Our Limitations Leads To Progress”
We work our little cotton socks off to achieve one goal, then we go and up the ante by deciding that, next time, we will try to accomplish something a little bit harder. As we sketch out a plan to achieve this next conquest, we...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Make Some Noise About Actors You Admire”
It seems some performances are praised to the rafters by the mainstream press, when often I think the acting in question is false and self-conscious. Other performances however, are a model of truth and simplicity and generosity, and yet are almost universally ignored. It...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Powerful Storytelling”
Mauro Bolognini's 1963 film La Curruzione is the fabulous story about Stefano Mattoli, played by Jacques Perrin. At the start of the film, we see Stefano graduate from college before journeying back to his family home in order to get permission from his father to start...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Creativity Mistakes Help Us Grow”
Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'t3RrLo8-TARqAOTLAl4XQg',sig:'OzdhSV0DNJoxTl9eypgJcNgkwKr6cvPqKCO7Cn16eQ8=',w:'594px',h:'408px',items:'3365434',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })}); Richard Burton, during his 1967 interview with Kenneth Tynan, says he likes to be "free" on stage, not giving the same performance night after night. I was especially piqued however, when he said; "I'm invited to be bad...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Who Are The Top Five People You Want To Work With”
I find answering this question very useful indeed, because it helps to refresh my sense of direction and what I am about. It can also lend coherence to chaos. Plus it's fun. Who are the top five people you want to work with? How quickly are you...
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