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The Great Acting Blog: “The Joy Of Acting”

08.08.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

The characters in my latest short film, Will It Stop Raining In Summer (currently in post-production), are all written “in the style of”, or at least the male characters, Maurice and Roger, are. Roger is having an affair with Maurice's wife, and t...

Check-out These Stills For Will It Stop Raining In Summer

06.08.2012 , Uncategorized , 0 Comments

So we finished shooting the film over the last couple of days, and I have to say it was one of the most creative and pleasurable experiences I've ever had as an actor. We will edit the film over the next week, and Jay will...

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06.08.2012 , Uncategorized , 0 Comments

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The Great Acting Blog: “22 Principles For Better Acting”

01.08.2012 , Uncategorized , 36 Comments

"Learn your lines, find your mark, look `em in the eye and tell `em the truth." - James Cagney As I come to produce my next short film, my mind is a-clutter with dozens of small details which can pre-occupy to the exent that my...

The Great Acting Blog: “Acting Weird”

25.07.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

The actor should always allow the context within which the scene takes place to do it's work. Below is an extract from the script for our new short film, Will It Stop Raining In Summer. Beryl is married to Maurice, but having a secret affair...

The Future Of Acting | The Great Acting Blog

18.07.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

“we have to be optimistic. The moment actors start thinking otherwise, they're dead. You simply have to believe you have a future.” - Peter O'Toole. Peter O'Toole is a god of acting, he is a great actor, his performance in Becket is one of my...

The Great Acting Blog: “Actors Need To Reclaim Acting – Lessons From EA Dupont’s Piccadilly”

11.07.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

EA Dupont's silent era masterpiece, Piccadilly, is set in a fashionable London nightclub, and is about an exotic dancer, played by Anna May Wong, whose routines lead to her becoming the toast of Jazz-Age London. She also becomes the erotic obssesi...

The Great Acting Blog: “Authenticity”

04.07.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

A few weeks ago I watched Milos Forman's debut, Audition. An early example of the Czech New Wave, shot in 16mm, the film is essentially a faux-documentary split in two parts; the first centres on the rehearsals of a group of amateur musicians prep...

The Great Acting Blog: “Why The Panic Set In, by Alfie Black”

02.07.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Alfie Black is a London based actor. Throughout my career I have never really suffered any panic attacks whilst performing. That was of course until I filmed the pivotal interior scene from Phone Box Gun. Even though I originally met the writer/di...

The Great Acting Blog: “Phone Box Gun – Full Trailer Now Up”

27.06.2012 , Uncategorized , 0 Comments

This blog has become a real fulcrum for me, and I’m very grateful to those who take an interest in it, support it, and offer feedback. As it is, I’m delighted to share with you the full trailer for our new film, Phone Box Gun....

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