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Noirish Project Blog: “3 Things Needed In Order To Do Great Work”

03.03.2013 , Noirish Project , 0 Comments

[twitter-follow username="ejamesdevereaux" scheme="dark"] Today’s shoot went really, really well. Despite a 7.30am start and a long day in cold weather, we were relaxed, energised, and focussed all day, which meant we were also highly productive and maintained high standards. There were, I believe, three very simple reasons...

Noirish Project Blog: “Never Just Move Onto The Next Thing”

02.03.2013 , Noirish Project , 0 Comments

[twitter-follow username="ejamesdevereaux" scheme="dark"] One must compare what one was trying to do, with what one actually did, and make adjustments accordingly. If your creation is not upto the mark, then do it again, and keep doing it until it is upto the mark. It's easy to lie...

Noirish Project Blog: “The Joys Of Locations”

01.03.2013 , Noirish Project , 0 Comments

[twitter-follow username="ejamesdevereaux" scheme="dark"] Location scouting is one of my favourite parts of the filmmaking process, for me, it’s where alot of the work is done. It is a solitary activity, peaceful and contemplative, it allows me to use my imagination; when I look at a certain...

The Great Acting Blog: “Actors Are Not Children”

27.02.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

[twitter-follow username="ejamesdevereaux" scheme="dark"] That actors are children, is a myth put about by certain theatre directors, the object of which, is to help those directors maintain a position of power - it functions as a Trojan Horse: the comment is a designed to seem like some...

Test Shoot For The Character, “Jimmy”

25.02.2013 , Noirish Project , 13 Comments

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The Great Acting Blog: “Re-Rehearsals”

25.02.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Production on my new feature film, Noirish Project, will continue through March and April. Meanwhile, a free download of short film, Prelude (To Noirish Project), can be got here. We fully rehearsed scenes last month, only for the shooting of thos...

Noirish Project Blog: “Re-Rehearsals”

24.02.2013 , Noirish Project , 0 Comments

We fully rehearsed scenes last month, only for the shooting of those scenes to be postponed due to snow. This week, we are in the odd position of having to re-rehearse those scenes, as we are shooting those same scenes next week. It’s odd because...

The Great Actin Blog: “Fear Of Failure”

20.02.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Commitment is a tricky thing. At the moment just before we need to commit, our minds suggest all kinds of alternatives as preferable to the thing we are about to commit to. One of the reasons commitment is so hard, is because we are putting...

The Great Acting Blog: “Fear Of Failure”

20.02.2013 , Uncategorized , 36 Comments

[twitter-follow username="ejamesdevereaux" scheme="dark"] Commitment is a tricky thing. At the moment just before we need to commit, our minds suggest all kinds of alternatives as preferable to the thing we are about to commit to. One of the reasons commitment is so hard, is because we...

The Great Acting Blog: “Anyone Can Act In The Same Way Anyone Can Write A Poem”

15.02.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

“Study voice and movement – learn the difference between the beautiful and the attractive. Learn to analyze a script the way a director should and almost none can…Make yourself the expert…Your friends will tell you you are making yourself foolish ...

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