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The Great Acting Blog: “When The Real Test Begins”

03.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Like the protagonist of the play, we are on a quest, and at certain points in that quest certain ugly things, which we were not expecting, will rear themselves, and it will dawn on us that the quest is going to be a lot more...

The Great Acting Blog: “Great Artists Dare Not Primp And Preen”

Those who strut and preen after even the most meagre artistic accomplishment, are clearly not aiming high enough. Their arrogance and excessive pride are evidence that they're operating in a comfort zone and not doing anything truly interesting, which is to say that they're not...

The Great Acting Blog: “Actors Need To Be So Much More”

01.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 9 Comments

Doing research, I am struck by how, over the last couple of generations or so, so few actors offer insights about acting. Most of the great statements and key texts on acting have come from directors and playwrights and teachers. There is Simon Callow of...

The Great Acting Blog: “Give To The Community And Be Part Of It’s Success”

31.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

The audition process functions as a simple command and reward structure - do as you're told and hopefully you will be awarded the prize of work. It's essentially a straightforward, technical process. Auditions can be frustrating but you don't have to give much of yourself,...

The Great Acting Blog: “5 Artistic Insights For The Week Ahead”

30.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Sometimes we need to replenish the stocks. And so, we turn towards those who warm us, who help us make sense of what it is we're doing, who make us feel less alone, and who inspire us...

The Great Acting Blog: “Dealing With Negative Emotions”

29.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

A bad audition, a dodgy performance, unemployment, a needless slight from a director, an unhappy dressing room. These can affect us deeply, sending us into negative emotional states. After all, acting is an intense lifestyle, actors have to fight hard just to get an opportunity,...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Joy Of Improvement”

28.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

The simple pleasure of getting better at things, of making things better, of making them stronger, of looking at what you did yesterday and making improvements today. This kind of progress is rewarding, it breeds confidence and a sense of peace. The true joy however, is that...

The Great Acting Blog: “What To Do About This Abundance Of Actors?”

27.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

In a recent post on his blog, film producer Ted Hope talks about how we make far more films than we watch. He disagrees though, that there are too many films being made, he says simply that there is an abundance and the problem for...

The Great Acting Blog: “Habits Help Us Cope With Pressure”

26.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Knowing that we can hold up under pressure enables us to seek out greater challenges and accomplish more. It empowers us to be more creative because our attention is off ourself, we're not worried about ourselves and this lack of self-consciousness enables creativity to flourish. Whether...

The Great Acting Blog: “Why Actors Take A Break”

25.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

It's interesting to observe the number of people who go into acting then"take a break" for a few months, then come back, then take a break again and so on. The reasons for doing so are myriad, and we've all had periods where we need...

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