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The Great Acting Blog: “See It Through”

29.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Doing 80% of the work is not the same as doing 100% of the work. 80% may be a good effort but it will get you nowhere. 80% of your lines leant, 80% of that script written, 80% of that film made, may as well be zero...

The Great Acting Blog: “Dreaming Of A Rigorous Creative Task”

28.05.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

Harold Pinter's The Homecoming is one of my favourite plays and I have longed to play the part of Lenny and have a crack at his magnificent speeches. Last night however, I had a dream in which I was to stage the play. But I...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Way Of Independence And Peace”

27.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Often, schmoozing and doing favours for colleagues is a means of gaining control over them (as is bullying, conversely - schmoozing can quickly turn into bullying and vice versa). The schmoozer intends to take advantage of the schmoozed, to use them. Ultimately, they want something...

The Great Acting Blog: “If Discipline Is A Problem….”

19.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

All endeavours contain drudgery and arduous periods. Acting itself contains aspects which are hardly thrilling, but need to be done well if the performance is to be any good - like learning lines for example. And yes, there are times when you need to take a break...

The Great Acting Blog: “Using Memory To Learn More Effectively”

31.07.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

I have been wanting to write something about learning lines for a while now but have struggled to come up with a way of making it seem, well, sexy. My recent research on the nature of memory however, has lead me to discover new ways...

The Great Acting Blog: “Reverse Bad Habits”

25.06.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 3 Comments

Someone asked me recently if there was a shortcut to learning lines. There isn't one, or if there is, then I don't know about it (if you do have one, I'm sure you could probably make a fortune with it). For me, line learning is...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Story Of The Tragic Actor”

06.06.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 2 Comments

I once got talking an actor who told me that he had landed the part of Mercutio in a touring production of Romeo and Juliet. I congratulated him, but he didn't seem excited about playing the part at all, he only groaned; "but I've got...

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

02.07.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 20 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...

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