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Audrey Hepburn In Love In The Afternoon – Performance Is Personality

29.07.2018 , The Great Acting Blog , 3 Comments

Subscribe | @GreatActingBlog Hepburn plays Arianne Chavasse, the daughter of a private detective who specialises in creating dossiers on illicit affairs for cheated spouses. Hepburn takes an unnatural interest in her father's work, delving into his filing cabinet and hungrily reading up on his juiciest cases....

The Great Acting Blog: “Why The Truth Is Important”

17.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

The audience will only experience our work as it is, no more no less. That's why it's so important to strive for truth in our work. If the work is true, the audience's experience will be true. But if the work is false, then the audiences'...

The Great Acting Blog: “Wise Words From 5 Great Novelists”

15.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 5 Comments

In many respects, it is preferable to learn from those who belong to a different field than our own. Our view is less prejudiced because the insight offered is not intended to influence specifically what we do, there is no intent to manipulate - an...

The Great Acting Blog: “Be A Serious Actor”

12.06.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 8 Comments

"No matter how good a phrase or a simile he may have if he puts it in where it is not absolutely necessary and irreplaceable he is spoiling his work for egotism" - Ernest Hemingway Hemingway on writing there. But the words could just as easily...

The Great Acting Blog: “Focus On Action Not Emotion”

13.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Focussing on emotions in the scene really only succeeds in making us feel self-conscious. If the desired emotion is not present, then we engage in neurotic efforts to "produce" it. And when the magic emotion does appear, we remain self-conscious while we try to maintain...

The Great Acting Blog: “Get Rid Of The Excuses – Be An Artist”

24.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 35 Comments

The strange thing about driving instructors is that the object of their work is to effectively make themselves redundant. They teach us the driving skills necessary for us to pass our test, and if we do pass, then we will no longer require their services,...

The Great Acting Blog: “Follow The Truth Within Yourself”

03.12.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

An actor's greatest gift is their sense of truth because it will guide him toward his highest goal, that is a truthful performance. This sense will create pangs of tension within him whenever his work becomes false, however it is up to the actor himself to...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Purpose Of Struggle”

11.11.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Oedipus spends his whole time in Sophocles' play trying to figure out what caused the plague on Thebes. Eventually of course, he discovers that he himself is the cause of the plague. The purpose of struggle, is to the reveal the truth. This is true...

The Great Acting Blog: “Acting Is An Illusion”

06.10.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

The character is an illusion created in the mind of the viewer by the juxtaposition of the intentions of the actor and the fiction of the script. The character is not real. Macbeth is not real. Jaws is not real. Hannibal Lector is not real,...

The Great Acting Blog: “Are They So Worthless?”

12.09.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 28 Comments

Being an actor is about telling the truth, in fact, cultivating personal truth is what actors spend a lot of their time doing. Then we reach out, offering the best of ourselves and hope we hit the mark. We do so with the best intentions...

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