Line please …
A delightful little movie blooper reel out of the 1936 movie archives. Nothing much changes … not even the way actors react to a lines breakdown. Enjoy!
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Project 365:09 and Post #109:09
An image a day is the goal. I didn’t make it as planned, but here are some of the best most evocative memory captures for 2009 in this, the 109th and ultimate blog post of the year for Groundling. See you on the other side!
Continue reading ...Theatre and Technology: synergy in performance
I stumbled across this one today – one from the TED Talks series and recorded this year. It’s Natasha Tsakos talking briefly about the relationship between theatre and technology, and performing excerpts from her solo multimedia show ‘Upwake.’ Enjoy; it’s terrific and inspiring.
Continue reading ...SAG Elephant
Given the conflicting points of view on the YouTube commentary on this video, I’m interested to hear the reaction from ‘middle-class’ actors in the US on the implications of the AFTRA ‘deal’ struck with the film industry. As an Australian-based actor I can’t but feel that these issues will arrive onshore pretty darn quickly down
Continue reading ...Ben Kingsley: ‘We do our best work when we are happy.’
I couldn’t resist posting Charlie Rose’s recent conversation with Ben Kingsley … for a couple of reasons. Firstly Sir Ben talks about the nuts and bolts differerences between stage and screen acting … something we all like to sift through. But in the second part of the conversation, he opens up in quite an extraordinary
Continue reading ...Listening to books: Alan Bennett at the BBC
I can thoroughly recommend Alan Bennett at the BBC which is currently available from Audible.com or the iTunes store. I’ve just finished listening to the inimitable Mr Bennett reading what is a miscellany of his work from the past 30 or so years, and all via the BBC. By the way I very much also
Continue reading ...Creativity, motivation, and failing well … Twyla Tharp
I have to thank Merlin Mann for this. If you don’t know his blog 43 Folders, check it out. I stumbled on this little 3 minute treasure quite by accident, thanks to being a Merlin devotee. Over the past few years, he has sent me off on small quests that have enriched my thinking on
Continue reading ...Give it to me live please!
Image via Wikipedia I couldn’t resist posting this, if only to prove how a great play can get sandbagged by good intentions. Here’s Harold Pinter‘s The Dumb Waiter, a brilliant, dark little piece for two actors. It’s been animated and condensed and posted up to YouTube. The point, I hear you ask? Well maybe it
Continue reading ...Back from a big dark room
That’s where I’ve been for a week or more … in the theatre sitting out front at the director’s desk. The Groundling apologises to readers for the long time between drinks; theatre has a habit of taking over your life when you’re in a production. Thus, an excuse for neglecting my scribbles here. I’ve been
Continue reading ...Tiny, wee movies and moving postcards
From today, the fabulous Flickr photo application allows pro users ($US24.95 a year) to upload up to 90 secs of individual videos to their site. Formerly users could submit still shots only. I’ve been shooting and collecting images in a ‘theatres’ set on my Flickr page for a few years now. This morning I added
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