Author - paulbarry

Breath is the Soul of Voice

Breath is the Soul of Voice by Kristina Reiersgard  As promised in my last blog, let us explore the breath as it directly influences character development. But first...

How Boring Killed the Voice

How Boring Killed Breath Work, and Breath Work Killed Voice by Kristina Reiersgard    Ah, Breath Work for actors. For years, the voice gurus of the world have...

Flexible Accents for Auditions

Flexible Accents for Auditions by Kristina Reiersgard  In Hollywood, there exist several sobering realities.  I’d like to speak to one in particular. Many American...

Everything Must Go

Not a perfect film by any means, but some lovely moments to take in on a Sunday afternoon. Will Ferrell shows he is more than just a ham and the support cast put in...

Drive

I think I really wanted to like this film. Not in the kind of way that young girls like a Ryan Gosling film, or brand new film school grads like a dark, masculine...

Submarine

With Moonlight Kingdom coming out shortly, I find myself wondering if Wes Anderson’s work has matured at all, always seeming to favour the absurd, but ultimately...

Swimming Lessons

by Paul Barry I began swimming at the pool down the road in February of this year. Very quickly I hit 100 X 25m laps per visit, 5-6 times a week. Within no time I...

Safety of Objects

If you loved American Beauty and Magnolia then you’ll probably hate this film. If you love films *like* American Beauty and Magnolia, you’ll most likely...

Into The Abyss

by Paul Barry Having directed a documentary myself and dealt with the unpredictable nature of interviewee responses, I see how this particular set of people would be...