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Comment on Impulse, Instinct, and Intutition by paulbarry

paulbarry — Fri, 10 May 2013 23:55:23 +0000

That’s just it, Don. But it’s one thing to promote that we should take risks and quite another to define what a risk is, in order for it to actually be done. I haven’t heard many people define a risk in such a way that actors can actually do something with the knowledge afterwards. This is the danger of telling people to simply ‘go with their gut’.

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Comment on Impulse, Instinct, and Intutition by dee4

dee4 — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:30:37 +0000

Another one of your thought provoking and well considered posts, Paul. Didn’t Mamet also say to the effect in one of his books that audiences will be most beguiled by that actor facing his/her challenges, doing the risky stuff, being counter-intuitive, creating uncertainty….’what will he/she do next?’ That’s what keeps them in their chairs isn’t?

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Comment on The Chopstick Theory of Acting by Kazzlbe

Kazzlbe — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:21:21 +0000

Having done both styles of acting, I’ve realised both have their virtues and drawbacks. The trouble with technique based forms is that most actors forget the last step – let it go – which is why their performance can seem ‘mechanical’. They continue to think about the how and what long after it has served its purpose. An acting coach once told me – “You’ve done the homework, everything you will need to make this work is already, so just go for it.” Instinctive acting is great for screen but can often let you down on a long theatre run. Sometimes you need a few tools at your disposal.

The other thing about child actors is that all though they are instinctive, they are usually guided step by step though their performance by the director. Other than knowing their lines, no one seems to expect a child actor to just go in there and do it – whereas adult actors are expected to be able to come along with something close to a polished performance that just needs guiding by the director.

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Comment on 10 Things To Start Saying by paulbarry

paulbarry — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:27:22 +0000

Pleasure!

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Comment on 10 Things To Start Saying by dianaas

dianaas — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:24:25 +0000

Thank you.

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Comment on Words, words, words by paulbarry

paulbarry — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 12:11:56 +0000

Check out our progress with Wisia’s Story since this post way back then… http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wisiasstory/wisias-story/posts

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Comment on Vive la social media révolution! by Angelap

Angelap — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:51:33 +0000

Excellent post! Absolutely agreed with this so I posted it on FB :)
Also, I would honestly rather have a page made for me by someone I don’t know because enough people liked my work and decided to make one about me. That would be much more flattering.

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