I would love to work with Paul Greengrass as part of a featured small role in one of his films. He is a Director who comes across, almost instantly, as someone who makes an actor feel at ease in what…
Top 10 tips on Finding a Writer
Anticipation, I love it, can’t wait….just want it to be now. Well, we are pre-festival season. I’d like to start talking about what I feel is important in the various roles for you to hire for your next production! First,…
Playing to type ….Living in the box
Playing to type can and does work, here is an example, which is opening now and is already getting lots of press – a rom/com musical – how much more type do ya get: La La Land I don’t know…
Update – Debbie Bridge
Like most people, I always start things with the best of intentions and todays post is another one of those. It’s a chance for me, once a month, at least, to let you know what I’m up to! I’m terrible…
Creating Your Own Work – what has that got to do with Deadpool?
Coming from the operatic singing background, the idea of creating your own work isn’t a new 1, but, of course, it’s 1 of the biggest things people talk about for those periods when you just don’t have work coming in,…
Student Films – the good, the bad & the ugly
The Good When you want to get your profile started, new material for your showreel, help a mate on their project or have been out for a while and feeling rusty, student films can be a great place to gain…
Analysis Paralysis
Not sure if Clint Eastwood is the man who came up with the phrase ‘Analysis Paralysis’, but it’s worth a read of this article to understand why I say, to over analyze a script may not help you much in…
Acting Networking for Brighton
Now this post, may not be the most beautiful, but it could prove very useful to many of you out there. Like any business the more you know the people you want to work with the better, so if you…
Roles of the Play
This is a short snippet on what main roles are involved in a production and best business practices when dealing with violence or sexual scenes in the entertainment industry.
Back to Basics – do you need training or not?
I had a student the other day, ask me, ‘Do I need to go get some acting training and where?’ Or from my own point of view when is a good time to go back to your training? The longer…