Sunday afternoon with a novel of Christie’s
I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing. ~Agatha Christie
Human Life’s Value in a Murder Novel
~Agatha Christie at her typewriter.I am reminded of the great “queen of crime” Agatha Christie. A great example to me of writing about murder, death, and crime- all while maintaining the innate value we each posses by living. I’ll have to reread a few of her stories as I don’t know off-hand the title of …
Note to self…
There usually is more beneath the surface.
Nevermore
~From left: Director Dav Kaufman, Kathryn Vento, Paul Cram, Rachel Grubb, Mrs. McMenomon, & Carly McMenomon in North Carolina in front of the movie theater. Just got of my plane from the Nevermore film festival in North Carolina. Wow. I was so impressed with the organization of the festival. I saw seven other films while …
Valkyries and acting misconceptions
How often do I speak on stage or in film thinking I know what I am talking about when I really don’t? Often! Delivering a line with conviction, even though I have the wrong understanding of what it is I am talking about. I noticed this today when I was reading about Valkyries, they aren’t …
Mermaids Singing Each to Each…
I wrapped filming on “Going to Seed” last Autumn and have just done the ADR (voice over) for the final edit of that project. “Going to Seed is an art film based upon the poetry “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” written by T.S. Elliot. The poem is filled with metaphors and haunting imagery. …
“Don’ts” are not Doable
In a voice class yesterday with vocal coach Cheryl Moore Brinkley she said “Don’ts are not Doable.” I thought that was a pretty great statement for an actor. Especially when given notes from a director. Like: “Don’t put your hands in your pockets.” It would make me hyper-aware of my hands. Giving my hands a …
Pondering Script Analysis
Am winding my mind around a script analysis method that I’ve come across in the book “The Power of the Actor” by Ivana Chubbuck. I am on Chapter 4 and am already wishing I’d have known about this method of script analysis years ago! As the actor you take your script and decide what your …
Nevermore Film Festival, Durham NC
Photo on set of 13 Hours in a Warehouse Some may have missed the opportunity to see my crazy mohawk last Fall. Well the film “13 Hours” spotlights that nutty h’do, and it has been accepted into the Nevermore Horror Film Festival in Durham, N.C. running February 22-24th. Congrats to the director Dav Kaufman and …