The dictionary definition of “Naive” having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absense of sophistication. A few years ago my naive-ness reared it’s head… I auditioned for a play where the role was written to be butt naked. And I didn’t realize it until very late into the audition process. But I am getting …
Makes perfect sense to me now (and probably anyone who thinks about it for a moment). I was surprised though that all of the niche colognes I am sampling seem to have the indelible mark of their creator carved into the molecules of the scent. Which becomes noticeable once you smell several of any one …
This weeks audition has me competing for the role of a male who is described as having “beautiful feet.” The photo is from the audition. Acting is one of the few industries that’s required to actively hire people according to their race, gender, & public opinion of their beauty. It’s understandable. If a script calls …
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Am hyper-aware of the state of my skin lately. Seeing that I am making a trip out east in two days, where I’ll be on-set playing a sci-fi Alien, this is a good thing. The Alien costume/full body suit requires a lot of special effect make-up and rubber. So there is a good amount of …
My eyes have been feasting on all the great gift guides around. Seriously, I need to remind myself that I don’t need ALL of it. I just want ALL of it. So, in classic mimic-style, I’m sharing too. Most of these are items from independent artists I’ve come across. I like indie artists, certainly because …
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From left: Wearing bald cap as prep for plaster. Drying out. Finished bust of head & neck. Photos courtesy: Crist Ballas Special effects artist Crist Ballas molds my head, neck, and hands. Using the mold, he makes a plaster bust. It’s all for an upcoming project in which I play an Alien, filming down in …
Horror fans, take a look at behind-the-scene footage of how “The Keeper” creature was made for the short pshycological thriller/horror film Dope Sick. (Along with footage of bloodied beauty Ladonna Craelius.) The film has Todd Parker (played by Paul Cram) in a Heroin addled haze, lost in the maze of a run down hotel where …
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When I see the casting specifics for the role of Carl in the comedy film Hair Rules I can’t help but laugh. “Seeking an over-weight bald man, the type of guy that is a loser yet loveable.” The synopsis of the story sounds fun to me. It follows the lead actor Bruce who has it …
Movie directors love to kill me. This truth didn’t dawn on me until a newspaper reporter pointed it out by asking me why it is, with alarming regularity, that I am the guy that gets beat, pulverized, and generally killed in so many of the movies I work on. Ways Actor Paul Cram’s Characters Have …
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“Paul’s got the whole Chestnut Face thing going on” says the movie director. Had I shut the door upon my exit form the audition room a moment sooner, I wouldn’t have heard the comment. What is a Chestnut Face, I wonder? I consider myself to be fairly well read, but I don’t recall having heard …