Special effect make-up looks great. Is fun to wear while performing because of the truth it can add to a scene (nothing like a swollen-shut eye to help me get in character). But the squeaky clean feeling after scrubbing off the layers of fake blood, dirt, and latex is amazing! Just toss in a pineapple …
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List by Lynn Truss they are older they know more than you do they know less than you do they got here first they have educational qualifications in the subject under discussion you are in their house they once helped you financially they have been good to you all your life they are less fortunate …
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Can a casting director or talent agent have a “conflict of interest” when they ask their actors to go out and buy products from a store to audition for that store’s commercials? I suppose casting directors and agents aren’t holding a gun to actor’s head telling them they must buy or else, but they sure are …
In between filming scenes on-set of Dust of War with David Midthunder (Cowboys & Aliens, Hidalgo) Read about Dust of War
While filming, the director looked at me with a quizzical expression. Then back to the camera monitor. Back up at me. Back to the monitor. Once more up at me. Back to the monitor. Raises her eyebrows & blurts out, “Paul, you look so much better on screen than in real life.”
Left to right: Gollum, Paul Cram During a casting session for a television show, famed Lord of the Rings casting director Victoria Burrows asked Paul, “Where were you a few years ago when I was casting for Gollum?”
I’ve been asked a few times if horror movie acting is any different than acting in a drama or comedy. I’d have to say that acting in a horror movie usually means more fun for me while working on set. In the horror films that I have worked on, they’ve had me screaming and running …
Daily Actor asked me for 5 things actors can do to get cast over & over again. Here’s the resulting tip article: 1. Know Your Lines, No More FakingThis seems obvious, but about 30% of actors I’ve worked with didn’t know their stuff before they arrived on-set. Memorize ‘em and you’ll not only come off …
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I find wardrobe fittings to be a necessary evil. Necessary because it’s important to figure out what a character will look like in their clothes, and how they relate to other character’s clothes… etc. The awkwardness is that for me, the actor, I feel like am a human hanger during a fitting. I wonder if …
Sprawled on my back, I stare up at the unnatural glare of fluorescent lighting. I hear my name and feel a hand shaking my shoulder. At the same moment, flashing through my mind is that tidbit from CPR class about the importance of assessing someone’s injuries before moving them. I try slowly moving my jaw …