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02/05/22
No One Way
There is an actor that I really love
Ever since I watched him as a kid
I thought we was a technical genius
A master of his craft.
Last night
I was at a film festival promoting something we shot back in 2020
It was lovely to see my old family again
The group of people who came together during a lockdown to make a movie
Now…
One of my cast mates in this film
Actually happens to know this actor that I love quite well
So…
I pulled him aside
Picked his brains
And asked for all the goss
I wanted to know the secrets
His decisions on set
His rituals and routines
The subtle things he does before takes so as to help him release his magic
What did I find out?
“Well…
He hardly ever knows his lines
In fact
A lot of the time
He gets a permanent marker
Writes his difficult lines on some gaffer tape
And sticks it on his mark
So when he forgets his lines during a take
He can just look down
Take a second
Re-group
Say “ah, yes”
And then get back to it…
He says “ah, yes” a lot”.
I laughed
Of course
A lovely reminder
There is no one way to do this gig
Permission to build it your way
Permission to do what works for you
And if writing lines on tape helps you give Oscar winning work?
You do you boo boo!
Hope this helps
Sending hugs
x Sheasby
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Something To Stare At
Following on from Lost Boy
Here is another beautiful short film I was lucky enough to work on with director & writer, Peter Skinner
Enjoy x
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Podcast: The Actor’s Blueprint
Latest Episode: #21. Build An Actor
Found on both Apple & Spotify
x Sheasby
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