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Film Acting Techniques masterclass: The Pedder File

A predator stalks a teenage girl, but there’s more to this strange man Chris Pedder than meets the eye.

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Hitting Marks

What are marks and why are they important? Marks are used so that the actors are standing in the correct positions for the lights and camera. They can either be toe marks – strips of gaffa tape stuck to the floor to guide you to the correct position for both feet; if the floor is […]

Screen Presence

Charisma. Presence. How do you define it? Some people are photogenic: The camera makes them look even better than in real life. Other people look better in the flesh and don’t photograph well. Cameras see things differently than the human eye. Cameras have a different perspective. All well and good but are some people born […]

Opportunities Online

Many actors and acting students are taking a proactive approach to their careers and producing their own online programs. Online programming is the programming of the future as more and more people turn away from the reality show drivel on television networks and spend their viewing time watching YouTube and streaming services like Stan and […]

Looks Aren’t Everything

Most people who dream of being an actor dream of being a movie star. But that is not an ideal place to be in, as you are surrounded by sycophants and can easily lose touch with reality. Also if you make too many wrong choices with the projects you choose, your phone will eventually stop […]

Blocks

A trades person goes to work with a bag of tools. An actors tool kit is their voice and their body. If the trades persons bag of tools are cheap and substandard then their work will obviously be affected. If the actors tools – their voice and their body – are substandard and blocked then […]