An incredibly sad start to week three of quarantine, losing the first person that I know to Coronavirus. Hoping that everyone is well and keeping safe.
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I was an actor and writer before the coronapocolypse. What happened to the show must go on? This isn’t the show I auditioned for. Second week of Quarantine and even an introvert can start to fray at the edges if left indoors alone for too long…
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Actor’s Covid-19 Quarantine – Week One – Still Alive
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I am an actor and writer, home alone. An introvert, told to stay inside for the foreseeable future. As long as there are books, snacks, wine and internet access, what could possibly go wrong?
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Acting using Affective Memory
Drawing on Emotion for Acting
I find film far more challenging than theatre and today was particularly difficult as we were filming a funeral scene for the short film Duelo. I was playing Clemence, the mother to Stephen and Tristan. To authentically feel genuine loss of a person close to Clemence character, I felt that I needed to draw on a particular memory.
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Okay, the whole of Australia is on fire, the UK has been dropped into Brexshit creek without a paddle, a boat, or a rubber ring, and everyone is saying we are on the verge of world war three. So, I suppose, in the scheme of things, me precariously wobbling onto another stepping stone in my acting career isn’t big news this week.
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