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"The Training Week In Brief (2009-09-27)" ~ September 27th, 2009
Acting, to me, is about the incredible adventure of examining the landscape of human heart and soul. That’s basically what we do. ~ Glenn Close.
  • * Shakespeare and some dialect work. #
  • * Some accent work and a bit of Shakespeare. This dizzynees is not conducive to concentration :( #
  • * Back to working on my voice. Sounding very wierd though. #
  • Away from training with a sinus & ear infection. Day job looks much better thru painkillers. Think the skiffle dreams thx 2 @bardfilm’s tho. #

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"The Training Week In Brief (2009-09-20)" ~ September 20th, 2009
Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing. ~ Ralph Richardson.
  • * Recapping accent work. Wonder where my US has gone. Heeeere voicey, voicey. #
  • * A day of cockney and rehearsing Shakespeare. #
  • * Cockney and more germal lang. On a plateau with both but pressing on. Up and dashing. #
  • Am deeply disappointed I wasn’t pinned to my chair by #derrenbrown Not surprised though, lottery event was damp squib. He reminds me of … #
  • Just re-watched ‘Legally Blonde’. Forgotten how much I like it. That brings the grand total of non-misery movies I own to two. #
  • RT @GreenroomQ “Shut up, listen, and just do the work!” Interview Kathryn Fray and 23rd Productions — Greenroom http://bit.ly/ddmD0 #theatre #
  • * Language & voice work today. #
  • * The usual German language and Cockney dialect today, with an added dash of memory work (in the form of poetry). #
  • * German and Cockney. Dull day. I’ll try harder tomorrow, honest. ;) #

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Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work. ~ Bette Davis.

The latest offering in my rather-too-random poetry section. It seems like this is working to improve my memory, but very slowly.

 

Never seek to tell thy love
Love that never told can be;
For the gentle wind does move
Silently, invisibly.

I told my love, I told my love,
I told her all my heart,
Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears–
Ah, she doth depart.

Soon as she was gone from me
A traveller came by
Silently, invisibly -
He took her with a sigh.

- William Blake

 

What are poems you love to read? Don’t be shy, post a comment or tweet me.

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"The Training Week In Brief (2009-09-13)" ~ September 13th, 2009
In music, the punctuation is absolutely strict, the bars and rests are absolutely defined. But our punctuation cannot be quite strict, because we have to relate it to the audience. In other words we are continually changing the score. ~ Ralph Richardson.
  • * Cockney work, German & singing along to ABBA songs. #
  • * Today has been a quiet day of german work and watching ‘Overboard’. #
  • And for my 500th tweet all I have to say is “a little german and some accents (cockney & US).” How disappointing. #
  • Some #followfriday love to @WestEndWitch @Dramagirl @DanielleCasting @ivybean104 @savewiltons @dramaticmisty #
  • RT @thestage Think you know your theatre terminology? Take Backstage Betty’s theatre quiz: http://channons.com/betty/ #
  • RT @WestEndWitch Some common Musical Theatre medical conditions explained… http://westendwitch.blogspot.com/ #
  • * More work on cockney and listening to Peggy Ashcroft talking about playing Shakespeare. What a woman! #
  • * Today has been a day of German language, Cockney accents, demon facing & Richard Briers in ‘Ever Decreasing Circles’. #
  • * Brian Cox’s masterclass in Tragedy and a bit of cockney again today. #
  • * Performing tragedy & cockney. #
  • “Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” – Aristotle #
  • RT @actingcoachmark New blog post: Is Acting Thinking, Feeling, Believing, or Doing? http://bit.ly/77Ei2 #

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Before you can do something you must first be something. ~ Sir John Gielgud.
  • * More German lang and cockney. #
  • * Singing ‘As If We Never Said Goodbye’. Badly, but having fun anyway. #
  • * German lang and Cockney. Think I may be getting into another rut, but I actually quite like it. #
  • * German lang, cockney and some very bad sight reading. Is it possible to go backwards? #
  • Anyone know if there’s a plugin to exclude categories from the main page in WordPress? #
  • My theatre/acting #followfriday @Dramagirl @bardfilm @bardblog @DanielleCasting #
  • RT @still2minutes Why r kids taught 2 dispose of so many great qualities which we, as adults, spend the rest of our lives trying 2 relea … #
  • * Verse, German lang & Cockney. Quite a dull work day :( #
  • * Today consisted mainly of sight-reading, German lang and not scaring my cat with poetry. #
  • * German lang, cockney, sight-reading & poetry reading of what are apparently cat-scaring proportions. #
  • RT @ActorsLounge How often do you watch yourself? Tape yourself. Study your movements & how you speak. Get to know you! #ActorsChallenge #
  • RT @LouiseHay I give love to all the animals who come into my life. They are gifts from the Universe. #
  • * German lang, cockney. Tried Hall verse technique on The Confirmation & it worked! Feels so much better. Wohoo! #

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"My Life According to the Movies." ~ September 1st, 2009
In music, the punctuation is absolutely strict, the bars and rests are absolutely defined. But our punctuation cannot be quite strict, because we have to relate it to the audience. In other words we are continually changing the score. ~ Ralph Richardson.

Originally this little meme was designed for books, I found it on The Bookworms Hideout and thought I’d have a go, only adapting it for my movies challenge.

Here’s how it works: using only movies you have seen this year (2009), answer these questions, trying not to repeat a title.

 

Describe yourself:
Bedazzled
How do you feel:
Still Crazy
Describe where you currently live:
Pleasantville
If you could go anywhere, where would you go?
Manhattan
Your favourite form of transportation:
Secondhand Lions
Your best friend is:
Keeping Mum
You and your friends are:
Dancing at Lughnasa
What’s the weather like:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
You fear:
Stage Fright
What is the best advice you have to give:
Analyze That
Thought for the day:
Any Which Way You Can
How I would like to die:
Walk the Line
My soul’s present condition:
Doubt

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