Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Acting with guns!
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
An Attempt At Costume.
How could i forget about my attempt at costume design, for the Palace of Varieties in the Empire, all being run by Company TSU.
It ended up going nicely! I wish I had taken better photographs, but i received lots of complements about the outfits.
I walked around with the very first group to see the whole thing, and it was all rather strange and surreal. It was a bit like a non-scary version of the HospitHELL thing i saw when we did Halloween Hollow with AtmosFEARS! The way that you walked into a room and were confronted by an actor who was constantly in character, and not making much sense about anything.
There were films projected everywhere, most of them featured James Harris as Benjamin Likely, an eccentric Victorian telling you about the Palace of Varieties, and how "there are nearly....ten or eleven things in here!"
It also showed the Bee film i made jumpers and glasses for, and they all looked insane pretending to be bees.
The great film critic that is Mark Harrison, and his partner, turned up, along with actor Bill Fellows (who told me i'm now part of The Teesside Massif! Oh yes.)
The night was also being filmed by a couple of guys i've worked with before, so hopefully i'll be able to get a copy.
It ended up going nicely! I wish I had taken better photographs, but i received lots of complements about the outfits.
I walked around with the very first group to see the whole thing, and it was all rather strange and surreal. It was a bit like a non-scary version of the HospitHELL thing i saw when we did Halloween Hollow with AtmosFEARS! The way that you walked into a room and were confronted by an actor who was constantly in character, and not making much sense about anything.
There were films projected everywhere, most of them featured James Harris as Benjamin Likely, an eccentric Victorian telling you about the Palace of Varieties, and how "there are nearly....ten or eleven things in here!"
It also showed the Bee film i made jumpers and glasses for, and they all looked insane pretending to be bees.
The great film critic that is Mark Harrison, and his partner, turned up, along with actor Bill Fellows (who told me i'm now part of The Teesside Massif! Oh yes.)
The night was also being filmed by a couple of guys i've worked with before, so hopefully i'll be able to get a copy.
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| Rehearsing - Mother and daughter in 2050 |
Book advert
A few weeks ago i applied to a post on Starnow about someone making a trailer for a novel in Teesside, hoping that it would be a chance to work with different crew/cast in the area.
But at the weekend i was sent the production plan, and i realised that i knew and had already worked with the directer/DOP, the production assistant and two of the actors!
I got to be dressed as a doctor, and we were filming in Teesside uni where med-students practice, so we were on a mini ward, which looked rather convincing!
Altogether a fun day, and with a promise of more work to come!
But at the weekend i was sent the production plan, and i realised that i knew and had already worked with the directer/DOP, the production assistant and two of the actors!
I got to be dressed as a doctor, and we were filming in Teesside uni where med-students practice, so we were on a mini ward, which looked rather convincing!
Altogether a fun day, and with a promise of more work to come!
The most last minute audition!
On Saturday morning i got a text from my agent telling me about an audition in Newcastle at 1pm, but by the time i read the text it was just before 11am, and it takes an hour and a half to get there on the train.
The good news is that i made it on time, and found out what it was for.
Every year a group of 15-19 year olds is taught by professional film makers, and their films are sent to film-festivals all over the place. This audition was the first time they were working with actors, but it was fun.
I had to go straight in and do a cold read of two different scripts with another actor, in front of all the 15-19 year olds, playing male roles in both of them, which was all definitely a challenge! (Which is why i think they only did this with us and two others!)
Afterwards we were meant to be rotated in groups of two to meet all the groups. But after i had worked with the first group, (a mockumentary about a cocky lifeguard who thought he was wonderful), the film-maker running the audition, Ian Fenton, pulled me to one side and said they liked what they saw, and i could go enjoy the sunshine, they would be in touch.
Sure enough, that evening i got a text from Sam about a call-back the next day in the Tyneside Cinema again.
I spent two hours turning into a zombie, every time with a different actor to lunge at. (They were testing out how people looked and acted together).
Before getting the train home, we stopped for a beer in the sun, and happened to meet up with an actor called Jimmy Hagri, and we ended up drinking until late, and making plans to do an action film.
Apparently i'm pencilled in to act for the 15-19 year olds films next week, i'll find out at the weekend!
The good news is that i made it on time, and found out what it was for.
Every year a group of 15-19 year olds is taught by professional film makers, and their films are sent to film-festivals all over the place. This audition was the first time they were working with actors, but it was fun.
I had to go straight in and do a cold read of two different scripts with another actor, in front of all the 15-19 year olds, playing male roles in both of them, which was all definitely a challenge! (Which is why i think they only did this with us and two others!)
Afterwards we were meant to be rotated in groups of two to meet all the groups. But after i had worked with the first group, (a mockumentary about a cocky lifeguard who thought he was wonderful), the film-maker running the audition, Ian Fenton, pulled me to one side and said they liked what they saw, and i could go enjoy the sunshine, they would be in touch.
Sure enough, that evening i got a text from Sam about a call-back the next day in the Tyneside Cinema again.
I spent two hours turning into a zombie, every time with a different actor to lunge at. (They were testing out how people looked and acted together).
Before getting the train home, we stopped for a beer in the sun, and happened to meet up with an actor called Jimmy Hagri, and we ended up drinking until late, and making plans to do an action film.
Apparently i'm pencilled in to act for the 15-19 year olds films next week, i'll find out at the weekend!
Monday, 28 March 2011
Watch out for Northumbria students!
After giving up so much of my time to act in Fracture, the green scene animation, they have turned around and are trying not to pay my expenses!
As you may have noticed, I'm blogging out my anger!
I spent over £60 getting there and back so many times, and the producer is telling me that I should have asked for expenses before the shoot, (when I did) and that now they can only offer half. What'swrong with the other half!
They paid to get Clatters up from London, and took him out for meals, and he was a horrible person! Maybe I'm too nice and they think they can get away with not paying me?
Anyway, I wrote an email back, and my 6ft 4in mountain-biking brother has promised to go beat them up if they don't comply.
Surely film students rely on good natured actors giving up their time, so why take the p**s?
Anyway, in good news, I've been offered a role in the medieval film I auditioned for.
And the 50s film in Goathland (Hogsmead to potter fans) went nicely.
Rant over.
As you may have noticed, I'm blogging out my anger!
I spent over £60 getting there and back so many times, and the producer is telling me that I should have asked for expenses before the shoot, (when I did) and that now they can only offer half. What'swrong with the other half!
They paid to get Clatters up from London, and took him out for meals, and he was a horrible person! Maybe I'm too nice and they think they can get away with not paying me?
Anyway, I wrote an email back, and my 6ft 4in mountain-biking brother has promised to go beat them up if they don't comply.
Surely film students rely on good natured actors giving up their time, so why take the p**s?
Anyway, in good news, I've been offered a role in the medieval film I auditioned for.
And the 50s film in Goathland (Hogsmead to potter fans) went nicely.
Rant over.
Sunday, 27 March 2011
Very neglected blog!
I feel like i should write something. This last week...
The audition in Newcastle went well, but they emailed my agent to say they were impressed with my audition, but i didn't look enough like the older version of the character they'd cast.
I went to an audition in York for a short medieval film, haven't heard back yet.
Got a phone call from Rob Earnshaw from the casting website, he told me my audition for Apples was really good and i did well, but they were looking for a 15-16 year old, and i'm 20 in two weeks, so no luck.
Wrapped filming on the zombie film, after a ridiculously long shoot out on a wasteland in Hartlepool, filming until nearly 1am.
Spent a day filming in a shipyard in Sunderland, i got to have a (fake) gun.
Experienced the Newcastle Metro.
Then met up with some film makers. I auditioned for a faux documentary last year, so now i get to play a victim at a crime scene, but i'll be in flash backs as well. I seem to die a lot in films at the moment!
Still working away at steampunk costumes, although most of the cast still haven't sent me their sizes! But i got to spend a fun day in a costume shop.
Tomorrow night i'm off to Goathland Railway Station to have an affair, in a black and white 50s style film for a student project.
The audition in Newcastle went well, but they emailed my agent to say they were impressed with my audition, but i didn't look enough like the older version of the character they'd cast.
I went to an audition in York for a short medieval film, haven't heard back yet.
Got a phone call from Rob Earnshaw from the casting website, he told me my audition for Apples was really good and i did well, but they were looking for a 15-16 year old, and i'm 20 in two weeks, so no luck.
Wrapped filming on the zombie film, after a ridiculously long shoot out on a wasteland in Hartlepool, filming until nearly 1am.
Spent a day filming in a shipyard in Sunderland, i got to have a (fake) gun.
Experienced the Newcastle Metro.
Then met up with some film makers. I auditioned for a faux documentary last year, so now i get to play a victim at a crime scene, but i'll be in flash backs as well. I seem to die a lot in films at the moment!
Still working away at steampunk costumes, although most of the cast still haven't sent me their sizes! But i got to spend a fun day in a costume shop.
Tomorrow night i'm off to Goathland Railway Station to have an affair, in a black and white 50s style film for a student project.
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
Sorry Pete, this will be paid work!
This week is the crazy zombie film week, and we're filming nearly everyday, (including yesterday until half 9pm in the freezing cold, in Middlesbrough!)
But my agent called me yesterday about and important audition today in Newcastle, at 6:15pm, and we're not meant to finish filming until 7pm. I have some crazy juggling act this afternoon/evening to make sure all the makeup is finished before i sneak away before 5pm to try and make it to Newcastle on time.
We're filming in Hartlepool, so luckily that happens to be closer to Newcastle, but it's still at least 45mins away, and it will probably be rush hour when i attempt the drive!
I looked at getting the train, then the Metro to Wallsend, but it would be this week that they've closed that section of rail for repairs!
Oh well, fingers crossed it all goes smoothly.
But my agent called me yesterday about and important audition today in Newcastle, at 6:15pm, and we're not meant to finish filming until 7pm. I have some crazy juggling act this afternoon/evening to make sure all the makeup is finished before i sneak away before 5pm to try and make it to Newcastle on time.
We're filming in Hartlepool, so luckily that happens to be closer to Newcastle, but it's still at least 45mins away, and it will probably be rush hour when i attempt the drive!
I looked at getting the train, then the Metro to Wallsend, but it would be this week that they've closed that section of rail for repairs!
Oh well, fingers crossed it all goes smoothly.
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