Acting Work

I choose to write about Heath Ledge acting in thou film called The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger has done extensive research into his role as the joker












In preparation for his role as The Joker, Heath Ledger hid away in a motel room for about six weeks. During this extended stay of seclusion, Ledger delved deep into the psychology of the character. He devoted himself to developing The Joker's every tic, namely the voice and that sadistic-sounding laugh (for the voice, Ledger's goal was to create a tone that didn't echo the work Jack Nicholson did in his 1989 performance as the Joker). Ledger's interpretation of The Joker's appearance was primarily based on the chaotic, disheveled look of punk rocker Sid Vicious combined with the psychotic mannerisms of Malcolm McDowell's character, Alex De Large, from A Clockwork Orange (1971). (IMBD.Date Unknown)


This show heavy commitment to character preparation he could now use this as a source of referral whenever acting, over applying to lines. it also show discipline.


the hospital scene.
The part where makes 'Two face' hold a gun to the jokers face I felt made an impact to me because its showed the sociopathic side of him, how heath ledger acts to this is very relaxed almost, like he has control of the situation and he knows what he is doing.












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C.Nolan (2008) The Dark Knight. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv. Date accessed 24.10.14.


C.Nolan (2008) The Dark Knight. Film. Date Accessed 23.10.2014.

casting

This has come from Donna, we don't know this person beyond the phone call but here is the proposal. As always, think carefully and be careful at outside castings and opportunities and keep us informed about them.

Good evening,

We spoke briefly on the phone today regarding a casting that I'm organising for our low budget feature film. 

Please see details below

The Hinterland (working title) is a lo budget sci-fi noir feature film shot primarily in Brighton.  The dystopian metropolis created by the local Director, Producer  and Cinematographer of Universal Pictures movie '4.3.2.1' will be leaning on the talents of the vfx and post team that delivered Peaky Blinders and Sherlock amongst others.  The story is about one man's search for his identity in a world designed by capitalism.

We begin shooting in early December through to January with a 2 week break for Christmas. The actors will typically be required for three days a week.

We are holding a casting on Sunday the the 2nd of November at the Marina studio's we are looking for two lead roles and we want to use local actors were possible 

Ed – anti-hero 20-30's

Ed is an anti-hero – a black market games dealer with no scruples - a bad man with his slate wiped clean… His brain reformatted to zero.  But is his past a product of nature or nurture?  Will he relapse into hedonistic self interest or join the bigger cause of the revolutionaries?  His attraction to unobtainable Mia and her selfless ambition to change the world for the better of mankind hints at a brave new Ed – but is it actually all just a distortion of allure – is he really just after his old personality to be reinstalled?  He nonetheless possesses a manner of nihilistic inevitability.  Disdain and weariness afflict his every move.  

Mia – hero

20-30's Non causation 

Mia is a revolutionary.  She has a dark past that fuels her selfless drive to change the world. A tough soldier, she is logical to a fault - she rebuffs Ed’s attentions (Men aren’t her bag) but uses him to get what is needed, despite her suspicions of his ultimate intentions.  Her selfless acts of heroism for the greater good represent the best that Ed could be. She would happily give her life for this cause.  Perhaps the only happiness she will ever find.

To secure an appointment could all applicants please email me a photo and cv to this email address

grace@lollyfilmstudio.com

Many thanks

Grace Wainwright Davis

Presentations

Hello those of you that are here today. I have moved presentations a little earlier at 1.30 for you in the production room.

Please email or post here that you got this message in time.

thanks

vanessa

Transformers

Hello all, we had said 10am meet up with Production tomorrow.
Jo Loader and I will be with you at 2pm to see presentations of your proposed projects.
You don't have long till the performances so get cracking!
Please ask if you want ideas or advice on sources and i will introduce the brief for unit 8 after half term.

Thanks

Tv and Film for Jo

                                       Short film

 

I have chosen a short film called happy cloud the reason I have chosen this is because it is animated and because it is created by a local theatre group in Worthing. This also won an award in London for short stories called the first light awards, the reason I like this is because it is unique and brings with it a weird comedy. This short movie attracted me and had me gripped by the first minute, so I knew that this would be the piece I would evaluate and use as my short film. The reason I like this animation is because it has an unexpected turn at the start which keeps you on your toes from that point, it also has a wide range of characters all with different attitudes which I feel really works and is well used considering that it is at an amateur level. This short film was realised in 2010 and won a small award which than made it get entered into the first light awards which was held in the oden theatre in London the short film than won an award in first light awards.

http://www.worthingyouthmedia.org.uk/wym/?page_id=43

 

                                                   My actor choice

 

My choice of actor is David Tennant the reason behind this is because he is an actor that I like and admire the main ability that David has that I will be talking about is his ability to have great control over his voice which results in him being able to hold an English accent while suppressing his Scottish natural accent this technique and skill are things that I want to learn and master for myself as I feel it will help me in monologues and characters. You can see this happen in such comparisons such as when he goes from the doctor in the tv show Doctor who and than watch how he performs Shakespeare in stages shows like hamlet and tv shows such as Casanova. If I could have that much control I know it would help me in finding a characters voice or using it bring a certain character more to life, a way I can improve how I am now is to practise and realise what part of my throat is working and what part is tensing, this is what Jo has taught me and using that with phonics I feel that I could get to a whole new level.

Jordans unit 7 work for joe

Unit 7 Acting for camera

Techniques:

Mining the text: Throughout the first few sessions of unit 7 I learnt how to mine text and how it really helps you to understand your character. Mining the text is going through the script and picking out all the little details that give you knowledge of what’s going on in the scene or information that reveals more about your character and asking the key questions who, what, why, when. Examining the text helped me understand more about the character and their intentions. Reading about the layout of the scene helped me shape an idea of what situation my character is in and how my character would react in the circumstances this in turn helps me hugely develop my character. I used this technique throughout the whole unit on each new monologue I performed making me much more knowledgeable on my character which in turn helped me portray the character in a more true to the script way.

Another exercise we did was to think of our character as an animal or a color or even a piece of furniture. This exercise is used when you’re stuck on a character and helps generate a new way of looking at the way your character would move or speak how their stance would be etc. I found this exercise particularly useful when looking at my character for my first monologue “A Tiger and his prey” seeing my character as a predator I added in slight elements of a tiger to change the way my character moved his head and scratched his arms I feel these animalistic elements helped develop my character into a more interesting view on him.   

 

Another useful exercise which links with the one above is when you’re trying to develop your character but you’re stuck so you give your character a problem for example make it so the person you’re talking to really smells or make your character be in love with the person your speaking to. Giving yourself these problems is a useful way to explore your character and help you to try and play your character different each time you

 

Internalize the character: one of the best bits of feedback I got which helped me develop as an actor throughout this unit was to internalize the character before externalizing the character. What I was doing was adding elements to show the audience what I wanted them to see my character as. For example if I wanted my character to be seen as scared and low states I would hunch over and be very introvert but the problem with adding these physicality’s on top before getting into character is they don’t look natural and when on camera look far too over the top and unrealistic. But the feedback I got was that I should try and embody the character first and internalize all their feelings and emotions and that way the physicality’s will come naturally and therefore look much more realistic on camera. I learnt that when performing to a camera every little detail is picked up so by internalizing everything the little changes in your body/voice will be picked up so instead of on stage where you have to show slightly over the top actions on camera it’s much more about the internal monologue.

 

 

Short film: I looked at several short films one of the ones I felt was interesting was “The interview” which had been uploaded to YouTube by “Bad Teeth” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxiWvzN5wto (The Interview / Live Stream Finalist // Bad Teeth, 2013)  their use of relatable comedy was simple but delivered very effectively with great comic timing. I felt that it was a simple idea executed very well and that it shows how you can create a great short film without over complicating it or having a massive budget. Another short film I watched was The Gunfighter directed by Eric Kissack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYP-2UCS5nY (The gunfighter - (voice by Nick Offerman), 2014) which had the very unique idea of having the characters being able to hear the narrator and playing on the comedy of that situation. They obviously had a much larger budget than some of the other short films I watched including “the interview” but they didn’t spend all their time trying to show of special effects which in a few of the short films I watched tried and it takes away massively from the story and acting ability instead they used the money on costumes and the scenery etc which enhanced the performance of the actors and the comedy rather than trying to take the limelight.   

 

 Actor analysis: The actor I have decided to analyze is Robert Knepper

Background: he started acting at a young age because his mum’s involvement in the acting community and later went on to study drama at Northwestern University. Before his big television break as the character T-Bag in prison break. He was involved in many different theatre performances from 1977 to 1998 while also getting small roles in films and television shows. Since his performances in prison break he had gone on to star in many more television shows and films such as: “transporter 3”, “heroes”, “Mob city” and many many more and is due to star in part one and two of “The hunger games mocking jay”.

Analysis: the reason I choose Robert Knepper was because his ability to add multiple layers to his characters both internally and externally and his attention to detail is incredible he fully understands everything about his character from the back story to the way they would speak and then uses these as tools to create the character here’s an interview of him talking about his role in prison break. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SdOn1znnKQ  (Robert Knepper, Prison Break, Series 1 extras interview, 2011) what I find interesting is his ability to take the setting and use that as a stimulus to base part of his character off  and his incorporation of animalistic’s into this role.  What I find particularly interesting is how he adds the layers of what his characters is thinking internally and how that effects his external movements and his knowledge of the accent he is using and how he can use that to affect the way he delivers lines in different scenarios I am very impressed how he adds all these elements together while still being able to keep the character naturalistic and completely believable. An example of both his ability to act internally and externally can be seen in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS-E8WdpqjM (Prison Break - T-Bag (Theodore Bagwell) Best Of (HD), 2013) from 0:00 to 1:35 there are multiple examples of him using animistic movements from his walk to the way he moves his arms and mouth are all based on different types of predators a lion/ snake this shows his ability to apply justified movements to enhance the character also the way he utilizes the accent allows him to play around with different ways to deliver lines indifferent scenarios giving him a wide range of different delivery’s in each scene. From 5:36 to 6:08 he shows a great use of internalizing the emotions of the characters which I feel makes this scene very powerful even though he has very few lines in that section.

Summary: I feel his ability to play extreme character with great range of acting ability whilst still keeping the roles believable make him a great actors and his dedication to the roles unearthing everything about them to enhance his performance really show his dedication to his craft and as someone who want to improve their ability to make characters believable and to be able to internalize a character more I feel I can learn a lot from watching his performances. I find it very interesting that he uses several techniques we have been taught through the unit such as the exercise of thinking of your character as an animal and about internalizing your character which then brings out the external character so it’s very interesting how he’s developed these techniques and how that links up with out unit.

 

Bibliography:

Bad Teeth. 2013 The interview/ live stream finalist// Bad Teeth [online video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxiWvzN5wto [accessed 21/10/2014]

Pamelash86.2011.Robert Knepper prison break series1 extras interview [online video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SdOn1znnKQ [accessed 21/10/2014]

Thequizandquestions.2013.Prison break-T-Bag (theadore bagwell) best of HD [online video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS-E8WdpqjM [accessed 22/10/2014]

Thinzeh. 2014 The gunfighter-(voice by nick offerman) [online video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYP-2UCS5nY [accessed 19/10/2014]

Jordan Matthews

Shivvy's Unit 7 Acting For Film

Shah Rukh Khan

 

The Actor I have decided to study is Shah Rukh Khan also known as King of Bollywood.

The reason I have decided to study this actor is simply because I idolize him and because he is my favourite actor in the world.

 

I will tell you how Shah Rukh Khan earned the name “Baadshah” (King) of Bollywood.

From being Nominated 231 times he won 211 Awards

 

70 of the 80 movies Shah Rukh has featured in are romantic films.

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Shah Rukh Khan was born in 1965 and went on to feature in over 80 Bollywood films.
He began his career in 1988 as a 23-year-old boy in a TV series called ‘Fauji’ and then featured in another TV serial called ‘Dil Dariya’ both shows were made in Delhi. 
Shah Rukh said both shows “got a very high rating and was being recognized as a well-known TV star” However even with the success he had he felt he “was the worst actor in the world” because of the film shooting experience he had. He said “yes they were retakes” but “15 retakes” proved to be too much. 

 

Shah Rukh said “acting is something that keeps on growing as much as you want it to. If I had stopped believing in myself then, I would have never grown”
He never stopped believing and finally his big break came in 1992 where he starred in ‘Deewana’ where he was recognized for his work and won the prestigious Bollywood ‘Filmfare Award’ for Best Actor Debut Male.

Shah Rukh Khan has proved to everyone that starting off small in TV shows you can work your way up to stardom. Although he says he “had no method to become a star, I did whatever made me happy”

What I love about Shah Rukh Khan is that he adapt to play any roles, from hero to villain and he also played the role of disability and played it really well. What most people don’t know about him is that he is known as the heart of Bollywood, because in majority of the films he has been in he plays a hero, romantic gentleman.

 

As said he got his big break in ‘Deewana’ but interestingly in 1993 he experienced playing a villainous, negative role twice in ‘Baazigar’ and ‘Darr’ “which took his career to new heights and established him as an acclaimed actor” in Bollywood. He said “evil or devil” “be it in films and television, have some sort of attraction” Shah Rukh started with theatre and there was nothing better like a “heroic” character but he also says playing a villain is “one of the greatest” as an actor he enjoys playing the roles.

Here is what Shah Rukh Khan says about acting he believes that acting should be kept real and simple, don’t think too much about it, you just have to feel it, and if you are unsure then ask questions to your director, tell him you don’t know what to do and he will help you.

 

King of Bollywood, King of Romance, Shah Rukh Khan a man loved by the whole world and also many Bollywood celebrities here are what they say about him.

Having co-starred with Shah Rukh Khan in many films this is what Kajol says about him:

“For me Shah Rukh Khan is like a God” He is “kind and will always take care about the problems of his friends” He is a person who is very easy to discuss and talk with. He likes to help people. For me he is a very “special human being”

Ambitabh Bachchan

Shah Rukh Khan is the rage of the country he is a “superstar and loved by millions of people”....he's a very “very hard working actor” doesn't take anything for “granted”

 

Shahid Kapoor

I think Shah Rukh is a “completely self-made” person. He started “right from the beginning and has reached the top” all through his own efforts. I wish him more success and the best of health.

The whole world says Shah Rukh Khan is such a humbled even Hollywood actors would like the opportunity to work with Shah Rukh Khan.

Shah Rukh believes acting is giving your heart, knowing you will lose it. Feeling the truth even when it’s a lie. Believing it’s permanent knowing it won’t last. He also said acting is expressing what you don’t understand not what you know. If you know it then it’s a fact. That’s facting not acting.

 

In comparison these are some of the techniques Michael Caine has said.

An actor relaxes in front of the camera by concentrating, The camera catches everything you do, so don’t be afraid to play things subtlety, If you’re going to smoke on-screen, you must plan it absolutely perfectly, don’t mess up the continuity. A majority of movie acting is relaxation.

Personally speaking. Whenever I see Shah Rukh Khan in movies, he looks so relaxed, concentrating really hard, you don’t sense any stress. He knows what he is doing, what emotions to play. The characters he plays are not always the same, he shifts from being hero to villain, villain to hero. Another thing I like about Shah Rukh he cares for the world, he wants his acting to relate to the world and that’s why he starred in the movie titled ‘My Name Is Khan’ made in 2010 the movie brought such a strong message. Shah Rukh acted as an Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome man, post 9/11. The message portrayed was that not every Muslim, Hindu’s are terrorists.

When Shah Rukh performs he makes your heart melt, not every actor can do that, he has the handsome look and charm about him. Especially when he is either dying in a movie or crying he shares the emotion with the audience and we as humans feel it.

With Shah Rukh being a smoker, this shouldn’t affect him at all, when he smokes on screen, it looks natural and perfected every time. He only smokes when he is a villain. It has the cool, gangster look about it.  

Shah Rukh Khan also believes when it comes to acting in Bollywood movies “you have to be an all-rounder” he has described what life in Bollywood film industry is like in cricketing terms. He said this because in Bollywood, you have songs, dance, and action in the movies. In order to make it big at the industry, Shah Rukh said “you can't just be the batsman, or the wicket-keeper, or just a good fielder. You have to be physically fit” an all-rounder.

Shah Rukh Khan Bibliography

Apurva Singh. 2014. Shah Rukh Khan shares his acting tips. [ONLINE] Available at http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-shares-his-acting-tips/ [Accessed 22 October 14]

Nirpal Dhaliwal. 2013. Shah Rukh Khan interview: [ONLINE] Available at http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/08/shah-rukh-khan-interview. [Accessed 22 October 14]

NDTV MOVIES. 2011. Playing villain one of the greatest highs: Shah Rukh. [ONLINE] Available at http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/playing-villain-one-of-the-greatest-highs-shah-rukh-622669 [Accessed 22 October 14]

NDTV. (2013). Acting tips from the Baadshah of Bollywood. [Online Video]. 06 August. Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_GK7MY5YoQ. [Accessed: 22 October 2014]  From 2:30 to 3:30

PINKVILLA.2012. What stars think about SRK? [ONLINE] Available at http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/interviews/what-stars-think-about-srk.  [Accessed 22 October 14]

FILMIBEAT.2014. What Hollywood Stars Feel About Shah Rukh Khan. [ONLINE] Available at http://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/features/2014/what-hollywood-stars-feel-about-shahrukh-khan-148954.html. [Accessed 22 October 14].

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Short Films

Disney Short Paperman 2012

I couldn't find one that I really like and the ones that I do like are animated.
Paperman was the one that I really liked even though it was a non- speaking short film I absolutely love the idea of it. It has many meanings behind it but for me personally it shows that Love can happen anytime, anywhere instantly. It was made creatively, the fact that it was made in black & white effect works, it gave it a romantic atmosphere.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzt3vb_paperman_shortfilms