There’s a lot of things in life we do that we’re unaware of. Our brains can only process so much at a time, right? Have you ever been driving to work or home, someplace you know well, and suddenly…
Building characters from the ground up, one movement at a time.
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Character Movement Study: Anjelica Huston’s Morticia Addams
Did you want to grow up to be Morticia Addams when you were a kid? I certainly did. Graceful, passionate, a wonderful support to her family, incredible fashion sense, the list goes on and on. Now, the original show…
One of the most rewarding things I do as an actor is participating in standardized patient work. I’m currently in the middle of a huge month-long exam with the medical students, so safe to say it’s been on my…
Ah, touring shows. Let me paint you a picture. I’m not a painter, but I’ll give it a go. It’s 5:30 am. It’s cold, and the sky threatens rain before sunrise. You’re stuffed in a van, wedged between props,…
What’s a standardized patient? As an actor, I had no idea there was this world of incredible possibility where I could both utilize and scratch my acting and teaching itches simultaneously. Enter the role of the standardized patient. A…
8 movement efforts for detailed movement signatures Hey. You’re ready to take your character movement work to the next level, yes? Awesome! What I’ve got for you in this post is more movement tools to give your characters that…
I’ve been a movement coach for a few years now and an actor for even longer, so it’s probably safe to say I’ve picked up some knowledge along the way. Learned a few lessons, maybe 🙂 There’s always something that…
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10 phenomenal character movement performances from tv and film
As both an actor and movement coach one of my favorite things to do is watch the performances of others. It’s such a joy to witness both the extreme and the subtle in character movement performances, as each character…
Words of wisdom are wonderful, right? I’m a fan. So, that being said, I wanted to give a short shout-out to some of my favorite quotes about movement (well, one isn’t about movement specifically, but I just love it…
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NBC Hannibal’s Red Dragon: a character movement study
Hey Fannibals and actors who are interested in character movement work. Let’s talk The Red Dragon. Aka Francis Dolarhyde, aka The Tooth Fairy, aka in NBC’s Hannibal: the lovely Richard Armitage. It probably goes without saying that there are…