Though Paul Thomas Anderson made a name for himself with elaborate and technically complex film making, one of his defining trademarks is a simple one–letting his camera linger on a silent character. While many filmmakers rely on dialogue to convey …
Category: Acting
David Badgerow – Smurfs Reference Reel
David Badgerow shares his acting reference from his work on Sony’s Smurfs: The Lost Village.
Michelle Williams on Acting
Insightful observations on acting from Michelle Williams. This is all directly applicable to our craft as animators.
Ten Meter Tower
Ten Meter Tower is a social experiment which found people that had never jumped off a 10 meter tower and filmed the results. All manner of reactions, inhibitions, insecurities, and fears are on display from wide range of people. No …
Top 10 Performances on Film
Cinefix takes on the unenviable task of picking the top ten performances (on film) of all time. How Daniel-Day Lewis did not make this list is beyond me. Still it’s worth a look.
Actors on Acting
Film4 profiles famous actors talking about their craft.
Excerpts from Bryan Cranston’s, ‘A Life in Parts’
A couple of insightful observations on acting craft from Bryan Cranston’s autobiography, A Life in Parts. On preparing for the “Jane’s Death” scene in Breaking Bad: When I do the homework for such a delicate scene, I don’t make a plan. My …
Read More "Excerpts from Bryan Cranston’s, ‘A Life in Parts’"
