*le sigh*

[chanaleh]

Acting is hard.

But fun. I assume it will get easier (or at least slightly more natural) when we don't all have scripts in our hands the whole time.

And in other news, guess what is the top Google hit for geek buttons? No, don't guess, try it.

For my next trick, I am sorely tempted to write My Life in 15 Minutes, a la dragonfriek a la m15m. Maybe tomorrow.

Comments

[dragonfriek.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Go you. :)

[sunspiral.livejournal.com]

You rock!

[76trombones.livejournal.com]

Cool.

[navrins]

It does help a lot when you get the script out of your hand. Also when you've thought enough about the character and the plot to thoroughly understand what they're up to, without having to consciously be thinking "Oh, yeah, and this is the line where I'm thinking this" all the time, which usually takes a couple of months. And when you know the blocking well enough not to have to think, "Right, and now I need to go there, and am I standing in front of John?" Basically, in early rehearsals you have to do a lot of things that aren't acting.

One of the hardest things I find in directing (or honestly watching any early rehearsal) is the temptation to criticize everything for not being performance-quality right away. It's not supposed to be. It gets there later.

I'd be tempted to write My Life in 15 Minutes, because I find I like the genre, but I don't think I could fill 15 minutes. Yours will be a good read. :-) Maybe I should write Someone Else's Life in 15 Minutes.

[pressburger.livejournal.com]

button button who's got the button?

I thought of a good button: "lying douchebag"

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

If you want one like that, I shall be pleased to make it for you. >:-)

[pressburger.livejournal.com]

Nah. I like people to find it out by themselves. It's more of a surprise that way.

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

For someone so pathologically honest, you are a good liar. ;-)

[pressburger.livejournal.com]

You are starting to figure me out at a very good pace. Oh well.

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Yay for you.

Wait a minute.

You have a 1" button maker? Where did you get it?

I have a 2¼" button maker from Badge-A-Minit that I am very fond of, but keyne really prefers smaller buttons. I've never found a home machine that'll make one-inch buttons. What's your secret?

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

hee hee hee hee heeee.... :-)

It was pricey, but it's a very nice little machine. And I've gotten more than my money's worth in fun out of it already this year.

Makes really good...

[happypete.livejournal.com]

buttons, she does!

[music2mychakras.livejournal.com]

Your shabbat shalom mother fucker icon is FABULOUS! Can I steal it for an icon on my journal too? i LOVE IT!

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Hee hee! Yes, you can use it. You can even buy the button!

[music2mychakras.livejournal.com]

done, and done! thanks :)