Reading Trainspotting

WRITING

LOOKING FOR A SCRIPT WRITING WORKSHOP.


IT WILL WORK IN TANDEM WITH UNIVERSITY AND ACTING CLASSES.


IT'S COMING TOGETHER, MY PRACTICE AND WHAT DRIVES ME.


Interesting was the way writer Aaron Sorkin writes his scripts, I found this article and it has given me ideas o hoe to keep my working flowing and to keep organised.


http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/aaron-sorkins-writing-process-69586

CURRENT READING LIST

FILM ART: AN INTRODUCTION 

MOTION PICTURE AND VIDEO LIGHTING

THE MEDIA IS THE MASSAGE

FROM PINEWOOD TO HOLLYWOOD

THE CORNER

SITE PROJECT: PERFORMANCE

My second performance. 


Using the Site project


I was angry with this project.


Uninspired, and feeling restricted.


I went for this performance, deciding to go for it the night before.


I study acting.


In my studio space, my peers and tutors gathered around me on mass, i told them:


"I'm gonna be honest, I haven't done this project."
"I struggled, in fact I'm struggling with the course"


PAUSE.


"I getting pretty fucking sick of it to be honest"
"So I'm just gonna leave now"


I walked off through the crowd, unable to see the possibly stunned faces.


I returned seconds later, to a room that kind of swelled with relief, shaking off the awkwardness that was maybe making people feel sick.


The feedback was interesting, and a boost for my self worth, it has given me the drive, and force of will to be good at this. 


I was believable.


I will look at theatre work and an Argentinian pair of Luis Ospina and Carlos Mayolo.

LIMITS OF CONTROL: video exhibition piece 2nd year

(screen shot taken from film)

Three Weeks Without: 2nd Year Exhibition

Link Gallery and Cavendish

Curated by three members of our year. And it so far has been an absolute shambles and that has nothing to do with those organising it, I'll get to this point in a moment. Me and a few others have had a stress free day, I was prepared solidly. My video piece, brought together with plinth, TV and DVD player have associated themselves together well. I cant't say too much out of line about the space in Cavendish, which has not been well organised, due to its location and the space itself, poorly light, dirty and overall no very inspiring. While the Link Gallery retains its superiority as a space. The thing I have a problem with is the aggression from some students, who have either not prepared well and there fore find the need to harbour poor attitude which I find a bit distasteful. I'm no very excited about this exhibition and thats not the quality of work, but just the bitter taste thats been left in my mouth. BAD FORM. Part of the problem stems from the fact that we had to deal with the Shelter project at the beginning of the year. rather than letting us proceed with a full heart on a project of our own choosing, our commitment to the work would yield a different response. I know I felt that my work was not full realised and disrupted by the Shelter project. Maybe others feel the same way. 

My video piece, an interview/documentary of my mothers first marriage, was filmed with body language and part anonymity in mind.I wanted her to feel comfortable on camera considering the weighty subject and the hands provide a different response to say what a person feels. 

I too have spent a life the sages' way,
And tread once more familiar paths. Perchance
I perished in an arrogant self-reliance
Ages ago; and in that act, a prayer
For one more chance went up so earnest, so
Instinct with better light let in by death,
That life was blotted out—not so completely
But scattered wrecks enough of it remain,
Dim memories, as now, when once more seems
The goal in sight again