Salad Francois from 'Easter Parade' (1948)

This is a great bit of pantomime acting from the 1948 classic 'Easter Parade'. The 'Salad Francois' action starts at 19sec. 

Impersonations by Kevin Spacey

I know this vid has been floating around the net for a long while but I get a kick out of it every time I watch it. Love the simple body postures and actions Spacey chooses to caricature/impersonate the actors. Brilliant!



thanks Adrian!

Secrets of Screen Acting: Podcast

I found this website today called 'Secrets of Screen Acting'. It has some great 'sample' podcasts about the techniques of acting. You have to purchase a subscription to listen to the archives though booooo! Anyhow, it's a site worth checking out! Enjoy!


Secrets of Screen Acting : Eye Flashes and 'Fake Eyes'

Acting Notes for Animators

I saw these notes the other day and found that some of them applied to animation. Despite being directed toward live action actors - many of the sample principles and directions apply to the animation industry. Most of the notes are common sense but it's always good to brush up on the basics. You might find a few nuggets of gold in there as well!

I took the liberty of editing these notes down to the pure meat so some sections might be out of order: