Marcel Marceau

Read the full transcript of the interview here:

Marcel Marceau: The Sound of Silence

Interview With Acting Coach Larry Moss

This in-depth interview with acting coach Larry Moss has some great info for animators. (the interview starts at the 1:43 mark)

Larry Moss is a world-renowned actor and acting coach. Now based out of New York, Larry has taught celebrities all over the world including Helen Hunt, Hilary Swank, Michael Clark Duncan, Hank Azaria, Jim Carrey, Toby Maguire, and Leonardo Di Caprio

'The Acting Blog' by acting coach Mark Westbrook

I stumbled upon this acting blog today. From first glance there seems to be some really great material on there. Check out!

Mark Westbrook's - The Acting Blog  

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)

This documentary is just pure gold for animators! Lon Chaney was a genius character actor and make-up artist with an ability to bring out deep emotions in his performances. His theatrical timing, body posturing, and most importantly his facial performances are phenomenal! Chaney understood the balance between caricatured over acting and the power of subtle reserved acting. Also, pay close attention to his eyes and brows and how they ground the facial performances. Amazing!









Watch for the 'hand' performances (6:28)

Thanks Bill Forche for posting the videos!

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: