The story of friendship between two men serving life sentences in prison may sound rather dull as a movie plot. However, director Frank Darabont’s movie, The Shawshank Redemption, is far from dull. Starring Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Ellis ‘Red’ Redding, The Shawshank Redemption’ is a movie about time, persistence andContinue reading “An Uplifting Tale of Redemption – ‘The Shawshank Redemption’”
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Duologue Recap – Location Scenes
Shooting for the location scenes was an educating and stimulating experience, as I have never had the opportunity to engage in something like this before. I was excited leading up to the days of the shoot, planning out my characters costume and considering ways in which Abbie and I could perform. For my group, ReelContinue reading “Duologue Recap – Location Scenes”
‘Miss You Already’ – Character Costume Choice
“Costumes are the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth – it really does establish who they are” Colleen Atwood Assessment 2 of my Screen Acting Module involved my peers and I getting into groups of two, and choosing a duologue to perform from either a movie or TvContinue reading “‘Miss You Already’ – Character Costume Choice”
Making Movies can be Murder – The true nature of Hollywood in ‘The Player’
“Nobody makes the films they want to make; they make the films they’re able to make” Altman, as cited in Sawhill, 1994, p.47 Robert Altman’s 1992 film, The Player, presents a “brilliant dark comedy about the death of American film-making” (Zuckoff, 2009, p.404) and the world of film in Hollywood. Based on Michael Tolkin’s novelContinue reading “Making Movies can be Murder – The true nature of Hollywood in ‘The Player’”
Monologue Recap – Performing for the camera for the first time
“Talent works only in the first film. But in the second film, an actor needs to show how much he knows about the craft. And that comes through training” – Nawazuddin Siddiqui As part of Assessment 1 for the Screen Acting Module my peers and I were required to source a 1-minute monologue from aContinue reading “Monologue Recap – Performing for the camera for the first time”
Why hasn’t he called me yet? – ‘He’s just not that into you’
GIGI: “Maybe his grandma died or maybe he lost my number or is out of town or got hit by a cab…” ALEX: “Or Maybe he is not interested in seeing you again.” He’s Just Not That Into You, 2009. Set in Baltimore, Ken Kwapis’s film, He’s Just Not That Into You (2009), follows theContinue reading “Why hasn’t he called me yet? – ‘He’s just not that into you’”
‘In the Mood for Love’
Mise-en-scene and the arrangement of its elements determine both the nature of the view presented and the way in which the audience is invited to see it. Elements of lighting, costume, décor, props and actors and their relationship with the camera through framing and camera movement, govern our access to the action and determines ourContinue reading “‘In the Mood for Love’”
Existing in the Void – ‘Living in Oblivion’
Ask any director and I’m sure they’ll tell you that film making can be a painstaking process, especially one on a low-budget. Director Nick Reve, played by Steve Buscemi, unfortunately knows this all too well in Tom DiCillo’s 1995 film, Living in Oblivion, as he struggles to coordinate cast and crew in order to shootContinue reading “Existing in the Void – ‘Living in Oblivion’”
So, who exactly am I?
Annaliese Martin is my name, and acting is my game. I currently studying a Bachelor of Acting and Performance through the University of Canberra in Brisbane, Australia, with the ambition of becoming a professional working actor within the Australian performance industry. I have recently commenced my second semester of second year within the three yearContinue reading “So, who exactly am I?”
Annie & Acting 