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Meisner

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If you hang around base camp long enough, you’ll start to hear actors talking about the Meisner technique. It seems to have replaced Method acting

Animated Acting, and KeyPA

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While reading some old blogs, I came across this post about performance capture, from Observations on Film and Art. While not as mind-bogglingly dumb as

Akting!

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I mock actors a lot, but sometimes, I really do feel sorry for them. For one thing, it’s the only line of work where age,

Learn To Suck.

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Those in the art department aren’t the only ones who are required to suck sometimes. In the episode we’re shooting now, there’s a scene where

It’s Like Herding Cats. Confused, Obtuse, Narcissistic Cats.

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(So, basically, like normal cats.) Dealing with actors is one of the least pleasant tasks of a PA. Just shuttling them from one end of