by Siobhan Richardson | Feb 18, 2017 | Resources
Today’s helpful app: Video Crop. For Slate shots the videos need to be in an 8 x 10 ratio in a portrait orientation. My videos came back from my photographer in a standard landscape orientation,s so to the internets for a cheap or free app. I found Video Crop,...
by Siobhan Richardson | Feb 13, 2017 | Get Physical
If you do nothing else as a daily stage combat or martial arts practice, I’m inclined to say that you should do footwork. These days I am noticing how important it is to be able to move from point A to point B effectively. To that end, here’s a few...
by Siobhan Richardson | Jan 8, 2017 | Actor's Process
In the show I’m about to start rehearsing, I’m playing a monster. You know, that kind of repulsive human being who tortures people with no reason beyond being cruel. Well, at first pass it looks like that. And I don’t want to play it that way, for...
by Siobhan Richardson | Dec 18, 2016 | Resources
Keeping track of some of the sites I am referencing for building our crowdfunding campaign. https://medium.com/swlh/every-resource-we-used-to-plan-and-launch-a-75k-kickstarter-campaign-cc5897f71bfd#.mxv3ro26f
by Siobhan Richardson | Oct 27, 2016 | Actor's Process, Intimacy For The Stage
When we’re in a show, we have to be oh-so-very-close to our scene partners oh-so-very-soon after meeting them. As actors, we’re expected to be very comfortable with touching and being touched in any way. But the truth of the matter is that a stranger is...
by Siobhan Richardson | Oct 14, 2016 | Intimacy For The Stage
There’s tons going on in my world right now: I’m co-producing a film that I’ll later be co-starring in (big kickass fight in it!), teaching lots of private lessons, mentoring some new fight directors, and the usual professional actor pursuits. The...
by Siobhan Richardson | Oct 2, 2016 | journal
I’m in the process of refocussing and revitalizing. If you’ve been following my travels for many years, you’ll notice that my numerous travels and training adventures are now on this one blog! Bear with me as I re-categorize everything, as well as...
by Siobhan Richardson | Jan 16, 2016 | Foundations
Look at this kid’s structure! In a way, it’s not surprising. We keep talking about “look how kids move”, so if she’s been using martial structure from the time she was beginning to move, no wonder she’s on it! Toddler Form &...
