"SPIN" - On The Set

This last weekend I wrapped a short filmed for Silent Code Features called "SPIN", written and directed by Michul Aboudib. I got to play a 15 year old enthusiastic, young eager boy named Miguelito. "SPIN" is about a young journalist in Italy that faces unexpected obstacles once he’s offered his huge break. The cool thing about the scenes shot with my character (the first bit of the film) is that it's all done in one, consecutive shot without cutting. This style is similar to older movie making before cuts, continuations, and edits were really in. This proved to be a fun challenge as I got to deal with lots of movement/choreography and had to really nail the timing in this piece. It will be submitted to various film festivals in Washington, DC, so stay tuned for more coming soon (including some pics/stills to be blogged by yours truly even sooner!!!)!!

Guest Artist for Fairfax County...

"Be yourself, everyone else is taken." -Oscar Wilde

What a busy time it's been racing to the finish line known as gRadUatIon!!
I've been spending most of my time in the DC area as Guest Artist at various high school theaters for Fairfax County Public Schools. This gives me the great opportunity to jump-in for FCPS teachers and work with students across the county. I've really enjoyed doing scene work, improv, and really communicating the importance and simplicity of honesty in acting. When young actors through tools and exercises that I share lose their "stage voice" and actually genuinely speak, they are in shock--they've discovered acting and really living in an imaginary moment. They're connected and understand how specifics, simplicity, and subtly drive a scene and most importantly, tell a story. These revelations are rewarding and whether these young artists are going to be old artists one day, they're getting to know themselves.

"The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose." 

~Richard Grant