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Welcome to Brian Timoney’s Acting Blog. Here you will find important information on acting and the acting industry, including breaking news! We are an acting school dedicated to method acting and business of acting techniques. Our updates and posts are like mini acting classes so don’t miss out and join us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for our regular updates!
The trick to triggering authentic emotion on demand
Let’s do a bit of ‘’Q&A’’ action today. Question: I am a student studying Musical Theatre and recently I was told by my acting teachers that my acting has weaknesses that I am very keen to address. They have said that whilst I am able to understand a character and convey the various emotions they…
The champion dog wrestler
Natalie, my wife, told me this bizarre but true story from her childhood. Her dad went to the local pub one night and came back with a dog. It was the 70’s; things like this happened back then. At first, all seemed well with the dog. But then things took a turn for the worse….
9 out of 10 people won’t do this…are you one of them?
I heard this interesting stat the other day. 9 out of 10 people do NOT pursue the job of their dreams. A survey was done on what people wanted to become when they were growing up. Many said they wanted to be things like an astronaut, a rock star, a dancer, a fireman and…
If I were Prime Minister…
There is no getting away from it. The election is but a hop, skip and a jump away. I don’t know about you, but if I hear one more pleading/whining politician I think I may explode. But it has got me thinking. Thinking about what I would do if I were Prime Minister. So,…
Al Pacino – The superintendent turned Hollywood movie actor.
Did you know that Al Pacino was a superintendent before he became an actor? This is what he said about it: “I was making 14 dollars a week. Every time, I’d get it and spend it in three and a half minutes. I would have a couple of quarts of ale and nothing else mattered….
Al Pacino – The superintendent turned Hollywood movie actor
Did you know that Al Pacino was a superintendent before he became an actor? This is what he said about it: “I was making 14 dollars a week. Every time, I’d get it and spend it in three and a half minutes. I would have a couple of quarts of ale and nothing else mattered….
Business of Acting Masterclasses
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Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master of the Method
Today marks the first anniversary of the tragic and premature death from a drug overdose of master of the Method, Philip Seymour Hoffman. If it is true, as Richard Brody writes in The New Yorker, that: “Work that’s only good is limited to its technique; when it’s great, a work is virtually inseparable…
How To Live Truthfully in Imaginary Circumstances
“Living truthfully under imaginary circumstances” Sanford Meisner Sanford Meisner’s definition of acting is a beautiful and profound one, and captures the essence of what we are trying to achieve as method actors. To bring truth and authenticity to an imaginary performance is the holy grail for every actor. The ultimate question, which sets us…