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Oh, actors.
Super-impressive group of all-star actors at the YSF Big Show. Singing, dancing, contortion-ing, foreign accent-ing… and a range that played all kinds of characters, from boys and girls and parents and evil villains to unicorns, laptops, surfboards, robotic llamas, princesses, demigods, cheese people, squids, and more.
Thank you for making the night so special.
Young Storytellers Big Show!
Another semester, another incredible Young Storytellers Big Show. I couldn’t be more proud of our writers - again, true brilliance in each of the 10 scripts performed on Wednesday night. Some excerpts:
*The Holy Flash Drive by Robbie: “R0b and Jay (talking laptop computers) are face to desktop with the sea monster…”
*The Ruby Temple by Leola: Some dialogue -
LARRY (a boy made out of Swiss Cheese): It has a special ruby in it that will help me build my machine to build a dog.
JAMIE (his sister): What’s a dog?
LARRY: An ancient creature that’s extinct. They say that a dog is a cheeseman’s best friend.
*Gummi Bear Undercover by David: Tough to pick just one thing from David’s story, but he did something I’ve never seen before - very meta:
MR. D: I’m not the guy you’re looking for. Just ask the narrator.
NARRATOR: It’s true!
ADAM: Darn! The narrator’s always right.
*Saving James by Eleanor
CAPTAIN (of a cruise ship with an exotic bird convention on board): She’s got a boat load of luggage. No pun intended.
*The Battle for the Girl by Crystal: “I wrote my story when I was really hungry.” Her characters: Evil French Fry, Greasy McMustard, and Hamburger. And a DJ, of course.
*Lune Toon and the Forest of Doom by Fiona: In which Lune Tune goes looking for Moon Tune and finds a robotic spotted llama that can shoot lasers from its eyes.
*The Surf Competition by Vanessa: Our quietest writer got the biggest laughs at the show. A funny, heartwarming story about a sibling surfing rivalry.
*The Lost Kingdom by Mimi. Her lesson: “Don’t mess with a princess!”
*Sparkles and Inky Save the Day by Anna. After a rainbow cannon blasts a hole in the villain’s house: all the colors and sounds of the rainbow cause everyone to speak gibberish and change to their opposite colors for a half hour.
SPARKLES (a Unicorn girl): Ljnofjen lsjdnfosdjnfso jdfnjdnfdj
INKY (a squid girl): Fgfgfggffg trtr uiujim mkmkjh
*Ralph and His Wild Journey by Ea’sus: In which a 13-year old troublemaker is reunited with his dad (a singer on Broadway in New York City), thanks to some surprising help from the police. In the last scene:
RALPH (shouts at the court): Come on, Carmelo! Stop be ing a ball hog!
MR. JOHNSON (happily) I love you son!
…nothing like bonding court side. Thanks to all the wonderful mentors for their dedication, everyone at Edison for the support, and to you for listening. YSF >
“An actor must interpret life and in order to do so he must be willing to accept all experiences that life has to offer. In fact he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet. In the short span of his lifetime an actor must learn all there is to know, experience all there is to experience or approach that state as closely as possible. He must be super human in his efforts to store away in the warehouse of his subconscious everything that he might be called upon to use in this expression of his art. Nothing should be more important to the artist than life and the living of it, not even the ego. To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty: to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication. Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that’s all you have. Being a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.”
(via dell-arte)
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@THR’s Awards Season Roundtable Series 2011: The Actors
Love this annual series.
“To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty, to interpret it is his problem, and to express it his dedication.”
(via dell-arte)
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Reblogged from Please let this film be extremely real and incredibly close to Mr. Foer’s novel.
Young Storytellers Big Show (Part 2)
Hopefully you can sense the joy on our writers’ faces as they watch their stories performed. It’s truly a special moment.
A huge thanks to our fantastic actors who came in and killed it. The perfect mix of hilarity and heart.
To my team of mentors as always, thank you for showing up each week and being a guiding influence to both the students and yours truly.
I couldn’t be more thankful to be a part of the program at Edison - the 2 hours we spend at the school each week are often my favorite two hours of the week. Speaking with the principal after the show, I found out that several of the students had shown growth in areas of learning, social interaction, and/or language SINCE the beginning of YSF. Brilliant students walking in on Day One who create something brilliant for the Big Show are fantastic, but seeing that result from a child who starts in a much different place is one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever experienced.
See you in the Spring.
Young Storytellers Big Show (Part 1)
Wednesday night was our Big Show for the Fall semester session of Young Storytellers at Edison Language Academy. The students at Edison continue to amaze and inspire me. And throw me into an incapacitating laughing fit.
Some memorable moments from the minds of our 5th grade writers:
“Sorry I was late - I had to make sure I was looking handsome!” -Christian, to a room of 30 actors/mentors/writers
Sierra’s tagline: “A Bean with a Dream”
GIANT JELLYBEAN KING (grieving): “Nooooo. How did you know I would melt with water? Why did I install that water faucet anyway?!” - Emma’s story
DAMIEN: “Yes, I was jealous of your awesomeness. I’m sorry. I didn’t want to hurt you but I thought it was the only way my team could win.” -Kimberly’s story
BIG DOG: “I’ve been waiting for this moment for 30 minutes and now the time has come.” - Ana’s story
Louis’ tagline: “Aliens have family problems too.” His opening slug line: INT. MODULUS’S OLD HOUSE - THE PLANET ALUMINUM - YEAR 121,000 BC (FLASHBACK)
EXT. MOON - NIGHT. Randy’s clan is celebrating. They are sitting on the moon drinking apple cider. -Jasmine’s story
Cassandra’s characters: PICA-POO-POO, CHICA-WOW-WOW, KALABANGA, BAMBOBIDA, and SANDY-ANDY
PONCHO (sadly): “My dog was, my last chance to meet Shia LaBeouf is gone and I am all alone. Just me and a taco.” - Chelsea’s story
Vanessa’s theme: “Blake lost his family a long time ago, so he made everyone around him his family. So whenever anyone is in danger, he is brave, and he wants to save them.”
I just returned from a tremendous, inspiring 2 weeks in Washington. I spent most of it on Whidbey Island (Just. Gorgeous. Think vineyard+holly farm+on the water), honored to be a counselor at The Prodigy Camp.
20 campers (literally prodigious - most of their resumes dwarf that of yours truly) spent a week learning how to better tell their story. Every film student arrived with a scene they’d written and would direct - over the course of the week, industry professionals (most of whom dwarfed the resumes of us all combined) came to the camp and worked with the campers on different elements of film: structure, character, story, directing, acting, advertising, festivals. We’d also meet one on one with the writers to revise their script or talk pre-production.
The real heart of the Prodigy Camp, though, was the nightly campfire. In a setting too good to be true (see picture above), it was a time to share, relate, discuss, and bond. A truly special time that had a unifying effect on everyone involved.
Throughout the week, the students worked on their scripts. And played Ultimate, Capture the Flag, volleyball, badminton, whiffleball, corn hole, watched films, and brought their best to the Talent Shows (an astounding mix of watching previous work and enjoying live performances). Or learned to ride a unicycle. Or tried to ride a skateboard down a .75 mile hill. Or tried to steal the counselors’ golf cart. But I digress.
On the 3rd and 4th day, we shot 19 short films. Every camper was allotted 2 hours to shoot and 2 hours to edit with a mentor (professional DPs and editors who came in). We brought in actors. I had a blast acting in a handful of films (killed in a horror, scorned in a drama, and doing my best in three comedies). Campers were also cast as actors, and if you weren’t directing or acting, you were on someone’s crew. It was an absolute hub of hustling, bustling creative energy. Shooting began on Friday afternoon - by Sunday night, all the shorts were complete.
Though the camp is very much about process and less about product, the films were absolutely outstanding. Several had me in tears, and even more had me hysterically laughing.
The director of the camp was the one and only Mr. Rick Stevenson - visionary in his work with the amazing ability to draw the best out of everyone around him. He believes in film and storytelling, and his passion is contagious. He’s also good for a few laughs and a song (similarly contagious).
I was absolutely blown away - surrounded by inspiration, stuffed with delicious comfort food, and spoiled by all the fun toys and activities of a summer camp. Ned and I stayed for a few extra days to get some of our own work done (“The Compuserve Camp” - Prodigy wannabes), and I think we hit the ground blazing because of everything the kids gave us. I said it several times on our last day: I don’t know who got more out of the week, the campers or me.
Oh, Pacific Northwest…you are so Pacific-Northwesty. (Whidbey Island - July 2011)
Another one (and, I’m about to read THIS - keep the Friday Night Lights columns coming please!) from @Grantland33, written by @sportsguy33. Compelling article, especially when Simmons starts to use sports standards as a way to compare actors’ star-power.
“He finally found his calling, after a long night of partying, while bumming a cigarette in front of a Waffle House.”
Never fails.
