Obscuring the Silence Podcast: Recent Episodes
Andrew Bruce-Lockhart
The Grumpy ucks are back for this election year after a hiatus brought about by politics' effect on our mental health (think Johnson, Truss et al.).
In our spotlights this week, Starmer, Sunak and all their underwhelming MPs.
On this week's show:
- What the F: Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages being blocked by Govt. (Developing news Johnson will bypass the cabinet office).
- F’ed up headlines:
- Just stop oil and links to labour.
- No Covid inquiry in Wales
- Labour figures on constitutional reform
- Gripe of the week: Train strikes hitting the the low paid.
On this week's show:
- What the F: The Downing Street ram car.
- F’ed up headlines:
- Suella and immigration.
- Hunt and inflation.
- Boris and more possible covid fines
- Gripe of the week: Dropping of the Kept Animal Bill
On this week's show:
- What the F: Sky News reported yesterday that Joe Biden said at a Democratic Party event in New York that his visit to Ireland recently was to make sure quote unquote Brits didn’t screw around.
- F’ed up headlines: Sky news reports today that a royal superfan was arrested and detained for 13 hours by police for being mistaken as belonging to a group of nearby Just Stop Oil protestors at last Saturday's coronation.
- We had a chuckle yesterday when Lindsey Hoyle severely dressed down Kemi Badenoch, secretary of state for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. The reason was because of her reaction to his request that all ministerial statements happen in the commons before going to press. A flippant remark from her drew instant anger from the Speaker.
- Gripe of the week: This weeks gripe of the week is a Youtuber Trevor Jacob, 29, who intentionally crashed an aeroplane for views on the Youtube platform.
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This episode focuses on three simple ways you can use you voice to help nail your sides/lines, by changing its Speed, Tone & Volume.
We also talk about the Laban technique towards the end of the episode, as a resource worth looking at re inspiration for finding your characters way of talking.
This episode looks at how you might get inspiration for a part and thoughts on how to stay strong when it comes to waiting to hear results or being recalled for repeat auditions.
Episode 3 - a slightly shorter pod this month, after a hiatus thanks to covid.
This month the podcast talks about confidence and how to maybe worry less about things that might distract from your acting.
Episode 2 focuses on finding different way to act a scene/your sides, by seeing yourself as a graphic equalizer. So using your voice and body to find your way of delivering your audition, to give that memorable performance.
This is the first podcast, in a series, aimed at helping actors stand out and be memorable at their audition or casting.
In this episode we explore the Magic If, as devised originally by Stanislavski, which focuses on making a viewer believe the thing or person you are interacting with, is what you want your audience to believe it is. Some simple exercises are provided, to try yourself, to help understand the principle being discussed. We then talk about how you might use this method as a starting point from you can go on to create a performance that allows you to stand out and be memorable at a casting or in a self tape.
Andrew Bruce-Lockhart is an award winning director and writer for stage and screen. He has over 30 years experience not only in film and theatre but in teaching and coaching at levels ranging from primary school to training for fortune 500 companies. By merging his experience, he is hoping to help actors develop their potential.