The Directors Notes are current reflections upon the actor's process stimulated by discussions, rehearsals, performances and workshops which occur in and around Richard's professional experience.

Current Notes

• Presenting - practical notes on the TV Presenter's skill
• Fundamentals - some simple thoughts about impro process
• Listening - a commonsense analysis of the key to good acting.
• A general descripiton of The Rehearsal Room acting process (update Jan '07).

Previous Director's Notes - a list of topics

A Bad Studio Day A List of Adverbs A Sliding Scale of Problems After the Oscar Animal in the Actor Auditions a Risky Business Being in 'The Zone' Believability and Complexity "Big", "Small" Careers, Agents and Showreels Centre of Gravity Confidence Creative Excellence Creative Problems Defeating the Bullshit Dealing with Exposition Emotion Emotion in performance - its value Finding Focus Fundamentals Hitting the Mark Holiday Magic

Holding Emotion Back Identifying the Story It's the Talking I Find Hard Isn't It Shocking - surprises Learning Lines Listening – a commonsense approach Keeping it Simple Monologues for Auditions Olympic Performance Playing the Emotion Rehearsal Diary – A monologue performance The Disadvantage of Hard Work The Effect the Camera has on Performance The Importance of Building a World The Story in Conversation The Value of Documentary for the Screen Actor The Value of a Smile Turning Points TV Presenting What is Talent?

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