No One Way

There is an actor that I really love

Ever since I watched him as a kid

I thought we was a technical genius 

A master of his craft.

Last night

I was at a film festival promoting something we shot back in 2020

It was lovely to see my old family again

The group of people who came together during a lockdown to make a movie 

Now…

One of my cast mates in this film

Actually happens to know this actor that I love quite well

So…

I pulled him aside

Picked his brains

And asked for all the goss

I wanted to know the secrets

His decisions on set

His rituals and routines

The subtle things he does before takes so as to  help him release his magic

What did I find out?

“Well… 

He hardly ever knows his lines

In fact

A lot of the time 

He gets a permanent marker 

Writes his difficult lines on some gaffer tape

And sticks it on his mark

So when he forgets his lines during a take

He can just look down

Take a second

Re-group

Say “ah, yes”

And then get back to it…

He says “ah, yes” a lot”.

I laughed

Of course

A lovely reminder

There is no one way to do this gig

Permission to build it your way

Permission to do what works for you

And if writing lines on tape helps you give Oscar winning work?

You do you boo boo!

Hope this helps

Sending hugs

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