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Building a Character: Shawn Hatosy, Karolina Wydra, Charles Melton & Lauren Weedman | Conversations
0:06Congratulations to all of you for your nominations this year and for creating the kind of characters that are nominated for Emmys and recognized by0:15your peers. This evening, we're going to try and talk about how you all created these characters. We're going to talk about your process and we're going to0:23try and do that through the lens of these characters. But if anything else that you've ever played comes up um when we talk about the process, please feel
Charlie Cox podcast interview on Daredevil Born Again S2, Boardwalk Empire, Stardust, Physical Media
18:54That's you know it's such a character.19:10That was the first time people saw that that that how big that character was and he said the director cleared the set21:58Yeah, it was it was really interesting to learn when I started playing this character and I guess there's no way of figuring this out until you actually do it.
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Master Impressionist Jay Pharoah Crashes The Simpsons!!! | Simpsons Declassified
Jay Pharaoh shares his masterclass on voice acting, detailing a specific process starting with capturing a character's laugh to build authenticity, and discusses his breakout journey from standup to SNL.summaryHe provides actionable advice for aspiring performers on the importance of building long-term industry relationships and offers a unique perspective on writing jokes through the lens of character impressions.summaryVoice Acting Process: The foundational step in creating an impression is capturing the character's laugh, as it is the most authentic and unique identifier. Once the laugh is established, mannerisms and voice are layeredtakeaway
Bryan Cranston & Rhea Seehorn | Actors on Actors
They analyze Vince Gilligan’s unique script delivery process, which forces actors to rely on instinct rather than pre-planning, and explore techniques for avoiding career pigeonholing by leveraging theater experience andsummaryVince Gilligan’s Script Process: Working with Vince Gilligan involves receiving scripts one episode at a time without season outlines. This forces actors to stay present and react authentically to the moment, as they cantakeawayCharacter Architecture via Opposition: To build complex characters with minimal initial information (like Hal in Malcolm in the Middle), Cranston creates a list of the co-star's character traits and deliberately writes ttakeaway
Samara Weaving podcast interview Carolina Caroline, Ready or Not, Borderline, Eenie Meanie, Babylon
She shares unique insights into her acting process, including using an alter ego for modeling, specific accent drills, and physical rituals to separate character from self.summaryThe 'Actor's Hangover': Weaving describes the post-production emotional state as a 'hangover' characterized by sadness and disorientation due to the sudden loss of the intense communal environment and character immersiontakeawayModeling Alter Ego: To manage self-consciousness in high-pressure modeling situations, Weaving adopts an alter ego named 'Bridget'—a vain, vapid character—which allows her to detach from personal anxiety and perform conftakeaway
Jackson White: Toxicity and Tell Me Lies
Jackson White discusses his role as the sociopathic character Stephen in the series finale of 'Tell Me Lies,' reflecting on the psychological detachment required to play such a dark character and the audience's reaction summaryActing Technique: To play a sociopath like Stephen, White initially tried to be truthful and learn the character, but as the character became more extreme ('one step behind a serial killer'), he had to intentionally detatakeawayCharacter vs. Reality: White notes that while Stephen is a 'garbage fire,' he shares some physical mannerisms (posture, lack of blinking) with his real self, but the character's calculating nature was an invention that rtakeaway
Janet Evanovich in conversation with Lisa Scottoline at Live Talks Los Angeles
Janet Evanovich discusses her 27th Stephanie Plum novel, 'Fortune and Glory,' revealing how character relationships, particularly with Grandma Mazur and the new spin-off character Gabriella Rose, drive the plot.summaryCharacter Evolution: Stephanie Plum is portrayed as an 'average' character who floats through life, serving as a neutral ground for more eccentric characters like Lula and Georgie Potts to reveal different facets of her takeawayCommunity as Setting: The fictional 'Burg' functions like a glass aquarium where no secrets exist; food (bakery, deli) acts as the social glue that connects characters and drives the plot.takeaway