...charts a young thespians journey, half a decade in the making. But whom? Well, to answer that question I refer you back to the first word in the title...'My'.
From humble advertisement beginnings to voice-over work, through charity and live action gigs, what you're about to witness shows the diversity, dare I say genius, that I've sprinkled on an array of roles. Legally, I must say that I don't own the rights, nor will I ever, to any of these pieces of art. Oh, except for the last one, which I conceived, relentlessly planned, shot and acted in myself on the tightest of budgets. Enjoy...
1. Background
Filmed during one night in a museum, unlike the lying Ben Stiller franchise, I got my big break in a 'supporting artiste' role. You won't have to keep your eyes peeled for long, as I nonchalantly dominate the picture from 00.04, even if I do say so myself. Fleeting glimpses follow, but don't let that distract you from the real scene stealer at 01.50. Let it be known that I'd never used that machine before, and we only had to do something like 10 takes...
2. Voice
Whilst a lesser man might have jumped at the chance to appear in the background of say, Casualty, or Hollyoaks Later series 4 next (it was 2011 after all), I felt the need to be heard. And that's exactly what happened when Cancer Research UK came calling. I'm not fussed that I was overlooked to play the part of the tanned boy wonder, or the girl who puts him down because of his skin (not in a racist way). Just listen to the Manc accent at 00.18 and try telling me you didn't think they'd hired someone with that actual accent, because they hadn't...
3. Lead
From supporting cast member to lead role in a little under 2 1/2 years, I was approached to jump back in front of the camera and show what I'd learnt on my upward trajectory. Could I combine both physical and voice acting (whilst somewhat less importantly raising money for charity?) .....Hell yeah I could! I won't insult your intelligence by stating which of the 39,491 global dialects I'm doing, but Uncle Sam would have been proud...
4. Sport
Every actor, from De Niro to McCoist, needs at some point to make a sports film. It's kind of an unwritten rule (until this blog came along and ruined that.) The trailer below for '5-a-side nonsense', a film so daring, so cutting edge, that the powers that be pulped it before it could be seen by human eyes, pretty much covers everything that happens anyway, so it was no great loss. See what you think...
...for those of you playing Fantasy Football, I scored one and set up two. No idea how many points that is though.
5. Dance
Finally, I present to you my Citizen Cane. It's almost unheard of that an actor spends 100% of the film in front of camera, but given that I had absolute power over the final edit, and that no one else was home that day, I really had no other choice. Why I chose Bowie? That's obvious, he's brilliant. Why I chose to belly-dance? That too is obvious, it's the only dance I know. Put them together and the result is a Magic Dance (not to be confused with the weird David Bowie song Magic Dance from the film Labyrinth...)
It's quite clear that I'll literally take on any role... except for one. Just like the great Meatloaf once sang 'I would do anything for love, but I won't do that' presumably in reference to being bummed, I too would never star in a gay porno. No way Jose!
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From humble advertisement beginnings to voice-over work, through charity and live action gigs, what you're about to witness shows the diversity, dare I say genius, that I've sprinkled on an array of roles. Legally, I must say that I don't own the rights, nor will I ever, to any of these pieces of art. Oh, except for the last one, which I conceived, relentlessly planned, shot and acted in myself on the tightest of budgets. Enjoy...
1. Background
Filmed during one night in a museum, unlike the lying Ben Stiller franchise, I got my big break in a 'supporting artiste' role. You won't have to keep your eyes peeled for long, as I nonchalantly dominate the picture from 00.04, even if I do say so myself. Fleeting glimpses follow, but don't let that distract you from the real scene stealer at 01.50. Let it be known that I'd never used that machine before, and we only had to do something like 10 takes...
2. Voice
Whilst a lesser man might have jumped at the chance to appear in the background of say, Casualty, or Hollyoaks Later series 4 next (it was 2011 after all), I felt the need to be heard. And that's exactly what happened when Cancer Research UK came calling. I'm not fussed that I was overlooked to play the part of the tanned boy wonder, or the girl who puts him down because of his skin (not in a racist way). Just listen to the Manc accent at 00.18 and try telling me you didn't think they'd hired someone with that actual accent, because they hadn't...
3. Lead
From supporting cast member to lead role in a little under 2 1/2 years, I was approached to jump back in front of the camera and show what I'd learnt on my upward trajectory. Could I combine both physical and voice acting (whilst somewhat less importantly raising money for charity?) .....Hell yeah I could! I won't insult your intelligence by stating which of the 39,491 global dialects I'm doing, but Uncle Sam would have been proud...
4. Sport
Every actor, from De Niro to McCoist, needs at some point to make a sports film. It's kind of an unwritten rule (until this blog came along and ruined that.) The trailer below for '5-a-side nonsense', a film so daring, so cutting edge, that the powers that be pulped it before it could be seen by human eyes, pretty much covers everything that happens anyway, so it was no great loss. See what you think...
...for those of you playing Fantasy Football, I scored one and set up two. No idea how many points that is though.
5. Dance
Finally, I present to you my Citizen Cane. It's almost unheard of that an actor spends 100% of the film in front of camera, but given that I had absolute power over the final edit, and that no one else was home that day, I really had no other choice. Why I chose Bowie? That's obvious, he's brilliant. Why I chose to belly-dance? That too is obvious, it's the only dance I know. Put them together and the result is a Magic Dance (not to be confused with the weird David Bowie song Magic Dance from the film Labyrinth...)
It's quite clear that I'll literally take on any role... except for one. Just like the great Meatloaf once sang 'I would do anything for love, but I won't do that' presumably in reference to being bummed, I too would never star in a gay porno. No way Jose!
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