Keeping the Blog alive!

Acting should be fun........... right?  So why do we exhaust ourselves trying to get it right?
I constantly feel tired from trying instead of enjoying the journey and learning to love the process. Maybe it's because its drummed into out heads that we need to  be 'good' or 'right' or 'brilliant'. Maybe its because we as artists strive for perfection instead of realism.  Maybe its simply because we feel like we wont get anywhere if we are not ticking ALL the boxes?
Whatever it is I endeavour to start loving the process again.  Today I worked so hard at getting something 'right' I lost all passion for doing it!
I started working on my showreel scene today, I'm really excited about it, hopefully we will start shooting in a few weeks.   Anybody got any tips..........?
Actors please tell your friends about this blog concept. It will only work if we help each other!
Next entry will be a review of 127 hours and the fighter! promise ;) 

Plans :)

Hi again.
So  really want this blog to work!  My idea is to get a community of actors together to help each other out and share stories and give tips!  I have been trying to advertise it, but actors don't seem to have time to blog..... maybe that should be telling me I'm doing something wrong...............!
So I have a scene planned for my showreel, we start shooting in a few weeks, will let you know how it comes along.
Well, I need to go rehearse now, just want to keep adding to this so I keep up the habit!  I do have a lot of friends who think the life of an actor is a romantic one, in my next post  will outline exactly how UN-romantic it actually is!
Love Meg :)

Tuesday

Hi again!
I convinced four of  you to read my blog!  That deserves a celebration, if I didn't have class in a few hours, I'd pop the champagne ;)
So I spent all day doing class work, tidying my house and making a meal out of pretty bare cupboards.  Yet I still feel unproductive. I'm about to leave for rehearsal before class, I need coffee before I do anything I just realised... So I thought I'd just add something to this blog before it becomes something else I start and never finish!  Does any body else have the problem of feeling very lazy on a rainy day?  I'd be happy if class was cancelled and I could stay in and watch x-files re-runs with a nice cup of tea? No, class isn't canceled, and I bet Meryl Streep never took a rainy day off to watch the x-files. So off to class I go, to perform my little heart out, to learn more pearls of wisdom, to say 'daaarrrhhhhling' a lot and generally be an acting student ;)
Oh I almost forgot I promised a joke.............

Heres a quote from Eddie Izzard :)

“So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then President Clinton lied about a relationship, and everyone was surprised! A little naïve, I feel!”

My first post....

Hi!

So I have decided to start this blog for many reasons.  Firstly because I felt that there were a million other struggling, lost actors out there who have no idea how to start, what to do or how to feel!  Well, I'm not saying I have any kind of answer, in fact I'm probably more lost than most of you..... but by documenting my journey whilst studying and trying to make a go of it I feel maybe I can be of comfort to others who are in the same boat, and hell, lets all help each other hey?! I also started it because I was feeling a little restless and thought the ever attentive void of cyber space would be an excellent way to speak my mind without being interrupted....

I am not completely starting from the bottom, I have been studying at the Actors Pulse - a very reputable school -  for a good many years. The school teaches the Meisner technique, which I love and really works for me, but its not for everyone.... ;)
So you know I'm not just going to rambling for awhile I guess I should start saying I do have goals and I am going to document my hopes, failures, crying fits, random observations, successes, words of wisdom and the occasional movie review.  
My current task is to get more scenes for my showreel.  One of the great things about my college is I have access to filming equipment and people who can guide me, I get to work with talented actors who are also my friends, it doesn't get better than that.  Why am I only doing this now i hear you ask, (and I can imagine you all frowning by now) - the answer is simply, I was focused on my studies, then I was focused on getting stuff for a reel, then I hated everything I did.  So now, for the next few months, I will pull in favours, I will worl my ass off, and I will get something to be proud of, something I won't let myself judge too harshly!
Well, I'm surprised you made it this far, I do have a tendency to bang on a bit too long!
I promise next time I'll tell a joke ;)