GKN Weekly Update 11.8.10

Holy hail & sleet, Batman! It is uber-crappy out there today, but I
have braved the elements to be in NYC for two recording sessions. So, we
are broadcasting LIVE from the lobby of CityVox in Midtown Manhattan.

Last week I had a great recording session with my friend Lisa Desimone.
She is a great talent and one of the groovier people I know. It was an
e-learning session and we recorded a bunch small vignettes as well as
lists (see my GKN entry from a few weeks ago to learn about the magic of
narrating lists!). Anyway, when we recorded these lists we had to take
turns saying the terms for each list. I gotta tell you, stuff like that
is so much easier when you're working with a real pro like Lisa. She
worked off of my rhythm, my pitch, and my mood to complement me
perfectly! We flowed back and forth so easily it was virtually flawless.
You rock, Lisa!

TIP OF THE WEEK: The scariest experience I've ever had in my
professional life is when I was acting on stage and my scene partner was
looking right through me when we interacted. She wasn't even remotely
in the moment and wasn't "listening" to me at all. She was just waiting
for me to finish my lines so she could say hers. It was awful! Acting is
reacting, my friends. You need to listen to your partner and
incorporate it into your performance, even if it's just reading a list.
I'm not saying you have to turn it into a freaking Meisner exercise.
Just remember that you're not the only one in the room.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: If she breaks my heart I'll love it because
I'll know where it takes me. Christopher Cook

STUFF!: What's the best acting experience you ever had with a
partner? The worst?

From the CityVox lobby, this is Tom Dheere, GKN News...