Camera, lights.... ACTION!

As you might have read in my earlier post, today was a big day for me.... The day started really weird. Since my phone still is not fixed, I had to borrow my friend's phone. I didn't realise that the time on his phone was wrong, so when I set u the alarm for the morning... It woke me hours before it was supposed to! Timing... Something I have not been too great at in this life of mine! Was this to be a bad omen for the day to come?

I still managed to awake on time, although now I had to rush to be sure to reach the bus on time. In the bus I failed to charge up my travelling card, and at the trainstation too. I had to draw 20 euro's from the ATM just to make sure that I would be able to travel to work and further. Thank God I managed because I was sure that somehow my card got blocked!

Let me not forget to mention that as soon as I woke up, the skies broke open and washed the streets, me inclusive with its tears. I was drenched and soaked to the bone! Till I got home late in the day, I had not been able to dry myself off. I had taken some pre-emtive precautions... In fact I had gone to eat some really spicy soup to try and ward off fever. I had to rush though to get the right bus to arrive on time. The bus came late, which caused me to end up later than planned at my destination for the acting gig. Was this all part of wrong timing once more?

No it was not. My fellow actress (the one I am doing this project with) arrived at the same time as I did. We even ended up coming before they were actually ready for us. This enabled us to have some much needed character bonding time. Here I was, trying to connect with my friend on a level to make it believable that we were a married couple with a one and a half year old son. We bonded so well, even he accepted me and trusted me to be in his close environment.

After that, we were so, so ready! In my mind I sat back and remembered my promise, which was to charge at the door and barge through it. To my pleasant surprise, my friend had the same attitude; we were to go for this and take no prisoners! We had fooled these people so well, that they believed all the way that we were married and that her son was our boy! We played the camera, we played with each other and we surprised each other. In short, this acting preparation for the real thing was a world we had created to be true, it was spontaneous... And in a way that I cannot explain; it was done so well, that it was indeed existing... In front of the camera at least!

This is where I re-discovered something about acting. What I discovered basically laid out that an actor is a true cosmopolite and the main reason why they are good at charity (if they want to be that is). The simple reason being; because of their profession they have to be open to the world and people's beliefs. Most important though, acting is about finding a part of yourself, that can relate to another person. So by playing a role, you are actually playing a part of yourself that relates to that role... In essence, the role you play, although not your entire real character, is still a part of yourself. I wasn't merely just acting infront of the camera, I was also really, displaying a part of myself and being open to/about it. I focussed on the light, ignored the camera and shot into action! I certainly believe that what I did blew people's minds!