Joseph Midyett: Premiere Party for NYU Grad short

Joseph Midyett: Premiere Party for NYU Grad short: "Clips to follow!"

Premiere Party for NYU Grad short

Clips to follow!

Joseph Midyett: A view from the bridge

Joseph Midyett: A view from the bridge: "Went back to an older way of working. It came out pretty good, but a little too excited in the audition room. However, I was looking into th..."

Joseph Midyett: amadeus and Merchant

Joseph Midyett: amadeus and Merchant: "Well, did Amadeus yesterday. It felt good, like I was really being a person...if that makes sense. I still love acting big and full but I..."

A view from the bridge

Went back to an older way of working. It came out pretty good, but a little too excited in the audition room. However, I was looking into the reader’s eyes and really "playing" with her and I made her smile and laugh. Which I think is exactly the effect Rudolpho should have on her.... the reader even stumbled over her lines and lost her place for a second. 

I don't really know what I was doing. Unlike film I wasn't think about the frame, or NYC stage acting I wasn't think about being "truthful, and not pushing". I was just entertaining people...that to me is fun. Not to say, the other two don't have there place, but they are just not the "thing itself". Things to ruminate over right?

Gosh I really thought I had this one in the bag. That's two parts I've auditioned for (and played) and not gotten in one week! Ahh, I not sure how to feel about it. 

I kind of relearned that stupid saying acting teachers and the like say to you - "If it's not fun, why are you doing...it can't be for the pay", or this one, "just have fun". Almost as crippling as saying, "just really ask them that question" Okay, off the soapbox. If I want to do something I better start writing right?! I'm discovering that all the seriously creative people do!

Just finish a short with a NYU grad student. It was a great and fun time. Getting more and more comfy being infront of the camera. Got to keep making more shorts. Learning is in the doing.

            

amadeus and Merchant

Well, did Amadeus yesterday. It felt good, like I was really being a person...if that makes sense. 
I still love acting big and full but I'm learning to build the "character or role" from a real person (me) instead of a shell. Don't get me wrong the shell stuff is still great, but I thing it produces bad habits...you start to show off. 

Then again I don't know. I didn't get a callback for either Amadeus or Merchant. The room was definitely changed, I think because someone (me) walked in there and was a real person talking, feeling, in this potential real life situation but, it still needs to go further. It needs to have either - a few bells and whistles which Im no to sure what those look like, or it needs to be deeper. Deeply felt, spoken...I guess maybe higher stakes?

In all this prep time for both Merchant and Amadeus I've not had much time to work on Rudolpho from A View From the Bridge. Luckily, I know the part a little, and I have a strong sense of the guy off the bat. The trick is not to make him a "character", but keep him fun, charming, and attractive. Ran it for about 3 hours yesterday, and I'll but in another 2 before the audition. I want to go hit the weights, but I know my muscles will be too tense. Okay, better warm up and get started. 
much love to any reader
joe