Any work in Perth?
Sat, 15 June 2002, 08:08 pmWalter Plinge25 posts in thread
Any work in Perth?
Sat, 15 June 2002, 08:08 pmIs there any work in Perth for Teenagers? 14-16 years old? I love Perth but there is just nothing here for us. Are there really more oppertunities in sydney? is it worth considering moving there once we have finnished school? thx 4 any feed back.
Re: Any work in Perth?
Sat, 22 June 2002, 11:40 amThe 'Fallback' theory...comes from Mamet's book called "True & False - Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor".
I'm probably infringing copyright here, but heres the chapter about the 'Fallback theory'. Grant- erase this posting if you're concerned about copyright :)
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Titled - "I'm On The Corner"
The best advice one can give an aspiring artist is "Have something to fall back on." The merit of the intruction is this: those who adopt it spare themselves the rigor of the artistic life.
I was once at a marriage ceremony where the parties swore to "to try to be faithful, to try to be considerate..." That marriage was, of course, doomed. Any worthwhile goal is difficult to accomplish. To say of it "I'll try" is to excuse oneself in advcance. Those who respond to our requests with "I'll try" intend to deny us, and call on us to join in the hypocrisy - as if there were some merit in intending anything other than accomplishment.
Those with "something to fall back on" invariably fall back on it. They intended all along. That is why they provided themselves with it. But those with no alternative see the world differently. The old story has the mother say to the sea captain, "Take special care of my son, he cannot swim," to which the captain responds, "Well, then, he'd better stay in the boat."
The most charming of theories holds that someone other than Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare's plays - that he was of too low a state, and of insufficient eudcation. But where in the wide history of the world do we find art created by the excessively wealthy, powerful, or educated?
It is not folly to ascribe the oeuvre to the unlettered, but it certainly is so to ascribe it to the nobility, whose entire lives were, to torture conceit, "something to fall back on." It is both comfortable and prudent to have a fall-back position; and those possessing the happy same cannot help but have their work colored by it - such work must be more rational, considered, and possessed of the communitarian virtues than that of an outsider. Such prudent work would tend to shun conflict...well, you get my drift.
The other side of the coin is pride. One could say, "I am a fool, for I have not provided myself with an alternative"; one could also say, "I see nothing else worth my time," which is, I think, a rather strengthening attitude.
The cops say, "I'm on the corner." Young folks in the theatre might have it, "Molly can go home and John can go home, I am NEVER going home." Bravo. And good luck.
Those of you with nothing to fall back on, you will find, ARE home.
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I like Mamet's approach to the "fallback theory" - but I wouldn't follow his words blindly. I think its a touch jumping of the deep end and quite one sided. Amanda is an excellent example of how Mamet has been proved wrong because she HAS a fall back but still maintains her artistic drive. These days, its hard to find an occupation that has very flexible hours. If anything, Mamet's approach demonstrates the passion that one needs to do acting.
It really is up to the individual to find that balance between work and acting and the best of luck to each and every aspiring actor in finding that :)
Crispy :)
I'm probably infringing copyright here, but heres the chapter about the 'Fallback theory'. Grant- erase this posting if you're concerned about copyright :)
---------------------------
Titled - "I'm On The Corner"
The best advice one can give an aspiring artist is "Have something to fall back on." The merit of the intruction is this: those who adopt it spare themselves the rigor of the artistic life.
I was once at a marriage ceremony where the parties swore to "to try to be faithful, to try to be considerate..." That marriage was, of course, doomed. Any worthwhile goal is difficult to accomplish. To say of it "I'll try" is to excuse oneself in advcance. Those who respond to our requests with "I'll try" intend to deny us, and call on us to join in the hypocrisy - as if there were some merit in intending anything other than accomplishment.
Those with "something to fall back on" invariably fall back on it. They intended all along. That is why they provided themselves with it. But those with no alternative see the world differently. The old story has the mother say to the sea captain, "Take special care of my son, he cannot swim," to which the captain responds, "Well, then, he'd better stay in the boat."
The most charming of theories holds that someone other than Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare's plays - that he was of too low a state, and of insufficient eudcation. But where in the wide history of the world do we find art created by the excessively wealthy, powerful, or educated?
It is not folly to ascribe the oeuvre to the unlettered, but it certainly is so to ascribe it to the nobility, whose entire lives were, to torture conceit, "something to fall back on." It is both comfortable and prudent to have a fall-back position; and those possessing the happy same cannot help but have their work colored by it - such work must be more rational, considered, and possessed of the communitarian virtues than that of an outsider. Such prudent work would tend to shun conflict...well, you get my drift.
The other side of the coin is pride. One could say, "I am a fool, for I have not provided myself with an alternative"; one could also say, "I see nothing else worth my time," which is, I think, a rather strengthening attitude.
The cops say, "I'm on the corner." Young folks in the theatre might have it, "Molly can go home and John can go home, I am NEVER going home." Bravo. And good luck.
Those of you with nothing to fall back on, you will find, ARE home.
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I like Mamet's approach to the "fallback theory" - but I wouldn't follow his words blindly. I think its a touch jumping of the deep end and quite one sided. Amanda is an excellent example of how Mamet has been proved wrong because she HAS a fall back but still maintains her artistic drive. These days, its hard to find an occupation that has very flexible hours. If anything, Mamet's approach demonstrates the passion that one needs to do acting.
It really is up to the individual to find that balance between work and acting and the best of luck to each and every aspiring actor in finding that :)
Crispy :)
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