• Posted on February 15, 2011

White Knuckles Lead Actor Larry Strauss Awarded Historical Society of Laguna Woods Honor

LARRY STRAUSS: Actor and Parkinson’s activist Larry Strauss recently invited me to say a few words at the Historical Society of Laguna Woods, where he was being honored by friends family and distinguished guests. Below are some excerpts from my speech. “Larry Strauss is a true friend and fellow artist whom I first met Larry [...]

  • Posted on September 30, 2010
BOSS OF ME

BOSS OF ME — a webseries

BOSS OF ME – A WEB SERIES by SABI Boss of Me tells the story of a new Creative Director and Producer of Marketing and Distribution that is sent down from “corporate” to manage the newly acquired independent feature film production company Sabi Pictures. What ensues is a systematic restructuring (“Side-Shifting” as the star calls [...]

  • Posted on August 15, 2008

Directing Improv: Discarding the Words; Finding a Voice

Understandably, many actors are simply uncomfortable with the idea of using your own words for the character, but what should be happening is that the director and the actor are together finding the character’s voice.   The Screenplay: Discarding the Words for Dramatic Improvisation in Interdependent Films. Freeing oneself from the confines of the words [...]