Audtioning Part Two: Kamishibai Remix

Atsuko borrows some techniques of kamishibai for an audition.

Oliver: Why is she moving back and forth?

Ned: Well, first she speaks one part and then she speaks the other.

Oliver: She’s telling a story?

Ned: Through dialogue, yes.

Oliver: And pictures too.

Ned: It almost looks like she has done a remix, putting together a ventriloquist act with kamishibai.

Oliver: Kamishibai?

Ned: A story told using pictures and a frame.

Oliver: Refreshing change from the gravity of Gore, but she could use a little coaching on voices and maybe a couple more pictures.

Atsuko's performance here >

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Auditioning

Oliver and Ned are discussing an actor’s audition.

Ned: Has he got it?

Oliver: What?

Ned: What it takes.

Oliver: Oh, he’s got what it takes. You see?

Ned: I see him standing.

Oliver: And delivering.

Ned: That’s it. Standing and delivering.

Oliver: He’s just right. He’s got character, he’s got poise, he’s got timing. He’s got it all.

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It's in the eyes

I asked the artist who was sketching some faces for a book project whether she had completed a sketch of Steven Pinker. She said she didn't think she had. But I seemed to recall that there was a sketch of him in a folder somewhere so I asked her again. She took another look at a photograph of Steven Pinker, and then said, "Oh yes. I remember him now. It's in the eyes."