Danny Shooter Comedy

 Sex Scenes.  It's. Not. Porn. I promise.  (This entire experience is a comedy sketch and can be viewed via this link) Director - Hey Danny. How are you doing? Danny - Good, thank you. Great to finally talk to you, Director - Absolutely. Likewise. So, let's get straight to it. I'll tell you my influences for the film and then give you a run down of what it's about - going to look like, etc.  Danny - Sounds good.  Director - Perfect. So, it's a cross between porn and Quentin Tarantino.  Danny - (Infinite Silence).  The above conversation more or less happened. I am 99% sure the last line came from the directors mouth. At least 90%.  But Danny, surely this is the brightest, most reddest flag in the entire effing world!  Al I can say is this...woops.  The above conversation more or less happened in the hot summer of 2013. I am fresh out of East 15, I have an agent (wow), no professional acting experience, and I am eager to to try anything. ...

  Theatre In Education. When I left acting school I had never even heard of TIE (Theatre in Education). I found out from, what was then Casting Call Pro, about a job opportunity in Spain. I would be based in Valencia for the duration of the contract (approx. 6 months), travel all over Spain performing 4 different shows to children and teenagers, AND I would be earning money as well. My first thought was “this is a con.” I spoke to my dad who was dubious, to say the least. I applied and I was offered an audition. The auditions were being hosted by a rather prestigious acting school. My Dad kindly paid for my ticket to London and off I went to audition. It was not a con after all. I am still baffled by the fact that a lot of universities and Acting Schools still do not talk about theatre in education. There seems to be a stigma attached to it, like it is not real acting work. To cut a rather long story short, I met two key members of the company who were lovely. A group audition wa...