Stiffness in the male, and "background action!"

I always like to look at a colour picture at the top of my blog, rather than those black and whites. This is a sketch I did which is stiff on purpose. The one guy walks stiffly because he's full of rage, while the other does so, because he's full of nerves.

My life seems to be coming back together. Of course everything happens at an inconvenient time. Did an interesting extra gig yesterday for a French Tv series called Le 7ieme Round. I was a boxing fan. Wearing my old suit, I tried to come off like a dissipated Harvard boy.

It was very bizarre, because the show was being shot by the same company for which I was writing the series I'm working on, so I felt in a strange way to be slumming. However, I enjoy chatting to often funny or show-biz aspiring people who take these gigs. It would be a good way to cast your independent film, by getting names and numbers (I think the casting agent might be pissed at that!). Lots of little stories to share, and I was talking about how I broke through with the writing. Full of energy for a bit, but wore out towards the afternoon.

I haven't rented any of the films or shows I've background work in, after seeing how spastic I looked in "Timeline." [link]* Bad actors (I am one), tend to over-gesture when asked to do simple things, such as pretend you're talking. Still, when I get around to it, I'll post images when I can find them. My postman recognised me making an ass of myself on a 1960s disco floor in another series. I still find it fun in ways, and never turn down work, when it's offered.

*Sorry, I'll fix the unlinked-to pix on my web site. It's been two years since an update, and it's a little like the state of my apartment right now. Things are not in the places they are supposed to be.