Skip to content

Oliver Wood

Professional Practice Portfolio

Month: November 2017

‘Like Skydiving without a Parachute’: How Class Origin Shapes Occupational Trajectories in British Acting

November 30, 2017March 20, 2018 Oliver WoodUncategorized

The article is based upon both qualitative and quantitative methods, allowing scope from both angles of research. This can cause some confusion within the writing however I believe it creates a sense of openness and[…]

Continue reading …

Room 108 – Podcast with Phantom of the Opera male cast

November 24, 2017March 20, 2018 Oliver WoodUncategorized

http://insidethewestend.com/blog/2016/7/2/itwe-ep015-room-108-at-phantom Amongst the idle chatter of the interview, a few relatable topics were discussed amongst the male actors of the Phantom of the Opera company. One topic that stood out to me was the discussion[…]

Continue reading …

Casting Call Woe

November 22, 2017March 20, 2018 Oliver WoodUncategorized

http://castingcallwoe.tumblr.com/ Even the though the title and the post captions of this tumblr page suggest hilarity, the content creators of the page are very clever in using their comedy to address a serious issue within[…]

Continue reading …

Making my passion my career!

November 16, 2017March 20, 2018 Oliver WoodUncategorized

Everything I love about performing and being an Actor: Performance can be revitalised every night – Never gets boring It is a subjective profession with minimal rights or wrongs I feel proud when my hard[…]

Continue reading …

Hayley Atwell

November 15, 2017March 20, 2018 Oliver WoodUncategorized

  Reflection of the following article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/10/hayley-atwell-howards-end-agent-carter-driven-and-dangerous-new-queen-of-period-drama From the onset and throughout the above article, it is clear that Atwell has developed a clear understanding of her casting and of her place within the industry.[…]

Continue reading …

Equity Membership Survey

November 9, 2017March 20, 2018 Oliver WoodUncategorized

https://www.equity.org.uk/documents/2013-equity-membership-survey-summary/ What implications might this have on actors entering the profession? I believe that the information recorded in the survey may be eye opening for for naive actors entering the profession, especially students. One main[…]

Continue reading …

The Honest Actors’ Podcast – Denise Gough

November 9, 2017March 20, 2018 Oliver WoodUncategorized

I found the interview with Denise Gough extremely relatable as she addressed a lot of fears that I have regarding the acting profession. Her pathway into the performing arts was not much different to my[…]

Continue reading …

Recent Posts

  • Performance recording 2 – A Man doesn’t know (Damn Yankees)
  • Strengths & Weaknesses (1000 Word essay)
  • List of Agents
  • Experience in Backstage Management & Front of House
  • Monthly Budget

Recent Comments

  • Oliver Wood on Yiddish Accent… Oh Drat (The Cat)
  • sparste on The adventures of Oliver Wood’s dodgy accents Part 2…
  • sparste on Yiddish Accent… Oh Drat (The Cat)

Archives

  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017

Categories

  • Uncategorized

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS
  • UWL CampusPress
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Oblique by FlyFreeMedia.
Skip to toolbar
  • Log In