Oh dear, where do I start.
Episode one for us all was uncharted waters and whilst exciting, we all felt the nerves. Remember that feeling of being the newbie at school, work or college, well that's what week one felt like for us.
So where do I begin?
The week began with our Master tape where we sat (above) and chatted with the production team about ourselves, aspirations and what we had done, acting wise prior to coming on the show.
Once that was over it was time for the workshop
I have to say, the workshop for me was, well... hmm.. you've seen the episode so let's just say it was way outside of my normal bounds of operations and well.... weird to me.
AUDITION
The audition was emotional to say the least. Idid well (In my opinion) and as a result of the way in which I delivered the lines, won the LEAD ROLE where I would play PHIL MITCHEL in a scene to be filmed in the Queen Vic.
DAY BEFORE FILMING
The day prior to filming was in essence a day off from normal 'show' filming and should have been an opportunity for us as a team to get together and thrash the heck out of our roles, lines and blocking; after all, the other team did exactly that, spending most of their day rehearsing for the 'on set' day.
My team however, consisting of Delasi, Lizzie, & Luca decided the time would be better spent relaxing and taking time away from the pressures of the previous few days. Not the best decision of the week!
ON SET
Getting on set at Elstree was surreal and to be in that iconic pub was crazy. Lizzie was in her element & as an avid Eastenders fan she was itching to get on set.
For one reason or another we waited around for several hours; a perfect time to run lines, rehearse and bond yet for some reason or other that didn't happen so I guess we were ill prepared when it actually came the time for us to begin filming the scene
The scene itself was filled with emotion; I mean, my son was dying on the floor right there in front of me. We were told not to replicate the actual scene, DO IT OUR WAY was the instruction but there was a lack of communication between the production team and the Eastenders team and we were pushed to do the exact opposite (in my opinion). Our actions were being compared with the original scene played out by Steve McFadden and Natalie Cassidy.
On set was a rush, we had little time to sort out the blocking, walk through or rehearsal and of course, the lack of previous rehearsal was soon going to be evident.
THEFEEDBACK
We all know how the scene unfolded and of course the feedback from Kelly. I even made Gogglebox the following evening.
I do feel that it was ' convenient' to let me take the brunt of criticism for the failure. In fact all I got was one point that suggested it was a one man show, and I agree , it does seem that way but let's not forget where the rest of the team where the previous day and their attitude to rehearsing.
Strangely, I have had dozens of comments passed to me applauding my delivery.
After the feedback we were all given a chance to have our reaction recorded & I did mention to camera how the lack of prep from us all had led to the failure. However, for whatever reason, the editor decided not to air it. WHY? probably because throwing me under the bus made for better TV. I mean it's called BRING THE DRAMA , RIGHT!
There were of course other failings that were mentioned. Lack of believability, blocking the camera, over acting, yet it was my failings were highlighted by Kelly.
SUMMARY
This wasn't so much a 'George' failure, more of a 'team' failure. Lessons learned, work as a team, bond, connect and understand where each member 'sits' in the scene but more importantly REHEARSE the sock off it and then do it again!
Next time we look at how episode 2, Silent Witness unfolded.
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