by Alex Craddock | March 18, 2018 | CombatCon(versations)
Ok, fair warning: this post is a little more riddled with personal experience than some of the others, including a touch of shameless self promotion here at the beginning to make the rest of it make sense. I like stuff, and I like to make movies about stuff I like,...
by Alex Craddock | April 17, 2017 | CombatCon(versations)
“You _____ like a girl!” The boilerplate insult of child sexism everywhere. At least, it used to be. The times they are a-changing. Finally. Sort of. Recently, I had the privilege of attending the Paddy Crean Workshop in Banff, Alberta, CA – the...
by Alex Craddock | February 1, 2017 | CombatCon(versations)
There is a terrible, terrible memory I have. It’s from early on in my physical performance career – I was choreographing my very first fight, and I thought it was just wonderful. It had showstopping moves, it had rhythm, it had all sorts of technical...
by Alex Craddock | May 30, 2016 | CombatCon(versations)
So you’re an actor. You delve into the strange places that character development can take you, learning odd habits and adapting them into the tiny window we get to view your character through for the brief engagement we have with them in a play or a film....