43. Kensington Diner

43. Kensington Diner

From The Bold Acting Podcast by Reflections from Jason Bryden's More-than-just-an-Acting-Class class in Toronto.

November 5, 2024 · 8 min

About this episode

In this episode, Jason Bryden discusses his digital series 'Kensington Diner' and the creative process of drawing inspiration from classic films.

We have shot two episodes of a digital series I have created called Kensington Diner. We have four more to go. I based some of them on some of my favourite films: Cleo de Cinq a Sept, In Bruges, When Harry Met Sally, My Son the Fanatic. I steal from the greats — I do not just let myself be inspired by — and then I put someone else’s ideas or filmic techniques or casting choices or story elements through my own neophyte gaze and out pops a dog’s breakfast unrecognizable to it’s estranged parent. Rob Reiner, Agnes Varda and Martin McDonough would not give their ugly stepchild a second glance. Kate Zeigler, Fiona Highet and Amy Matysio on the set of Kensington Diner. “The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources,” Albert Einstein When I bang on about copying the greats to see how you can do a version of what they are doing I don’t mean you reverse engineer a performance in order to replicate their results, I mean by copying the best you are better able to find your own voice, your own way to the questions you want to explore. Nowhere are we searching for answers. As artists we just ask the questions. The more pointed the better. “The point is to be pointed.” - Terry…

People in this episode

Host: Jason Bryden

Topics covered

  • creativity
  • inspiration
  • film analysis
  • acting techniques
  • artistic expression
  • storytelling

Keywords

  • Kensington Diner
  • creativity
  • acting
  • film
  • inspiration
  • storytelling
  • performance techniques

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Cleo de Cinq a Sept, In Bruges, When Harry Met Sally, My Son the Fanatic

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