Molly Kerr Blog


Lonely Soup Day



The debut EP, Chocolate Bar

will be released on January 23rd.

 

 

Lonely Soup Day create folk-rock songs and grind them through a dream-pop machine to create a shimmerin...

Posted at: 01/10/2015 02:06

Tags: Lonely Soup Day, Aftermath and Melody, Line of Sight, Chocolate Bar, Acoustic folk rock, Molly Kerr, Christopher Kenworthy


Nothing Fits Adequately



It's been too long! 

Anyway, in the last two months I've had a massive film making adventure! 

I shot three short films with Christopher Kenworthy. 

The first one was a surreal...

Posted at: 03/01/2014 05:32

Tags: Film, cinematography, Christopher Kenworthy, Film Freo 24, actor, festival, Fringe, Nothing Fits Adequately


What can you learn from cinematography?



As an actor it's probably a good idea to have a firm grasp of cinematography. Basically, the audience will be viewing you and your performance through the camera, you need to know how it works so t...

Posted at: 01/17/2014 18:06

Tags: Film, cinematography, tutorials, photography, long lens, cameraperson, acting, audience


Nerves Are Ruining My Auditions!



Auditions are rough. Particularly if you suffer from nerves. 

I suffer from nerves. They make my voice strained and my breathing shallow. I go pale and I shake. My performance is sort of woo...

Posted at: 11/01/2013 21:38

Tags: nerves, auditions, Molly Kerr, actor, practice, preparation, attitude, hypnosis, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy


Pro Bono...? Not so good.



Creative people just don't get paid enough! 

Our work is sought for by thousands in a million different ways but not valued enough to monetize. Why?

My best friend is a writer. He has tw...

Posted at: 10/29/2013 03:33

Tags: freelance, actor, writer, Molly Kerr, free of charge, value, capitalism


Actors Are The World's Professional Narcissists.



You would be forgiven for thinking that I'm a narcissist. A couple of years ago I thought I might have Histrionic Personality Disorder. Apparently this is a common diagnosis among actresses and an ...

Posted at: 10/24/2013 21:28

Tags: Molly Kerr, Catching Sight blog, Geoff Miethe, Narcissism, Anxiety, Depression, actor, Histrionic, Russel Brand, Paxman, Divas, Activists, Causes


The Power of Having the Right Attitude



It's cold in Perth. There's just no denying that despite the sun shining, the air is nippy and all anyone wants to do is hibernate. It's October in Perth and we're all still freezing our butts off!...

Posted at: 10/20/2013 04:36

Tags: Molly Kerr, attitude, positive thinking, fake it till you make it, blog, motivation, ambition, home-body, acting, paid


How I met my Pen* Pal.



I don't know if you know but my early years were spent watching films that were really too mature for me and usually with the sound down so my step-father could listen to his FM stereo on high volu...

Posted at: 10/06/2013 08:33

Tags: How I met my Pen pal, Pen Densham, Riding the Alligator, Christopher Kenworthy, Master Shots, screenwriter, actor, Stan Kirsch, Ricky, Highlander, LA, story conference, Moll Flanders, Robin Wright, Morgan Freeman


Stage 32 Introduce Yourself weekend



One of the things that I have experienced as an actor, an unrepresented actor, especially, is the power of networking. Not going out there with the intention of meeting the right person with the ri...

Posted at: 09/21/2013 06:56

Tags: Stage32, introduce yourself, chances of success, cooperative, networks, connections, friends, spam, cold intro


Creative people are more intelligent. Intelligent people stress more.



Read Our Most Recent Interview!

In 2012 my partner and I started a blog about creativity and how sometimes it can cause an artist to suffer. You know the times, you didn't get that audition, or...

Posted at: 09/20/2013 09:12

Tags: creativity, talent or happiness, Catching Sight Film Blog, Molly Kerr, Christopher Kenworthy, Jeff Watkins, Pen Densham, suffering, intelligence, stress, actor, writer, photographer, dancer, director