RichDrama - Blog #Acting CoachRichDrama - Blog #Acting Coachhttps://www.richdrama.com/blog/tag/Acting-CoachFri, 17 Apr 2026 13:09:29 -0700http://zoho.com/sites/<![CDATA[The Ledger and Mine]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/the-ledger-and-mine

Both of these films are now available. "The Ledger" is on Amazon, and you can watch "Mine" at www.RichDrama.com/ThisIsMyChild.com.

Here's my original post:

I got to perform and serve as acting coach on two projects outside Calgary, Canada, over the past two weeks.

The first project was a film competition. On June 30 we were given three elements which had to be included in the film: a key verse ( I Samuel 12:14), a prop (a book), and an action (a broken leg). We had a week to write, produce and edit a film. We finished with seven minutes to spare!

I can't wait to share the final product with you, but I must. They'll announce the finalists in August, and if we make the cut we won't be able to share it with the world until after the Way of the Storytellers Conference, January 19, 2020.

I can at least share that we titled it "The Ledger," and I got to play the lead and do a bit of actor coaching. We're all really pleased with how it turned out, and we did a screening for the team and close friends and family, and they seemed to love it, too. There were a number of miracles along the way, which seems to always be the case with Christian filmmaking.


After finishing that project, we moved on to a scripted project, "Mine." I played a key role, and served as acting coach. My character comforts a woman who is struggling with the guilt and loss of having gone through an abortion. My character offers support and hope. It's really a beautiful little piece, and I hope it brings hope to many!

Our team for both of these projects was just phenomenal! I'd love to work with any and all again on future projects!


We finished filming a day early, so we went to Banff. It was my second trip, but I truly hope it's not my last! It's just stunning! 
Some of us went on to Lake Louise to watch the sunset, and that was even better! Click here for more photos.

I play a lead in  Providence, which  you can bring to your area.

]]>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 01:06:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rocky Mountain Christian Filmmakers Camp 2019]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/rocky-mountain-christian-filmmakers-2
We had another great group of students at this year's Rocky Mountain Christian Filmmakers and Actors Camp! I got to coach our acting students in a short piece by Zack Lawrence called "Loneliness," and I really think it will resonate with a lot of people, and prayerfully it will encourage them greatly! I also got to play the role of the lead character's father, so that was fun, too.

Here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/DW24CgZ3Hhg

We created this scene for our two actors who had the fewest lines. We devised it through sociodrama (www.RichDrama.com/Workshops).

https://www.youtube.com/embed/-iYDTg4ains



We'll open registration for the Rocky Mountain Christian Filmmakers Camp for 2020 in the fall. Sign up at  www.RichDrama.com/Updates to get the announcement.
]]>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 01:21:00 -0400<![CDATA[Return on Investment]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/return-on-investment
Students of the Rocky Mountain Christian Filmmakers Camp study training videos before arriving, so once they're there we can jump straight into making a short film. This year's project was just posted, and you can see it below, or if you're reading this in an email, visit www.RichDrama.com/ReturnOnInvestment.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/9oKvauiBhds



The dates have been set for the 2019 Rocky Mountain Christian Filmmakers Camp. Mark your calendars for June 23-29, and sign up to get the announcement that registration is open.
]]>Sat, 17 Nov 2018 18:15:00 -0500<![CDATA[One Day]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/OneDay

I performed the role of a driver and got to serve as the acting coach in One Day, a short film written and directed by Gwendelynn Martindale, who was a student at the Rocky Mountain Christian Filmmakers Camp, where I taught and coached each summer from 2013 to 2021, when it ended.

After we were done, we sat around a table and passed around a sheet of paper to record all of the miracles we'd witnessed in the creation of the film. Here's what we came up with:

Here is a list of just a few miracles and ways God provided for this film:
• The schedules of such a great and talented company came into alignment.
 • Stacey Bradshaw was healed in time for her scenes. 
• A Glorious sunset when we needed it.
• We finished the scenes Saturday a half hour early!
• We had a tight schedule and finished on time!
• We had two roads blocked, all of what we hoped for and more!
• Gwendelynn had sustained energy and heath, despite fighting a wisdom tooth surgery infection and a heat rash
• Safe travels for everyone! No deer hit.
• Storm disappearing. 
• Provision for multiple aspects of the film
• God’s blessing and guidance
• Unity of spirit and JOY
• Getting to work on this short film.
• Speeding and did not get caught. (not sure who wrote this line)
• Benjamin survived falling from the top of the playground at the park
• God’s abundant energy that came from everywhere.
• A sweet spirit of unity and encouragement among the cast and crew
• Tears for the scenes lasting longer than possible.
• Traveling safety
• The patience and love on set was amazing!
• Fixing the crane
• Rain stopped for crane shot on Friday when it was supposed to rain all day! We watched the storm move around us on Doppler weather radar.

I know there were many more than these but let’s praise God for his mercy and provision for this film.

It was a joy to work with Gwendelynn as a student and now as writer/director/producer of her own film, and I have a lot of friends I got to work with again: It was my sixth collaboration with both Tim Kaiser and Stacey Bradshaw, and my tenth with Rebekah Cook.


Ashley and Ethan Ledden are be doing the visual effects, which is particularly exciting since they worked on Beyond the Mask, which had the most visual effects of any Christian film. I first worked with them on Alone Yet Not Alone, and then again on Indescribable. They'll be supported by Jonick Petry, who I worked with in London for The Dragon and the Raven.

Rick Holets is doing the score. We share two credits ( Princess Cut and Firefly), but he's worked on several films made by friends.

The fact that Nathan Ashton is doing the sound on this project is actually an answer to our prayer that (if all goes well) we'll be in another film screened at the Christian Worldview Film Festival. We haven't missed a year!

It's impolite to ask a woman her age, but I don't think Gwendelynn is in her twenties yet. For her to pull together this heavy-hitting team is miraculous in and of itself! Then again, we're serving the Miracle Maker!

I thought of this film after seeing a film I just reviewed: Living, because of the similar theme. Gwendelynn has the kind of purpose both films present as more satisfying than anything that could possibly catch our attention. I don't think she spent a dime on any of the vehicles used in "One Day." With great purpose she went after them and got them! 

I want to thank our dear friend who recommended Living. Immediately after watching it we ordered her The Purpose Driven Life. Then I sent her the link to this page. I also texted her the following quote I'd seen on a tea tag a few hours before watching Living: 

The great and glorious masterpiece of man is to live with purpose.
--Michel de Montaigne

You were made for purpose! Live like it!

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