I took Swords 1 with Terence “T.J.” Rotolo through Minds Eye Tribe, and then the Jedi 7 (7 combat styles of the Star Wars Universe) with TJ Storm and Terence Rotolo, also through Minds Eye Tribe. I have such a strong foundation now, and will continue training and working out!
The instruction was top-notch, and in both classes, the students showed up determined, ready to learn, and so open and collaborative. I can’t say enough good things about my experience. Thanks, Minds Eye Tribe.
This was a new one for me: wires! This was also my first experience with Action Planet LA. It was a great time to get some experience in both a jerk harness, as well as a Hong Kong harness. Similar–but different!–from climbing, for sure. Can’t wait to get on the wires again.
I had the great fortune of doing a three-day intensive (10 am – 7 pm every day!) with the great Tom Keegan. It really reignited my “Actor flame”–what a great reinvigoration of fundamentals I learned as an actual child. Really wonderful to explore them afresh as an adult.
It’s hard to find the words to describe this workshop, which explored acting fundamentals, performance capture work, and also introduced us to casting director Emily Schweber. What a great start to the year.
Morgan (left) and Cristina Valenzuela (center) get directed by Tom Keegan (right)
Over the course of seven weeks, I studied the art of jester at The Clown School. I loved clowns as a kid, and I’ve worked as a clown for a gig here or there, but had never really studied it in a targeted way. David Bridel is simply a wonder. Both the founder of the school, and my instructor for this class, it was an absolute joy to learn from someone so knowledgeable. He never sugar-coated his feedback, but there was always support, a smile, and often a kernel of mischief. A really enchanting environment.
My goal for myself this year was to get back to the physical nature of acting and performing–of course this is part of bettering myself as a pcap and mocap actor, but it also just makes me happy to be able to express myself effectively in myriad ways!
A lot of the class was also about understanding who jesters are, and how their roles differ from that of clowns–a big takeaway is that clowns are largely emotional beings, while jesters hold up the mirror to society; one of my favorite revelations in this class was that Weird Al is a great example of a jester!
Two characters I voice in the mobile gacha game Path to Nowhere have new skins coming out. You can hear a little of the voice lines releasing with the skin in the videos on these tweets 🙂
Voicing both of these characters (as well as Cinnabar and all the one-offs I appear as) has been an absolute blast. Enjoy!
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A long time coming, I took the intro class through The Mocap Vaults with legendary performer Richard Dorton. Performance capture is something I’m focusing on in 2024, and this was a great launchpad. I can’t wait to get moving in the volume! Watch my pcap page this year for more movement and experience to fill in.
My very first audiobook as a narrator is now out. The book, Northeaster by Cathie Pelletier, is a non-fiction narrative accounting of a historic blizzard in Maine. My own grandmother is an ancillary character in this book, which was a really special experience. Audiofile choose it for their December Editors’ Picks, and gave a glowing review:
Narrator Morgan Bailey Keaton gives listeners a bird’s-eye view of the effect this deluge had on the lives of many different people before the dawn of sophisticated weather equipment. Keaton gives an outstanding performance using emotions that audiences would not expect to hear in a true account of this disaster. She performs the dialogue of each character and captures the urgency and pain of Mainers as they hope against hope that they’ll all stay safe from the monster storm.
I am so honored to receive this praise from @AudioFileMag! As the daughter of a Mainer, and granddaughter of one of the figures in this book, this was a privilege to narrate. Thank you! ❄️ https://t.co/cBFZj0YBA5
So nice to see these folks at the Halp Network ugly sweater community meetup. End of year is such a special time full of gathering and community opportunities, and I’m very grateful to all who put the time and energy into allowing our industry to come together and celebrate what we’ve accomplished throughout the year, celebrate each other, and refresh for the year to come.
I took Singing for Animation, a multi-week course taught by Danny Fehsenfeld through Voice Masters. This class pushed me in a lot of ways, both as a character actor and as a vocalist. I’m raring to go to sing in character and tell a story through song.
Morgan Bailey Keaton