Second Act Actors: Where Are They Now? w/ BARRY CLIFTON

Anyway, I just auditioned for, have you ever heard or seen the movies? I

think so.

They're like a found footage movie.

So kind of like the Blair Witch Project.

So it's, you know, somebody's holding a handheld camera.

It's all scripted, of course, but like it's meant to look like you're filming a home video.

And I found that audition incredibly difficult because they don't want any acting involved.

Right.

They want, you know, you're just being filmed as if you would be filming, you know, Barry in a home video.

And I found that so tricky because when I watch some footage, their stream of consciousness has ums and uhs.

And here I am trying to stop that.

I'm like, oh, my God, this is so hard.

What do you want from me? Right.

It seems like once we master one thing, like I spent a lot of time and money.

As a matter of fact, you can see one of the bass traps behind me.

I've got bass traps in my room, you know, to help absorb the sound and help improve the sound and a nice seamless paper backdrop and lighting and all this.

And now they say, we just want you in your living room or whatever.

They don't want the, and I don't know.

I don't know.

It's

always changing.

It's always changing.

And I sometimes think and maybe it's different in the States.

I don't know.

But in Canada, I find it really we try and control the things we can control and be like, yes, I am better at acting because of my backdrop.