Devin Supertramp’s short film of a real life Altair from Assassin’s Creed, performed by freerunner Ronnie Shalvis.

Sure, the get-up is rather incongruous in the modern setting and the moves are, for the most part, limited by gravity and real world physics, but it’s still pretty impressive cosplay.

Behind the scenes video here.

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRabulURk3I

“This is the Gate Theatre in Dublin. First night audiences are always an experience. In this theatre I faced the very first, first night audience of all in Dublin – that grand capital of eloquence and violent opinion where audiences enjoy and they delight in the privilege of free speech. And you can sometimes hear as much dialogue from the gallery, as from the stage itself. But first nights often end in a literal riots and actors have been known to seek police protection from the public they’re trying to entertain. Well here I am in Dublin on that very first of all my first nights. If you don’t recognise me that’s just as it should be. I’m heavily made up for the role of the profligate and depraved archduke Jew Suss. And as you can see from the drawing (above)  there’s almost no sign of anything at all resembling first-night nerves. Now there’s a reason for this lofty calm. It’s the bliss of ignorance.”

Orson Welles was 16 when he came to Dublin and made his stage debut in The Gate Theatre in 1931, appearing in Jew Suss.

From Orson Welles’ Sketchbook (1955), 15-minute monologues made for the BBC.

Baz writes:

Here’s a video of Orson Welles talking about getting schooled by the Dublin theatre crowd, skip to 4:21 if you’re impatient. Part 2 here.

 

(BBC4)

Sketch by Orson Welles

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmw7e5wUx_U

Jackson Parker.

Explains the tears.

Niamh Hassell writes:

For all the hipserati who turned out to ‘Shut up and Play the Hits’ in the Lighthouse Cinema, here’s a vignette of ‘the Crying Boy’ who might have smudged some eyeliner in his mmmff -inducing scene in the LCD Soundsystem Documentary.

 

Previously: Broadsheet Trailer Park: Shut Up And Play The Hits

This featurette, produced for the sci-fi conventions of the early 80’s, features director Ridley Scott, visual effects designer Douglas Trumbull and production designer Syd Mead talking about their (just-completed) Blade Runner.

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The original plans for Merrion Square, Dublin [by cartographer Jonathan Barker] on display at the Irish Architectural Archive this month to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Merrion Square. A lecture series to go with the exhibition starts today.

Merrion Square Lecture Series 5th Sept – 9th Oct (ArchitectureFoundation.ie)

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