Our hair, we are born with it yet there is so much we do to try and change our natural hair texture, and our hair’s appearance. Antonia Opiah’s Huffington Post article “The Changing Business of Black Hair” reported that the black haircare industry is estimated to be worth half a trillion dollars, as …
Read More »Afro Archives Live – A Performer’s World at the Royal School of Speech and Drama
On 24th January 2017, the Royal School of Speech and Drama will be hosting a special discussion. Attendees will explore the views of actresses and actors from different cultural backgrounds, ages and genders – to compare and contrast what they think about hair and how they deal with their own. This …
Read More »AFRO ARCHIVES – A PERFORMERS WORLD – EPISODE SIX
What Do You Do With Your Hair For TV/Film Work? Hair Continuity… The way films are made can involve scenes being shot out of sequence, re-takes over a period of time and a key part of the filming process becomes the issue of continuity. Hair is therefore very important because …
Read More »AFRO ARCHIVES – A PERFORMERS WORLD: Episode 4
What Do You Hate About Your Hair and Being An Actor? A common view that came out on Afro Archives episode four is that as an actor, our hair is not our own. Changing our hair, means getting new acting headshots. When we walk into the audition room we are …
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