A chat with Conor

Definitely the joker of the group and when he’s not reducing people to tears with his “unusual humour” he’s acting a little moody for some reason. It must be because he's playing the role of the “Emo” teenager in this film. Moving away the hair which is covering his right eye and blinking frequently at the annoyance of wearing mascara, Conor chats to me about his role in the film and his already growing acting career.

Conor: It was my mum who told me about the job…she works at the Cornerhouse so found out about it and let me know…but I’m also on their mailing list so I find out about loads of cool projects.

Max: Cool…have you done any acting before this?

Conor: Well I’ve been doing drama since I was 8 years old with a dram group.

Max: Great…tell me more

Conor: Well we do 2 plays a year, summer and winter and I’ve acted in things like Alice in Wonderland and the Wizard of Oz.

Max: So I take it you’ve never played an Emo before then?

Conor: Haha no I’ve not…this is completely different to anything I’ve done before, I was a guy on horse in one of the plays…so yeah this is a new experience.

Max: Are there many similarities between yourself and the character you play in the film?

Conor: hmm well I do like some of the Emo music but I’m kind of new to the whole Emo culture so I can’t really say too much about it….but according to a Facebook test I’m a scene kid not an Emo

Max: haha ah right…so who did you look to for inspiration for the role?

Conor: I liked the Emo character in the film Little Miss Sunshine and from him I got an idea about how Emo’s act.

Max: Okay…do you want to continue acting?

Conor: Well I’d like to study English at university and then definitely do something in the arts…either a film director, musician or writer…acting is fun but I would like to work behind the camera too.

Max: Some good choices :)…what would you say you've gained from this experience?

Conor: Hmm I would say organisation skills, preparation and teamwork.

Max: Cool…do you have any more projects lined up for the future?

Conor: I’m working on a short film of my own at the moment which is going okay…but I’d love to carry on doing opportunities like this and carry on gaining more experience.

Max: Thanks Conor :)

Conor: Thanks. :)