I spent a lot of time working on the characterisation of Marcus and as I previously stated before I would be concentrating on the show 'Bouncers' on E4. This helped me immensely with the way I pronounced words, the emotion behind the words and the tone of it all.
For example, some words that began with 'TH' would be said at the tip of my tongue in an almost relaxed fashion whereas other words such as 'thank' would be pronounced with the bottom of my lip, making it a 'F' sound. I used this because watching Eastender's a lot I realised that the articulation East end of the River isn't immaculate either so I used this to my advantage.
Another factor that helped me find the truth in bouncers was going around the Clapham area and speaking to bouncers that worked at bars and pubs. One of the bouncers said to me the most important thing for a bouncer is to 'always stand firm. If you look weak people will definitely take the micky, take you for a cunt'. This was interesting because Marcus was the complete opposite, he's the type to let anyone push over him and the type to tell someone sorry for punching him in the face. With this advice I had to balance out that attribute with the subtle one that he had and then use it to greater effect in performances.
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