Acting Wisdom – Liam Neeson
This week's Acting Wisdom quote comes from Liam Neeson ~ "If I get rejected for a part, I pick myself up and say, 'OK, not today, maybe tomorrow I'll get this other part or something.'" [...]
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12, 2015
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08, 2015
Agents and Managers
Choosing The Right One The Agent The right Agent can be an actor’s greatest champion, strongest supporter, and wisest counsel. The SAG-AFTRA Union “franchises” Talent Agents throughout the United States. A franchised Agent is someone who has entered into an agreement with the Union setting forth certain terms and conditions of a SAG [...]
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07, 2015
Tips for Self-Taped Auditions
Actors are being asked with greater frequency to “self-tape” their auditions and e-mail them directly to the casting office or production team. What’s great about this trend is the ability to still compete for roles when you’re out of town. You can be anywhere in the world and not miss an audition opportunity. [...]
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06, 2015
21 Things To Make Casting Directors Happy
Casting directors are your advocates and your champions. Your work reflects on them. Your disconnected, tentative, muddled work does nothing for anyone. They want you to be great. They are there to shepherd you in, not hold you back. They want to share in your excellent work. Casting directors await you on the [...]
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05, 2015
3 Ways to Memorize Lines
Casting directors are your advocates and your champions. Your work reflects on them. Your disconnected, tentative, muddled work does nothing for anyone. They want you to be great. They are there to shepherd you in, not hold you back. They want to share in your excellent work. Write them out. This works really [...]
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04, 2015
Headshots – Put Your Best Look Forward
For any actor, a headshot is key in making the best first impression. So how do you nail that awesome headshot? Here are a few trade secrets on how to look fantastic for the camera. Choose the Right Photographer When posing for headshots, you’re putting yourself in the hands of the photographer you’ve [...]
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03, 2015
Curing Audition Nerves
Auditions make people nervous. That’s understandable. There’s a job on the line and the rent needs to be paid. But you can’t let nerves take away your opportunity to work. For your next audition try these steps for a stronger, more relaxed, more focused audition. Sleep Experts say eight hours is what we [...]
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02, 2015
Acting in Film
Sir Michael Caine conducted a movie acting workshop filmed by the BBC in 1987, and out of that that presentation came the book Michael Caine Acting in Film. Sir Caine offers many pearls of film acting wisdom in this terrific session. View the workshop and pick up a copy of the book to read. One great piece [...]
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01, 2015
Acting Goals for 2015
ACTING GOALS FOR 2015 by Gregory Watkins It's a good time to think about your acting goals for the year. Your goals should be unique to you and where you are at, but here are a few to think about: 1. Get into class. Make your training a priority and be Consistent. While [...]