Think about what your performances are doing to you and your audiences… I’m asking because if your performances aren’t MOVING you both there’s a good chance they’re stalling your progression. Many actors are chewed up and spat out by the two deadly things that sabotage performances, but before I share with you what they are, let’s take a look …
Many actors struggle with connecting 110% to the character, there’s always some niggle in the back of their mind that they’d not quite captured the essence of the character, that they’ve missed something, but aren’t sure what or that the character is so different from them it’s impossible to connect at all. If you’ve ever …
I wanna help you learn how to avoid hammy acting because it’s something that many actors slip into when they’re not sure how to connect to a character, or they don’t have a technique to carry them through a scene authentically but they really wanna be believable. Hammy acting limits the progression of actors and makes the …
There are two things many actors do with their acting dreams – one is consistently applying for roles and the other is nothing. I’ll share a short story with you on the nothing later. Consistently applying for roles is great action to take, however there’s still no guarantee that your acting career will pick up speed. …
In a saturated industry, where let’s face it, there will always be more actors than jobs, being average just won’t cut it and being bitter or resentful about the unfairness of the industry will only stall you. So what is an aspiring actor to do? I’ll talk you through how to be a phenomenal actor …
You come out of the audition feeling GOOD; you prepared well, arrived early, was pleasant to everyone in the room and feel you gave it your best shot. You try and forget about the audition because you don’t want to get your hopes up (this has happened before), but there’s a little part of you secretly …
There are SO many things you need to know as an aspiring actor, it can be overwhelming. What you need to know more than anything (alongside your technique) are the 3 things that keep actors in the day job. Nobody told me about these when I was studying at drama school, and I really wish …
One question I am asked more than any other is ‘how can actors get more work?’. I want to share some practical tips to help you learn how to land roles without an agent (these tips are just as useful even if you have an agent). My tips are not about becoming famous, they are …
Predictable performances can be damaging to the career of aspiring actors, that’s not to say there aren’t actors who are regularly working who never give predictable performances, but assuming you’re wanting a career that is varied, offers challenges, inspires others and has longevity – knowing how to avoid predictable performances is going to help you hugely. The …
Many aspiring actors could be mistaken for thinking those actors working regularly in TV, film and theatre were handed their success on a plate. After all lots of these actors (on the surface) seem to come from no-where, yet appear in the industry as if by magic. Whilst each actors journey to “making it” is very …
