Stopping self-sabotage stopping your career is so important if you are to live a happy & fulfilling life and not end up doing something that doesn’t make you feel alive, worthy and happy. Self-sabotage has only really been openly spoken about recently but is something that many actors have been doing for as long as there have been …
I am very lucky that I have never not been supported at any stage of my acting career, by those who matter the most to me. I’m very aware that that’s not the case for everyone, so we’ll explore the sadness of being unsupported with your acting dreams and find out what you can do …
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Auditions deserve a 3 year course dedicated just to them, they can be scary no matter where you are on your acting journey. The main thing that worries actors and can sometimes get a firm grip and choke the creativity out of them is FEAR, fear of the unknown. Every casting is unique and it’s definitely …
A long time ago I decided I wanted to be an actor. I absolutely loved acting because it felt like escaping to another world, another world where I felt free, where the stresses of my life were forgotten about, where I could do what I do best – create. Prepping & Priming The first performance …
If you read last weeks blog Something you probably didn’t know about Method Acting you’ll know that one of the biggest misconceptions of Method Acting is that you become someone else. Whilst many actors want to get away from themselves that myth of the method couldn’t be further from the truth. Today I want to …
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Did you hear the one about losing and gaining weight super quick – maybe the one about turning yourself inside out and mentally torturing yourself to feel an emotion, or what about the one where you become someone else? These bat crazy things are what bat crazy Method Actors do, right? Wrong! These are all misconceptions of Method Acting …
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Acting is one of the most sought after careers, yet one of the most difficult to achieve steady success with, depending upon what your idea of steady success is. A large majority of the people I speak with who want to start an acting career all say the same thing; they want to be on …
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Knowing who to choose to take your headshots can be confusing. With so many dos and don’ts thrown around the industry and so many photographers out there you can very easily end up in a pickle. Don’t worry, it’s completely normal to feel that way which is why I am here to hep you learn how …
Today’s blog is inspired by a competition we ran for a place to train with us free of charge. I had almost 700 cover letters to look through and out of those only 15 were suitable. Why? Because the others weren’t great (i’m being very nice). I want every actor to be successful and I like …
We’ve all been there; you’ve prepared like mad for your audition because you really, like REEALLY want the part and you’ve got a lot riding on it. You feel good about it, you turn up early, you get extra focused when you arrive, keep going over the lines to make sure you don’t forget them, keep reminding …
