Your weekly method acting blog To keep you at the top of your game Many young actors who have that dream of becoming an actor usually enter the industry with high hopes; that they’ll be the one that breaks the mold and finds instant fame and fortune after their first meeting with a casting director/producer. Those …
You’ve heard of Angelina Jolie right? I don’t need to reel off a bunch of films she’s been in for you to know who she is. Angelina Jolie is a method actress – and a VERY talented one at that. Her Mother trained with Lee Strasberg himself at The Actors Studio, so she was in …
You’ve got that big dream right? You’ve had it since you were younger maybe? Or parents, your child tells you how much they want to be an actor? It feels great when you’re in a production? When you’re not acting you have to go back to the daily grind, which can be soul destroying because …
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As an actor do you know how to sell yourself? Whether you’re a child actor, teen actor or adult actor you all have one thing in common; you need to know the roles that you are most likely to land so you can cater your marketing towards that to stop you wasting time and energy. …
Thinking like a business owner is a crucial part of being a successful actor. I understand your need to be creative, express yourself and act as much as you can, but until you put your business hat on you will do little more than seldom land paid roles (by chance) or stay in the circle …
How sick of that question are you? Or the other favourite, “You’re an actor, have you been on TV?”. What is the obsession with TV? If you’ve been on TV does that somehow make you a more worthy actor? Do you need to be on Emmerdale or Corrie or any other show to be …
As an actor all we want to do is be paid for doing what we love – creating, expressing, playing and enjoying the freedom that comes with acting. You know what it feels like when you land a role that you really connect to; you fall in love with it – the character becomes part …
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Do you know what the one thing most actors make excuses for, complain about, moan about or feel is the most difficult part of acting? LEARNING LINES Why? Because if we’re not used to learning lines or see it as a chore, it can be pretty difficult to motivate ourselves to get it done. As …
The main concern/worry for actors that crops up more than anything else that I hear is “I’m too old, too young, not pretty enough, too small, too fat, too thin” to “make it”, and the list goes on. I am going to cut straight to the point and say you can’t physically fit every role …
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When I’m (insert age) I’m going to have won a best actor Oscar and I’m going to be a well respected, in demand actor who everyone who’s anyone wants to work with. I’m going to live in Hollywood, I’ll attend all the red carpet premieres and there’ll be article after article written about me and what an …
