Working for free is a subject that causes a lot of debate within the acting industry. I see it talked about in lots of acting groups and I speak about it with my own acting students regularly. The thing is, many actors want to build up their credits and profile but that can be difficult when …
Today I’m taking a no-nonsense approach to explore why you should never take shortcuts with your acting. You have chosen to be in one of the toughest industries in the world, so it seems obvious that you should be fully trained, prepared, knowledgeable and on the money. I say to you week in week out, it …
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Landing a London agent is one of the main goals for many actors – one they know will have great contacts, put them up for the right auditions, nurture their careers and fight their corner. What a great goal to have! So why is it so many of you struggle to land a London agent? The …
What? Your an aspiring actor and I’m telling you to forget about acting? Yes, you read that right. Today’s blog is inspired by my days at drama school when all I ever spoke about (to anyone who’d listen) was acting. My friends were the same, we lived and breathed acting and we never ran out …
There is so much to contend with in everyday life that marketing yourself effectively can often be over looked. Lots of actors take this approach:- Applying for roles on a casting website Asking for a break down from their agent (if they have one) as to what roles they have been put forward for. Applying …
YOUR WEEKLY ACTING BLOG To keep you at the top of your game I was asked to guest write for Surviving Actor’s blog series “Running a career outside of London” ahead of their Manchester event (Sat 10th Oct). I was given three questions to answer honestly, for those actors who live outside the big smoke …
Let’s face it we all start out with good intentions in the acting industry. We’re going to start at the bottom, work hard and climb the ladder to acting success… There are lots of things you could be doing to climb quicker, maybe you’re not doing them because you’re getting too bogged down with your day job …
What is method acting? **Immersing yourself in the character so you become the character **Doing what your character would do e.g getting shot if my character gets shot so I know what it feels like **Losing 500 lbs for a role **Gaining 500 lbs for a role **Staying in character all the time and living …
Week in week out you’ll hear me say that the acting industry is one of the toughest in the world – mainly because it’s saturated; there isn’t enough work for the number of actors. There are two things you need to be successful, one is to be pro-active (it goes without saying), the other is …
You’ve not landed the last few jobs, the auditions have dried up, your agent hasn’t been in touch for a while (that’s if you have a decent agent or an agent at all) and everyone seems to have parts coming out of their ears, except you! We’ve all been there! It can start to wear …
