Getting Your Acting Goals!
#TechniqueTuesdaySetting the Stage for Success: A Guide to Effective Goal Setting for Actors Welcome to 2024! It’s January and if you haven’t made your New Year’s Resolutions—there’s no time like
Shooting an audition on the 3rds
Filming Auditions on the “Thirds” Sometimes it’s great to break things up when you’re filming an audition and not stand smack in the center of frame. You can stand on
You are magical!
The holiday season is magical. Please remember at this time that you too are magical. As actors we are magicians, creating things that aren’t there, effecting people emotionally and moving
Surviving the Holidays Part 1
#TechniqueTuesday – Surviving the Holidays Part 1 – Mental Health & the Actor ’Tis the season! As we are still feeling the effects of the Halloween candy we now step
Julianne Moore – Quotes To Live By
One of my favorite actresses is the lovely and amazing Julianne Moore. And it’s not just that we share a first name. I started watching her years ago when she
Playing Monsters
Happy Halloween! It’s that spooky season. The perfect time to talk about playing monsters! So, let’s say you’ve been cast as the next Hannibal Lector, or snagged the role of
Overcoming Fear!
# TechniqueTuesday—Mental Health—Overcoming Fear Fear. We all feel it. It’s a normal part of being human. It protects us from harm. Or at least it’s designed to do that. Anciently
The Moment Before
What is a “moment before” and is it important? A moment before is literally the moment before your scene starts. What you do to bring us into the world of
Winter is coming!
And we’re currently on strike. So what are we going to do—besides rewatching the entire seven seasons of Game Of Thrones? (Well, maybe we’ll skip the last season . .
Romeo & Romeo
Romeo & Romeo—What It Really Takes To Be A Good Actor Last month I got to attend the Utah Shakespeare Festival. In fact I went several times. Living in Salt
What’s Your POV?
Your POV is super important in your acting. No one in the world is going to see things exactly the way you do. Which means no one can play a
Sound for self tapes
#TechniqueTuesday – Great Sound for Your Tapes! For actors in today’s world, it’s all about self-tapes. And that means putting your best foot forward no matter where your self-tape is
You ARE an actor
If you feel the urge to act take it seriously. It means you are meant to act. That you are an actor. And that urge will never go away. I
How Do You Unwind?
How Do You Unwind? Did you know that MOST acting techniques/methods/ways of working are based on RELAXATION? That’s because it’s super important to be relaxed when you’re acting. If you’re
stop playing a “character”!
Say what? Yes, you heard me correctly, STOP PLAYING A CHARACTER! But, you say, then how can I be a good actor? Doesn’t great acting hinge upon how well I