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
What skills are in your basket
What Skills Are in Your Basket? Let’s take a minute to talk about what those skills might be and more importantly which of those are totally accessible to you right
Dog Days of August
Dog Daze of Summer—The Actor and Mental Health Do you remember how Romeo and Juliet starts? The Montagues and Capulets are roaming the streets of Verona. And it’s HOT. It’s
Don’t Recite Your Lines, Discover Your Lines
So here’s a dilemma. We have to learn our lines to play our parts. But once we’re playing them it needs to seem like we’ve never said those lines before.
Denzel Washington – It’s Not Just Luck
I love what Denzel says in this quote. It’s so true. Yes, acting takes some luck, of course it does, just like success in anything else. But it takes so
Put a button on it!
You’ve probably heard the term “button” in acting but may not know what it is. Basically, it means the thing you do to wrap up the scene at the end.
Dealing with No
The acting industry can be a roller-coaster. The ups are so exhilarating and the downs can be super hard to deal with, heartbreaking even. AND as actors we’re super sensitive