Archive for May 2016
Head Shot Horrors – How to Get Your Head Shots Right
Head shots are an essential part of any professional actor’s arsenal as these are often the thing that first get a casting director interested in you for a role. Having professional-quality head shots is therefore vital when trying to break into theatre, film or television performance, but there’s more to a great set of head…
Read MoreStanislavski and Emotional Memory
“The person you are is a hundred times more interesting than the best actor you could ever become…” – Konstantin Stanislavski A name recognised even by non-actors, Konstantin Stanislavski and his ‘System’ of method acting is responsible for the success of theatrical heavy-hitters such as Philip Seymour-Hoffman and Daniel Day-Lewis. However, you…
Read MoreActing Auditions – How To Get It Right
The first step to a better audition is to give up character and use yourself. ~ Michael Shurtleff Actors all have one thing in common – they all have to attend acting auditions to get a part. Whether it’s for the lead in a TV series, a part in the chorus ensemble of…
Read MoreFake or Real: Why You Need to Stop Acting
“With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it’s just not acting. It’s lying.” –Johnny Depp Many people see acting as one great big game of make-believe, with actors spending their lives playing at being other people. While in once sense this…
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