Brian’s Blog
Welcome to Brian Timoney’s Acting Blog. Here you will find important information on acting and the acting industry, including breaking news! We are an acting school dedicated to method acting and business of acting techniques. Our updates and posts are like mini acting classes so don’t miss out and join us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for our regular updates!
How to Build Acting Confidence
Confidence is hugely important for an actor. You need to have a lot of self-belief if you’re going to put yourself out there and find work, but even more fundamentally you need it when acting if you are going to convince others with your performance. While it’s certainly true that some people seem more…
Episode 44: How to Rehearse like a Pro
In this episode, Brian and Joe sit down to chat about honing your rehearsal skills, with tips and guidance based on their own personal experiences – from the first read of a new script, to the read-through with the cast, through to the rehearsals – to make sure you rehearse like a pro. 11…
Episode 44: How to Rehearse like a Pro
In this episode, Brian and Joe sit down to chat about honing your rehearsal skills, with tips and guidance based on their own personal experiences – from the first read of a new script, to the read-through with the cast, through to the rehearsals – to make sure you rehearse like a pro. 11…
Episode 44: How to Rehearse like a Pro
In this episode, Brian and Joe sit down to chat about honing your rehearsal skills, with tips and guidance based on their own personal experiences – from the first read of a new script, to the read-through with the cast, through to the rehearsals – to make sure you rehearse like a pro. 11…
Episode 44: How to Rehearse like a Pro
SCRIPTHERE In this episode, Brian and Joe sit down to chat about honing your rehearsal skills, with tips and guidance based on their own personal experiences – from the first read of a new script, to the read-through with the cast, through to the rehearsals – to make sure you rehearse like a pro….
Why You Shouldn’t Become an Actor
“Showbusiness is not so much dog eats dog, as dog doesn’t return other dog’s phone calls.” – Woody Allen You may have heard that the acting world is tough, cutthroat and merciless, and that at any one time, 92% of those in the profession are out of work. Well it’s important you understand…
6 Method Acting Facts that Show it Works!
Method actors have won over 80% of ‘Best Actor’ Academy Awards in the last decade. Method acting is often looked upon as an extreme and mysterious way to improve an actor’s performance, but when it comes down to the bottom-line box office figures and academy awards, it’s hard to argue with its obvious…
Becoming an Actor – Where Do You Start?
Lots of people love the idea of becoming an actor, but how do you get started? Whether you are completely new to the field or already have some amateur acting experience, taking the leap into the world of professional performance isn’t an overnight process. Becoming an Actor – What’s the First Step? Becoming an…
Stanislavski and Naturalism – A Short History
Realism versus Naturalism Although these terms are often used interchangeably, there is a difference we must establish. Realism is the theatre movement, and Naturalism the style of acting. In particular, Naturalism refers to a belief that many acting coaches hold: that a human character is moulded by its relationship and surroundings. Another way of considering…
Does Method Acting Work?
Many of the most well-known actors in the 21st century use ‘The Method’ in order to create outstanding and memorable performances. Only about one or two per cent of the acting industry actually use Method acting but if you look at who’s in that group, it’s usually all the top creative actors in…