Create a world view/philosophy to drives your character’s life and actions i.e. Jane Lynch on her character Sue Sylvester of Glee: “She’s a warrior. If there isn’t a fight, she will create one. I always have my antennae up, my sniffer up, looking for trouble where I can make trouble.”
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Acting Tips
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Acting Tips
Friday, December 11th, 2009In film acting, the audience should be at least as interested in what you’re thinking as what you’re saying.
Acting Tips: Accents
Thursday, November 5th, 2009If you have a regional or foreign accent you don’t need to get rid of it. But you must also be able to do a standard American accent in addition or else you will limit your marketability. In addition perfect any specific dialect or accent based on your appearance. (If you are Italian but appear to be Indian perfect that Indian accent.) Don’t wait until you have an audition to do this work. Start right now. Tapes, dialect coaches will start you on your way.
Audition Do’s and Don’ts
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009Holding back on an audition is like deciding you can’t have fun on a date because you’re not married yet.
Audition Advice
Friday, August 28th, 2009No single audition will make or break your career.
“If i get the part, my career will be made.” “If I blow it I will never get another chance like this again.”
Thinking this way is like going to Vegas and betting every penny you have on one toss of the dice and then wondering why you’re falling apart. Trust that if you do good work you will book the job, but don’t make any single audition the be all, end all of your career. Number one: it won’t help you do your best work. Number two: it’s a lie.
Tip of the Week
Monday, August 3rd, 2009“Your objective must turn you on and inspire you to action. It must be something you ache to achieve. It can’t just be an intellectual choice you make and then forget about.”