when preparing for a role you are a detective looking for clues, you are a scientist in your lab conducting experiments and a sociologist observing the human condition.
Archive for November, 2009
Audition Tips
Monday, November 30th, 2009Acting tips
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009Is there more drama in your life than in your acting? Save the drama for your work. Make your life’s work as focused and as disciplined as possible.
Acting Tips
Monday, November 23rd, 2009Do you think Meryl Streep would have achieved her level of success if she could only speak with the accent she grew up with?
Audition Tips
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009Whatever you believe about yourself is what the rest of the world will confirm.
Audition Tips
Friday, November 20th, 2009Coke and pepsi distinguish themselves through repetitive advertising. Can you afford to do any less?
Audition Tips
Thursday, November 19th, 2009Don’t just write a character biography. Fantasize the flashbacks, dreams and disappointments.
acting tips
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009The biography of your character’s prior circumstances should inspire your actions in the present, otherwise its a waste of time and paper.
Acting Tips
Monday, November 16th, 2009“On the stage I perform. In film I behave.” Brian Denehy
Acting tips
Friday, November 13th, 2009If your primary reason for crying is because “the script says you’re supposed to” your focus is in the wrong place. you must focus on the experience your character is living through, not the result the actor hopes to achieve.
Audition Tips
Thursday, November 12th, 2009If the people you’re reading for can’t see your eyes, you might as well be on the radio. Your primary relationship has to be with the reader, not the piece of paper. Don’t be afraid to look down but remember the paper is only a conduit between you and the reader.