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How I went from Throwing up to a Standing Ovation
A coach who threw up on the way to an audition and quit acting, and the student who went off book in ten minutes...
Acting Tip: It's Not About The Lines
The dictionary definition of rote is mechanical repetition with little intelligence, which is a strange place to start...
Acting Tip: Commitment Issues
Another result-oriented note with no instructions attached. The fix is in the intention, and there is a four-part test...
Listening for actors
The note given more than any other in class, why anticipation is the thing ruining scenes, and how to practice a skill...
ENVY
Why the other actors in the hallway are not your competition, judged against a standard rather than each other, and...
Acting Tip: Take note and deliver
Be specific. Commit. Give me more subtext. What those notes actually mean, and why saying sure and guessing is the...
Acting Tips: Auditions are Incubators of Your Fears
Fight, flight, freeze and fawn all show up in auditions. Which one is yours, why it is normal, and the four questions...
You Need To Fight For Your Audition
Most actors audition to avoid losing a job they do not have. What it looks like to go the other way, and where the line...
Acting Tips: Think the Character's Thoughts
The note is confusing until you work backward from the times it happened by itself. What was different, and how to make...
How to nail your callback
The main instruction is to change nothing unless asked. What to do with a note, how to handle a long wait, and why...
5 *Insider* Things Casting Directors Wish Actors Knew About Auditioning
Five things casting directors notice in auditions and self tapes, from clunky transitions to the difference between...
Audition Tips: 5 Powerful Things Casting Directors Wish Actors Understood About Auditioning
Your slate is not the problem, being judged is the job description, and the reason crunch-time preparation never quite...
5 MORE Things Casting Directors Wish Actors Knew About Auditioning
Five things casting directors wish actors understood, from why the best actor loses the role to why some self tapes...
"Me Earl and the Dying Girl" - Actor Conspiracy Theories
A script breakdown done live with no Google and nothing but the sides. The method matters more than the scene: why...
"Tell Me Lies" - Actor Conspiracy Theories
A live breakdown of a two-hander interrogation: what a redaction means, why a scene break may not be a break, and how...
"Hollywood" - Rated R - Actor Conspiracy Theories Episode 3
A full script breakdown showing how to build character, period and stakes from nothing but the clues printed on the...
How to Edit Audition Tapes using Movavi
A step by step walkthrough of trimming, compressing and sending a self-tape audition using Movavi and WeTransfer.
How to Edit Audition Tapes using iMovie
A start to finish walkthrough of cutting, compressing, naming and sending a self-tape using iMovie and WeTransfer.
How Do I Slate?
How to pitch your slate so it fits the scene you just played, what information to include and why it should never take...
HOW TO BE A BETTER ACTOR
John Windsor-Cunningham on the one habit that makes acting interesting: working out what every line means underneath...
How to Break Casting's Heart
Three submission habits that cost casting time, and how to avoid them when you self-submit from online casting sites.
Actor's Audition Advantage Video Series
Aaron Marcus, a working actor with over 1,200 bookings, on why untrained auditioning stalls a career and which audition...
[CONTENT] A04 - Brandon Ellis - Broadway (Success Summit 2013)
Broadway actor Brandon Ellis breaks down the audition rounds, the prep, the rehearsal schedule and how a show feeds...