Starting out (and even continuing) an acting career can be scary for any budding/jobbing actor due to one thing – MONEY. Most budding actors have fears such as “What if I throw lots of money into acting and nothing comes of it?”. “Will I have to stay in my minimum wage job forever and sacrifice…
There is no denying that all actors are going to face that frustrating period when the acting work dries up. It can feel like your acting career will never get back on track, others may tell you to think about packing it in and getting a “proper job”, you might even think that yourself; you…
When an actor isn’t following their impulses in a scene, it’s because they lack confidence – they’re unsure whether their choices are the right ones. As a general overview lack of confidence leads to over-thinking, trying too hard, not taking risks, ignoring creative impulses and not building authentic connections with scene partners and/or character’s. This lack…
I’ve watched thousands of scenes during the last 8 years as a method acting coach – from scenes in auditions, in class and during performances, and there’s one mistake I see cropping up time and again that over 97% of actors fall prey to. This mistake hinders an actor’s development and can cost them their careers. Especially…
Have you ever given one of those performances where you thought you knew the lines, you thought you had the character nailed but something just wasn’t clicking? One of those performances where you tried desperately to connect to your scene partner but it felt clunky, you tried to connect to the lines – some came from…
If you’re an actor or aspiring actor then I think we can both agree that without marketing it’s gonna be a loooong and slow process to landing acting work. Marketing is the lifeblood of any business and it’s no different for actors, that’s why I’ve put together 5 marketing tips guaranteed to get you acting work. …
The #1 way to guarantee acting work is to create your own. If you’ve not had any work for a while or the acting work you’re getting either doesn’t feel fulfilling or aligned to how you see yourself growing as an actor then there’s never been a better time to start producing your own. I’m…
Knowing how to make yourself visible as an actor is one of the toughest things aspiring actors have trouble trying to crack the code with. I get emails and comments on our social media profiles every week from actors wanting to know the magic formula for making them visible quicker. THE MAGIC FORMULA The secret to it, which really…
Many actors want to know the perfect age to start an acting career. I get lots of emails from people in their 30s/40s/50s/60s explaining to me how they’ve always wanted to become an actor, and now that they’re finally in a position to follow their passion they’re worried they’ve missed the boat. Let me bust this…
Nerves can plague everything from remembering lines, to losing the character, to an actor critiquing him or herself mid performance. When an actor is being attacked by nerves they can become hyper aware of everything from their accent, to how they delivered a line, what their hands should be doing, the audience, their heart beating and so…
