Cold Reading: The Art of Nailing an Audition Without Knowing the Script
Are you an actor trying to make it big in Hollywood? If so, you probably heard of cold reading or even had the experience of doing Cold Reading during an
Behind the Curtain: The Wacky World of Acting Unions
As an actor, you’re used to playing all sorts of roles, from the dramatic to the comedic. But did you know that there’s a whole cast of characters behind the
Acting Techniques: From Stanislavski’s System to Suzuki’s Bodies
Acting is a challenging and complex art form that requires a combination of technical skill, emotional depth, and creative imagination. With all these, you can create magic. The magic happening
Acting 101: From Zero to Hero (or at least a decent extra)
You’ve decided to pursue your ambition of becoming an actor or actress. It’s exciting to think about standing on stage in front of the camera, mesmerizing viewers with your performances. And who knows, maybe one day you’ll be giving that all-important
Acting Jargon for the Confused: A Hilarious Guide
Welcome to the world of theater and film, where actors and actresses use words and terms that might sound like a foreign language to those outside of the industry. But
Rejection: The Actor’s Nemesis
As an actor, rejection is a part of the job. It’s like a badge of dishonor, a necessary evil. But let’s be real, it sucks. Handling rejection in acting can
How to Start a Career as an Actor: Actor’s package
Are you an aspiring actor? But do you know how to build your actor’s package – the essential things to do and start to be a successful actor? It’s never
Mastering cold reading for actors
What is cold reading? Should I wear a jacket or the cold read won’t be that cold? How to improve my cold reading skills? Cold reading will challenge how fast
How to create an actors’ demo reel
What is an actors’ demo reel? How do I create a demo reel? Do I need one? What should I include in a demo reel? Is a video of my
Memorizing lines for actors
7 pm. You just received an email that you have a callback for tomorrow morning and along with the email sides with ten pages of lines. Or you should take
Promoting yourself as an actor – social media
Acting is about promoting yourself. You are the product you want to sell (to get cast). And so we ought to ask ourselves: what exactly should I do? How can
How to create a self-tape – “Camera”
What is the right self-tape camera to create your best self-tape? Does it really matter? What are some things to consider? Is my cellphone just enough? Read more in today’s
How to create a self-tape – “Background”
What background to use for a self-tape? What is the right background? Is there any industry standard? Do I have to use any background, or is just a blank white
Self-tape audio setup for any budget
Should I invest in my audio setup? And if so, how much? As we learned in the article about sound (here if you didn’t check it yet), the sound is
How to create a self-tape – “Sound”
The sound quality is the most important thing for self-tape. So, how is it that we create the best audio set-up? Did you know you can improve your sound without
Self-tape Lighting Set-up for any Budget
How to find cheap and effective lighting set-up? Where is the line between the price and quality of the products? Do I really have to spend thousands to have a
How to create a self-tape – “Lighting”
Do I need any self-tape lighting? Should I spend thousands of dollars to buy proper lighting? My desk lamp is just fine, right? Let’s learn about lighting! What types of
10 Books Every Actor Should Read
Every successful human being is a life-long learner, and one of the best ways to learn something is through reading. We, as actors, should read even more than our scripts.
How to write a cover letter to an agent
A cover letter is another essential thing in the actor’s package. It is very wise to have more information before you start writing your first cover letter. Perhaps some of
How to write an acting resume
Do I need an acting resume? Acting is a real job, believe it or not. And as with any job, you need a resume to apply for it; to make
How to get your improv flow
Improvisation! Improv flow! Have you ever took improv classes? If you haven’t, try it! It’s fun. On the top, you can discover so many insights about yourself and built the
How to make your demo reel look better – golden ratio
Have you ever heard about the golden ratio? The golden ratio is a mathematical phenomenon that catches our eyes, and we don’t quite know why it is so pleasant for
How to get the right headshot
A headshot is one of the essential things for an actors’s career. Why is this so important? It just a freaking photo, right? Well…yes, it is just a freaking photo,
Opening Creativity – A Summary
If you don’t want to read all six articles, I happily will outline the goals and intentions of each I have shared as my insights into opening creativity. Here we
Opening creativity, part 6 – Side projects
Your creativity happens only if you are working on something. If you don’t have anything to work with within your niche, have some side projects. There is nothing better than
Opening creativity, part 5 – Do something now
Have you ever struggled with creativity? Didn’t you know where to start? To do something, we need to start first. Do something now. (more…)
Opening creativity, part 4 – Don’t block emotions
The essential thing for actors is emotions. Through experiencing emotions, you are opening them in others. Emotions are creating Art. So don’t block them when your body wants to feel
Opening creativity, part 3 – Review your Day, Every Day
You can learn so much about yourself and others when you review your day. Let us begin our part three in opening creativity. (more…)
Opening creativity, part 2 – Steal like an artist
Have you ever struggled with creativity? Perhaps you’ve felt stuck and unsure how to play some assigned character because you’ve never lived through a relatable experience yourself. Here are six
Opening creativity, part 1 – Observe
Have you ever struggle with creativity? Didn’t you know where to start? Or you didn’t know where to get an idea? Or you felt you don’t know how to play
Define Your Type for Acting
What’s your type for roles? Can you use it to your advantage? (more…)
Do you really want to be an actor?
Everybody knows you. Parties, living on the edge and with glory, associating with famous actors, being admired and adored by many. If this is what you hope to gain and
Four steps to start your career as a great actor
What is Acting? The Art of becoming somebody else? Inventing the life of another person onstage? Is it to live, breathe, pretend to be somebody else? Everybody can answer differently.