Welcome to the Acting Tips section of the site. Listed here are all our latest Acting Tips. These tips are written by our core writers Andrew Hearle, Luke McMahon, Jim Harwood and James Waters as well as many others. All our writers are trained, professional actors. These guilt free acting snacks aim at helping actors develop their craft, rethink there personal methodology and inspire confidence.
If something works for you use it, if not don't try to force one of our acting tips to work; every actor is different. Please let us know your thoughts on any of the Acting Tips listed here. If you have a question about any element of your acting, let us know and we will endeavour to help you out in any way we can.
I’ve been hearing a whole lot of complaining and excuses lately, coming from actors (including myself), and this is a terrible habit. It’s not at all conducive for effective work, motivation or proactivity. You might...
Does the idea of branding put you off? I get it. If Vincent Van Gogh had to think about branding he might have chopped off both his ears and maybe even ripped out his eyes…...
Frustrated? Exhausted? Unmotivated? Dispassionate? Defeatist? Lost, stuck, dazed and confused? Feel like life is a big stack of brick walls, and every time you try to climb over, the walls get taller, and thicker, and...
Written by Chloe Zurynski, this is an Aussie’s guide to auditioning for UK drama schools. This article covers all the need-to-know basics when auditioning for the major drama schools in the UK, course fees and cut-off...
There seem to be two schools of thought when it comes to branding for actors: the first being, “forget about branding, focus on being a great actor” and the second; “we live in the 21st...
Your headshot is your first point of contact, it’s your first impression, it’s your brand, your image, your signature. I often come across acting headshots that aren’t quite up to scratch – either they didn’t...
I get a concerning number of emails a week saying “I want an agent but I can’t afford it”. WHAT?! You should never pay an upfront fee to an agent! It’s emails like this that...
Acting is a skill. Like most skills it’s aided by natural talent, but that’s not enough. So how do you develop your acting skills and become the confident, captivating actor that you dream of? By...
Acting is a disease. Usually you catch it early in life. Perhaps you’re in primary school and it’s dress up time and you’re the first to delve through the piles of extravagant clothes, or it’s...
We get hundreds of emails from actors around the world wanting to audition for major TV shows and films. They want to be famous, and they want it now. We usually encourage these actors to...
