How to Get Acting Work in Brisbane
So: you aspire to become an actor, but you don’t want to move to the hustle and bustle of Sydney or Melbourne. As a Brisbane dweller myself (Brisburnion? Brisbanite?), I can empathise with my whole,...
Posts by: Samuel Hollis
How to Prepare for a Last-minute Audition
Us actors, at least when we first start out, always complain about not getting enough auditions. Then, out of nowhere, one comes along and swoops you like a magpie in spring—leaving you dazed, confused and...
How to Pick the Perfect Monologue
Monologues have to be some of the most important, useful things in an actor’s repertoire. Want to show off your acting skills on your demo reel but have no one around to help you do...
How to Prepare For Your First Ever Audition
Your knees are weak, your palms are sweaty, you have not long to get prepped and ready, script spaghetti. If you have ever felt this feeling, you’re either having a very weird dream or you...
What Does it Take to Make It as an Actor?
For one reason or another, you have decided to become an actor! My deepest condolences. I joke, of course… but there is a small patch of truth, isn’t there? You have chosen a path less...
Film Set Etiquette
The morning has finally arrived! You get up at the nasty time of 4am, down that cold coffee you tactfully left beside your bed last night and jump in the shower. After spending way too...
Side Hustles For Actors
So you have started acting. This is it! You’re gonna be a damn millionaire: starring in feature films, touring the world for press—hell yeah, you’re living the dream! Literally, the dream. Waking up from that...
Best Acting Schools in Brisbane
So you’re looking for the best acting schools in Brisbane? Good for you! One of the best investments you can make for yourself as an actor is in education. It’s the best way to improve...
Why Didn’t I Get the Part?
There you are: walking up towards the audition room, a cup of coffee in your left hand and some analysed audition sides in your right. You take a satisfying sip of that iced, white choc...
Brisbane Headshot Photographers
We’ve all had that feeling. You know the one. You wake up one day, gaze upon your acting profile and assess your “current” headshots. It’s like going through the five stages of grieving: denial of...