How to Take a Note for Actors
Acting is a collaborative process. Doing a monologue by yourself in your bedroom is fun, and useful practice too, but at some point you are going to have to be on set, on stage, or...
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Best Romantic Comedies for Actors
Romantic Comedies. Some people absolutely love them and herald performances by some of the greatest actors of all time as the focal point of their value. Other people completely despise them as vacuous, lowest...
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Playing a Real-Life Person as an Actor
It’s a little bit strange, right? You spend all this time in drama school, or on a film set, or on stage, trying desperately to bring fictional characters—figments of some writer’s imagination—to life. You...
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How to Work Internationally as an Actor
So you wanna follow those thousands of actors before you, pack your life into a suitcase, jump on a bus/boat/plane and go international to really take your acting career to the next level? Love...
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How to Win an Oscar
Largely regarded as the pinnacle of awards for actors, directors, and filmmakers of all kinds, the Oscar has long been sought after by anyone and everyone who’s ever worked in the film industry. But...
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Best Shakespeare Villains
Hero, villain. White-hat, black-hat. Goodie, baddie. When it comes to the creation of compelling protagonists and antagonists, nobody did it quite like William Shakespeare. Shakespeare understood that a story is only as good as...
Acting Information and Resources
How to Write an Amazing Actor Cover Letter
You have broken the bank on your headshots and reel footage, your resume is fully revamped, and your website looks pretty dazzling if you do say so yourself. Now it seems there’s another marketing tool...
Silent Films All Actors Should Watch
Whether you’re diehard cinema buff, or somebody who only watches Netflix Originals with “Christmas” in the title, silent films can be tough to watch. They can be confusing, overly demanding of your focus and keep...
How To Make A Web Series
Just like the first time you’re faced with performing a full length Shakespeare, making your own web series can seem overwhelming in the beginning. But as with any acting role, there’s nothing more to it...
Coriolanus
Coriolanus is a lesser known Shakespearean tragedy that tackles such themes as power, class, pride, and honour. It also has a whole truckload of sword fights to boot. Believed to have been written sometime between...
Travelling Self-Tape Kit
We’ve all been there. Maybe you’re on tour, maybe you’re in a regional shoot location, or maybe you’ve just left for a holiday, when suddenly, out of the clear blue sky comes an audition. While...
What Are Casting Directors Looking For?
For us actors, a casting director often seems like someone who doesn’t seem to have time for us, who doesn’t really care, or whose poker face is so practiced that we have no idea if...
10 Acting Techniques Every Actor Should Explore
Acting is a very broad church. There are a myriad of different approaches to performing and different people will recommend different things. Although the journey and the specifics of each school of thought may vary,...
How to Get Out of Your Head as an Actor
We’re often told that one of the most important things we have to do is to get out of our own head, or to let go, or forget it all. While each of those three...
What Makes a Good Showreel Scene
This is a question I see a lot amongst actors starting off, and almost all soon to be graduates from an acting school. It’s an important question, and one that can be hard to answer...