Is having an agent enough?
So you’ve landed an agent! Now you can finally relax, put your feet up and wait as the jobs just roll in! That’s it, you’re completely set for life! All you have to do now...
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Acting in Isolation: A Survival Guide
On a scale from one through to terrifying, the world is pretty terrifying right now. I am writing this in early March of 2020 and the COVID-19 virus has been wreaking havoc across the...
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Ultimate Showreel Guide
Welcome to our definitive guide to actor showreels. We’ll cover the importance of a showreel, finding a great scene and right down to editing it all together. Already have a showreel? Here’s why your...
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Is having an agent enough?
So you’ve landed an agent! Now you can finally relax, put your feet up and wait as the jobs just roll in! That’s it, you’re completely set for life! All you have to do...
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How to Stay Audition Fit
Auditions. They’re like the mythical creatures that Eddie Redmayne keeps in his suitcase, the minute one leaps out you’ve got to be ready to drop everything, take it down and make it your own....
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The Introverted Actor Survival Guide
Hi, I’m an introvert and an actor (yes, we exist). For me personally, this can make my chosen career path extra challenging at times (yes, the financial instability and cut-throat competitive industry wasn’t enough...
Acting Information and Resources
Images: The Actor’s Hidden Power
I’ve started teaching a beginners acting class recently, and the one thing that has really made a difference between those actors who are struggling in the class and those who are starting to find some...
Acting Classes in LA
Continuing to grow as an actor, working on your craft and developing your technique is absolutely essential to working more in the industry. Even if you have made the big move, landed a sweet gig...
Aussie Guide to Moving to Vancouver
Waves of Australian actors have been moving to Vancouver for the better part of the last decade but lately, that wave has turned into a constant tsunami flow of creators all heading to the Great...
Can you make a living from acting?
Simple answer: yes! Is it easy? Absolutely not. Will I get rich quick? You’ve got more chance of that by buying a lotto ticket. If I work really hard, hustle like I’m Bradley Cooper, train,...
Tips to Tackle any Scene
I had an amazing acting teacher once, this big, burly, powerful Scotsman called Michael, on our first day he said “All plays have three things, sex, death and sabre tooth tigers. You find me the...
Toronto Casting Directors
Here’s a list of Casting Directors based in Toronto. This is by no means a ranked list, but instead a resource for actors based in Toronto, or looking to move to Toronto. We always encourage...
Joaquin Phoenix Acting Advice
Joaquin Phoenix is right in the middle of a cultural renaissance at the moment. Always an extremely talented actor, he’s a four-time Oscar nominee including for Best Actor in Joker (2019) as well as winning...
How to Stay Audition Fit
Auditions. They’re like the mythical creatures that Eddie Redmayne keeps in his suitcase, the minute one leaps out you’ve got to be ready to drop everything, take it down and make it your own. Unlike...
Kate Winslet Acting Advice
Simply put, Kate Winslet is the business. She has six Academy Award nominations, with a win for Best Actress for The Reader in 2008. She has won an Oscar, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Grammy,...