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Have you had a REALLY bad acting audition? acting audition acting auditions actor auditions actors auditions audition bad acting auditions bad audition humiliating audition Sep 19, 2019

Have you had a REALLY bad acting audition?

So you really screwed it up?!

Made a great big mess of that massive important audition? The one that was going to change your life? Or you sent off that se...

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How do you choose a Shakespearean Monologue? acting audition monologues shakespeare shakespearean monologues Jul 14, 2019

How do you choose a Shakespearean Monologue? - Hamlet? As You Like It? Alls Well?

As you are reading your favourite Shakespearean monologues pick the ones that resonate with you! That shake you up a ...

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Shakespeare: How to prepare your Monologue : Hamlet dramatic monologues hamlet monologues Jul 13, 2019

Shakespeare's Monologues : Hamlet

The perfect Shakespearean monologue does not exist. They are all perfect - ok I admit, I'm a fan! And perfection does not exist, right?

So how do you approach him?

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Relaxation for actors acting audition confidence relaxation self taping Apr 17, 2019

Easy Relaxation-for-actors...

Lee Strasberg, the legendary acting coach who is often referred to as 'the father of method acting', described tension as the “occupational disease of the actor and one...

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So you are an actor and you gotta play a cop? auditions casting cops genre Mar 08, 2019

Things to think through when playing a cop

All kinds of authority figures exist on stage, TV and film these days right? Is there nothing actors can't play? or get asked to play?

An easy challenge ri...

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The Amazing Power Of YOUR Actors Brain neurons the brain unconscious Mar 07, 2019

The Amazing Power Of YOUR Actors Brain

Remember this :-

"Neurons that fire together wire together"

To simplify: Our brain cells communicate with one another via a process called synaptic transmissi...

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3 Fundamental tips for actors. 3 Absolute Don'ts genre intentions obstacles Mar 06, 2019

3 Absolute Don'ts

1. Don’t play the obstacle - overcome the obstacle

 Inexperienced actors play emotions rather than intentions.

When an actor reads in a script the phrase "sadly", or "fearfully" t...

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The Feel Good Factor for Actors depressed emotions feel good feelings Mar 06, 2019

The Feel Good Factor for Actors

Try this...

The Feel Good Factor - And How To Create It - fast - a downloadable pdf for you to practice your new skills on the go.

Ok so - here's a very quick wa

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The Actors C.H.E.C.K. list acting auditions acting coach casting calls Mar 03, 2019

Ever wonder how you're doing?

Take the actors health check. Use the check list.


C.H.E.C.K.

Clarity

1. Who do I want to become as an actor?

2. What do I want right now in my professional life?

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How to Instantly Empower Yourself and get UNstuck empowerment Jan 15, 2019

So how’s the Year going for you so far?

Yup, it’s that time again when we think about our future and it’s exciting, isn’t it?

We get filled with enthusiasm and say to ourselves,  ‘I know my plans di...

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10 tips to make your actors resume hum! actor resume cover letters headshots resume resumes showreels Jun 28, 2018

10 tips to make your actors resume hum!

  1. Your resume is always on one (1) sheet of paper.
  2. It must fit on the back of your 10x 8 headshot. (Seen this video about headshots?) 
  3. Staple your resume to
  4. ...
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