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How to write an effective email
To agents, casting directors, producers...?
Tough sometimes isn't it?
They Never Write Back
Ok so look, you are not always going to get a reply from casting directo...
When discipline is difficult?
Ok so I know this refers to everyone else and NOT you, right? :-)
But hey it can sometimes be very tricky to stay on track, all of those ideas you are learning now abou...
Perfectionism For Beginners (And Everybody Else - Including Me :-)
- What if everything was perfect exactly as it is right now?
- What if you didn’t need anything to change for you to feel good?
- What ...
How to make ANY kind of tough acting decision!
Sometime we get very tricky decisions to make don't we?
I was coaching a young Irish actor once who had to choose between a year long contract in Harry...
Gratitude
It's very important to take stock sometimes and focus on what we DO have as actors rather than what we do NOT have, isn't it?
Think about some of the things you do have? Things you can be ...
Your Positive Mindset
I play tennis on a fairly regular basis, and on some days I can't do anything right, on other days it's move over Roger Federer!
So what changed? My mindset...
Auditions used ...
We Learned How To Say No (on the inside)
One of the hardest things we all face in this business is our conditioning, and no-one escapes from it. Not me, not you...It's the stuff we are forged from......
Vocal Flexibility To Increase Rapport
It's a really good idea to develop vocal flexibility in your work as an actor. It benefits you as you present yourself to producers and gives you deeper insights...
It's confusing isn't it?
Your Goal : To align yourself with your character as seamlessly as possible for yourself, the casting director AND the client.
The right clothes help you look and feel the p...
How to Spook the sh*te out of the audience and not yourself!
Horror and Supernatural - The Genres
Being in either of these genres can throw up a lot of issues for actors, right?
They can be very tr...
Getting going in the mornings can be tough, right?
Or is it just me? ha ha...
Here's 6 little things you can do to spruce up the day...
Step ONE - Drink water - H...
Getting going in the mornings can be tough, right?
Or is it just me? ha ha...
Here's 6 little things you can do to spruce up the day...
Step ONE - Drink water - H...
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