During my career in Casting, I've seen A LOT of self-tapes. And, as most Casting Directors these days, I've cast directly from self-taped auditions from as well.
However, the one thing that just kills me about self-tapes is all the could-have-been-great-self-tapes that you got terribly wrong… And so, you lost your shot.
Ouch.
While there are a lot of reasons to love self-taping, it's easier to love if it produces results for you…aka BOOKINGS.
“How do I get an Agent who's going to work their tail off for me?”
Have you ever wondered?…
Whether you need to get an Agent or already have one, the one thing you know for sure is that they are supposed to:
Film audition tips can sometimes be the hardest to digest when you're an actor coming from theatre to film and television. It can almost feel like you have to learn acting all over again…
…Which is crazy because you didn't accumulate all those theatre credits from NOT knowing how to act, right?
But acting for film and television is different from theatre acting. It just is.
And therefore, auditioning for film and television is also different. Read more >>
In today's video audition tip I'm going to answer a question I get from a lot of my audition coaching clients…
The answer seems obvious but it's not. Read more >>
Vulnerability & Rejection. These 2 words represent running themes that you, as an actor, experience regularly throughout your acting career.
How can you be expected to be vulnerable so you can give your best audition or performance, when you are also dealing with rejection and judgment? This is the conundrum we will tackle in this VLOG. Read more >>
There is one simple thing you may be doing that’s hurting your own acting career.
It’s not obvious. It’s sneaky. It’s subtle…It’s shockingly simple. But it has profound results. And it’s all in the VIDEO below. Read more >>
When it comes to helping actors, I'm grateful to say that in 2014 a lot of wonderful things happened. The results you have all been getting have really inspired me.
I created a bunch of new trainings to help you be better and book more. I made lots of new video acting tips for you. And, 2014 was the year I launched this Tips On Acting Blog for you.
I went back through all the content I posted this year and pulled out what I consider the “Best Of” my blog in 2014. I heard from you that these are the posts you loved best, shared most and couldn’t get enough of. Read more >>
Watch out. It’s coming. And if you’re not careful, it will knock you out.
Audition curveballs can hit you hard. And they’re not only painful, they can KILL your audition.
Audition Curveball: When a Casting Director (or Producer or Director) says or does something at your audition that you weren’t expecting and hadn’t planned for that could possibly throw you for a loop and tank your audition. Read more >>
After thousands of auditions over the years, I’ve seen it hundreds and hundreds of times.
Diarrhea in auditions.
Eeew. Really?
Oh, not that kind. This common audition illness does not require Immodium AD or Pepto Bismol or anything like that. The diarrhea I speak of is a VERBAL diarrhea.
You know, the kind where you enter the audition room Read more >>
The Jason Momoa Audition for Game of Thrones seems to have gone viral and there’s some good reason for it. There are definitely some great lessons to be learned from it for every actor and I will share 5 of them with you now.
Although, I’ll admit, the moment I saw the Jason Momoa audition for Game of Thrones circulating virally on Facebook for the first time, I stopped in my tracks. Here’s why… Read more >>
