The first several years of my film acting training were some of the most important of my life. It is within these formidable years of training that my skill and knowledge of film acting was constructed and solidified. One of the most important skills my coach taught me was the importance of facial relaxation for ...
The film Erin Brockovich tells the story of how Erin and attorney Ed Masry successfully pursued legal action against utility giant Pacific, Gas and Electric (PG&E;). The film managed to illustrate the course of Erin’s human development; particularly, in the face of interpersonal resistance, coping with divorce, child rearing, adjusting to new relationships, and surviving ...
I was at my favorite neighborhood watering hole not too long ago, and as it always happens, I had a lovely couple start a conversation with me, “What do you do for work?” The brown-haired woman with a crooked smile asked. “I’m an actor.” With those three words the entire vibe around the bar changed ...
When I began my journey into the filmmaking world as an actor, I thought I would simply attend auditions, hopefully receive some callbacks and ultimately book a film. While this is definitely part of being a film actor, the true skill of an actor is finding the auditions, or gigs. Of course, we all have ...
My eyes skimmed the paper given to me by my acting coach. It was a monologue. This was nothing new. It seemed every week for the past several months we were solely working on monologues. I knew he had a purpose for this, but I wasn’t sure what it was. After several moments of internal ...
When I first appeared on the auditioning circuit, I was young, inexperienced and eager. While I had spent several years at this point working with film acting coaches and performing in stage productions, I wasn’t sure what to expect entering into the highly competitive world of film auditioning. Although I learned a vast array of ...
There are few things in the realm of film acting as uncomfortable and embarrassing as sensual scenes between one or more actors. Both male and female actors tend to have a difficult time remaining in their character while recreating an intimate moment that is typically reserved for the privacy of their own rooms. Approaching a ...
When I lived outside of Chicago, I was continually going on auditions that ranged from commercials, industrials to major motion pictures. While I was a regular at several casting offices, it seemed I hit a lull in my audition-to-callback ratio. One day I was tired of attending an audition, but not receiving a callback so ...
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