The Actor as a Craftsman
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a craftsman as, “a person who makes beautiful objects by hand” or “a person who is very skilled at doing something.” The definition goes on to specify…
Learn More
September 9, 2015 | Acting
September 9, 2015 | Acting
CALLING ALL VOICE ACTORS! 3 Additional Skills That Will Help You Get Hired
While voice acting is a legitimate profession, it is still a creative art form, and like any form of creativity, it does not exist in a vacuum. Voice over artists often…
Learn More
September 9, 2015 | Acting
In Favor Of The 48-Hour Film Festival For Actors
All across the land, one competition is taking filmmaking by storm. The 48-Hour Film Festival challenges production teams to make a short film in only two days’ time, which will…
Learn More
August 31, 2015 | Acting
Answer: What is Method Acting?
Question: What is the acting technique, based on the principles of Stanislavsky that was popularized in 1930’s America by director Lee Strasberg at The Actors’ Studio, New York? If this…
Learn More
August 31, 2015 | Acting
What Actors Can Learn From Athletes
History is riddled with the names of professional athletes who turned to professional acting after their playing careers. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Jordan, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and dozens of others…
Learn More
August 27, 2015 | How To's
How to Audition For a Commercial
Konstantin Stanislavsky once said, “There are no small roles, only small actors.” He was a theatre man and lived before the age of the television commercial. Were he alive now,…
Learn More
August 27, 2015 | How To's
How to Make An Actor Demo Reel
In the long line of confounding acting advice, casting directors demand that actors have a demo reel if they are to take you seriously. However, in the same breath they…
Learn More
August 27, 2015 | Acting
An Actor’s Secret Sauce: Shakespeare
Much has been made of the recent flood of British-trained actors being cast in American roles. In the last few years, Henry Cavill was cast as Superman, Christian Bale played…
Learn More
August 14, 2015 | Acting
Stage vs. Screen: What’s the Big Difference?
Laurence Olivier, Meryl Streep, Daniel Day-Lewis, Marlon Brando, Judi Dench, Paul Newman… The list of actors goes on and on, but what do they all have in common? Each of…
Learn More