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Episode 4: (Mastery Mindset)

Mastery Mindset Actor Definition:  Progress is the key to happiness. To be successful in life and in acting we must develop a mastery mindset. What is a mastery mindset? Simple. The commitment to become one percent better at your craft each and every day.   PODCAST – Mastery Mindset Actor and Valleywood Movie Camp Mastery …

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Your First Acting Class

Taking your first acting class is scary… but is the fear real? There’s something inside you that wants to see if you have what it takes to be an actor. Maybe you want this to be a career, a new hobby or just make a checkmark on the old bucket list. Either way, you’re about …

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How to Rehearse with a Scene Partner

There’s a saying used by many directors over the years that goes “time is money! And we are running out of both!”  I find this little epigram to be both cute and poignant. The one thing in life that is equal to all people is time and therefore we must be very careful how we …

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“Why the Want” – A Good Improv Question

Phoenix improv classes are essential to becoming a successful local actor in Arizona. Owning an acting studio in Arizona I own and operate a phoenix based Acting Studio. Which, to be honest, every time I say out loud sounds just as crazy to me as it does to you. One of my favorite subjects to teach …

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The Actor’s Purpose

This is what it takes to have a “meaningful” career in acting – Ready?   Define your purpose in all you do by the following criteria: Growth, Discovery and Mastery 1) Growth “When you stop growing you start dying” – William S. Burroughs. We actors have to eat, pay bills and live our lives- so we do …

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Actor Goal Setting

As I write this article a new year has just begun and setting new goals seems to be on everyone’s mind. However no matter when you might find this article you can use these powerful tools to jump start your acting career and most importantly create the right mindset for long term success. My personal …

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Why Am I Moving? (Finding Your Character’s Behavior)

You’ll hear actors referring to destination, business and gesture when they are in the process of discovering character. Today, let’s rap about what we mean by “destination”. So sit on your chair backwards (because it’s edgy) and drop a beat. Destination. It’s not as simple as where you’re heading on stage, or your next mark. Although …

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500 Voice Over Gigs: An Interview with Andy Cooper

Meet Andy Cooper, a gifted actor who just booked his 500th voice over job. Yes, you heard that right. Within just a few years, Andy booked 500 voice over jobs. Most of those he recorded right inside his own home. Andy is a Dearing student, and we are so proud of his success. Once too …

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I’m Bad At Improv

I had a singing coach who insisted that the reason she was a good instructor was that she had to work so hard to be good. Her vocal talents were not purely intuitive. She found her technique through pure grind; carved it out of a marble slab with some painter’s tape, a straight edge and a hand chisel. She …

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