Actor Tips

Actor Tips for Nerves: Good Nerves VS. Bad Nerves

We’re gonna talk about nerves. Our staff gets asked all the time, “how do I get rid of my nerves?”I’ve got some bad news for you, the nerves are never going to go away. You’re always going to be nervous. What we’re gonna do today is we’re gonna talk about how to handle those nerves.There’s …

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How Much do Actors get Paid?

You want to know how much an actor makes? The answer all depends on the actor! You don’t have to be an actor to have an interest in this topic. In fact, many top publications often print headlines like this one “What Is The Largest Single-Movie Actor Payday Of All Time?” and get huge results. In today’s …

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What to Wear to Auditions

In this episode, Matt talks about how to make choosing what you wear to an audition, easier and more effective. Ding! You get that audition notice in your email box. You get really excited and then you think to yourself “Oh what do I wear to my audition” well, that’s a great question and I’ve …

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Getting Work as an Actor: What’s the Secret?

There’s one way to be successful as an actor and that is to actually WORK AS AN ACTOR. We often hear things like “Oh I’m not working, I don’t have enough jobs, I’m not doing my thing.” Our response is always the same. What are you doing every day to get better? FORGET ABOUT THE …

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3 Techniques to do Every Day

We’ve been hearing a lot of the same question, “what easy quick things can I do at home on a regular basis, that will help me not to get critiqued on the exact same thing every time I’m in a class, film or play?” We have three things that we recommend you work on every …

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Learn a New Improved Technique

Great actors know the key to success is consistent daily work on the craft of acting. But some areas like improvisation normally involve a scene partner, and therefore are harder to practice on your own. We’re going to share an Improv Exercise for actors you can do from anywhere all by yourself. We will also …

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How to Slate Better

First impressions are important and in the audition room the actor slate is exactly that. In this video we’re going to discuss the secret to consistently delivering a confident actor slate and how to slightly alter your approach for various roles. For this one let’s head to the studio to see some examples in a …

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Fixing Bad Habits

Welcome back actors today we’re going to talk about space work as it relates to improvisation. DON’T USE REAL OBJECTS ONSTAGE When you show up to improvise, you don’t want to ever use something that’s actually yours or on your person. You WOULDN’T pull out your actual physical wallet and try to use this in …

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Casting Do’s and Don’ts

I want to give you a couple of big no-no’s that we see all the time when actors walk into a casting. These are things that can absolutely just ruin your chances. DON’T TALK NEGATIVE ABOUT THE PRODUCT You’ve got to find a way to attach positivity to the product that you’re selling. What do …

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