Self-tape and acting ideas

In college, I had a teacher who talked about “Sherlock Holmes-ing” a text. Holmes could walk into a crime scene after other detectives had already searched it, clock…

I talk to a lot of actors who are worried about continuity on camera. We’ve all seen the mistakes in continuity… the Starbucks cup resting on a medieval…

We’re in that “thick” “part of the year again… The industry quiets down. Routines dissolve as we travel or have to be in multiple places at once. And…

Did you know that a “beat” is most likely an incorrect translation from Stanislavski’s teachings? How many times have you been told to find the beats… mark the…

Here’s something I champion that often makes other acting folks skeptical: I don’t write on scripts. And I don’t encourage my actors to write on them either. Let…

If you think you’ll reach 100%, you’re 100% wrong.

I want to throw a slightly different perspective at you than what you’ve been taught about actions or tactics. Or maybe not. Maybe you’ve already heard this exact…

Y’all! Movie time. There’s a brilliant short film from Pixar called Inner Workings. For years, I started my class with everyone sitting down and watching it. It’s about…

Are you adding value or are you doing it for yourself?

Might need to read this before you burn out…

You’re probably sabotaging yourself and don’t even realize it…