Gifts – yes we accept them.
Just teasing.
Okay, now on to the giving part. Some sage advice for
actors:
As an actor you owe it to yourself to stay on top of your
education and development of your craft.
It is key. Don’t forget to study,
and work at your craft daily. There are
great acting schools in the city, both for on-camera and for improvisation
training. Utilize them. Keep your skills sharp and up to date. Which also means knowing your market where
you have chosen to keep or build your career as a performer.
A simple tip: Watch
TV (all types of TV, episodic, comedic, cable, reality, commercials), watch
FILM and watch what is going on in social media. They all intertwine in different ways with performance
and you can learn a great deal from them.
Another simple tip. Tape yourself
acting. It’s easy enough. Know how you come across, know how large,
small, funny, quick or slow you are.
Experiment and play with characters… build your bag of tricks and use
good judgement when reviewing yourself.
It doesn’t cost you anything to do this, and will help you
tremendously. Be your own best and worst
critic and learn from it. Happy
Holidays to all!!!!
