Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Holiday Cheer


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!!!!

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