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Still getting settled into the business of becoming an actor and landing your first roles? Where do casting directors fit into the picture? Here’s how it usually works. You make sure that you have an impactful headshot. You make a reel that showcases your acting abilities. You work to get an agent interested enough in… …
Your headshot is your first shot at grabbing an agent or casting director’s attention. After that, it’s up to you to deliver the goods in auditions. But without that impactful headshot, you won’t get a foot in the door, So, that headshot’s importance can’t be overemphasised. Hoping to get yours from the best? We take… …
As an actor or aspiring actor, you know that there’s much more to your art than simply “looking the part.” Casting directors know it too, so they’ll want to see your showreel. And, if you’re hoping to get a good agent, they’ll be interested in your showreel too. So what is a showreel, how should… …
Do you have a professional headshot? Actors who fail to have one are placing themselves at a disadvantage. This little number is an important investment in your career – so, in this article, we’ll look at actor headshots, what they are, why you need them and what you should be aiming for with yours. What… …
Proponents of modern techniques may feel that the classical acting technique is rather outdated, but this traditional approach to acting is alive and well and is used by some very successful actors. How does classical acting differ from other approaches? To a certain extent, we can consider the differences between performing on stage instead of… …
The Chekhov acting technique brings realism to performances by teaching actors how to experience roles without filtering them through the lens of their own personalities. Imagination and physical movement are key to the Michael Chekhov acting technique which challenges actors to draw on subconscious knowledge rather than conscious will and memory. Hence, it encourages us… …
You’ve probably seen acting methods at work even if you didn’t realise it at the time. While raw talent is certainly an advantage, the ways in which you apply it will depend on the type of work you’re doing. In stage acting, for example, you have to portray a character to people who are some… …
There’s a lot more to being an actor than most people believe. As a person who is taking an acting career seriously, you’ll be aware that just having the right “look” for a role isn’t enough to launch your career. Let’s examine the acting skills you’ll need and how to develop those acting skills. Of… …
Acting: is it all about the talent? To a certain extent, yes. There are certainly many famous actors who never went to drama school. But if you’re hoping to get noticed as a person who is serious about a career in acting, your training, and the quality of the institutions where you were trained, will… …
No matter what acting methods and techniques you use today, they either have their roots in Stanislavski techniques, or were designed to specifically deviate from them. That’s because he was the first actor to focus on training and development as an actor. Before his time, actors weren’t concerned about realism in the portrayal of roles…. …