Hello from Chicago! Y’all know I’ve often said that casting is a list of problems and the actors who look like solutions get the parts. In fact, all of PRODUCTION is a list of problems…
Posts tagged mind of the buyer
The Work: Ep. 0919 — KLT (Know Like Trust)
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0919 of The Work. Download Here! KLT (Know Like Trust): Bonnie Gillespie explains how actors can amp up the KLT factor to build a castable brand without ever…
The Work: Ep. 0918 — Never Assign Motives to Other People’s Actions
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0918 of The Work. Download Here! Never Assign Motives to Other People’s Actions: We’re sensitive critters, artists and storytellers. But it’s never personal in show BUSINESS! Our ability…
“I don’t know much, but I know THIS!”
So number 37 in 472 lessons from this most recent trip to New York comes from the guy who booked my car to JFK on Wednesday. See, I had experienced a less-than-awesome trip from EWR…
Audition Landmines
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve noticed lately everyone’s just feeling a little *extra* from time to time. Sure, it’s the final week of Mercury retroGRACE, it’s disasters in the world — natural…
Are You Living in the Past?
One of the biggest A-HA moments I can help give actors and other creative storytellers is about one of the most frustrating things I see going on out there. Living in the past. It’s ridiculously…
The Work: Ep. 0906 — Going Fishing
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0906 of The Work. Download Here! Going Fishing: You’ve seen famous actors’ names in breakdowns. Sometimes, we’re not just looking for a particular type of actor; we’re going…
Why You Should Always Keep Sides in Hand
Okay. So in the amazing and totally free OMG-it-turns-out-to-be-as-valuable-as-any-acting-class-you’ve-ever-taken 30-Day Self-Tape Challenge we run as a part of the Self-Management for Actors world on Facebook, a lovely actor sharing one of her brilliant self-tapes talked…
Actors: LA Starts on a Yes
Hello lovelies. I just came home from a casting meeting and I’m so freakin’ excited! Why? Because the magic of *starting* the casting process is one that reminds me that LA starts on a YES….
No Role? No Opinion.
Ah… I love it when a pattern emerges. At this weekend’s amazing SMFA Retreat in Los Angeles, it was clear that a lot of actors have been told a lot of things about what they…