Film Acting and Stage Acting: Key Differences Film acting and stage acting have many differences. Here are just a few. Everything is larger than life on stage. By everything, I mean your body language, your movements, your facial expressions, your voice volume, etc. The first type of training you should have is a theater or […]
Film schools are a great place to make connections and get experience as a new actor. In Austin, we are very lucky to have UT where many talented students go off to make great films. It’s very common to bump into the same group of actors in auditions at the UT media building. If you […]
Acting Experience. To get a nice gig you much have experience. To have experience you need to have gigs. Sooo, how are you supposed to jump in? Don’t stress out, read on because I am going to tell you exactly what I did to fatten up my resume. This helped me get in front of […]
This post contains affiliate links. A few actors have asked me what websites for actors I find most useful. So I put together a very handy list just for you. These websites offer many different tools for actors online. Click on the link and browse through their archives for all sorts of information from acting […]
Often new actors and actresses will work on student films for free in exchange for experience, a copy DVD of the movie for their reel and snacks. Working with film students is a great way to learn the ins and outs of working on movie sets. This also gives you the advantage of meeting […]
I’m very excited to announce that I am finally finished writing my book, “Acting in Texas: A Step by Step Guide to Getting an Agent & Texas Actor’s Directory”. While I was putting together the resource portion of my book, I realized just how lucky I am to live in this wonderful city where theater […]
Resources for Actors in Texas. Breaking into the film industry in Texas has many advantages over trying to start in larger markets like LA or NY. Texas might be a large state but the film and theather community feels like family. I have put together a list of resources to help new actors find the […]
Now that the new year is here I had the urge to purge starting with my walk-in closets. Yes, I have 2 walk-in closets full of clothes, shoes, wigs, and seasonal clothes. I started taking out clothes I don’t wear often but then I had a thought. Could I use these clothes for my actor’s […]
Hey everybody! Today I wanted to talk briefly about a hot topic for actors…..drum roll::::::> Should actors work as background/extra on a film? Yes or no? Many people have too many opinions and some people even say stay away from extra work! As for me, I say working as an extra is a must […]
Casting Scam. Hey everybody! I was just thinking about something that happened to me when I first made the decision to pursue acting as an actual career. At that point I put myself out there. I mean I REALLY put myself out there, I answered any casting call, any cattle call, any auditions that I […]