The Emmys 2017
Wow this year’s Emmy Awards were full of laughs, musical numbers, surprises, and fun little things going on with the performances, show, and people there in general. I have a few favorite parts of this year’s award show but mostly loved seeing people who’s performances have really touched and moved me to be acknowledged …
Get Ahead In Your Career
Whenever I hear actors complain about the industry, one thing always seems to be the “worst.” This is how little you have control over in your career. There is almost nothing in your career that will be completely your decision. Unless you are the Executive Producer of a TV show, the head of a Network, …
Social Media for the Actor
This week was exciting as I was lucky enough to attend a social media workshop at the SAG/AFTRA LA Headquarters. Two professionals in the industry delivered this lecture on social media and the digital age: Ben Whitehair and Ryan Walker. They both have larger scale media presences and know quite a bit about being …
Audition Technique Class
I recently decided to sign up for an online audition technique class and have been taking it for the past couple of days. I figured it would be interesting and did not know what to expect out of it. I know how to audition (I’ve been doing it for about 15 years now…) and …
Film Festivals
I recently was lucky enough to receive an invitation to a highly esteemed film festival and decided that I would make it happen to go no matter what stood in my way. The reasoning behind this is because of the value and power I believe film festivals carry, even when you do not personally have …
Silent Films
Back in the olden days, kiddos, the film industry couldn’t quite figure out how to record sound. Motion pictures were exactly that; moving photos, and hardly anything else. Put up against a soundtrack, with some actors and an idea of a start, middle, and end, and we have ourselves a film. This is how …
Being Super Early
Acting is something that you always have to be prepared for. You need to know your lines, look like you’re dressed for the part, and probably one of the more important things about auditioning comes down to your ability to show up on time. In fact, one of my acting teachers from a very long …
Picking Favorites
As an actor, it is actually very important that you are up to date on current TV, film, and entertainment in your section of the industry. You need to be able to take charge of your career, and this means having all the tools necessary to be able to understand what people are looking for …
Smaller Projects
There’s great value to doing smaller projects that you maybe don’t get paid for, or don’t get paid a lot for, it’s important to do because of the connections you can make and the friends you will meet while working. There’s also a lot of credence to the experience you will get out of working …
An Actor’s Work
If you are looking for a handbook on how to do anything and everything as an actor, from training to preparing for the job you’ve booked, then you may want to take a look at the ever-famous novel by a student of Stanislavski called “An Actor’s Work.” You may hate me as soon as you …