I write from Hollywood, California.
To where ever you are.
To let you know that there is a whole bunch of stuff that you need to know BEFORE you come out here to be an actor.
Before you get started.
To be an actor that WORKS.
There’s this blog, and a website too:www.hollywoodactorprep.com. It’ll be up in Feb. (bookmark it?)
Why am I doing this?
Awwww, for the love of it… but if you’ve read this far, you probably are someone that knows about that, too…
I’ll post again soon,
Dana
So much of getting representation, and acting work, is about perception.
Even if unconsciously, you are being assessed:
Do you have dignity?
Integrity?
Gravitas?
This interview is abundant with actor wisdom and information…Hope you find it as entrancing as I did. I do disagree with Katie Couric’s assertion about Pacino’s kinetic energy…
Continue Reading »This interview is abundant with actor wisdom and information…Hope you find it as entrancing as I did. I do disagree with Katie Couric’s assertion about Pacino’s kinetic energy…
Continue Reading »One of the things that they have developed is a way to get actors ready for award show season. They have specific exercises for posture, and teach how to stand when on the red carpet. I went and filmed them talking about it.
Continue Reading »Act like a professional, in your regard and in respect to your career, with respect to your highest self. Learn to act like a professional actor. That’s why it’s called that. And when you are ready to put something out for the public, and for your future employers to see, make sure it is only at the level that your future employers will want to employ you from…and employ you over all the other actors. Skilled professional actors.
Continue Reading »But don’t be fooled by the common belief, about acting. Or the ease that the really great actors make it appear, in the end result.
That ease is a derived mastery. It is a magical, yes.
All magicians take time to prep. As do actors.
But don’t be fooled by the common belief, about acting. Or the ease that the really great actors make it appear, in the end result.
That ease is a derived mastery. It is a magical, yes.
All magicians take time to prep. As do actors.
But you don’t have to worry about the validity of the casting directors widget, which I embed in the very next post. Yes, I see that a few of them do have products that they sell to actors, as of this year; that’s kind of a new thing. But at least, if their intent is to market their product, they are giving you some truly experiential expertise to get you to dish out the dough for whatever they are selling. They aren’t making up the advice out of thin air.
To my knowledge, April Webster, who cast LOST …
But don’t be fooled by the common belief, about acting. Or the ease that the really great actors make it appear, in the end result.
That ease is a derived mastery. It is a magical, yes.
All magicians take time to prep. As do actors.
But don’t be fooled by the common belief, about acting. Or the ease that the really great actors make it appear, in the end result.
That ease is a derived mastery. It is a magical, yes.
All magicians take time to prep. As do actors.
Actor Michael Sheen: What I am desperately looking for, is what it is like when they drop the mask.
What are they like when they are at home? Where people, sort of, betray themselves.
The most compelling thing about watching acting is when that happens. [VIDEO]
Actor Michael Sheen: What I am desperately looking for, is what it is like when they drop the mask.
What are they like when they are at home? Where people, sort of, betray themselves.
The most compelling thing about watching acting is when that happens. [VIDEO]
Why Might These Videos Have Value For Actors?
1. One of the most valuable things to do is to laugh. That’s my opinion.
2. It’s also a gift to be able to make people laugh. Funny Or Die has contributions some of the funniest actors and comedians.
2. Original Web Material. That looks…
Academy Award Winning Actor, Ben Kingsley, Acted Like He, Too, Wanted To Be Noticed By Michael Bay……Whether or not there was a role for him, or even one available. Just like Heidi Montag.
(Remember her on camera audition, here, at Hollywood Actor Prep? If you didn’t see it already, that’s a link!)
What Handsome Actors are in this video?
Josh Hartnett, Ethan Hawke, Rob Lowe, Lenny Kravitz, Matt Damon, Matthew McConaughey, Patrick Dempsey, Tony Romo…
– JohnKrasinski shows his comic mojo–in his simple delivery of short lines.
This Comedy Sketch Is Not Intended For Anyone Under Age 12 [Video]
…Or whatever the puberty age is now…
The lead actor-appearing-with-breasts is former Oscar Nominee, Marion Cotillard…Other actors-with-breasts, also formerly Oscar Nominated, are Taraji P Henson, and Lesley Anne Warren.
Continue Reading »Oscar’s Best Leading Actress Winner Sandra Bullock Is Not In This Video Clip
– Hey, it’s a Sunday and it’s almost Spring. Shall we have a few laughs??
Another reason that I posted this is because it is Richard Lewis, onstage, in process. It’s not a memorized act, line-by-line. You can hear how he specifically chose material for this particular audience. Especially, I want to point out how loose he is. Onstage, he’s at home. He’s been doing this for years, and it shows. He’s also amongst peers…(VIDEO
Continue Reading »Funny Stuff Happens While Onstage, or Filming. It just does.
Sometimes it’s funny, rather; and sometimes not so funny.
If you are a performer, you will probably enjoy this. Quite a bit.
(Even if you are not a performer…)–VIDEO
My two least “faves” (may as well use the lingo, isn’t that just fab?)…(and oh, I am cringing as I avoid typing them) …are:
Terms Used To Describe Actors:
–Thesps– and –Starrers–.
Yes. I have read them. In Variety. And Other Perfectly Acceptable Publications. (Excuse me…I must now exit for a second, to throw up.)
My two least “faves” (may as well use the lingo, isn’t that just fab?)…(and oh, I am cringing as I avoid typing them) …are:
Terms Used To Describe Actors:
–Thesps– and –Starrers–.
Yes. I have read them. In Variety. And Other Perfectly Acceptable Publications. (Excuse me…I must now exit for a second, to throw up.)
Bad Actor Rap video, really quite funny. If you’re an actor, you may like this a lot…
Continue Reading »About breaking into acting, about making success in the acting profession. The next post of LA Actor, Robert Wu, will not only inspire actors of Asian, or other specific types…this actor’s guest post will inspire all actors.
Continue Reading »When I met this Texas actor on Twitter, and I learned he lived in Austin; I was stoked. I’d been to Austin on a roadtrip back in my college days, where I had a wild weekend of live music…Many LA actors that originally come from Texas; buy an additional home there, after they start to make some real acting bucks. Directors like Robert Rodriguez and Richard Linklater live there…
Continue Reading »This Is A Guest Post By Asian-American Actor, And Novelist, Raymond K. Wong:
‘I could be a serial killer.
Or at least, as an actor, I could play one. There’s nothing inherently limiting about my abilities…’
Did you know that good posture makes people look more attractive, taller, younger, thinner?
And it also gives actors a confident, responsible, professional, trustworthy, durable, HIRE-ABLE presence.
You want to walk in as a stand-up kind of person. A reliable, accountable actor. [Video]
You think in ten years we will remember “streaming” and laugh? (Like: “Oh we thought we were so cool using ‘Streaming’… That’s like the dinosaur…”)
My first Sunday Brunch of the New Year is right here, and I think, on this January 3, 2010–that we all are pretty cool. There’s nothing more hip, than artists evolving in their craft, and getting smarter about how to do so, and be able to share it with the world.
One of the most beautiful things about acting, I believe, is that a professional actor can spend the rest of his or her life growing as an artist. I’m not sure other professions are like that. But, I wouldn’t know, either. Acting is the only real profession I’ve ever had.
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great site. I look forward to hear more….