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Prod-Dir-Writer-Actor Schmock Answers About Comedy And More
Executive Producer, Emmy-nominated writer, and actor: Jonathan Schmock answers questions about “breaking in” to acting, about stand-up comedy, and about the craft of funny…WHAT SCHMOCK SAID Part 2…
Exec Producer Answers Questions : Auditions + Hiring Actors
Sitcom ExecProducer Tells About Actors In Auditions, Casting Directors, Choosing Actor, Decision Making, Power Changes That Affects Who Hires The Actor, About Headshots, Importance Of A Resume
A TV Exec Producer's POV On Actors Auditions
Was hanging out with an old friend, Jonathan Schmock, whose got a lot of credits in television. He created the series: 'Sabrina The Teenage Witch'. He's worked as writer/producer on a number of shows such as 'Dharma and Greg'; he has directed; a-n-d was a showrunner along with Jim Vallely ...
'The Green Room' – Learn About Comedy From The Best
What it’s like to be in a room as a comic performer, with other comics. As they share stories, and experiences… You will see an inside view of what a life of a comedian is like, and how a stand-up comic builds a career. You will hear the experiences straight from the comedians, themselves. You may even learn about comedy styling, and comedy acting technique, that you can bring into your own work.
Posture Exercises For Actors-How Important??
So much of getting representation, and acting work, is about perception.
Even if unconsciously, you are being assessed:
Do you have dignity?
Integrity?
Gravitas?
Film Actor Shia LeBoeuf Rates His Own Acting Work
Shia LeBoeuf Tells What Acting Roles He Did, That Disappointed Himself.
He reveals which of his own film acting performances didn’t live up to his own acting standards.
Instead of giving the customary PR bull that we have all…
Next Season On TV :: Which Shows Renewed + Cancelled?
New television network announcements may come in, and I will add them here as they occur…Renewed: ‘Lie To Me’…
TV Pilots Just Picked Up For Next Television Season 5.14.2010
The actors who will be working on these shows will be posted here, as soon as I can get some information.
As the TV networks announce more of their pilot pickups, and show renewals-cancellations…I’ll add them to this post. Here’s the new shows, so far…
The Easiest ‘Part’ Of Acting, For Actors, Is…
There is no other art form besides acting, which requires the artist to express, in the moment, AUTHENTIC EMOTION. There is no other art form which requires the artist to do, publicly, that which they may not even be able to do privately…intimately. Express easily, that which many people may have difficulty allowing themselves to feel.
The Easiest 'Part' Of Acting, For Actors, Is…
There is no other art form besides acting, which requires the artist to express, in the moment, AUTHENTIC EMOTION. There is no other art form which requires the artist to do, publicly, that which they may not even be able to do privately…intimately. Express easily, that which many people may have difficulty allowing themselves to feel.
SAG V.P. Sends Very Heavy Letter Out To Actors
Hang on to your hats, actors. And your union, if you can…Even if you find it faulty, or too much about legal-mumbo-jumbo, to understand or to care about…check into the Actor Union News part of Hollywood Actor Prep every once in awhile. Here’s a link to “The Dire Situation”, as SAG VP wrote in her letter.
Marlon Brando On Acting, The Public, The Business
Brando: You can see it on the faces of the air hostesses’ expressions, you can see it when you rent a car, you can see it when you walk into a restaurant. If you’ve made a hit movie, then you get the full thirty-two-teeth display in some places…
Vera Farmiga (Up In The Air) Demands Respect, As An Actor :: Video
There can be indignities and disrespect. It’s up to the actor to create, maintain, their own dignity. Actress Vera Farmiga, Talking About Acting-Respect…(video)
Kurt Sutter (TV Showrunner) Reads Aloud :: How Networks Work
If you are an actor, and you have this idea that what TV executives are looking for is talent, is creativity…You should listen to this.
Illusions don’t produce prosperity, at all. Kurt Sutter, creator of the TV show, Sons Of Anarchy, reads aloud, from his blog called SutterInk.
...Real blog for actors by an authentic, experienced acting + voiceover professional. Time for a site by someone whose been inside the industry.
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Hollywood Actor Prep Didn’t Cover Emmy Awards 2010
Because the early subscribers are going to get something that I will not show anyone else. For a good long time…Something very special…You will be sooooo surprised at what it is…
Continue Reading »Dana’s Summer Break Playlist 2010
See you all in September!
This doesn’t mean I won’t be posting Emmy winners, or other stuff should I get the urge.
But it does mean I am going to try to shut down my motors, a little.
Here’s a fun, vintage summertime song playlist I put together for you. For in the meantime.
(…You can dance if you want to…)
Funny Videos :: Only A Partial Cop-out, From Dana
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…
Actors Do Get Fired.
Imagine Being An Actor, Overcoming All The Professional Actor Hurdles… …Of breaking into the real acting business, and building an acting career. Making a real good reputation, based on your performances, as a professional actor, within the industry. Regularly guest-starring on a popular show, as a very strong identifiable character on that TV show. Then, [...]
Continue Reading »Tony + Oscar Winning Actress :: Patricia Neal’s Own ‘Brand’
Patricia Neal was an actress with an unexpected, unmatched, presence… …That were due to a combination of elements that blended together so well, that when she acted there was such an organic quality to the individual characters–they never came off as unexpected, or unusual at all. Not to movies, nor to the times, nor to [...]
Continue Reading »‘The World Needs Actors More Than Ever’ :: Video
For Actors: Authenticity, Truth, ‘Being Present’ Are Vital Principles
This is beauty….and it’s got some of the elements that I have been writing about here, lately. And so much more.
Continue Reading »Top 10 Actresses In Hollywood, Money-Ranked By Forbes
Actors Who Are Female– The Top 10 Earning Actresses In The Movie Business, And The Millions They Earn
Continue Reading »"So many great painters, great musicians, great geniuses ended with nothing. With broken hearts in rooms ... I want to see artists sitting at the table that decide the outcome of their lives." --Bono
Professional Actors
‘The World Needs Actors More Than Ever’ :: Video
For Actors: Authenticity, Truth, ‘Being Present’ Are Vital Principles
This is beauty….and it’s got some of the elements that I have been writing about here, lately. And so much more.
Continue Reading »Actor's Life, Art [+Soul] :: USC Commencement Address
But then you remember and come back anyway.
That’s the amazing part.
You come back the next day because even when the words don’t come and the costume’s cutting off the blood to your legs, this activity connects you to your most authentic and naked self..
Editing Paul Provenza Interview Which Got So Deep About Acting, Comedy,Truth, Art…
Until the editing is finished and I can post it, I wonder if I can share the questions that I’ve been pondering since. I wonder if any of you all ever think about the role of truth in your artistry. How much does the daily freedom of emotional expression in your daily life, and socially…affect it’s accessibility, facility, in your acting work
Continue Reading »What Is The Best Thing About Being An Actor? :: Video
Actor Ray Romano says he gets high from acting. Multiple highs… Which one do you relate to?
Continue Reading »Oscar® Actors :: 1st Stage Experience + Acting Addiction Rush
In this video, these Oscar Actors touch on certain acting career experiences, that every actor feels; but aren’t often shared:
Experiencing the excitement of the first time on stage
Realizing the calling…
Carey Mulligan Feels Less Acting Pressure As A Lead Actor
I know that pressure. I know what Carey Mulligan is talking about, when she defines it. When an actor has only two days of work, one day of work, even a week of work; if it’s a small fraction of time of the entire shoot, as an suppoting actor, you feel that extra pressure. You only have a certain amount of time, and it’s ticking, fast…
Continue Reading »Finer film actors
DeNiro’s Speech Before The Screening Of ‘Everybody’s Fine’
Actor Robert DeNiro said “What else can I say?” Then, with a shrug, “I hope everybody likes it.”
Continue Reading »DeNiro's Speech Before The Screening Of 'Everybody's Fine'
Actor Robert DeNiro said “What else can I say?” Then, with a shrug, “I hope everybody likes it.”
Continue Reading »Mickey Rourke On Vulnerability Of An Actor
An actor in the audience asks Mickey Rourke how he moderates sensitivity and vulnerability, for professional acting. In the 2nd video, they talk about the best audition ever at the Actors Studio.
Continue Reading »Mickey Rourke Describes & Defends The (Real) Method
I saw a video where Brad Pitt said that his early acting heroes were Mickey Rourke, and Sean Penn…(I put it on my site called “Hollywood Oscar Prep”– http://oscarprep.com.) They are both: Method Actors & nominated for a “Best Actor” Oscar this year, 2009. Watch how Mickey talks about his own early days as an actor, and training…
Continue Reading »A higher level
Posture Exercises For Actors-How Important??
So much of getting representation, and acting work, is about perception.
Even if unconsciously, you are being assessed:
Do you have dignity?
Integrity?
Gravitas?
Al Pacino’s Rare Interview :: Acting Prep For The Godfather + Much More
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 »Al Pacino's Rare Interview :: Acting Prep For The Godfather + Much More
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 »Fitness Trainers With An Actor Specialty
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 »Actors : What Goes On Film, Stays On Film
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.
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On agents
The Actor – Agent Relationship: 3 Determinants + 1 Sure Thing
There’s a big ‘Number 3′.
IT IS THE ACTOR-AGENT RULE…Always true, transparently, between professional actors and the agents that represent them…
How Professional Actors Relate To Their Agents. Really.
When you are working, in acting, you have representation. A talent agent not only negotiates an actor’s salary after they book an acting role; but before that, the agent makes appointments with casting directors for you to audition…for roles that they feel are right for you.That’s where a lot of professional problems, for actors, begin.
Continue Reading »interviews
Getting Ahead As An LA Actor, One Actor’s Valuable Experience
Actor Robert Wu has made a career in acting; in television, stage, film, voiceovers, in LA. Here’s how.
Continue Reading »Paul Provenza [+ Dana] Talk Stand Up Comedy, Role Of Outspoken Performers
VIDEO:And it’s a passion for Paul Provenza, too, this authenticity thing. That’s a big reason why he pitched a show about stand up comedians to Showtime. Have you seen ‘The Green Room’?some comedic actors; those who may also be called outspoken, independent thinkers, etc. ‘Satiristas’ has George Carlin’s very last interview inside…
Continue Reading »TV Actresses Discuss Acting Comedy On Sitcoms :: Video
Video Of Comedic Television Actresses–Sittin’ Around Talking–talking about acting on sitcoms and comedy television shows.
Continue Reading »Actor : Iconic-Cool. The Film : Iconic-Cool…Still… Belmondo : Breathless.
What stood out, while watching the film Breathless, was how little time has affected Belmondo’s power of coolness in this movie. Filmed in 1959, his clothes are from that time (and they were, actually, his own clothes), yet nothing looks dated…Not French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo in Breathless… even after decades.
Continue Reading »Al Pacino’s Rare Interview :: Acting Prep For The Godfather + Much More
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 »Al Pacino's Rare Interview :: Acting Prep For The Godfather + Much More
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…
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pacino week's done, but...
can't get it elsewhere
Dana Is Doing One-On-One Coaching, And Rare ProActor Workshop
Most actors spend most of their career, on the wrong path, that will never lead them into The Industry. Won’t help them get toward an acting career, even though they think it will.
I am talking about actors who get good training somewhere, maybe even college or grad school, or may even have a good coach!
Still they don’t have a clue about what it specifically takes, to become a professional actor.
And there is no other teacher or website that can teach all this, specifically this. Nope.
And I don’t know if I will want to do this again…
I Will Be Doing An Online Streaming Workshop :: Professional Actor
Sign up sheet for those actors interested in Dana Kaminski’s Streaming Workshop. Why??— I will be sharing real insider experiential information and MUST-DO’s, about Professional Acting. And that is nowhere else…to be found.
Continue Reading »What Kind Of Money Do Actors Make? Actress Frances Fisher Tells You::Video
The public thinks one-of-two-things about what acting professionals earn:
1. Actors make millions. Actors are rich…20 mill, per movie. **OR**2. You’d have to be a nut to choose acting as a career. Ever hear: ‘starving actor’? I shot a video with Frances Fisher (Oscar Nominated Actress: Unforgiven) on the actor salary myth. (SAG Actor Rally at CBS Studios, Los Angeles, on March 18.) Watch the video in this Hollywood Actor Prep Blog post…
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There's a page on this site about Dana Kaminski.Click for Bio PageSAG Election 2009 Results
Actor (and very recent Emmy winner) Ken Howard has won the votes of the professional actors of the Screen Actors Guild today. He defeated three other actor candidates: Anne-Marie Johnson, Seymour Cassel, Asmar Muhammed. A little over a quarter of all the actor members of the guild, who were sent ballots due to good standing, [...]
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