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Saturday, December 28, 2024

Has Hollywood Turned a Corner?

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We close book on 2024.  Overall, it has not been a good year. Film/TV production in Los Angeles is reportedly down 40 percent, affecting tho...
Monday, January 29, 2024

The Benefits of Filming on Location

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The three years that saw much of the United States, and the world, under heavy restrictions due to Covid-19 fears prompted many people to ex...
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Acting Tips: Consider Your Roles Carefully

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In an earlier post, I cited Helen Mirren’s take from her online Masterclass on what makes a great script and a great role. It was wonderful...
Sunday, September 25, 2022

Acting Tips: What Casting Directors REALLY Want in a Self-Taped Audition

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The ability to self-tape auditions has opened up many more opportunities for actors in recent years. With casting directors looking national...
Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Acting Tips: Analyzing Actors at the Top of their Game

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One of the most dismaying things I find about many young performers is how seldom they study veteran actors in classic film and television. ...
Monday, January 10, 2022

10 Things I've Learned as an Actor.

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Last year at this time I got a new agent – Michael Zanuck – and booked the first audition he arranged. Forty lines in an episode of the CBS ...
Friday, April 2, 2021

Acting Tips: Adopting a New Name

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Something that used to be routine, but now seems to have fallen out of favor in recent years is the carefully considered stage/professional ...