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@actorchristianjames
To get a massive audition is a daunting experience. To get a massive audition can be exhilarating. To dive in to the deep end, get your hands on a script, read all 110 pages, reread some scenes, then stay up half the night making choices for your character can be exhausting, yet joyous. To prepare...
Are you an actor? Are you for real? Are you training? Are you booking? Are you booking jobs that pay? What are you doing to differentiate yourself from the other 50 or 500 actors that you are competing against? What kind of choices are you making? Are you being specific? Are you researching? Are...
A fellow actor commented tonight about how annoying “Ungrateful Working Actors’ are. The mindset of ungratefulness is one that I cannot wrap my head around. I struggled for the better part of 16 years in this business before I started getting any kind of consistent work. Consistent being more than...
Acting can be like riding a bull. Wild. Unpredictable. Unmerciful. A Letdown. or Glorious. And it can leave you sore sweaty and bloody. Let’s not forget auditions and callbacks. They can seem like a 7 Second bull ride. Sometimes, no matter how well prepared you are, no matter if you are the...
Study! Study! Study!
No matter what career field maybe you have to know what you are doing! Right? Right, so in acting you need to take classes you need to learn how to be your best! I have been blessed to have some amazing coaches in my life: Anthony Reynolds is my Scene Study and Business Etiquette Coach, Gary also teaches me Scene Study, and my other amazing friend and coach for Meisner is Erin Burns.
You see I love what I do and I want to be MY best so I make the Casting Directors jobs easy to say YES!!! He is the Guy!!! Take the advice because I received it from Working Actors who work all the time. Study your craft and be the best you can be!
I find that what we do as TV and Film actors seems cool and interesting to those outside of the business. They say, “That is so awesome!” “It must be better than working in a cubicle like me.” “Have you met a lot of stars?”
I say that, “Yes it is a pretty cool business, when you are working. It...
Great advice right here ladies and gentleman!
Always keep your ears open...
So I had an audition I needed to get put on tape today. Went to Gary’s and knocked it out. After taping we went out for coffee with our good friends all of which are actors.
So… we get to this quaint little coffee shop and say our hello’s, keep in mind Gary and Tony have over 35years of experience in between them. So as you can imagine I kept quiet as we listened intently to there advice and their past experiences. I also gained some great tips from an amazing Actor Erin Elizabeth Burns who is an absolute angel!
Gaining knowledge about what certain casting directors like, when to slate and when not to slate, it’s the little things that make a huge difference.
I guess what I’m trying to say is… When you have 3 Amazing Actors that are all constantly working, keep quiet and listen.
This concept of being “ready and available” is one that surprisingly, many actors cannot seem to wrap their heads around. It’s puzzling because the Film/TV business is so very competitive. It comes down to one of two scenarios, you are either serious and have the desire to make this a career or...
I am so fortunate to have met a few actors of late and I say a few, that actually listen and want to learn. I am still learning after many years in the business. We should all be consummate students. I am. I learned something on set today and was unfortunately put in an awkward situation but came...
You Never Know When You Will Gain Knowledge
So its 10:40pm and I get a phone call from my good friend and one of my coaches Tony…
and the conversation begins…
All of a sudden I’m receiving an in depth look at what is to come with Acting! Not only that but I am gaining more knowledge about the business and what I as an actor need to do to always be prepared and ready.
Tony starts giving me one piece of advice after another: (Always have headshots, resumes and business cards on you) was one for instance. For an hour I listen intently to him tell me stories about his experiences and I keep thinking to myself, this is amazing!
I have truly been blessed to have someone care so much about my future and who is looking out for me. Any way long story short 1 hour and 20 mins later we are saying are goodbyes and I am thanking him for everything he has done for me.
Never Take An Audition For Granted
I had an audition due Monday a 10am, I waited until the last minute to do it... Why though? Well I am a very selective person and I like to work with people I trust. So, I text my coach Gary and we agree on 9:30pm Sunday. Now it was late and Gary was tired from a long trip he had literally just returned from but that didn't stop him! We went to work, I had 3 scenes to tape and Gary wouldn't let me stop until they were all perfect. He had me go through different emotions when delivering each line to see what best fit the character breakdown. Finally after an 2 1/2 hours I was done.
Now, what you have read so far doesn't really meet the criteria of the title posted above... Well let me correct that... In between each take Gary would sit with me and watch what I had done, always giving me pointers: "Make sure you don't use your hands" or "Practice staying still and work out the ticks you have". He was always giving me advice and all I had to do was SHUT UP and LISTEN. Just as trconsults aka: Anthony Reynolds always tells me " God gave you one mouth and two ears for a reason"
So, when you go tape an audition listen to what they are saying! That being said make sure your coach is a WORKING Actor or a Highly credible coach. The reason I say this is because if they aren't they probably are not the coach you need to be working with to advance your talent.
But remember to always keep your ears open and your mind ready to learn. You never know when amazing knowledge will come!
