by anitakumar | Jul 23, 2015 | AU, Kym Jackson
For actors moving to Hollywood from other countries and regional areas of America, it is vital to perfect a flawless standard American accent. There are a variety of American accents: the Northern states (almost sounds Canadian), the East Coast (Boston, Jersey,...
by anitakumar | Jul 16, 2015 | AU, Tough Love for Actors, US
by Paul Russell 60 Reasons Actors Don’t Need a College Degree in Acting I confess. I have a shame. During my early career (the ancient acting days)… I fibbed. I lied about my education. I foolishly believed an actor needed to display on a resume evidence of a college...
by anitakumar | Jul 15, 2015 | AU, Kym Jackson
I have met a ton of wealthy people, and a ton of broke people around the world. Over time, it becomes obvious that people lacking money imagine things wealthy people do are out of their reach. This isn’t remotely true; the day-to-day behavior of the rich is...
by anitakumar | Jul 10, 2015 | Seminar Recap, US
Commercial casting director Chadrian McKnight of House Casting joined us for our June seminar to give actors his perspective on the industry from his experience as both an actor and a casting director. Here are the day’s five biggest takeaways: 1. Improvising in...
by anitakumar | Jul 8, 2015 | AU
As a filmmaker who specialises in showreels, I hear a lot of what actors want from a reel. The problem is however, what a lot of actors want, is not actually what they need. “I really love Natalie Portman, I want to do a scene from Black Swan.” – NO! NO YOU...