by anitakumar | Sep 14, 2016 | AU, John O'Hare Studios
There was a lot of reporting on Jared Leto’s horrible behavior on the set of Suicide Squad. Social media went zany about the exploitative dangers of “method acting” and its acolytes. It has been alleged that he claimed to be using these techniques to...
by anitakumar | Sep 14, 2016 | #BreatheMoveReact, AU
This month in honour of RUOK DAY on September 8, I want to talk about mind fitness. Exercise keeps our bodies fit and healthy. However, our minds are just as important as our muscles, so this month, let’s incorporate mental health in our workouts! As actors, our...
by anitakumar | Sep 8, 2016 | Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career, US
For a long, misguided time, I wore my perfectionism as a badge of honor. Rather than understanding it as something that stopped me from living a happy life, that kept me from “shipping,” and, most saliently for our purposes, formed the chief stumbling...
by anitakumar | Sep 8, 2016 | Movie Review, US
Southside with You Summer, 1989. Do the Right Thing tackles race issues in America and puts director Spike Lee on the map. Janet Jackson’s hit song “Miss You Much” plays on radios across the country. And a 28-year-old Harvard Law student named Barack Obama goes on a...
by anitakumar | Sep 5, 2016 | UK
Voice work for actors is a key component of training, and part of the long term acting career for many. There are so many differences, however, from person to person with how they take on accents. The differences can exist because of where someone is born, how lyrical...
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