by anitakumar | Feb 23, 2016 | AU, Kym Jackson
An old saying that always rings true to me is “where focus goes, energy flows.” This can be applied to many aspects of your acting career. Are you keeping aware of the projects currently casting? Are you attending film festivals and other networking...
by anitakumar | Jan 14, 2016 | AU, Kym Jackson, US
Yesterday, I was writing my list of what I want to do in the new year. I started writing the typical actor list: book a series regular role on TV, take another six weeks of Groundlings classes, finish the new book website, save x amount of money, etc. I had around...
by anitakumar | Dec 4, 2015 | AU, Kym Jackson, US
I recently worked with a phenomenal comedic actor who had been faced with a problem. A couple of years ago, Rob Schneider was the star of the CBS sitcom ‘Rob’. For any other network, 10-13 million viewers per episode would be huge, but CBS has high expectations of...
by anitakumar | Oct 18, 2015 | AU, Kym Jackson, US
Oh, those feelings we have when we head forth into The Room: the pressure, the anxiety, the nerves! So how do most actors defend against these? There’s “talk as little as possible” (deer in headlights), “keep smiling” (usually becomes...
by anitakumar | Sep 10, 2015 | AU, Kym Jackson
My creative friends are my most passionate. They become passionate about topics of discussion, about their friend’s romantic situations, their partners behavior, other people’s life choices or opposing views in a social media post. Passion is amazing, and I love that...
by anitakumar | Aug 10, 2015 | AU, Kym Jackson
A ‘demo reel’, ‘demo’, or ‘reel’ is a selection of the best clips of footage available to showcase your acting work. Your demo should NOT be longer than two and a half minutes (until you’ve played a substantial role on TV, or in studio produced or award-winning...
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