by Cast It Admin | Mar 7, 2016 | Movie Review, US
“Once upon a time, before I came, you cried and cried and watched TV all day, until you were a zombie. But then I zoomed down from Heaven, through Skylight, into Room. And I was kicking you from the inside. Boom boom! And then I shot out onto Rug with my eyes wide...
by Cast It Admin | Mar 4, 2016 | The Competitive Edge, US
In a commercial audition, the Casting Director or the Session Director gives you directions before you start. The directions will usually be made up of: The general feel of the spot The feel of who you are in the spot/attitude Your relationship to other characters in...
by Cast It Admin | Mar 4, 2016 | The Conscious Actor, US
Are you using your full palette of emotions on auditions or are you playing it safe by using only the familiar ones? It’s your job to give the best performance possible at every given opportunity. It’s not easy to breathe life into words on a page and make...
by Cast It Admin | Mar 4, 2016 | Commercial Actors Should Never...
Blaming an agent is an easy thing to do. You can easily pin almost everything going wrong in your career on them. It’s common. I hear it all the time, and it’s not my favorite. Sometimes I’m sure it is warranted. But it’s my strong belief that it is a veeeeery...
by Cast It Admin | Mar 4, 2016 | Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career, US
Getting yourself in the right place to be plucked up. Recently, I was invited to a first read-through of a brand new play by a renowned Los Angeles playwright. Aside from being a rollicking good time, the afternoon was instructive on many levels, from what it takes to...