5 Steps To Create a Fantastic Demo Reel

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...

6 Things Wealthy People Do Differently

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...

To Be Or NOT To Be…

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...

Transform Your Ad Audition

Transform Surrounds & Blocking “When I get an ad script, I really don’t know how to prepare … It’s all just luck anyway … There is nothing to do here, I guess I’ll work it out in the audition.”  An actor will spend years developing preparation methods for TV and...

The Conscious Actor

by Bonnie Katz, MA Going Through Transitions with Strength and Ease Can you let go of the familiar, tolerate feelings of uncertainty, and take the necessary steps to move towards something new?  As actors, you are thrown into situations that are continually changing...