For the daily needs of actors trying to make it big!!!
“The camera adds 10 pounds”, “You always look bigger on film”, “If you lost just a few more pounds you would look better for this role”… We have all heard it before, its not just a mere myth, women AND men in the industry are really told such statements on a regular basis. So a new trend seemed to appear: The super –skinny…
Its not always easy to let someone in your life, but even less easy, is to let someone in when you are surrounded by an industry based on image, false promises and self-interests. And personal assistants get close, really close!…
This is the thing; if you have been following this blog you already know it focuses both on the personal, technical and business sides of acting. So you know I personally believe every actor is his own boss, his own company, his own business, his own PR, accountant, manager and his own employee. So ask yourself this…
Manderino makes very good points with which I agree right off the bat. Such as the need to respect for tradition, but the belief that techniques of Stanislavski or Boleslavski should have been used as a springboard for further development. Not as something static…
Technically your check looks like it should be enough to cover your bills, expenses and even saving up for a rainy day, doesn’t it? But then something happens, and you end up eating dry cereal and the occasional can of tuna waiting for the next check to arrive…
After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple find themselves in a violent struggle, in which they go beyond what either of them thought capable in order to survive…
For some artists their job is their safe-haven. When they are in a bad personal situation they can immerse themselves into their craft and forget about it for hours, days… For actors that is practically impossible. The difference lies…
If you don’t have one already, or you need a change, you should be doing research on finding a top-notch photographer who specializes in actors’ headshots. Get referrals and interview them, look at their portfolio and think about which one could take a better picture of you. AND about with whom you would feel more comfortable…
Donating plasma to make a couple of extra bucks?… (The simple dollar)
What gadgets do you use to keep organized?… (Gizmodo)
Simple Formula for a fulfilling career… (Life Optimizer)
Terminator wants Schwarzenneger for his Head, not his body… (Defamer)
At 17, MICHELLE is bright and direct in her group therapy session. Applying lipstick, SHE addresses the audience as the group…
The real history of movies is much, much older than we think. The obsession of reproducing the moving image, emulating as much as we can the reality before us, has chased man since he became man…
Dear fellow actors,
There have been some problems and no posts have been published in the last few days but we are back in business people! And we have upgraded and now have the opportunity of keeping posts in reserve to set for specific date publishing in the evnt of something like this ever happening again. [...]
Its amazing what technology can do now-a-days and how the studios and film-makers are using it leaves us in awe. Every year some new form of CGI or motion-sensors showed up. But now we are going to witness a whole new level. 3-D animation movies with people-like characters will no longer take years to make…and who knows what more developments this will lead to!
Here is a list of all the shows this season by day. Remember that one of the best things you can do as an actor is to be prepared and up-to-date so BE SURE to watch atleast all the Pilot episodes of each show. Whether you continue or not, getting a feel for the style and acting in every show is very important. You never know when you will be called in to an audition of it!
Like every week we post a book review on a subject related to acting, health, personal growth or anything related to the showbiz industry. In this case we talk about ART BY COMMITTEE A guide to advanced improvisation by Charna Halpern.
The book is a follow-up to the book Truth In Comedy, in which the author [...]
Cast: Tony Curtis, Jerry Lewis, Thelma Ritter
Dir: John Rich
Synopsis: American playboy Bernard Lawrence has cleverly designed a system using the airline timetables to keep going three affairs with flight stewardesses. However, his life soon starts to descend into a shambles after the arrival of a friend, Robert Reed, and a dreaded change to the flight order, whereby it becomes increasingly difficult to keep his three fiancées apart…
All of us have bills to pay, obviously. And we also have countless expenses: classes, headshots, assistants, printing…etc. And con artists know this. So they come up with get-rich-fast “jobs” that are alluring. Generally these offers take on forms such as: packaging envelopes form home, making jewelry, investing in stocks packages, fabricating candles, assembling together some form of hand crafted what-not…and as you do you will be making thousands! Tens of thousands!! Or so they say…
Auditioning is acting, however, there is no such thing as character development in the cold (prepared) reading audition. After all, you are not given the entire script to read through in advance. So you don’t rehearse; you prepare, which is quite different from a rehearsal process. Here we will tell you how to prepare for the diferent types of auditions; Theater, Film…
Here is a great product for any actor in the NY area. Its a wonderful guide filled with resources on the business of being an actor, a planner, contact sheets, but most importantly has a vast amount of savings for the actor. And you know how we like to keep track of our money in Breakalegg!
A Resource Guide
Over 60 categories of listings with 100s of resources so you don’t have to do the searching. Click on the sections below to view the specific categories.
A Planner
7 Day at a glance and a place each day to track your audition information…
First of all let me get things straight: auditioning and managing your career IS a job. You have many responsibilities both on a daily level as a longer-term level, so if you don’t feel like you are working hard even without having a steady role, then you are doing something very wrong.
Calling your agent (or finding one if you don’t already have it), same with your manager or publicist, going on auditions, interviews, memorizing sides, studying in class and on your own, reading up on your career, updating your resume, going to callbacks, working out….
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