We have all been there. You use google to search for someone you just met, to verify something a date told you, to find info on your favorite actor. But what happens when you do? You normally get both sides of the story. The good and the bad harsh critics. So if you are thinking of searching for yourself…be ready.

The obvious dangers of looking to see what others say of you is of course; finding something you dont want to see. Worse than that, you might even find things written from people you DO know and who might have even once been considered your friends. Or nasty little critics who may have absolutely nothing in common with you but still claim they know you, or they dated you once, or they know your ex…so on and so on…

In very few cases, if you have started to actually be known for your work, the worst you will find is a not-so-good review of your last role. But more often than not, an actors life is going to be surrounded by negativity, criticism, skepticism and even lies. The greater an actor, normally the worst it gets. You have to deal with it if you chose this profession, but if you rather not hear it, then dont google yourself, or read the gossip magazines, or try and find out who is talking about you…

On the other hand, curiosity killed the cat. So in my case at least, I cant help it. I just want a glimpse at what is put out there. Granted, I take in the good AND the bad, and take it all with a grain of salt because you never know whats coming next. So my advice to all you curious actors out-there trying to know what is said about them, their work…etc, is NEVER take ANYTHING on the internet TO HEART. The good can be just as harmful to you as a person as the bad, so it goes for those wonderful fanblogs out there that claim you are a natural star and sooo underrated! Dont believe that either. Let it feel good to know others think it, but dont think it yourself. You will be setting yourself for disappointment. And the bad stuff? Well, its just gonna “keep on coming’” so I would just try and get over it as soon as possible. But try and use what you can of negative critics. For example: did a critic say no one

can understand you and the tone of your voice is as false as can be? Well maybe he is the one with the problem, or simply a jerk. But…could it also be possible that you could benefit from taking some good voice classes? Think about what positive things you can get out of even the most horrid criticisms.

A note on gossip: mostly Ive been referring on “professional” comments on google. But what about those pictures of you on a date and a note saying its your lover when its just a friend. Or the picture of a “not so good day” on the beach where they make fun of your “Love-handles”? Well ladies and gentlemen, if you cannot deal with those things (And I in no way think they are right. There SHOULD be a law to forbid it) but being the way show-biz is now a days, then you probably shouldn’t be in the biz. It comes with the title and as hard as it is, you need to be graceful about it, and ignore every single piece of gossip that comes out. On you OR on any other actor. Dont get sucked in.

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Here it is. One of those moments you dream about but don’t know if will ever come true HAS come true. You are getting an award!!!!!!!!!!! Its great. You feel great, You look great, they give you a great award for a great job. Your on top of the world. Then its your time to shine and give a good speech. Who do you thank? Your blocked and have so many names of people who have helped you that you cant think straight…

You should have prepared a good thank you speech. That’s what were here for. Ok first some basic notions for actors; people who have helped you in your career would like to be thanked, but not all of them expect to be named in a few seconds speech! You dont need to make a list of 50 people to enumerate while you are on stage. If you have a certain group of people who belong to the same company, production house, studio or agency then just say that, not all of their names. And remember that the most important thing for someone getting their first major award (when you have 40 you can get as creative as you like) is to keep it short and simple. Dont drag it on, please.

Here is what the speech should be made up of:

• Religious figure and parents/family first if applicable.

• Your co-workers on the project; you dont need to name them all. If one stood out then name him or her and then add “and all of the wonderful actors/people from..XXX…who helped bring this project to life and made it such a wonderful experience…” or something like that. Include the studios or people who help “pay” for the project too.

• The people who give you the award or voted for it. Ex: “To NHB Studios and the fans who voted for me….”

• Finally if there is someone else who you feel needs to be granted credit for this award do it: normally your agent, manager, the director…not your best friend who let you bunk in her place during acting school. It might be a moving story, but now is not the time. Thank her by taking her to dinner or getting her a role in your next big project. Not by wasting peoples time at the show (remember time is money in this biz).

Then just say thank you one last time, and step back or off the stage.

SIMPLE. SWEET, SHORT.

If you are largely known for your humor and have been given a comedian of the year award or something similar. Then by all means put a twist on the speech and make it yours. Funny, witty. But if you are not born with that natural “funny gene” where anything you say gets laughs, dont attempt humor in this occasion.

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BREAKALEGG

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Feature film acting is the most difficult because of four things:
1- Feature films are long.
2- They are generally shot single camera.
3- They are shot ‘4-wall’, which means all four walls of a set can or will appear.
4- The environment in which the audience sees the final product is very controlled and unforgiving.

Allow me to elaborate.  The average film shoot for a major motion picture takes 60 days.  Each day a film crew captures enough material to equate to about 60 to 90 seconds of screen time.  You read that right; out of a 12-hour (usually longer) day they cover a minute’s worth of material.

The level of precise physical and emotional continuity required by the actor is extraordinary and it has to remain consistent.  You will do scenes over and over and over again in rehearsal, blocking rehearsal, camera rehearsal, during photography and all the associated resets and ‘coverage’ that that entails.  Not to mention the fact that most scenes are shot out of sequence and many locations will require multiple emotional and physical states that will need to blend seamlessly with footage that could be shot a month later.

It takes an actor of exceptional dedication, skill and most importantly experience under those specific filming environments to pull that job off well.  That experience takes years to accumulate, which is why nearly all of the young ‘stars’ of today have been acting since they were kids.

By comparison, television simplifies the matter greatly for actors, although it adds it’s own complications.  Things that make television less demanding are:
1- The shows are generally shorter.
2- They are generally shot multi-camera.
3- They are generally ‘3-wall’ sets.
4- The story lines generally run to completion week to week.
5- The environment in which the audience views the final product is much more forgiving.

I say ‘generally’ for most of these examples, because truth be told, television is much more sophisticated than it was even 10 years ago. There are many more shows that are shot ‘single-camera style’, usually two-cameras on Steadi-cams (a mobile camera platform attached to an operator that allows stable photography while in motion) and many are doing ‘4-wall’ style production.  As far as physical and emotional continuity are concerned, television is far more forgiving and there is almost never a need to maintain that continuity over great lengths of time and through many disparate and incongruous shooting conditions.  That is primarily the reason that most feature film actors can work easily in television, while many television actors struggle to go the other way.  Don’t get me wrong, television folk are working hard, but it’s a different kind of work.