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YOU CANT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE…

GIVING THANK YOU SPEECHES…

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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…

TECHNOLOGY IS OUR FRIEND… BUT CAN IT MAKE YOU PRETTIER??

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder—68 different beholders in the case of Tommer Leyvand’s new “beautification engine.” The software, featured in a story in the New York Times, takes preferences from a poll of 68 men and women from Israel and Germany who looked at pictures and chose the most beautiful subjects. Measuring common traits like smaller eyes, rounder chins and higher foreheads…

SEPARATING YOURSELF FROM THE PACK

Elizabeth Dillon at HB Studios in NY was one of the best teachers for beginning actors in the business. Her ability to be clear about acting choices set her apart from all the other teachers. Dillon said drama is heightened reality. Not just a sigh, but the most profound sigh. Not just a tear, but the most poignant tear. Not just a laugh, but a contagious laugh…

AGING IN FILM…

Except in some rare exceptions, aging sucks no matter what profession you are in. The mind works better and just as fast as at 30 but it just seems like the packaging doesn’t follow. Now add on to that that this profession is one which involves the factor of beauty, youth and health, and you have yourself a dilemma.

IS YOUR IMAGE AND PHYSICALITY YOUR DESTINY??

Whether we like it or not, its true that your face is your fortune. If you are Cameron Diaz, Halle Berry, or Brad Pitt, your face can and will open many doors for you; if you are not perceived as beautiful, reviewers might not focus on your acting. This happened to Kathy Bates, where critics like John Simon said things like “its a shame her leading man should play opposite an actress who is enormously overweight”.,,

SHOW ME A SMILE…

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Now a days there is simply no excuse to not take care of your mouths appearance or hygiene. With all the available products in the market though, sometimes it can be hard to decide…

DO YOU FEEL THE NEED TO IMPRESS?

WHEN IS SKINNY REALLY “TOO SKINNY”?

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“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…

WHAT CASTING DIRECTORS WANT IN HEADHOTS

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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…

HOLLYWOOD TRICK: THE SELF-TANNING PHENOMENON

If you want to look just like the ever-cinnamon Jessica Alba, Brad Pitt, JLo, Eva Longoria, David Hasselhoff, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Simpson, then sun-less tanning is the way to go if you want to avoid premature wrinkles, over exposure or even skin cancer. Aside from the health benefits, there are also many career-specific benefits to the industry if you decide to use this method. First of all you possess a very wide range of “tones” to either match your skin tone or correct it! And when the camera or spotlight is on you that can make a big difference…

PERFECTING YOUR HANDSHAKE TO CREATE A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION

Its fundamentally important for an actor to present him/herself in a confident and professional manner. Specially because sometimes first-impressions are all we get with casting directors. So beside appearances, our body posture and our handshake need to match the “persona” we want to present. The perfect handshake is one that is not too aggressive but firm and made with a clear intent, with our hands clean and dry, and accompanied by a polite “hello” and a smile…

BE UNAPOLOGETIC AND EMANATE CONFIDENCE

One of the biggest mistakes that new actors make is being a little too cocky or even disrespectful thinking that it would project more confidence and casting directors or producers would look at them as if they were someone who stands his own. WRONG!

People can read through silly tactics that only make you look bad, immature and like someone they don’t want to work with. But worse than being cocky is being insecure and…

BEING SEXY… IF YOU’VE GOT IT, SHOULD YOU FLAUNT IT?

By definition, being considered sexy is not a bad thing, but what about when people, and in particular actors or actresses, exploit it to earn some extra money? Is taking a few harmless pictures with less clothes counterproductive? Or will it boost a staggering career? What about flirting with the casting director, or wearing more alluring clothes to an audition?

History has proven once and again that there is no sure-fire way to…