The Baton Rouge resident heard that The Big Short was being shot in New Orleans and was told by a friend working on the film that the production was looking for extras.
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The director of Ant-Man, Peyton Reed, was recently asked on Quora to give some advice to upcoming actors.
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“I mean honestly I look at acting like it’s my job to disappear. The best acting is invisible.” – Michael Shannon
“You can’t compare yourself to your friends as every actor is different. Every role is different. With that being said, you need to brand yourself.”
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Some top agents of young talent speak about how social media has revolutionized the way they discover new talent
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“I worked on 12 pilots this year and most of the series regular roles went to working actors who auditioned.” – Casting Director Jessica Daniels
Pratt then placed orange post-it notes around the set, out of shot. “Then,” he says, “it would catch my attention halfway through the scene, and it would affect me emotionally underneath.”
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“As an actor, you have competition and not just a couple people, hundreds. So, you better be damn true to who you are and what you can play” – Breakdown Services Gary Marsh
The casting directors spoke about filing away a talented actor’s tape if they knew he or she had talent, but didn’t have a project for that particular actor at the moment.
“Focus, don’t stretch yourself too thin, and be realistic about the roles you are right for” – Casting Director Jen Rudin
“There are so many cooks involved now in decisions and it can dilute the creative process” – Casting Director Ellen Lewis on the new realities of casting
“Even if I know the character well, I pre-read fifty people or at least a great deal of people, sometimes even for a one line role” – Casting Director Robert Ulrich
Caitlin shares an acting tip she learned in her time at the British American Drama Academy in London!
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Though Michael Keaton has denied that Birdman is a semi-autobiographical role, it’s hard not to see parallels between Keaton’s character Riggan Thomson in Birdman and his actual career. In this career retrospective interview with DP/30, Keaton covers all the ground that he covered on the way to stardom, including his
There are tons of articles out there for actors learn effective ways to crack into the entertainment business, but other jobs in the industry are a well-kept secret. Now, two casting directors are offering their advice to learn their trade. Paul Schnee and Kerry Barden, who cast the James Brown
Both Ralph Fiennes and Christoph Waltz are award-winning actors who received plenty of acclaim in their own countries before finding even more success in Hollywood. Variety put the pair together for its Actors on Actors feature, and asked them about auditions. Being that they are actors who have directed in
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Check out these 7 tips to become a better theatre actor from Karen Pittman, star of ‘Disgraced’ on Broadway and ‘The Morning Show’
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Bill Murray is considered one of the most versatile and quirky actors in the entertainment industry. How does he continue to deliver high-level work in every phase of his career? He shared a few of his insider secrets during the Toronto International Film Festival this fall. The St. Vincent star
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Jake Gyllenhaal has an interesting perspective about life in front of and behind the camera. As the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Doner, he has a respect for what goes on behind the camera. He utilized that understanding while acting and producing on his latest film, Nightcrawler.
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Your physical posture determines how you feel, how you talk to yourself (either positively or negatively), but more importantly, how the world relates to you and ultimately, how your life unfolds.
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