Acting Tips Blog

How to set new year acting goals? Let me help you. As we enter a new year, 2021  it’s time to set acting goals!  This is a very exciting time of the year and a great time to create a quality career game plan. I will...

Understanding how to take a director's notes What do you do when a director gives you notes? How can you best help yourself to perform the adjustments he wants to see. Understanding a director's notes will require the following. If you do a "take" or at an...

What are the fundamentals of acting? What questions do your ask yourself when you prepare for a scene? What 4 Acting choices NEVER change?  These fundamental choices NEVER change whether you are a beginner or an advanced working actor: WHO am I? WHAT do I want? WHERE...

Best tips to a great head shot The step-by-step process of how to get a great head shot begins with choosing a photographer.  In this video acting lesson, I walk you through the photographer selection process. First in a 5 part series; learn what to look for,...

Best Tips to a Great Head Shot #2 What's your type? Here is a fun exercise to figure out your type.  Write a long list of your traits and qualities. Are you outgoing? introverted? moody? dramatic? The class clown? Even if you think something seems silly and unimportant,...

Best Tips to a Great Head Shot #4 Makeup/Hair for Actors Makeup Hire a professional makeup artist! I cannot stress this enough.  A makeup artist who does makeup specifically for actors, is who you want. Both women and men need a pro. Men have redness, get shiny...

Best Tips to a Great Headshot. Act! This is the final video in my 5 part series, Best Tips to a Great Headshot. OK, you have selected the photographer. Determined your actor "type."Hired the makeup artist. Your wardrobe is approved to match your character types and...