Mae Ross Vlog-Blog

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...

 Soap Opera Tips for Actors A Saturday at 3-2-1 Acting School with our awesome instructor Guy Nardulli.  If you are an actor on set, you will benefit from these tips. What are some soap opera tips for actors? Guy knows...

SOAP OPERA Tips for Actors Soap Opera Acting is "bring your A game" challenging for these 10 reasons: Tons of Dialogue to memorize. Pink Pages (last minute rewrites) 5 am memorizing. FAST pace. One Rehearsal. One Take.  Truthful subtext for every scene. Close up, after close up, after close up. The long stare. Cry on...

What Parents and Young Actors Should Know About the Agent/Talent Relationship and How to be your talent agent's best client. Use these tips. Agents Love Parents and Actors Who: • Are always REACHABLE within an hour by phone, text or email. • Within 2 hours (of an audition notice) confirm...

How Commercial Child Actors Hold Products VIDEO Part of being a professional actor is learning how to deal with props. Especially in commercial auditions, it's important to know exactly how to handle a product. However, it is much easier said than done. You would be surprised to...

  At our acting school, we make sure our students walk into every audition as prepared as possible. Part of that is being comfortable with commercial copy. Catchy slogans littered with alliterations are what advertisers use to make their product stand out from the rest. This...