Judging a scene as we see it. We tend to judge scene work as we see life, not as the script gives us. We always want to trust our instincts when reading a scene, but I think it is always helpful to take a step back and see what a different point of view could look like. You have heard before that "life is not how it is, but life is how we see it". Like I have said in previous blogs, if we … [Read more...] about Judging scene as we see it.
Self Help
Human connection
Human Connection For as long as you can go back in our history, religions and mystics have talked about our connection to one another. Our human connection can be felt, it can be measured, and our human connection can show up through empathy and energy. Did you know that the iron that pumps through our blood to keep us alive is only, and I mean only, created when stars crash into each other?! … [Read more...] about Human connection
Owning your power.
Owning Your Power Let's start off with a quick exercise before we get into owning your power, or finding your power. Follow the directions. On your own time, take two nice, deep breaths; and on the third one, make it a deep enough breath that you close your eyes and can feel every little area of your chest cavity fill up. HOLD IT! Push your stomach out as far as you can full of air. Once you … [Read more...] about Owning your power.
Top 5 books I recommend to actors!
Top Five Books I Recommend I have mad respect for the masters of the craft - Meisner, Uta Hagen, Stanaslavsky, Chekhov, Strasberg, Adler, and the list goes on of amazing acting teachers over the years. These books aren't from them, I have Uta Hagen in my top 5; but the other books are a little newer. One isn't even an acting book, but a life book. If you follow my blog, you have … [Read more...] about Top 5 books I recommend to actors!