An Actor's World

Working With James Franco's Nana: NEWSWEEK's 2011 Oscar Roundtable

2011-04-09T18:09:00.000-04:00

Lee Strasberg on Acting (Clip 1)

2011-03-24T17:47:00.000-04:00

How important are improvisation skills for commercial auditions?

2011-03-21T10:10:00.000-04:00

Does it matter to casting directors and agents if you have a degree from...

2011-03-21T10:09:00.000-04:00

What do you do if you really mess up at an audition?

2011-03-21T10:08:00.000-04:00

Marci Liroff Interview with Inside Acting Podcast

2011-03-21T09:58:00.000-04:00

Being Human - Jason Watkins On Acting

2011-03-16T13:08:00.000-04:00

Sinead On Acting - Being Human, Making of Series 3 - BBC Three

2011-03-16T13:06:00.000-04:00

Lenora on acting - Being Human, Making of Series 3 - BBC Three

2011-03-16T13:05:00.000-04:00

Aidan on Acting - Being Human, Making of Series 3 - BBC Three

2011-03-16T13:03:00.000-04:00

How to stop acting by harold guskin

2011-01-26T08:35:00.000-05:00

Presents different techniques for stage and screen actors, including a new approach to acting and advice on auditioning, developing a character, and playing difficult roles.

The Acting Bible: The Complete Resource for Aspiring Actors

2010-12-14T08:58:00.000-05:00

Professional acting is both an art and a business, and this book advises beginning actors on how to cope successfully on both fronts. Opening chapters describe the difficulties every budding actor encounters and explains basic acting techniques, which include memory exercises and methods for developing stage presence. Chapters that follow instruct in—

• Reading the play with understanding and learning to build the character that the actor will be portraying

• Developing the actor’s voice, imitating regional accents, and more

• Expressing the character’s thoughts and ideas through body posture and movement

• Adapting acting techniques to different media: stage, film, TV, and radio

• Learning the business side of acting by selling one’s talents effectively

The author strips away preconceptions and clichés often associated with acting, and pinpoints common mistakes that inexperienced actors need to overcome and avoid. More than 300 instructive illustrations.

Inside Acting Podcast - Bjorn Johnson

2010-12-07T18:11:00.000-05:00

The Tao of Show Business: How to Pursue Your Dream Without Losing Your Mind

2010-08-25T10:56:00.001-04:00

By Dallas Travers

The Tao of Show Business dispels the industry myths that keep actors stuck. This book generously offers a delightful, practical, and digestible approach to mastering the entertainment industry one day at a time.

Secrets of Screen acting

2010-08-25T10:55:00.001-04:00

By Patrick Tucker

When it was first published in 1993, Secrets of Screen Acting broke new ground in explaining how acting for the camera is different from acting on stage. Reaction time is altered, physical timing and placement are reconceived, and the proportions of the film frame itself become the measure of all things. In this updated edition.

I'll be in my trailer: the creative wars between directors and actors

2010-08-25T10:53:00.000-04:00

Authors John Badham, Craig Modderno

Beneath the entertaining and instructive war stories lies the truth: how directors elicit the best performances from difficult and terrified actors. You'll learn how to use proven techniques to get actors to give their best performances - including the ten best and ten worst things to say - and what you can do when an actor won't or can't do what the director wants.

The Success Creed

2010-07-21T14:22:00.000-04:00

This is a short 'exercise' that can help you to get

where you want to go.

Simply say these words each day - until they become

second nature.

I got this from another website.

* * * * *
The Success Creed

I have decided to succeed.

I now know that this decision is critical - it will

determine the results I get.

Furthermore, I have decided to succeed wildly.

I will make enough money to become financially secure

and comfortable - with plenty left over to do good

and make a real difference in the lives of people I

love.

Because I know that it takes just as much effort to

think big as it does to think small - I will think

big. I will also work hard - very hard.

Success that is permanent and sustained will require

massive effort on my part.

Overnight success is a fiction.

I cannot plan for fictional success.

Reality is not optional.

The secret to achieving my goals is my own belief that

I can do it. Once I am in this frame of mind, I have

already won.

All that remains to do is to execute my plan.

It's not what I achieve in the end that matters - it's

who I become in the process.

Failure is just an event.

(Repeat as needed.)

Looking for a good monologue ?

2010-03-18T11:41:00.000-04:00

Here is a good site if you are looking for a monologue. It also has a link to other monologues sites. Enjoy !

Colin's Movie Monologue page: http://www.whysanity.net/monos?

The Actors Vow

2010-02-24T16:30:00.000-05:00

I thought I would share it with you and it may just be something that influences your acting life.

The Actors' Vow
From Elia Kazan

“I will take my rightful place on stage
and I will be myself.
I am not a cosmic orphan.
I have no reason to be timid.
I will respond as I feel;
awkwardly, vulgarly,
but respond.
I will have my throat open,
I will have my heart open,
I will be vulnerable.
I may have anything or everything
the world has to offer, but the thing
I need most, and want most,
is to be myself.

I will admit rejection, admit pain,
admit frustration, admit even pettiness,
admit shame, admit outrage,
admit anything and everything
that happens to me.

The best and most human parts of
me are those I have inhabited
and hidden from the world.
I will work on it.
I will raise my voice.
I will be heard.”

The Art of Acting by Stella Adler

2009-12-09T16:01:00.000-05:00

I've heard great things about her. She taught alot of hollywood stars.An inspiring book by a great lady of the theatre. Compiled from transcripts of Adler's notes and classes, this book has 22 acting lessons that cover everything from beginner exercises to how to dress the part and create characters.

Sanford Meisner on Acting by Sanford Meisner and Dennis Longwell

2009-12-09T15:42:00.000-05:00

Here is another great book that I have. I took a class of the Meisner Technique and it works.This book follows a 15-months acting class taught by Meisner, so you’ll get some good practical insight into his exercises and how to apply them to scenes you’re working on.

Where to Purchase these books?

2009-11-20T22:50:00.000-05:00

You can purchase these books at Barnes & Noble,Borders Books,Amazon.com, and The Drama Book Shop in New York.

How to Be a Working Actor: The Insider's Guide to Finding Jobs in Theater, Film, and Televisionby Mari Lyn Henry, Lynne Rogers, Joe Mantegna

2009-11-20T22:41:00.000-05:00

It's a book about how they do business, and what they look for when casting a role. You'll also learn how to select the right agent; deal with high living expenses; nurture yourself mentally and emotionally; more.

The Power of the Actor by Ivana Chubbuck

2009-11-20T22:36:00.000-05:00

A great book about breaking down a script and script analysis .

How to Get the Part . . . without Falling Apart!: Featuring the Haber Phrase Technique for Actors by Margie Haber

2009-11-20T22:32:00.000-05:00

Gives actors tools to break through their psychological roadblocks to auditioning.

THE ACTOR'S FIELD GUIDE:Acting Notes on the Run

2009-11-20T22:23:00.000-05:00

Every actor should have one handy - in purse, book bag or back pocket - at all times.

A Must Have Book. I Know because I have one and I carry it with me when I am going to New York to go to an Auditiion.

Welcome to An Actor's World

2009-11-20T19:30:00.000-05:00

I will be posting some recommended acting books and some great resources for your passion for acting. For now checkout some of my Acting links.

Latest Issue November/December 2009 of The Callsheet by Backstage

2009-11-20T18:19:00.000-05:00

Formerly Ross Report Callsheet by Backstage is a great book that comes out every other month. It's good for actors who are trying to get an Agents and Managers. It also has Casting Directors. It has addresses for Agents,Managers and Casting Directors. You can pick up a copy at a Borders Books Store in Allentown across form the Lehigh Valley Mall or in New York(The Drama Book Store, Borders and Barnes & Noble) if you happen to be there.

Fine on Acting: A Vision of the Craft is now available!

2009-11-20T16:40:00.000-05:00

I just received a copy of Fine on Acting: A Vision of the Craft by Howard Fine. He is considered one of the best Acting Teachers in California. You can order his book at a Barnes & Noble , Borders, Amazon.com, and Drama Book Shop in New York.