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The Great Acting Blog: “Using Memory To Learn More Effectively”

31.07.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

I have been wanting to write something about learning lines for a while now but have struggled to come up with a way of making it seem, well, sexy. My recent research on the nature of memory however, has lead me to discover new ways...

The Great Acting Blog: “Why Do Actors Do It?”

30.07.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 35 Comments

From the outside, the life of an actor may not look too appetising, indeed, many former actors appear to have lacked the stomach for it - the continual struggle, the financial insecurity, the constant judgement, all seems to grind them down after a while. A...

The Great Acting Blog: “Take A Point Of View And Act On It”

29.07.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 4 Comments

Take a point of view on everything you do. If you don't like the way something is done, don't just accept it, make a note of it, work-out how it can be done better, and do it in the new way. Perhaps you don't like the way...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Story Of The Working Actor”

28.07.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 39 Comments

When I started out as an actor I had a friend who was constantly in work. He had been an actor for the same length of time as I had, but while I struggled to get even a bit part in a student film, he...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Director’s Culture”

27.07.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

So often the director sets the tone for a production. His approach to the work becomes the approach of the company. If he shows seriousness, commitment and focus for example, then that becomes the dominant culture of the group. Other directors prefer to create a...

The Great Acting Blog: “What Have You Got To Offer?”

26.07.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

The constant stream of actors moaning about work, or lack thereof I should say, really doesn't make any sense at all. Firstly, there are actors who complain about not having any work but never actually attempt to get any. Draw your own conclusion there. But...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Scarcity Of True Artists”

25.07.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 6 Comments

People who try to treat acting as a business are wasting their time. Why? Because acting doesn't make any business sense whatsoever. No businessperson in their right mind would view an acting career as a choice investment opportunity. If we examined the life of an...

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