NYCastings - DirectSubmit » characters https://www.nycastings.com Casting Tools for Casting Directors and On-Camera Talent Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:20:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 What Makes A Captivating Male Lead In A Feature Film https://www.nycastings.com/what-makes-a-captivating-male-lead-in-a-feature-film/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-makes-a-captivating-male-lead-in-a-feature-film https://www.nycastings.com/what-makes-a-captivating-male-lead-in-a-feature-film/#comments Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:17:13 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=24764 Creating a captivating male lead in a feature film is an art that combines character development, actor performance, and narrative engagement. As an expert in cinematic storytelling, here are key elements to consider when crafting a great male lead: 1. Multidimensional Characterization Complexity: A great male lead should be more than a one-dimensional character. He […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/what-makes-a-captivating-male-lead-in-a-feature-film/feed/ 0 Mastering Your Image: The Actor as the Architect of Perception https://www.nycastings.com/mastering-your-image-the-actor-as-the-architect-of-perception/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mastering-your-image-the-actor-as-the-architect-of-perception https://www.nycastings.com/mastering-your-image-the-actor-as-the-architect-of-perception/#comments Thu, 28 Sep 2023 21:13:11 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=24652 Mastering Your Image: The Actor as the Architect of Perception In the world of acting, perception plays a crucial role in the trajectory of your career. You are not merely a performer but a brand, an entity with a unique signature that stands out among the rest. Each decision you make, from your headshots to […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/mastering-your-image-the-actor-as-the-architect-of-perception/feed/ 0 Unraveling the Character: A Guide to Making Informed Choices for Actors https://www.nycastings.com/unraveling-the-character-a-guide-to-making-informed-choices-for-actors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unraveling-the-character-a-guide-to-making-informed-choices-for-actors https://www.nycastings.com/unraveling-the-character-a-guide-to-making-informed-choices-for-actors/#comments Thu, 06 Apr 2023 19:39:08 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=24038 As an actor, your ability to create a rich, layered character that resonates with audiences is paramount to your craft. When handed a new script, the choices you make will shape the character you bring to life. In this article, we’ll discuss a detailed approach to making informed character choices, helping you to develop a […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/unraveling-the-character-a-guide-to-making-informed-choices-for-actors/feed/ 0 Mastering the Art of Character Development: 10 Essential Tips for Actors https://www.nycastings.com/mastering-the-art-of-character-development-10-essential-tips-for-actors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mastering-the-art-of-character-development-10-essential-tips-for-actors https://www.nycastings.com/mastering-the-art-of-character-development-10-essential-tips-for-actors/#comments Wed, 29 Mar 2023 19:45:09 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=23987 Just received a script for a self-taped audition, and you’re eager to make a lasting impression? Fear not! In this article, we’ll explore ten essential tips from expert acting coaches to help you develop a rich, multidimensional character from a script. Whether you’re a seasoned performer or an aspiring thespian, these tried-and-true techniques will guide you […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/mastering-the-art-of-character-development-10-essential-tips-for-actors/feed/ 0 Stand-Up Comedy for Actors https://www.nycastings.com/stand-up-comedy-for-actors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stand-up-comedy-for-actors https://www.nycastings.com/stand-up-comedy-for-actors/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2023 21:32:07 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=23629 Many stand-up comedians have become successful actors. This, of course, includes roles in comedies, but also includes dramas; great stand-up comedians like Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams went on to win Academy Awards (Goldberg for Ghost in 1990; Williams for Good Will Hunting in 1998). Sometimes, a comic’s break into acting could be attributed to them merely cashing in […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/stand-up-comedy-for-actors/feed/ 0 Filming Scenes Out Of Sequence: Tips To Stay In The Character’s Headspace https://www.nycastings.com/filming-scenes-out-of-sequence-tips-to-stay-in-the-characters-headspace/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=filming-scenes-out-of-sequence-tips-to-stay-in-the-characters-headspace https://www.nycastings.com/filming-scenes-out-of-sequence-tips-to-stay-in-the-characters-headspace/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:45:44 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=23535 If you’ve been cast in a film, you may find the shooting schedule to be a bit confusing when you first receive it. Maybe you’re filming your death scene first, or doing a grand emotional scene before the scenes building up to it. When we watch a movie, we have a chance to get to […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/filming-scenes-out-of-sequence-tips-to-stay-in-the-characters-headspace/feed/ 0 ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS SERIES: Ellen Abrams – Acting Coach, Casting Director, Actress https://www.nycastings.com/advice-from-the-experts-series-ellen-abrams-acting-coach-casting-director-actress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advice-from-the-experts-series-ellen-abrams-acting-coach-casting-director-actress https://www.nycastings.com/advice-from-the-experts-series-ellen-abrams-acting-coach-casting-director-actress/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2021 21:17:44 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=21956 For this installment of ‘Advice From the Experts’, we met up in Los Angeles with a woman who really puts the ‘multi’ in multi-talented. Ellen Abrams, or Ellie as her friends call her, is a Casting Director, Acting Coach, Actress and Writer, splitting her time between Los Angeles and her home state of Minnesota. After […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/advice-from-the-experts-series-ellen-abrams-acting-coach-casting-director-actress/feed/ 0 ‘Advice from the Experts’ Series – Myreon Arslan of MJB Talent Agency https://www.nycastings.com/advice-from-the-experts-series-myreon-arslan-of-mjb-talent-agency/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advice-from-the-experts-series-myreon-arslan-of-mjb-talent-agency https://www.nycastings.com/advice-from-the-experts-series-myreon-arslan-of-mjb-talent-agency/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2021 21:23:27 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=21723 ‘Advice from the Experts’ Series – MJB Talent Agency’s owner, Myreon Arslan The business of acting can be overwhelming and intimidating. It usually begins with a desire and a passion to perform as a storyteller but can quickly turn into an unforgiving abyss of bad advice and talent over-saturation. How do you navigate the constantly […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/advice-from-the-experts-series-myreon-arslan-of-mjb-talent-agency/feed/ 0 Be a Cold-Blooded Killer: Bringing Your A-Game to the Cold Read https://www.nycastings.com/be-a-cold-blooded-killer-bringing-your-a-game-to-the-cold-read/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=be-a-cold-blooded-killer-bringing-your-a-game-to-the-cold-read https://www.nycastings.com/be-a-cold-blooded-killer-bringing-your-a-game-to-the-cold-read/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:57:02 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=16508 As actors we spend a lot of time obsessing about auditions – with good reason, of course. We are in the only profession that I know of that requires workers to go to job interview after job interview for much of their career. No sooner do you get hired for one job before you’re off […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/be-a-cold-blooded-killer-bringing-your-a-game-to-the-cold-read/feed/ 0 How Doing Stand-Up Comedy Can Fuel Your Acting Career https://www.nycastings.com/how-doing-stand-up-comedy-can-fuel-your-acting-career/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-doing-stand-up-comedy-can-fuel-your-acting-career https://www.nycastings.com/how-doing-stand-up-comedy-can-fuel-your-acting-career/#comments Wed, 03 Jul 2019 15:16:45 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=16145 So an actor walks into a comedy club… That’s it, there’s no joke here, just a thought: when was the last time you deliberately took yourself out of your comfort zone as a performer? Like, REALLY out there?  Most of us talk about pushing ourselves and stretching our internal boundaries as actors, but the truth […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/how-doing-stand-up-comedy-can-fuel-your-acting-career/feed/ 0 How To Get That Look That Just Pops On Screen: Standing Out In An Oversaturated Market https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-get-that-look-that-just-pops-on-screen-standing-out-in-an-oversaturated-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-get-that-look-that-just-pops-on-screen-standing-out-in-an-oversaturated-market https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-get-that-look-that-just-pops-on-screen-standing-out-in-an-oversaturated-market/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2019 16:00:29 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=17475 Most of us actors get in the game and stick with it because we love what we do. (If you’re not in it for the love of acting, you might want to rethink your career choice!) We spend countless hours in school and classes learning the craft, then we spend countless more hours practicing the […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-get-that-look-that-just-pops-on-screen-standing-out-in-an-oversaturated-market/feed/ 0 My Child is Too Shy to Be in Show Business https://www.nycastings.com/my-child-is-too-shy-to-be-in-show-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-child-is-too-shy-to-be-in-show-business https://www.nycastings.com/my-child-is-too-shy-to-be-in-show-business/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2018 19:59:32 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=14048 First ask yourself why you want to put your kid in show biz. … Then ask your child if they want to be in show biz.  … If their response is, “I’m too shy” but you see a twinkle in their eye, and maybe a partial smile that they’re trying to hide from you by putting […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/my-child-is-too-shy-to-be-in-show-business/feed/ 0 How To Make The Audition Choice That Will Land You The Role Every Time https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-make-the-audition-choice-that-will-land-you-the-role-every-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-make-the-audition-choice-that-will-land-you-the-role-every-time https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-make-the-audition-choice-that-will-land-you-the-role-every-time/#comments Fri, 11 May 2018 14:29:43 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=13428 “It is our choices… that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”  –J.K.Rowling “Making Choices” sounds like one of those dreadful performance/educational improv groups we used to have to sit through in high school. Do these things still exist?  You’d have to attend a mandatory assembly and watch a group of hyperkinetic, […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-make-the-audition-choice-that-will-land-you-the-role-every-time/feed/ 0 The Five Qualities Every Director Wants to See in an Actor https://www.nycastings.com/the-five-qualities-every-director-wants-to-see-in-an-actor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-five-qualities-every-director-wants-to-see-in-an-actor https://www.nycastings.com/the-five-qualities-every-director-wants-to-see-in-an-actor/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2018 19:45:47 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=12733 “I do not always know what I want, but I do know what I don’t want.” – Stanley Kubrick As actors, we naturally spend a lot of time thinking about and preparing for auditions, as that is the most stressful part of the job for most of us. It’s also the first step, the gateway […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/the-five-qualities-every-director-wants-to-see-in-an-actor/feed/ 0 How To Avoid A Boring Audition https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-avoid-a-boring-audition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-avoid-a-boring-audition https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-avoid-a-boring-audition/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2018 17:30:45 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=12661 “Self-consciousness is the enemy of all art, be it acting, writing, painting, or living itself, which is the greatest art of all.” – Ray Bradbury It’s difficult to explain to one’s non-actor friends just what a weird tight-wire act we walk every time we go out to audition.  Sure, most civilians will have some degree […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-avoid-a-boring-audition/feed/ 0 Five Acting Techniques to Help You Quickly Get Into Character https://www.nycastings.com/five-acting-techniques-to-help-you-quickly-get-into-character/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-acting-techniques-to-help-you-quickly-get-into-character https://www.nycastings.com/five-acting-techniques-to-help-you-quickly-get-into-character/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2018 17:57:26 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=12369 “There’s nothing like getting yourself into character and seeing a different person. It really wears on your vanity.” –Elizabeth Moss If you’ve ever gotten to meet a truly great actor just after they have performed a role on stage, you might have been surprised by just how different they are face to face. Of course, […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/five-acting-techniques-to-help-you-quickly-get-into-character/feed/ 0 How to Laser-Focus Your Television and Film Auditions https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-laser-focus-your-television-and-film-auditions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-laser-focus-your-television-and-film-auditions https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-laser-focus-your-television-and-film-auditions/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2017 18:09:13 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=12135 As challenging as it can sometimes be to make a living by acting, you have to admit this is a great time to be in the business. There are more channels, more web-based television and film production, more online opportunities, and more independent films being produced these days than ever before. The explosion of niche […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-laser-focus-your-television-and-film-auditions/feed/ 0 But Why Would I… How to Find Motive for Any Character https://www.nycastings.com/but-why-would-i-how-to-find-motive-for-any-character/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=but-why-would-i-how-to-find-motive-for-any-character https://www.nycastings.com/but-why-would-i-how-to-find-motive-for-any-character/#comments Fri, 27 Oct 2017 17:07:45 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=11004 “When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, ‘It’s in the script.’ If he says, ‘But what’s my motivation?, ‘ I say, ‘Your salary.’” –Alfred Hitchcock There are lots of old jokes about stupid actors. Much like blond jokes, these jokes are usually kind of stupid themselves. But one […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/but-why-would-i-how-to-find-motive-for-any-character/feed/ 0 Versatility: What it Can Do For You as an Actor https://www.nycastings.com/versatility-what-it-can-do-for-you-as-an-actor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=versatility-what-it-can-do-for-you-as-an-actor https://www.nycastings.com/versatility-what-it-can-do-for-you-as-an-actor/#comments Wed, 04 Oct 2017 17:13:09 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=10779 A few years ago the brilliant “Key and Peele” sketch comedy show featured a hilarious parody of “Les Mis” that had even fans of the musical rolling in the aisles. To give you some idea, it currently has some 8 million views on YouTube. But one of the forgotten yet very funny pieces of the […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/versatility-what-it-can-do-for-you-as-an-actor/feed/ 0 How to Make a Big Splash at Every Audition https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-make-a-big-splash-at-every-audition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-make-a-big-splash-at-every-audition https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-make-a-big-splash-at-every-audition/#comments Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:01:17 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=10695 Auditions are often called the toughest job interview in the world, and with good reason. You’ve got a little more than a minute to make an impression and show the casting team that not only do you have the acting chops and the look for a certain role, but also to demonstrate your own personality. […]

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