NYCastings - DirectSubmit » On-Camera 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 5 Skills Actors Must Work On From Home https://www.nycastings.com/5-skills-actors-must-work-on-from-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-skills-actors-must-work-on-from-home https://www.nycastings.com/5-skills-actors-must-work-on-from-home/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2020 18:10:50 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=19059 BY MICHELLE DANNER As an actor, you are always training regardless of whether you are seasoned or just starting out. You want to say, “I have a craft.” You are always in the pursuit of sharpening your tools. You are looking to keep your instrument alive responding, open to stimuli. Actors depend on having an instrument that works. […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/5-skills-actors-must-work-on-from-home/feed/ 0 Body Language and Auditions: How to Book Before you Say a Single Line https://www.nycastings.com/body-language-and-auditions-how-to-book-before-you-say-a-single-line/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=body-language-and-auditions-how-to-book-before-you-say-a-single-line https://www.nycastings.com/body-language-and-auditions-how-to-book-before-you-say-a-single-line/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:38:38 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=16180 “Fie, fie upon her! There’s language in her eye, her cheek, her lip,  Nay, her foot speaks; her wanton spirits look out  At every joint and motive of her body.” — William Shakespeare There is of course no one who could put the facts about body language more artfully than the Bard. But one thing […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/body-language-and-auditions-how-to-book-before-you-say-a-single-line/feed/ 0 What Type Of Acting Class Is Right For You? https://www.nycastings.com/what-type-of-acting-class-is-right-for-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-type-of-acting-class-is-right-for-you https://www.nycastings.com/what-type-of-acting-class-is-right-for-you/#comments Mon, 13 May 2019 14:51:14 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=15892 “I’ll always be there because I’m a skilled professional actor. Whether or not I’ve any talent is beside the point.” – Michael Caine Does everyone remember when they booked their first paying gig? It’s truly an amazing feeling –  whether you’re dressing up as a princess for a kid’s party, planted firmly at the back […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/what-type-of-acting-class-is-right-for-you/feed/ 0 In Acting, Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number (And It’s Not Really Even That) https://www.nycastings.com/in-acting-age-aint-nothing-but-a-number-and-its-not-really-even-that/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-acting-age-aint-nothing-but-a-number-and-its-not-really-even-that https://www.nycastings.com/in-acting-age-aint-nothing-but-a-number-and-its-not-really-even-that/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2019 14:29:16 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=15636 If there’s one thing that actors of all stripes worry about, it’s appearance. Let’s just be honest, kids. Yes, our talent is the most important thing, of course. But acting is a notoriously looks-oriented business. There are very few other “job interview” scenarios apart from auditions in which you’ll find yourself in a room surrounded […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/in-acting-age-aint-nothing-but-a-number-and-its-not-really-even-that/feed/ 0 Walking in to the Audition Room: What to Know and What to Expect https://www.nycastings.com/walking-in-to-the-audition-room-what-to-know-and-what-to-expect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=walking-in-to-the-audition-room-what-to-know-and-what-to-expect https://www.nycastings.com/walking-in-to-the-audition-room-what-to-know-and-what-to-expect/#comments Fri, 30 Jun 2017 17:19:37 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=10137 So for those of you with some experience: do you remember your first time? No, not that, you perverts. I’m talking about the first time you walked into an audition room for a professional audition. High school and university auditions are one thing: you’re in a room with your friends, and you’re probably auditioning for […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/walking-in-to-the-audition-room-what-to-know-and-what-to-expect/feed/ 0 Taking your Acting from Stage to Screen https://www.nycastings.com/taking-your-acting-from-stage-to-screen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-your-acting-from-stage-to-screen https://www.nycastings.com/taking-your-acting-from-stage-to-screen/#comments Fri, 23 Jun 2017 16:32:41 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=10059 The history of acting is an ancient and proud one. The earliest recorded instance of a person relating words to an audience as a character dates back to Thespis, who performed in 532 B.C. in ancient Greece. And despite actors being thought of over the centuries as prostitutes (ancient Rome), pagans (early Middle Ages) and […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/taking-your-acting-from-stage-to-screen/feed/ 0 The Top Five Mistakes Beginning Actors Make–and How to Solve Them! https://www.nycastings.com/the-top-five-mistakes-beginning-actors-make-and-how-to-solve-them/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-top-five-mistakes-beginning-actors-make-and-how-to-solve-them https://www.nycastings.com/the-top-five-mistakes-beginning-actors-make-and-how-to-solve-them/#comments Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:38:46 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=10055 Sometimes it’s hard to imagine, but every actor you’ve ever heard of had to start somewhere. They all had their very first steps onto a stage, their very first rehearsal, their very first lines uttered. There was a point at which your favorite actor was a fresh-faced newbie, as wide-eyed and awe-struck by this strange […]

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