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Breaking Stereotypes – Empowering Female Actors in the Film Industry

Ilana Rapp — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:59:19 +0000

Over time, movies have acted as a mirror reflecting societal standards and beliefs. In the past, female characters in films and TV were frequently confined to roles that upheld conventional gender norms, depicting them as inferior to men. However, as society evolves, there’s an increasing demand for diverse portrayals of female empowerment on screen. Let’s […]

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Want to Get Better Actors? Write Better Casting Notices!

Kurtis Bright — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:40:43 +0000

It’s been said by great directors that 90% of great directing lies in great casting. So get started the right way… We spend a lot of time here focused on the industry from the perspective of the actor. And while that makes sense – there’s a whole lot of actors out there competing for a precious […]

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Why Producers Should Pay Their Actors (And Why Actors Shouldn’t Always Expect To Be Paid)

Kurtis Bright — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:18:32 +0000

If there’s one thing everyone in the world has in common it’s money. Not that we all have it, but rather that we all need it. Whether you’re a single mother of two working three jobs or you’re an overextended faux-billionaire looking for foreign help to get out from under the debt incurred as a […]

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Lessons We Can All Learn From Transgender Actors

Kurtis Bright — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:37:10 +0000

Let’s face it, it’s a traumatic time to be alive. With threats of the Cold War with Russia starting up again, a sagging economy, and a lack of good-paying jobs even as rents continue to increase, it’s tough out there right now. And if you’re an actor, all that stuff can be doubly intense, given […]

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Making Sausage: Understanding What Really Goes Into The Casting Process

Kurtis Bright — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 18:47:06 +0000

There is a great deal of mystery that goes into the process of acting, a great deal of unknowable connection and subjective emotions and hard-to-explain technique that can often be seen, but which are difficult to quantify. All this, as actors, we should already know. But then there’s casting. It’s a process that, like making […]

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Avoiding The Trap Of Perfectionism: Four Tips For The Actor

Kurtis Bright — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:27:52 +0000

“Now what I have worked out is that it would actually be physically impossible to be perfect for everyone. Everyone has a distinct idea in their head of what each character is like. So I’ve kind of had to lower my standards. I can’t be perfect for everyone.” – Emma Watson, on playing Hermione. As […]

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Six Reasons to Get Excited About Learning a New Monologue

Kurtis Bright — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:26:17 +0000

As artists in a demanding, competitive field, successful actors are constantly pushing themselves. There’s always the next class, the next audition, the next performance to prepare for. But one place where many actors fail to keep on top of the development of their craft is in learning new monologues. It’s easy to look at learning […]

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