Casting Director Josy Rodriguez
Interview with Casting Director Josy Rodriguez

  Dear readers,   The 2024 Artios Awards to celebrate casting directors are happening this …

Artist Georgia O'Keeffe sitting draped in black cloak, looking downward with desert behind her
Figure It Out Like Georgia O’Keeffe

  Dear artistic soul,   I am a huge fan of Georgia O’Keeffe’s artwork. Since …

Heidi Marshall Studio alumni actor Adelina Santana acting in a self-tape
A Self-Tape That Landed This Actor a Top Agent

This is the self-tape scene that landed Adelina a top-level agent.   If you are …

Rami Malek in Mr. Robot
What is an eyeline in film and self-tapes?

  A common concern and hangup for actors is about eyelines in self-tapes.   Where …

Julieta Serrano in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
How to Preserve Your Favorite Self-Tapes

Hi Actors! Let’s make the absolute most out of your self-tape auditions. I want to …

Viola Davis in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Viola Davis, a Master of Arc

  Dear actors,   Let’s study a master of arc…the esteemed and full-out-every-single-time, Viola Davis. …

Double rainbow after rain over evergreen trees
Chasing Satisfaction as an Artist

How do you as actors feel satisfied with your work?   Satisfaction from the work …

Eye in magnifying glass
Auditions Are the Micro of the Macro

Auditions are the MICRO of the MACRO.   Everything that arises in an audition is …

Actor Connie Costanza demonstrating self tape tips
The Art of Self-Tape

(Photo: Studio Alum Connie Castanzo. Tripod designed & built by Matt Dominguez.)   Are you …