Still from I May Destroy You, TV show, what is casting looking for, audition
What is Casting Looking For?

What is casting looking for? Many actors struggle with this eternal puzzle. At all levels …

Still of actor Ayo Edebiri preparing dishes from The Bear, Season 2 Episode 10, audition, self-tapes, character
Prepare Self-Tapes: Quick Top Tips

Actors who are preparing self-tapes, remember this: Doing the work begets the work. A person …

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Movie Making: What to Do On Set Between Takes

The magic of filming is that the world stops around you while you’re working. Making …

Still from film ANATOMY OF A FALL, mother watching child testify, acting tips
Acting Tip: How To Avoid the “Memory Trap”

Hi artists, here’s my acting tip for you on a very common script scenario—   …

Film still from FAME (1980), actor, filmmaking, artist feedback
Receiving Feedback as an Artist

We must master how we receive feedback as artists.  Aye, it’s tricky. It’s humbling. It’s …

Joaquin Phoenix acting technique, finding your camera
“Finding your camera”: acting technique?

Actors, do you know how to “find your camera”? Do you consider this part of …

hand on voicemail, still from 1995 film Waiting to Exhale, Acting Coach Heidi Marshall on Booking the Acting Job of a Lifetime
Booking the Acting Job of a Lifetime

Many times, I see actors get sooooo close to “booking the acting job of a …

In the Summers film Heidi Marshall On-Set Acting Coach
“In the Summers” Film: Reflections From Set

I was sitting down to write an email to my community of actors when I …

Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin Vega in Original Broadway Cast of Rent
Keeping the Wildness In Your Performance

  I used to go to concerts and nightclubs to seek out kick-ass singers when …