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 …

Trick for Memorizing Scripts

  Okay. I learned something from a teen actress that is going to blow your …

poster of Nasty Baby film, mumblecore acting
Understanding Genres (Mumblecore!)

  How versed in genres are you as an actor?   Do you know how …

Know Your Politics

TODAY’S TIP: Know your politics BLOG WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN in 2017 (so some references to …

Big tree in Namib Desert
Develop your Philosophy

We were in the Alumni Gym last night, working hard and thinking DEEPLY about acting …

Under-5 does not mean Under-whelm

This is a longer blog – read it all for the little nuggets I’m revved …

Post-Audition Blues

Listen to the sound of the broken record:  It is all about the journey and …

Open Call: what you want to know

Yesterday we had an Open Call for our feature film, That White Girl.  We are …

Opinions From The Other Side

When I teach on-camera auditioning and acting, it’s an exchange that feeds my own creativity. …