Author: Michael Coleman

How To Use or Lose Those Nerves For Audition Success

October 4, 2009
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Most auditions that fall apart and do not resemble what the actor had in mind when rehearsing things in their living room comes down to one word… Nerves. Here are some thoughts and advice on how to eliminate or better yet “use” the nerves to your advantage. Different scenes and characters can utilize these feelings [...]

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Actors: Work With Your Allies – Part Two

July 27, 2009
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Continuation from Part 1, Work With Your Allies where Talent Agents and Casting Directors were brought up.  Here are other allies you work with every day that you want to reconsider your approach when working together: READERS This is your scene partner in an audition. You wouldn’t do a scene on set or in a [...]

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Actors: Work With Your Allies – Part One

July 22, 2009
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The working actor in Vancouver has far more people on their team than they generally utilize to their fullest potential. Too many actors eliminate the “business” from “Show Business.” Successful businesses are efficient and use every tool at their disposal to the maximum in order to separate themselves from competitors locally and worldwide. The professional [...]

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7 Core Elements to Improve Your Audition

June 22, 2009
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Every coach will have a different name for this – sometimes even a different number. But I maintain that there are 7 essential ingredients for EVERY character in EVERY scene in EVERY story EVER told. Learn these 7 and you can’t have a terrible audition ever again. Knowing these inside out will let you play [...]

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