by Michael Bean | Jun 13, 2025 | Acting, Tutorials+Articles
I’m convinced that casting and other decision makers decide who an actor is and if they’re right for the character in the first five seconds of watching a self tape audition. That’s why it’s so important to make sure that your first few seconds...
by Michael Bean | Jun 13, 2025 | Acting, Tutorials+Articles
There’s enormous pressure on actors to project self-assurance on and off the screen because acting is difficult, stressful, and highly competitive, and decision makers in the industry are looking for actors that will be able to survive and thrive under the pressure,...
by Michael Bean | Mar 19, 2025 | Tutorials+Articles
There are at least 20,000 actors with professional representation in BC, with such a range of ages, looks, connections, skills and abilities that the scope of what might be “normal” is so vast that there *can’t* be an easy answer. Anyone with an easy...
by Michael Bean | Dec 14, 2024 | Tutorials+Articles
A lot of what I do is help students move from “making faces” and “doing voices” to using their imagination and their understanding of themselves to use real feelings in their acting. To me that is the essence of what I’ve been calling...
by Michael Bean | Feb 22, 2024 | Tutorials+Articles
One of the advantages of teaching young actors as well as adults is that it forces me to find clear, concise language for complicated acting ideas. In the pandemic I relocated from Vancouver to the Gulf Islands to support my son, and I’m now on Saltspring...
by Michael Bean | Dec 20, 2023 | Tutorials+Articles
Biz Studio owner and head coach Michael Bean, on: – What parents need to know about the skills of on-camera acting.- The “Actors Food Chain”, the steps in the process between actors and booking professional work in film and television.- How you can...
