by Michael Bean | Jun 26, 2013 | Tutorials+Articles
Download Tutorial (Quicktime MOV) | > Eyeline: Where an actor is looking on camera—as if there were a straight line between your eyes and what you’re looking at. (i.e. “Where’s your eyeline?”) The camera needs to see your eyes. Your eyeline is the imaginary line...
by Michael Bean | Jun 26, 2013 | Tutorials+Articles
Download Tutorial (Quicktime MOV) | Next Tutorial: Eyeline >>> Mark: A line on the floor to indicate where an actor should stand for the camera. In an audition or on set there will almost always be a tape mark on the floor that shows you approximately where to stand....
by Michael Bean | Jun 6, 2012 | Tutorials+Articles
Vancouver Casting Director Tiffany Mak (IMDB) talks to the SpringBreak’12 class at Biz Studio about how she got into casting, how much influence she has in determining who gets cast, the process that she goes through when casting a new project, how she chooses...
by Michael Bean | Mar 11, 2012 | Tutorials+Articles
It’s the question that every actor wants a straight answer for. How much "potential" is there for me to book professional work? The full answer goes something like this. Being "marketable" in film and television requires four things: look...
by Michael Bean | Mar 9, 2012 | Tutorials+Articles
This clip from Jerry Lewis’ “The Errand Boy” (1961) is a fantastic illustration of the comic acting style that was popular at the time, descended from stage comedy tradition of vaudeville. You can see influences of this style of comedy on modern...
by Michael Bean | Feb 18, 2012 | Tutorials+Articles
What To Look For In A Talent Agent Biz Studio has a video “Web Gallery” of unrepresented students that goes out once a semester to all the most reputable local talent agencies, the ones that we trust to do good business (i.e. 15% commission, no agency...
