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Control Your Imagination, Not Your Face
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 Island. This...
Parents: Tools To Support Your Young Actor
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 help with "self...
Free Acting Class: MyFreeActingClass.com
JOIN LIVE: Free online acting classes by Biz Studio owner and head coach Michael Bean. For the Zoom link (and videos of past classes) visit www.MyFreeActingClass.com, join anytime! What you’ll learn:• How to break in• How to create castable performances• How to create...
Where’s the passion? Each actor has to find it for themselves
Parent: My son is still somewhat borderline interestwise re acting classes. For sure tho he keeps getting auditions so definitely opportunity is knocking. He just loves to perform too and seems to have talent. However, my take is he simply sees work and not "I'm lucky...
Video Tutorial: Trust The Camera
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Video Tutorial: Ease
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Video Tutorial: Confidence on Camera
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Biz Studio Tutorial | Camera Technique: Eyeline
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...
Biz Studio Tutorial | Camera Technique: Mark
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....
How much work is there for me? Part Two: Marketable Skills
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 -- a...
Pantomime: Jerry Lewis “The Errand Boy” 1961
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 television in the work...
What To Look For In A Talent Agent
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 fees, small-ish...
How much work is there for me? Assessing an actor’s “Potential” (Part 1)
It's the question that every actor and every parent 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:...
Parents Q&A: My kid has had no auditions, my agent says it’s slow… what do I do?
Parents Q&A: My kid has had no auditions, my agent says it's slow... what do I do? Q: My son is now a part of the Union and I am under the impression that this may be part of why he isn't getting calls for background and commercials. I have been told that because he...
Parents Q&A: My daughter is scared of her scene, how can I help her?
PARENTS Q&A: My daughter is scared of her scene, how can I help her? THE QUESTION: My daughter is concerned about her scene for Saturday. She doesn't want to do the sad scene with the burned stuffed animals, as it is too sad for her. Please know that I'm not at all...