Archive for the ‘Acting Coach’ Category

Looking for a strong scene study class in NYC

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MY method is Method and Meisner I congratulate you. Or rather YOU.  <Cough Nice alliteration. Not many actors brag about the fact that they find Strasberg and Meisner compatible.
It’s not so much incompatibility, Bill, and in fact, I find myself using Meisner techniques when I’m stuck in a [...]

Potential Indie Film directors/producers/actors/cre w on East Coast

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I’m in Maryland but can travel anywhere along the East Coast with enough notice  I’ve actually been contacted by 12 seriously interested parties. If there are more out there – please contact me (I’m not a movie producer, just an average nobody with ambition).  You [...]

Nell Carter, RIP

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Most definately. I had an acting coach who saidi: "Actors die either too young, or too old"
That’s the dummiest thing I ever heard. Sounds like something an acting coach would say. People die either too young, or too old. It’s the people in between everyone is trying [...]

Private Moment Exercise

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Hi All,        This private moment thread is a bit old but I just found it and maybe I can help. Robert Ellermann (remember me?)
Of course, I do, Robert Ellerman.  And I’ll pick it up on Jon Oak’s group where we can have [...]

Looking For CDs With Dialects?

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These are great ideas and resourses for learning dialects from  Bill     THE ACTING STUDIO  which I made note of  .  Would like to ask if there are any cds that get rid of forign dialects into midwest north american  ??
David Alan Stern offers several [...]

This is your Capt speaking. . .

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A few from Virgin Blue. I heard these personally. "The captain has turned off the seat belt sign and you are now free to move around the cabin. But please don’t leave the aircraft, it’s a long way down and it’s cold out there." "We have now commenced our descent into [...]

abwag.com… shows a better way to act

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doesn’t the initial drive ("talent") really have to be inborn?
Firstly, drive and "talent" are two different things.  I like Viola Spolin’s definition of "talent" and I’ve tried to adopt it: "Everyone can act.  Everyone can improvise.  Anyone who wishes to can play in the theatre can learn to [...]

How well did your skills hold up after your first 3-month break?

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Therefore, I have decided to take an instructor along on my next flight.  .
I figure the worst case scenario is that I’ll have spent $45 needlessly and he’ll be bored to tears You will, of course, be applying this to your Wings program, won’t ya? You ARE familiar with this [...]

Toughest Accent?

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I note you don’t mention the Beatles, Oasis, the Stones, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, or Billy Idol. By the way… Ginger was always my favourite Spice Girl.
=8^0) Duran Duran, oh puleaze! Who’d be foolish enough to claim them? <g

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Steve, Did you know she has an [...]

Islam=terror

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I suppose you’re going to tell us that the Pope is funding these people, right?  Well, like it or not, Mr. ben Ladin *IS* the guy giving the money to those groups in the Phillipines.  A few years ago, there was no Jihad going [...]