The classic phrase uttered by producers and directors in two cases: The first is if they don’t know how to do their job professionally. The second and worst, if they are profiteers. An actor has decency, an actor is aware of what they feel comfortable doing and...

Auditions are a very delicate subject for actors. Many individuals who conduct auditions (generally casting directors or directors) for short films, films, theatre and television, are not professional. For a young inexperienced actor not knowing what to expect can...

In an audition an actor needs to understand what it is the director wants. The real problem is that often directors don’t have a clear idea of what it is they want! Most of the time (except for some directors) a director holds many auditions (castings), to get an...

It is fundamental that an actor’s showreel contains scenes that are of quality and are significant. Amateur scenes are strongly discouraged. An actor’s showreel is an important tool allowing a director, producer or casting director to get an idea of the actor’s...

All bodies are right, all voices are beautiful and original. So when acting an actor must keep their own voice and own body, they must love themselves first of all in order to be sincere. It is wrong for an actor to emulate role models when acting, it is better to...

Doubts and fears will always be there. At the beginning of an acting or directing career initial doubts of an inexperienced actor or director are common, also at the end of a career where doubts can be even greater. So how do you overcome the discomfort that causes...

Trust for an actor, a director, a videomaker for cinema and acting is at the basis of everything because the world of cinema is full of uncertainties and doubts. The actor and the videomaker must give everything that the job needs and above all the trust in...

Usually an aspiring actor, who approaches the world of cinema, is led by a great passion. I say to cultivate the passion of cinematography and acting, to go all the way and to experiment, to understand exactly what this passion is. But we must also consider what...

In auditions, castings and meetings with producers and directors professionalism is key. Some directors mistakenly believe that only the actor is auditioned during an audition. Instead casting is often for both, both the actor and the director or casting director....

First of all, the relationship between actor and director must be a relationship of trust, because when you put yourself in the hands of a director you must be willing to be manipulated and you must be able to listen. Of course the relationship is reciprocal. The...

Once it was easier for an actor to find an agency, now it is more complicated. There are two types of agent: Agents who help you in all the paperwork and employment bureaucracy, Old-fashioned agents, who fully understand the abilities of the actors they represent...