Index Arts & Entertainment Arts & Entertainment Results 81 - 90 of 1273 Acting - The Casting Process Author : Michael Russell People who are just getting into the acting business have quite a few misconceptions about how the casting process works. The best way to illustrate this is with a hypothetical example giving a fictional show. Let's say the producers of a daytime soap called "Sullivan Street" have just gotten a script for one of next month's episodes. In this episode there is a new character by the name of "Tara." She is a real schemer who is going to seduce t... | Read more... Acting - The Agent Interview Author : Michael Russell This can be quite a frightening question. Somebody is asking about you and you're confronted with such a broad and general opening line. How on Earth do you reply? When you finally get that all important interview with an agent, you want to be as prepared as you possibly can be. You've probably brought copies of your best headshot along with your resumé. Maybe you've even brought a couple of monologues with you in case the agent wants to hear ... | Read more... Acting - On The Job Author : Michael Russell Many people think that acting is all about glamour and living the good life. Maybe you get some fancy limo and a ton of other perks and that's all there is to it. Unfortunately, the real work of being an actor is not glamorous. There's actual work involved. Here is a typical day on the set of a major motion picture. You're up at about 5:30 in the morning. Why? Because most likely you have a call time of 7 AM and the shoot is in Pasadena. You'r... | Read more... Acting - Method Acting Author : Michael Russell The art of method acting was made popular by Lee Strasberg at The Actors Studio and the Group Theatre in New York City during the 1940s and 1950s. It was actually derived from the Stanislavski System who pioneered similar ideas in his teachings, writings, and acting at the Moscow Art Theatre which was formed in 1897. Some of Strasberg's students included some very famous actors such as Paul Newman, Al Pacino, James Dean and a ton of others. Th... | Read more... Acting - Handling Stardom Author : Michael Russell Well, here you are. You met with your agent, got the audition, got the part, made your first movie in a lead role, the movie is a huge success and you're an overnight success. Yes, it's unlikely, but it does happen. Just look at the cast of "Harry Potter." So, you're a star. What next? Unfortunately, not everyone can handle stardom. This has been sadly chronicled in the lives of such people as Freddie Prinze who took his life because he jus... | Read more... Acting - Getting Started Author : Michael Russell If you want to be an actor the first thing you have to understand is that everyone and their grandmother thinks they can act and wants to be an actor. The competition you will face will be monumental. With that in mind, here are some tips on what to do if you want to have a career as an actor. For starters, you must understand that there is no one way to become a successful actor. Some very famous actors were discovered while doing other jobs ... | Read more... Acting - Cold Reading Author : Michael Russell In regular theater an actor may prepare a monologue that he has spent many hours memorizing, for a part that he will also perform at every audition. He's spent a lot of time on this and has perfected his art and delivery. When going for an audition he is quite comfortable with his prepared lines. However, in a film or commercial audition the actor is expected to perform a script given to him that he has never seen before. This is when the art of ... | Read more... The Painter’s Brush Author : Grace Palce - The brush of a painter is an important tool through which the artist wields his power and expresses his emotions. The canvass, the oil, and all the other painting media are important too, but these leave the artist when the work is done. Only the paint brushes stay, faithful and willing to participate in the making of the next masterpiece. Painters need two kinds of brushes. One is stiff and the other is soft. A painter usually has a range ... | Read more... Christmas Crochet Patterns Advice Author : Shiela Harrsion It is that once a year, when good friends are dear, and if you wish to give more, why don’t you go for a crochet Christmas stocking? One of the best things about making your own craft is that it gives you a sense of fulfillment. It gives you the kind of satisfaction that you have made a masterpiece at your own skill. And to give away crochet Christmas stockings is just one of the many great ideas that you can make out of crocheting. It has ... | Read more... Restorating the Great Sphinx of Giza Author : theartwolf 4500 years under the desert sun, suffering infernal days, cool nights, sand storms, the feared khamsin, and the successive invasion of Greeks, Romans, plunders and tourists are extremely stressful, even for an impressive, forceful, 60 feet tall creature, half lion, half human. So the Egyptian Government has decided to begin a full restoration of one of the most important monuments from Ancient Egypt, the Great Sphinx of Giza, focusing on its ches... | Read more... << Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >>     [ Back ] Top AlphaContent 2.5.4 © 33 - visualclinic.fr

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