How To Before and After Acting Auditions: a blog around preparing for auditions and tackling the competition.
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Actors, if you’re like me, you’re always looking for ways to improve your craft and method acting techniques. You want to be the best actor you can possibly be. You want to win every audition you go on, but there are so many talented actors in the world today and sometimes it’s hard to stay confident when you don’t win every role.
How To Before and After Acting Auditions is a blog that offers advice around how to prepare for and follow up after acting auditions. The site includes information around headshots, monologues, acting techniques and tips, as well as motivation and inspiration from some of the greatest actors of all time!
The blog is written by a young actor in New York City who lives in an apartment with 3 other young actors. Together they share information about acting classes, workshops, headshots, monologues and more. They have discovered the most effective way to search for casting calls (and it’s not through Actors Access), which monologue books are the best for men and women, what it takes to get an agent or manager, as well as how much money they can expect to earn working in commercials vs TV shows vs feature films.
The blog is meant for anyone who wants to break into acting whether
The How To Before and After Acting Auditions blog is dedicated to provide actors with a unique insight into the world of acting auditions. The blog touches on all major aspects of auditioning, from preparing for an audition to dealing with post-audition blues.
Understanding the casting director’s point of view, as well as the actor’s mindset during an audition, are two key points that are discussed in the blog. The blog is written by an experienced actor who has been going through auditions since early childhood and has worked both sides of the casting table.
You’ve probably heard the saying, ‘It’s not what you know but who you know.’ While this may be true to some extent, it’s not a recipe for success in the acting world. Instead, I would say that being an actor is 90% hard work and 10% who you know. So how can you make sure that your audition reflects the hard work?
Let’s start with the before. Before the audition, take time to do your research on the project you’re auditioning for and on your character. Don’t just read your sides once and think ‘I’ve got this part down.’ You need to go deeper than that. You need to know what type of show or film you’re auditioning for and what role fits within that context. You need to know as much about your character as possible and why he or she acts a certain way in different situations.
After doing this research, practice your craft by running scenes with yourself, friends, or fellow actors. Otherwise, how will you get better at acting? Once you feel prepared enough to book the job (and we all know there is no such thing as over-prepared), then it’s time to focus on a few key things during the audition itself (which I will address in my
Hello! I’m Lani and I’m here to help you prepare for your actor audition.
I went to college in the heart of Los Angeles, California and started in the entertainment industry after graduation. I was lucky enough to have opportunities to audition for shows like “Parks and Recreation,” “Entourage,” and even “Pirates of the Caribbean” just to name a few.
For years, I would spend hours researching how best to prepare for auditions. I spoke with actors who were working and those who were still trying to break through; directors, producers, casting directors, and their assistants – everyone had different advice on what was important. Some said research the script inside out, others said learn it backwards and forwards. Some said go in cold, while others urged me to practice one hundred times before hand. What was right? What was wrong?
After years of auditioning, studying acting, and working in the industry I have come up with a method that works for me time after time. Now my time is spent not researching how best to prepare but rather going through the process itself. And guess what? It’s working!
My mission is simple: To help you get past all the noise that surrounds auditioning so you can focus on what matters
I’m an actor who has been studying and working in Los Angeles for the last ten years. In that time I’ve worked on a number of films and television shows, taught classes, published some books, and auditioned for many parts. The reason I’m involved with this blog is to give you an inside look at the process; what goes into preparing for an audition, how to stand out in the room and get cast, as well as a bunch of practical tips to help you along your journey.
I’m a firm believer in the “how to” mentality. If you want to be successful at something, there is someone out there who knows how; someone who can help you navigate the process, avoid pitfalls and show you how they did it. My goal with this blog is to share my own experiences; what worked for me and what didn’t. Hopefully I can save you some time and make the whole process more enjoyable!
The audition process is a daunting one. You may have months until your next audition, or it could be tomorrow. Either way you need to be prepared.
This week we are going to explore all the different parts of the audition process and what you can do to get ready for them.
Preparing for auditions can often feel like a tedious chore, but it is probably one of the most important elements to becoming successful as an actor. If you are prepared when you walk into an audition room, you will free yourself from stress and have more time to focus on what really matters: getting the part!
