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Is Hollywood Over?
It seems bold to ask if Hollywood is over, but the reality is all expanding bubbles eventually burst and all empires eventual fall. It is the cycle of life.
You’ve Graduated – What Next?
Going to drama school is often a dream in itself – but life after graduation can be tough. During drama school, your year was previously segmented into terms, which gave you structure and goals. Now, absolutely ALL of your life is ahead of you, without being...
What if you Graduate Drama School Without an Agent?
It was a total shock to me, not getting an agent. The pressure of the showcase can feel extreme: only two minutes to show industry professionals all your potential. It’s almost an impossible task. I graduated without even a single agent meeting, whilst some of my...
How to Get the Right Headshots
Before your resume is read or your reel is watched, a casting director, or agent will look at your headshots. It is the first step to deciding whether to investigate you further. So, there is a lot of pressure riding on the headshot. Yet, everyone has a different...
Actor in Isolation: A Survivor’s Guide
It’s exciting that the industry is moving again, and any actor who has a gig is naturally pleased about it. But the prospect and experience of isolating for 10 days can be daunting. Find Out How to Cope in My Article Here on Spotlight.
What Do We Do Now?
If you are grieving for our industry, feel lost, afraid or are in shock, then you are not alone. These are normal reactions to what is going on. But what do we do now? What can we do? We need to be realistic enough to make practical plans and optimistic enough to keep the faith. Here are some ideas on what that might look like.
The Highly Sensitive Actor
Highly Sensitive People make great actors. They are empathic and able to access their emotions easily. Yet, the acting industry is hard for regular folk, let alone HSP (Highly Sensitive People) so I wanted to write and talk a bit about what it is to be HSP, so that if this resonates with anyone, they can find the support and solutions I did – when I first discovered I was HSP.
How To Pay It Forward (and why)
How actors can move into service, especially now. How to move give and pay it forward, for joy, empowerment and to set in motion and energy flow that returns to you.
Do this One Thing Before Setting 2020 Goals
I love New Year. Not the evening bit that can be hit and miss, but the optimism of a new year, the sense (however false) of a fresh start, of a blank slate. I always spend some time planning my goals for the next year, in all areas of my life. But here’s what I do first:
I do a review of the year that’s over.