The Acting Corps Blog
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The only acting school in Los Angeles that offers daily training, with many of our actors on film and television. Our approach is simple, you act in every single class-extensively, you learn from active working professionals, and then you are assisted and encouraged to get out in the real world and get an acting job.
The Acting Corps Blog
3y ago
In the end, nothing matters more than finding your own path. Stephen Pressfield calls it your authentic swing, even has a book about it. He uses a golf analogy, describing how novice golfers try to hit the ball the way they “think” they should, until a lucky few figure out that the only way to ..read more
The Acting Corps Blog
3y ago
Look, we’re all in show business to get something - more work than the next person, more money, more respect, more fans, a better agent, a better deal…you get the picture. On days when the above are about to happen, and then they DO happen, oh joy! “I have more, so I must be more ..read more
The Acting Corps Blog
3y ago
You will waste your youth doing the thing you love most. You will admire people who are not worth your time. You will accept that the words no and yes can both mean no. You will doubt yourself most of the time. You will see people worse than you succeed and better than you fail ..read more
The Acting Corps Blog
3y ago
Do you know the biggest difference between classroom actors and actors working on a film or TV set? Classroom actors need a week to learn their lines, lots of rehearsal to put the scene on its feet, and a few more weeks to crack the part. Professional actors need about 10 minutes. Why? Professional actors ..read more
The Acting Corps Blog
3y ago
Everyone talks about show business, what it is and what it is not. They tell you the rules, the way things work, and how to get ahead. But just because that’s how THEY got ahead (if they’re so far ahead, why are they selling you classes on how to get ahead?), doesn’t mean the same ..read more
The Acting Corps Blog
3y ago
Casting. Having just cast a TV pilot, here are some final, unadorned thoughts on the process : Who do we remember? The actors who were amazing – they came in prepared, took chances, changed the energy in the room by putting their personal stamps on the part, and in some cases making us see their ..read more
The Acting Corps Blog
3y ago
Some actors ask to be in front of a film camera the second they show up at our school. Other actors would rather wait until they lose some weight. And others, to our surprise, prefer to learn how to do the job before they have the business end of a film camera pointed in their ..read more
The Acting Corps Blog
3y ago
No project ever gets off the ground, no career ever gets started in Hollywood or anywhere else in the world without the element of faith. Did you ever watch the Oscars? How many acceptance speeches include the words “Thank you for believing in me.”? How many Academy Award winners talk about the years of stumbling in ..read more
The Acting Corps Blog
3y ago
So I was watching the Olympics the other day and this ad came on – “Gold, it’s in us all, but some have the courage to dig it out.” Dick’s Sporting Goods Wow. I couldn’t believe it. On national television, in between Olympic events, Dick’s Sporting Goods was telling me that I too have gold ..read more
The Acting Corps Blog
3y ago
Sure, you have to look good in Hollywood, because the better you look, the more parts you’ll get. But is that true? To some extent, but not really. There are supermodels who can’t get acting jobs to save their lives, and there are people who look like, well, people – and they book acting work ..read more