by Kate McClanaghan
Podcast Length: 9:02 You have to study the medium you intend to work in. As an actor, a commercial voiceover, and on-camera talent that means you must feed your imagination with common references—which will ultimately reflect in your performance. Lucky for us, today...
by Kate McClanaghan
Podcast Length: 8:35 Here’s a rather novel idea for this or any business: at Actors’ SOUND ADVICE we advise you to avoid asking for feedback on your demo tracks, whether we produced them or not. Here’s why: would you trust a professional you were looking to hire...
by Kate McClanaghan
Podcast Length: 5:18 Acting is empathy. The best performances are achieved by having a deep, sometimes innate, acceptance and understanding of the unique realities of the individual role, character, story, personae, or voice. Empathy defines the human elements...
by Kate McClanaghan
Amy Poehler originated Galentine’s Day back in 2010 on an episode of Parks & Recreation. The idea was to define the female experience while celebrating your best women friends on the 13th of February and give those friendships their due. So, in our continued...
by Kate McClanaghan
Podcast Length: 4:37 “When we give ourselves permission to fail, we at the same time give ourselves permission to excel.” ~ Eloise Ristad There is no success without failure. If there ever was then I’d venture to guess that success was either stolen,...
by Kate McClanaghan
Podcast Length: 5:40 Here’s a question you need to honestly ask yourself: How coachable are you? It’s fair to assume you’re about as coachable as you are ‘direct-able’. If you can’t be directed, it unlikely you’ll play well with others either. And acting, even...