Acting Career Blog

Watch this video to see my 10 Commandments of Self Taping Auditions.

1. Follow the Audition Directions
2. Non distracting background
3. Video should be horizontal
4. Camera on a tripod
5. Lens is eye level
6. Actor is well lit
7. Actor is louder than the reader
8. Quiet on set
9. Keep file sizes small
10. Turn it in ON TIME

What is the Meisner Technique for acting? You may have heard of it before. Maybe you’ve seen famous actors talk about it. Or maybe you watched a weird acting exercise called Repetition one time and you’re wondering where the heck that came from. In this video, I interview my very first acting teacher who taught me the Meisner Technique over twelve years ago.

In the interview, we talk about what the Meisner technique is, why it’s important for actors to study a technique, and what is that weird Repetition exercise all about. Jessica also talks about some online classes that her school is currently offering available to anyone around the world with an internet...