The best audition tip ever? Go perform! Somewhere, anywhere. Find out what you are made of and if you can hold an audiences’ attention with your character needs and wants. Do it in an audition room or a workshop, by…
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Perhaps the best Audition Tip ever….
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Confidence & Subtlety in On Camera Auditioning
Confidence & Subtlety in On Camera Auditioning Use secretiveness and relaxation to take the “push” out of the work Caryn West is an veteran acting teacher, director and coach who auditions and acts. She has taught many gifted…
Her Vision & Goals set in the 2015 class and now!
This kind of email from a former student in NYC makes my life were fulfilled and happy! ( Tricia was in the NYC AUDITION INTENSIVE 2015 , the same kind of class back she first took from me in 1995,…
Gary Oldman in the DARKEST HOUR and what he told me…
In December last year, with all the film screenings for awards season, there was one performance I had to see twice. It was both inspirational and so inconceivably wonderful; that of Gary Oldman’s as Winston Churchill. Mr. Oldman was at…
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Posted in Acting Technique, Actor Advice
What these Olympians can teach us…
Feb 20, 2018 Goals Setting sure, but then …Train and Practice! February every 4 years is sacrosanct time to me and my family. Watching these Olympics in Pyeyongchang, I so admire the immense efforts of Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Schiffrin in their last races. They…
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Posted in Acting Technique, Auditions
Actor Goals for 2017 : A Successful Actor’s Testimonial
Returning from a Chicago shoot this fall, I ran into Australian actor Dan MacPherson boarding the same plane back to LA. I had coached him for a time about 4 years ago. But the jobs were just not coming. Back…
Rejection-The lessons when they say “no”
It happens, even to this teacher! On June 2 and just yesterday June 28, 2016, I had 2 heartbreaking passes on great jobs, after callbacks I prepared extensively for. One from a theater I was dying to work at (…
“It’s Slow Right Now”
March 30, 2016 With 36 professional seasons in the business, I cannot tell you how many times and seasons I have heard “it’s slow right now”. That does not mean an actor must acquiesce to this recurrent refrain. Activity breeds Activity: The…
Focusing On Fear Will Do Two Things:
Great Reminders from CSFA alum WENDY BRAUN! Discover the two things focusing on fear will do + what might happen when you face your fear + triumph over it. Source: Focusing On Fear Will Do Two Things
Will Smith, The Power of Intention + Me
I adore Wendy’s actor affirmation work and use it quite often to stay sharp. Learn how Will Smith first aligned with his super-star status + how Wendy aligned with him. Source: Will Smith, The Power of Intention + Me
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Amy Poehler Is Really Making Herself Uncomfortable
Wow. If you said YES all the time, you might come up with a few more projects too! The actress, comedian, and producer is throwing herself into new waters as a multimedia entrepreneur. It’s funny, actually. Source: Amy Poehler Is…
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CD Brette Goldstein’s Tips for Audition Etiquette
Really great stuff from a CD I really admire. And she loves and roots for actors. Source: CD Brette Goldstein’s 6 Tips for Audition Etiquette | Backstage Actor Interviews | Acting Tips & Career Advice | Backstage | Backstage
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4 Tips for Saving Yourself From Scams | Backstage
Sara Mornell’s advice is very, very good. Don’t want any of you subjected to the myriad ways the hopeful actor can be taken. Her article. BTW if you want actors testimonies about Caryn’s Space for Actors, you can go to…
Beyond the Tips and Tricks!
Really, the truth about great auditioning is NOT all about our Tips and Tricks! It would seem the industry now floods our email boxes with all theses “Top 10” or 7 or 6 or whatever lists of tips about auditioning.…
Specificity of Action at the start of your audition
How to make your audition tape pop right at the top? A basic tool we sometimes forget…. (The book I reference to choose a strong opening tactic is : Actions: The Actors’ Thesaurus (Paperback) by Marina Caldarone , Maggie…
1st Video Advice to Book More Acting Jobs
“Are you ready?!?” Take the time to do this, right at the start of the audition. And what’s a “butt breathe” ? mmm, more on that and really tapping into your creative source soon! Caryn West is an acting teacher,…
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Posted in Acting Technique, Actor Advice, Auditions, Observations
A Major Waiting Room Distractor
At the Audition: A Major Waiting Room Distractor to Avoid. Instead stay focused on the task at hand. Caryn West is an acting teacher, director and coach who auditions and acts. She has taught on both coasts and is the only…
There Are Too Many Actors…
There Are Too Many Actors … “Who Say They Are Actors” Okay, I got your attention. But there is genuine concern that our culture of “get it quick” often derails the path to true craft and expert skills that…
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Stage Fright a.k.a. Performance Anxiety in the Audition
For many actors, the task of auditioning remains an agonizing experience. Despite good work displayed in classes, workshops and rehearsals and as imagined in one’s own mind, the talent remains hidden. A host of fears and their manifestations may come…
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Posted in Actor Advice, Auditions