Classes & Workshops

Advice for Actors from Casting Director Candice Elzinga

Advice for Actors from Casting Director Candice Elzinga

Casting director Candice Elzinga came in a guest for my summer intensives, and I wanted to share some choice bits of of her advice for actors. Candice has been casting in Vancouver for thirty years and has cast literally hundreds of TV shows and movies. Here's some...

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Why the first five seconds of your self tape matters so much

Why the first five seconds of your self tape matters so much

I'm convinced that casting and other decision makers decide who an actor is and if they're right for the character in the first five seconds of watching a self tape audition. That's why it's so important to make sure that your first few seconds are as alive as humanly...

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Confidence on Camera

Confidence on Camera

There’s enormous pressure on actors to project self-assurance on and off the screen because acting is difficult, stressful, and highly competitive, and decision makers in the industry are looking for actors that will be able to survive and thrive under the pressure,...

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