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Still going strong! Free film+tv acting classes Monday to Friday 4:00-4:30 (PST) www.MyFreeActingClass.com Videos from the last week! ---------------------> Casting Directors Annalese Tilling & Errin Lally https://youtu.be/zMzNEX2dbTI ... Movement on Camera https://youtu.be/s-U3FQ2HthI Goal Setting for Actors https://youtu.be/VrtnGs1raMM Inner Imagery for Auditions https://youtu.be/cw9ncu5rUQA See more

Free daily acting classes Monday to Friday 4:00-4:30 PST www.MyFreeActingClass.com ================================ Videos from the past week of awesomeness: ... ================================ Story & Script: Using both sides of the camera (Nov 4) https://youtu.be/mQxcn8W8C0E Self-Tape Review: Demo Reels & Camera Technique (Nov 9) https://youtu.be/qoMW7CDs-ZE Acting: Goal Setting, Deliberate Practice, and Expertise Pt1 (Nov 10) https://youtu.be/IDP3GNidUng UK Talent Agent Marina O'Shea (Nov 11) https://youtu.be/IoLDzEKqL4Y AMA w. Michael Bean: Origin Stories (Nov 12) https://youtu.be/j9vH_SvdlfA

The daily free online acting class is still going strong!! www.MyFreeActingClass.com, Monday to Friday 4:00-4:3... I got waaaaaaaaaaay behind on posting the videos to YouTube because: reasons, but I'm all caught up now and links are below. You can find a link to the YouTube channel on the website and check out months of videos, including interviews with casting directors, directors, producers, actors and lots of acting and camera and self-tape tips. Oct 1: Background Work, ...Languages, Accents, Social media https://youtu.be/I6KanU2OGW0 Oct 6: Make It Your Own (aka Personalize) Pt1 https://youtu.be/mP3WnEMqN2U Oct 7: April Telek Casting Director Self Tape Tips + Personalize Pt2 https://youtu.be/7OAA9N4UY-A Oct 13: Self Tape Review - Sensual on Camera https://youtu.be/-dItSfA-BVM Oct 14: Branding for Actors https://youtu.be/GgRvzqjXK4w Oct 15: Memorization Tools + Branding Pt 2 https://youtu.be/kQONn0oVQa8 Oct 19: Self Tape Review - Commercial & Horror Movie https://youtu.be/IZW5KHCBS9Q Oct 20: Feel The Pain, Win The Scene - The Power of The Actor Pt1 https://youtu.be/WcJFDp8LsnQ Oct 21: Empathize with the Feeling Behind The Experience https://youtu.be/PMw3QNm3kp8 Oct 22: Feel the Pain, Win The Scene - Ivana Chubbuck's 12 Steps https://youtu.be/Ycy6P-OPy58 Oct 26: Self Tapes - Eyeline, Shot Angle, Eyelight https://youtu.be/yXo8WQx9kf8 Oct 27: Comedy - Be A Terrible Person https://youtu.be/y9uXcS4t3Lk Oct 28: Story, Comedy, and Faking Big Feelings https://youtu.be/nIZ_9JM49gc Oct 29: How To Get In Character, When It's Okay to Break The Rules https://youtu.be/Qy7b9FZDrCM

Free daily acting classes Mon-Fri 4:00-4:30 www.MyFreeActingClass.com Today I'll be breaking down an audition script, and tomorrow we have a special guest, actress Karly Warkentin! =====... Self Tape Mondays: Commercial Technique, Accent Work, "Grit", and How To Be Creepy (Nov 2nd) https://youtu.be/I5kNeT7i5dM "Character" is an Illusion (Nov 3rd) https://youtu.be/3il1xlaHgXk

So many videos from the last week or so of www.MyFreeActingClass.com! Lessons are still going every weekday 4:00-4:30, join us anytime, or check out the website to find a link to our YouTube feed and watch on your own time Sep 21: Keep it outside the frame! https://youtu.be/jQm9L_cuLlQ Sep 22: Auditioning for Hallmark https://youtu.be/_98Z4T0LcQM... Sep 23: Auditioning for Commercials Pt1 https://youtu.be/l0pFcDBvYhc Sep 24: Acting from Home - How to Connect https://youtu.be/nGS_NoHkKRo Sep 25: A great home filming setup on any budget https://youtu.be/ZI8IZbzcFHA Sep 28: Casting directors requirements for self tapes - https://youtu.be/Wz6x_8HbbfU Sep 29: Self tape auditions - the first 20 seconds - https://youtu.be/Ywe7CFxHnrU

This week's free video lessons! Find more every weekday 4:00-4:30 at www.MyFreeActingClass.com Sep 14th: Why is eyeline important? https://youtu.be/iVylwsXWSLQ Sep 15th: How to freak out (in an audition scene) https://youtu.be/4ZfbFPedQfo ... Sep 16th: Comedy = big feelings about stupid stuff https://youtu.be/n1vA1h8mDhE Sep 17th: AMA - background work, agents, headshots, more https://youtu.be/GyI57XZHrWQ

TIME CHANGE: Free daily acting classes are now Mon-Fri *4:00-4:30* to accommodate folks who are in school. www.MyFreeActingClass.com And here are the videos from the last week or so! Thu Sep 3rd: Ask Me Anything with acting teacher Michael Bean https://youtu.be/vc3dhfSGCXQ ... Fri Sep 4th: Acting on set, confidence and focus w. actor and teacher Leanne Lapp https://youtu.be/KsFYEFt0htg Mon Sep 7th: Camera technique & big reactions on camera https://youtu.be/fcDDaiCwyUk Tue Sep 8th: What is talent, and how do we get more of it? https://youtu.be/Q6D12rfm4tc Wed Sep 9th: How to prepare a film+tv monologue https://youtu.be/1JwXdX_PbMM Thu Sep 10th: Laura Bertram, "mining" the character https://youtu.be/1MVfwX0jb_E Fri Sep 11th: Leanne Lapp "getting your foot in the door" https://youtu.be/Mgu0Pxp6_Gw

Here are this week's videos from www.MyFreeActingClass.com! Join us Monday to Friday 3:30-4:00 for more of the goodness * How To Get A Talent Agent https://youtu.be/vzCOlO7JTaI * 10 Questions to Understand Story https://youtu.be/qhnsg9KiYEE... * "Standard American Dialect" for Film+TV https://youtu.be/Z9gywOU5gd8 * What Makes a Good Self Tape https://youtu.be/Mayh84xf-6g * Actress, Stunt Performer & YouTuber Cassandra Ebner https://youtu.be/Wb3MX_lCxYQ

Here are the videos from the last week's free classes! If you only have time to watch one of them, check out last Tuesday's video with Stunt Coordinator Richard Bradshaw! Also, join us this Friday 3:30-4:00 if you can at www.MyFreeActingClass.com for casting director Guest Alistair Abell!! Mon Aug 17th: IRL Practice Heartland https://youtu.be/RKLATGoUetw Tue Aug 18th: Richard Bradshaw, Stunt Coordinator (Batwoman, GoT, Harry Potter) https://youtu.be/tMMeFHzj3c8 ... Wed Aug 19th: Liz McLaughlin, On Set Voice Coach (Charmed, DC's Legends of Tomorrow) https://youtu.be/9UGYj1rJQgs Fri Aug 21st: Amy Farrington, Actress (S.W.A.T., Beyond, Glow, Grey's Anatomy) https://youtu.be/BMx85TxRxFU Mon Aug 24th: Camera Technique w. Michael https://youtu.be/guUyx4xgYhAWe

Check out yesterday's fantastic, clear, informative guest session with psychiatrist, teacher and audition-anxiety expert Dr. Allan Frankland, so much useful information here for actors (and anybody wanting straightforward tools to deal with anxiety) https://youtu.be/CLTJMEEleWo Want even more?? Thursday voice-over artist Michelle Creber went over the best equipment for a self-tape VO audition, and how to set up a home studio on a shoestring budget https://youtu.be/VTG7RfZ5_FU

Here are the videos from the past few lessons! If you missed her last Tuesday I would particularly recommend checking out Emily Tennant's piece about working on-set during Covid, first on the list! And also yesterday's piece about How To Stay Motivated Tue Aug 4th: On-Set During Covid w. Actress Emily Tennant https://youtu.be/VXfV4V5qz2U Thu Aug 6th: 1 Line Auditions (Bates Motel) https://youtu.be/Ogzs8ZAbqJg... Mon Aug 10th: Creative BC + Camera Technique (with Elves & TSA Agents) https://youtu.be/xR-HBUIiBWs Tue Aug 11th: Line Auditions (The Gym Teacher) https://youtu.be/FJi1uh2xz9c Wed Aug 12th: How to Stay Motivated as an Actor https://youtu.be/Lkhxn6VezLA

Here's the video from today's lesson! Such fun demo's from students in class: tackled by witches, frozen in time, escaping from the zombie master and screaming, and more... https://youtu.be/mT5NAyg523Q

Here are the videos from last week's lessons! If you only have time to watch one of them check out Producer Tina Pehme's video from Friday (you'll have to join the ConC FB group first), such useful insight into the decision-makers' thinking for actors, and her advice was really supportive and clear. Happy long weekend! -Michael Wednesday July 28th: Voice Work for Actors w. Liz McLaughlin (Part 1) https://youtu.be/PPiiLrfu_jU Thursday July 29th: Preparing Two Line Auditions (...so hard!) w. Michael Bean https://youtu.be/j383ipMQpDg Friday July 30th: Producer Tina Pehme "What I look for" (Tina requested that this video not be posted publicly so to see it you'll have to join the private FB group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/238000800722381/)

Today's www.MyFreeActingClass.com lesson with the fabulous Michelle Creber https://youtu.be/48uGR7FD-Cc

Monday's www.MyFreeActingClass.com lesson! How to alter the action in your script for the camera, featuring an evil dentist, a girl who sees the future, and a little kid with a violent hatred of credit cards https://youtu.be/jE7U4AqHw4U

Here are the videos from the last few www.myfreeactingclass.com lessons! My apologies for the delay in posting. If you're only going to watch one of them I recommend Kerry's video from July 10th (the first on the list) she's one of the wisest and most grounded actors and teachers I know. Heads up that there's no class Wed Jul 22nd, Thu Jul 23rd or Fri Jul 24th, but I'll be back on Monday from 3:30-4:00pm Fri Jul 10th: "You are enough"; teacher, theatre artist and film+tv acto...r Kerry Sandomirsky https://youtu.be/x3avw-WRH2A Mon Jul 13th: Use your body to tell the story! aka How to be Chased by a Werewolf https://youtu.be/M_KBgP0MHFQ Tue Jun 14th: What is the arc? aka How does the scene change from the beginning to the end https://youtu.be/M_KBgP0MHFQ Fri Jul 17th: What Directors Want + How to Take Direction in 3 Easy Steps https://youtu.be/lCiO0UxEskA Mon Jul 20th: How do you "die" in an audition? aka How to be strangled by a mummy. https://youtu.be/Eeno1gtP7OA Tue Jul 21st: 10 Questions to Understand Story and "Battle in Seattle" https://youtu.be/U9STcz5HnAM

Here's the video from the last couple of classes! Friday July 3rd: Director and Filmmaker Jesse James Miller (so fantastic!!) https://youtu.be/6n2VGWQSfN4 Monday July 6th: Casting Directors advice for Self Tapes (and practice scenes!) https://youtu.be/5rYEabG5Oxg... Tomorrow - Tuesday July 7th 3:30-4:00: How to Feel Things In Your Acting (personalization, substitution, and more!) www.MyFreeActingClass.com Friday July 10th: Producer Guest TBA! (!So many exclamation points!)

Here are the MyFreeActingClass.com videos from Monday and Tuesday! Monday was camera technique and why covid might help your acting career (if you live in BC) and today was story technique and "feeling with" your character, plus some practical things about how to talk to your agent. I'm loving the Q&A after the lessons! Folks have been asking some fantastic questions. MONDAY: Camera, Covid, Realism https://youtu.be/WVQPU_5NKw0 TUESDAY: Story, Empathy, Auditions+Agents https...://youtu.be/JCzqzoYlF4A WEDNESDAY (July1st): Kirsten Clarkson (there will be class!) THURSDAY: Kirsten Clarkson FRIDAY: Director, Producer, Writer, award-winning filmmaker Jesse James Miller (!!) www.imdb.com/name/nm1380959 Lessons are Monday-Friday 3:30-4:00, find the link and more info at www.MyFreeActingClass.com

Fantastic guest speaker today, actor, director, producer and teacher Patrick Sabongui (www.imdb.com/name/nm1150775) talks about what stands out in an actor's performance, how he finds what excites him and connects with a character when preparing a role, how he deals with stress on set, and so much more! https://youtu.be/K7zXZbM6C9s