This is part of a series we’re starting on our blog – where the each class for the week is recapped – with a quick post about the discussion that occurred the previous evening. Monday night’s class will be summarized each week by our guest writer, Michael Lamb.
Today’s media is certainly presenting itself as an ever-changing entity as the internet explodes with new media options. As the Board of Directors of Studio C Artists met this week, which consisted of agents, managers, casting agents and producers, the dominant conversation aside from Board matters was all about the unknown. “We don’t know what is coming next.”
So what does that mean for the actor?
In the past, the optimal approach would be to get your name out there by doing a one-man show, or create your own short. You could be reviewed or get a better agent and mostly create a buzz about yourself.
Nowadays, it’s fairly easy to produce your own work and upload it to YouTube, then send out the link to all of your business contacts. Actors today are turning into entrepreneurs.
Amidst all of this change, there is one thing constant that will always work for an actor. What makes you unique? What makes you different from the next actor who reads for a role? Knowing this uniqueness and having the courage to share it is what will make you stand out of the crowd.
Being in touch with who you are and letting others see it is tantamount to any acting ability you may have. Through the techniques studied at Studio C Artists, students discover how other people see them, how they see themselves and reveal sides of themselves that has always been kept secret. Facing both the light and dark qualities of yourself, and then being able to offer them publicly, you can bring out a more unique person and subsequently a more unique and interesting actor.
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