100 in-depth videos with tips to improve your chances of landing that role.
100 in-depth videos with tips to improve your chances of landing that role.
Done some acting classes but need something more?
Learning to act, but still yet to get a role?
Want to know how to navigate the acting industry?
Most acting classes teach you how to act, but not how to land a role.
Have you covered these topics??
Getting your headshot . How to introduce yourself to camera . Checking your eyeline . What to do about dead air . Hands! Where do I put them? . Convincing deflections . Random directions & how to handle them . Camera angles . Visualisation . Staying fresh . Handling rejections.
Most acting classes teach you how to act, but not how to land a role.
Have you covered these topics??
Getting your headshot . How to introduce yourself to camera . Checking your eyeline . What to do about dead air . Hands! Where do I put them? . Convincing deflections . Random directions & how to handle them . Camera angles . Visualisation . Staying fresh . Handling rejections.
Over 300 minutes of information. Only $49.95
Who is Sally Spencer-Harris?
Who is Sally Spencer-Harris?
Sally went to London from the country aged 17 to go to Mountview Theatre School ( or the Judi Dench Theatre school) in Crouch End.
After a three year training at Mountview, Sally got her first repertory season at ‘The Pitlochry Festival Theatre’ playing leads in four plays including ‘Clara’ in ‘Pygmalion’. This first season was for 6 months. She did her apprenticeship in London theatre, including playing the lead in a West End Venue for 3 months.
In her early 20’s, Sally got her first roles with the BBC, starting off with “Campion” with David Haig and Peter Davison. It was here that Sally realized that after 5 years of training, she hadn’t learned anything about “Acting For Screen” so she made an inner pledge to teach what she was on to “Flip” BBC1 and then 3 years as ‘ Caroline Darling ‘ in ‘The Biz’ for TV2. During this time Sally was teaching also ‘Theatre’ and ‘Film’.
Before starting her own Casting and Acting Studio in Ponsonby, Sally came to New Zealand and did “Vertical Limit, Zena and Cloud 9’s “The Plays the thing,” along with many commercials in both countries. Then she focused on “Studio 111” the Casting and Acting Studio, she created.
London credits include Mountview Theatre School and three years at ‘The Academy’ drama school. She also ran her own Theatre and screen classes at Hampstead Performance Arts, Camden University and the ‘Swiss Cottage Project’. She also taught extensively on a one to one basis.
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2. Your Acting CV
Sally discusses the importance of building up your acting CV and how to go about it.
5 min 44 sec
3. Auditioning
How to audition, what to expect, how to prepare yourself and other inside tips.
4 min 53 sec
4. Headshot
Your headshot is one of your best calling cards. How to make sure it works for you.
1 min 52 sec
5. Availability
Making sure you are around when you agree to do a shoot.
1 minutes 08 seconds
6. Clashing Products
What to do if you are called on to front clashing products
1 min 24 sec
7. What to Wear
Advice on correct clothing for auditions
3 min 13 sec
8. Lateness No no
Don’t be late – but what happens if you are?
2 min 23 sec
9. Ask if Unsure
Always ask if the directions or instructions are unclear.
1 min 52 sec
10. Audition Genre
Different types of audition call for different performances.
3 min 28 sec
11. Marketing You
How you present yourself to the industry counts big time.
7 min 04 sec
12. The Form
Just a simple form – but remember to measure.
1 min 32 sec
13. Cellphones Off
Turn it off – but what to do if it goes off.
3 min 00 sec
14. Camera Intro
What to do & not to do when asked to introduce yourself to the camera
3 min 29 sec
15. Position to Camera
Where to look despite what is going on around you.
2 min 32 sec
16. Eye Line
Where to put your eyes so they don’t kill the action.
4 min 54 sec
17. The Camera
The camera is your friend and what goes on behind it.
2 min 22 sec
18. The Recall
How to best handle a recall for another audition.
2 min 56 sec
19. Expression
You need to understand how you express yourself.
3 min 32 sec
20. Hollywood Huff
Are you guilty of the Hollywood Huff?
1 min 56 sec
21. Smoking
Smoking is not the best, but can be used as a deflection.
3 min 21 sec
22. The Voice
Your voice is your signature. Work on it.
5 min 55 sec
23. Deflection
Understanding what a deflection is and how to use it.
4 min 09 sec
24. Action Script
Understanding all the little action you need in a scene.
5 min 15 sec
25. Timing
Timing & moments & listening to the other actor.
4 min 43 sec
26. Dead Air
What is dead air and what to do about it.
4 min 14 sec
27. Fees
Different acting fees
5 min 35 sec
28. Fees 2
The booking fee and why it is needed.
3 min 19 sec
29. Fees 3
Your fees pay for your agent to work for you.
1 min 15 sec
30. Work Fees
Different jobs bring different fees and different exposure.
2 min 08 sec
31. Emotional Journey
Using the script to plot your emotions through it.
4 min 14 sec
32. Equity
The actors union.
5 min 09 sec
33. Your Hands
Make your hands your friends not your enemies.
1 min 46 sec
34. Watch Yourself on Screen
Film and watch yourself to critique & improve your performance.
2 min 45 sec
35. Rehearse
How to get the best out of your vital rehearsals.
3 min 16 sec
36. Watch Plays
Watch plays to expand your scope of what is possible.
3 min 42 sec
37. Vision Board
What should be on your vision board.
2 min 12 sec
38. Good Addictions
Find hobbies and interests that combat the vagaries of acting.
4 min 08 sec
39. Pause
Pause before action and pause after action & why?
2 min 13 sec
40. Hand Commercials
What happens in a hand commercials audition?
1 min 12 sec
41. Your Agent
Understanding the industry from your agent’s point of view.
2 min 12 sec
42. Love Your Agent
Just how important is your agent?
2 min 39 sec
43. Show Reel
Importance of your show reel.
3 min 57 sec
44. Show Reel II
What to do and not to do in your show reel.
2 min 32 sec
45. Self Taping
Why you should enlist help if you are self taping.
3 min 50 sec
46. Self Taping II
A self taping success story about Andy Whitfield.
3 min 58 sec
47. Energy
Your headshot is one of your best calling cards. How to make sure it works for you.
3 min 28 sec
48. Actor’s voice
Feelings, emotions, trauma – all come out in the voice. Understand your voice and get training if needed.
4 min 39 sec
49. Voice Production
How to produce a better voice.
5 min 17 sec
50. Voice Production II
More information on producing your better voice.
5 min 29 sec
51. The Impulse
What is the impulse and how it helps your acting.
7 min 07 sec
52. Impulse II
Over politeness & suppressing your true feelings affects acting.
4 min 38 sec
53. Acting Teachers
Different approaches and different styles.
6 min 17 sec
54. Acting Teachers II
Find your teacher. Not every teacher will be right for you.
1 min 52 sec
55. Acting Teachers III
More info on another acting technique and combining techniques.
3 min 41 sec
56. Acting Training
Want longer training? Check these out.
2 min 25 sec
57. Acting Training II
Consider other courses – they pop up all the time.
2 min 40 sec
58. Stillness
Why and how stillness works on screen.
3 min 23 sec
59. Great Tip
Work on your smile – it’s a great asset.
2 min 29 sec
60. Working with Animals
Challenges working with animals.
2 min 32 sec
61. Teachers
More acting teachers – more acting techniques – choice plethora.
3 min 10 sec
62. Dealing with Failure
It’s not failure – it’s a learning lesson.
3 min 51 sec
63. Visualisation
How to make what you want happen through visualising it.
5 min 30 sec
64. Presenting Teachers
Presenting is different from acting and the training needed.
2 min 23 sec
65. What to Wear
The yes’s and no no’s of what to wear to auditions.
2 min 29 sec
66. Working while Acting
What to do in between acting gigs.
3 min 53 sec
67. Small Parts
No small parts – just small actors.
2 min 46 sec
68. Three Little Words
He only had 3 words but could he deliver them?
2 min 25 sec
69. Movements
Using movements while delivering lines adds power.
2 min 03 sec
70. Soap Acting
Different genres of acting need different types of presentation.
2 min 04 sec
71. Presenting Auditions
What you need if going for an audition as a presenter.
4 min 16 sec
72. Commercials
How a commercial is made.
7 min 14 sec
73. Director’s Ear
Developing the skill of taking directions.
3 min 33 sec
74. Casting
How much say does the casting agent have in you getting the role.
1 min 53 sec
75. Removal from audition Tape
Sometimes you get removed from audition reels.
2 min 04 sec
76. Production Companies
Where does the production company fit into all of this.
4 min 19 sec
77. Training Importance
Why training is so important – a real world example.
5 min 53 sec
78. Screen Kissing
Sally and Shane demonstrate how to screen kiss – sort of.
5 min 01 sec
79. The Recall
What to expect if you get a recall.
4 min 13 sec
80. Random Directions
What to do and how to cope when given a totally unexpected direction.
2 min 12 sec
81. First Class
A student talks about their first acting class experience.
2 min 14 sec
82. Plastic Surgery
The in’s and out’s of plastic surgery and acting.
4 min 46 sec
83. Directors
Motivational versus Results directors.
4 min 11 sec
84. Richard S. Long
Director Richard talks about what he likes to see in an actor.
4 min 06 sec
85. What’s Richard up to
Richard talks about his projects.
3 min 18 sec
86. Richard on Acting
Actor’s and their performances from a director’s point of view..
5 min 06 sec
87. Over Projection
Watch out for over projection. The camera picks it all up.
5 min 45 sec
89. Camera Angles
Camera angles from the director’s point of view.
6 min 18 sec
90. Anecdote
Richard relays a story from the industry,
6 min 17 sec
91. Lead vs Character
Lead actor versus a character actor
5 min 42 sec
92. Depression
Dealing with depression as an actor.
6 min 31 sec
93. Combatting Depression
Practical advice on beating depression.
5 min 55 sec
94. The Voice & Trauma
How trauma affects the voice and what to do about it.
5 min 05 sec
95. Audition Tip
Head straight for the camera’s field of view.
1 min 47 sec
96. The Impulse II
Swallowing your impulse in day to day life is bad for your acting.
5 min 11 sec
97. Self Esteem
Build your self esteem.
4 min 42 sec
98. Raising Energy
Get in touch with your wild side and raise your energy.
4 min 17 sec
99. Make Up & Set Etiquette
Best not to wear make up or ask if they want you to do you make up.
6 min 10 sec
100. Staying Fresh
How do you stay fresh if you have to say your lines over and over.
6 min 02 sec