Acting

New York Film Academy (NYFA) boasts a diverse, international student body with aspiring performers and visual artists coming from over 120 countries, with campuses and ...

Audiobooks have become an increasingly popular medium with the advent of smartphones and apps like Audible that have evolved into the literary equivalent of Netflix ...

With lots of actors and performers looking for a job, the film industry can be a treasure trove for many scam artists which are incredibly ...

Self-tapes are what many actors and casting directors refer to when an audition is done through digital casting–rather than trying out in person, performers submit ...

Happy New Year! Though 2019 isn’t that new anymore, as the days are already turning into weeks and soon into months! So, have you managed ...

Among many other duties and responsibilities, talent agents have the important function to book and connect their clients to roles and auditions. While being proactive ...

Every actor needs headshots, and often it’s a good idea to have more than one look or pose. But which poses?

When getting your headshots done, ...

Method acting — the art of turning completely into your character while playing a scene — is a tried and true, well, method, for acting ...

 
To the untrained eye, acting is acting, regardless of where it takes place or who is present; which is to say that one might assume ...

In our fast-paced world, actors have to find new ways of marketing themselves to agents, casting directors, their audience, and everyone in between. It used ...

Preparation is as much of an actor’s job as a performance itself, particularly when a character’s physicality, speech, or persona are vastly different from your ...

Current “it man” of acting, Michael B. Jordan, said of his mentors, Forest Whitaker, Ben Affleck, and Oprah, “As an actor, a solo mission doesn’t ...

While our favorite film and television stars make it look easy, acting for film requires a variety of skills few ever come to master. It’s ...

by NYFA Instructor Denis McCourt, MFA
So you’re taking an acting class, have a general audition, or just want to hone your craft, and are looking ...

With television’s creativity and talent blossoming in recent years, it’s becoming more usual to see A-List actors and big budgets gracing the small screen. In ...

Whether you act primarily in theatre or on camera, there will come a time when you are asked to perform a monologue. Instead of dusting ...

From your physical health to your emotional well-being, not taking care of yourself as an actor will make it hard, if not impossible, to give ...

With 2.07 billion active users on Facebook, 330 million on Twitter, and 467 million on LinkedIn, many aspiring and established actors are promoting their work ...

The New York Film Academy knows that acting isn’t just about conveying emotion through spoken words. It’s also about posture, facial expressions, movement, and body ...

Are you finding it difficult to make the transition from theatre to film and TV? If so, it may be that your training for the ...

Every aspiring actor dreams of one day playing the lead roles. But whether you went through an excellent acting school or spontaneously gave it a ...

Some of the most well known lines from movies, and even scenes, are actually ad libbed, or improvised. Improvisation actually has many benefits for actors.
Below ...

Like most aspiring actors, you’re probably torn on whether you need a demo reel or not. You’ve probably heard the phrase, “No reel is better ...

Many people love watching or hearing about a well-done prank. Hollywood is no stranger to outrageous pranks, whether it’s on April Fool’s Day or not. ...

If you’re thinking about becoming an actor, there are some basic things like your type, age range, and preferred medium (stage or film, or both) ...

Ok, so you’ve done the work: memorized your lines backwards and forwards, filled notebooks with your thoughts and backstory, answered the key questions “who am ...

Actors actually have a great deal of agency when it comes to how they set goals, choose auditions, and decide whether or not to commit ...

Though the art of acting dates to the Ancient Greeks, Acting for Film is a far newer discipline and few schools provide specialized training that ...

Actors are arguably one of the most important visible elements in the theater or on screen. As a primary collaborator in the art of visual ...

What better way for aspiring actors to glean valuable insight about their chosen trade than by watching acting movies: films about people trying to make it ...

Words are everything and nothing to an actor. A script is filled with words, all of which add up to a plot, theme, events, and ...

All the activities we pursue in our daily lives have directions. When you drive on the road there are laws meant to prevent us from ...

Paparazzi, autograph hounds, and Hollywood socialites flock to the busy, over-priced clubs and bars on the Sunset Strip in hopes of meeting a famous face ...

All great characters don’t have monologues; but all great monologues come from the mouths of great characters. Some of the most famous lines of dialogue ...

If you want to be a great actor you should know the importance of conveying a character as well as staying in character. Anyone can read ...

There are so many different acting techniques and books and teachers that finding a process that works for you can be confusing. Ironically, most acting ...

So here you go, off into the real world you go to become an actor. You just graduated, so now what?  Where do you start? ...

Modeling and acting are different arts, no doubt. But for being different they are awful similar in many ways and the transition from modeling to ...

In a city where we continuously elevate our fashion sense, our taste buds, and our little tiny city apartment spaces, why not constantly elevate our ...

Al Gore may have claimed to have invented the internet, and Barack Obama’s presidential campaign may have used the internet to aplomb, but it is ...

Part of the allure of acting is the uncertainty, challenge, and endless opportunity. However, those things also make acting a difficult career to weather, especially ...

Some actors are born great, some actors achieve greatness, and some actors have greatness thrust upon them. No matter which of the three categories you ...

Let’s be honest. All movies are not created equally. Some films stick with you long after you are finished watching them. A good film can ...

Before they were pulling down millions of dollars and working with the finest directors in the world, George Clooney, Channing Tatum, and Renee Zellwegger worked ...

Once a year, most cities host a cattle call audition session that lasts for days and includes dozens of theater companies and hundreds of actors. ...

Actors must familiarize themselves with the greatest works, analyze them, and learn from them to develop the timeless skills of the classically trained. Plus, odds ...

Let’s talk about type. It’s not who you are, or what you do, or what you know that counts. Type, for an actor, is simply ...

Stories of seemingly overnight success abound in show business. From living out of a car parked on a Hollywood side street one day, to headlining ...

By the time an actor walks into the audition room, the audition has largely been won or lost based on their preparation. Thorough prep work ...

You have a resume. You have a headshot, or something close. You have ruthlessly prepared a monologue, or maybe two, just to be safe. You ...

In the long line of confounding acting advice, casting directors demand that actors have a demo reel if they are to take you seriously. However, ...

Konstantin Stanislavsky once said, “There are no small roles, only small actors.”
He was a theatre man and lived before the age of the television commercial. ...

Laurence Olivier, Meryl Streep, Daniel Day-Lewis, Marlon Brando, Judi Dench, Paul Newman…
The list of actors goes on and on, but what do they all have ...

Headshots get the bulk of the attention because they are the visual cue that immediately informs casting directors and agents of an actor’s type and ...

 

Imagine for a moment that you are a detective selecting a suspect from a series of mug shots. You would use the description you have ...

Someone once asked themselves in a monologue, “To be, or not to be?” When it comes to monologues there are things you want to be, ...

Before Clark Gable was known as “The King of Hollywood” he spent years rigorously training his voice. His naturally high-pitched voice was lowered with better ...

In the movie A League of Their Own Tom Hanks says, “If it wasn’t hard everyone would do it.” He was speaking of becoming a ...

Digitized casting is changing television and film for good. Actors are routinely expected to put themselves on tape for auditions; and often on short notice. ...

When asked about the biggest piece of advice he could give to aspiring actors, Edward Norton once famously said, “The more you do your homework, ...

NYFA: Can you tell us a bit about yourself, your background, and what first got you interested in acting (and graphic design)?
Corey Scott Rutledge: I ...

For the purposes of this post, we’re going to put aside the reasons why you want to be famous in the first place. We’ll also ...

No matter whether you’re an amateur trying to break into the industry, newly graduated or still working towards your BFA in acting, you’ll need an ...

Did you know that the BFA degree has only existed as we know it today since 1971? As the traditional degree choice for students wishing ...

Bad crying can make or break a career. An actor or actress may be at the top of their field, able to deftly handle comedy ...

Author: Annie Coutu, Filmmaker at Aisha Productions & Author of Dans 10…9…Devenir acteur

Do you need an actor demo? Well if you are an actor or want to ...

Type·cast
ˈtīpˌkast/
verb

assign (an actor or actress) repeatedly to the same type of role, as a result of the appropriateness of their appearance or previous success in ...

The following video is the third and final in our three part series about Acting Resumes from America’s Premier Acting & Modeling Career Coach – ...

The following video is part two in our three part series about Acting Resumes from America’s Premier Acting & Modeling Career Coach – Aaron Marcus. ...

The following video is part one in our three part series about Acting Resumes from America’s Premier Acting & Modeling Career Coach – Aaron Marcus. ...

Television programs have undeniably conquered the hearts of many all across the globe. When studying in NYFA’s Acting for Film program, the search for a ...

10:11 pm, August 28th 2020. 
Posts began to appear on Chadwick Boseman’s social accounts announcing his departure after battling colon cancer for the better part of ...

Kirk Douglas, Academy Award winner and icon of Hollywood ’s Golden Era, passed away at the age of 103 on Wednesday, February 6. With a ...

For some people, the fall season means sweater-wearing weather, pumpkin carving, hayrides, and snuggling under the covers in the morning. For other people, autumn  means ...

For actors, auditioning for parts is a numbers game–the more you audition, the better shot you have at being cast in a role that’s just ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the nominees for the 91st annual Academy Awards, to be given out during ABC’s televised ceremony ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the nominees for the 91st annual Academy Awards, to be given out during ABC’s televised ceremony ...

With over 137 million global subscriptions as of the third quarter of 2018 – adding nearly as many subscribers within a single year as HBO ...

Gender equality in Hollywood (as well as everything else) has been an important issue for 2018, and while the results haven’t been as clear-cut as ...

In theatre, we have what we call: a swing, an understudy and a standby. Three distinct, respected functions. There can a handful of these actors ...

Every year, Time magazine releases a list of the 100 most influential people in the world. This list is not a measure of power or ...

Props, costumes, production sets, and CGI can only do so much to transport audiences to a different time and place; the rest of the work ...

Being an actor in New York City (where a constant score is playing) can feel overwhelming for musical theatre performers and actors who need to ...

There’s no better time to be a movie fan. This year there were plenty of fantastic films released during the summer, which means a number ...

National Hispanic Heritage Month takes place from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, and according to the official website is a time for “celebrating the histories, ...

Aspiring actors dream of being on the big screen, just like their favorite movie stars. Or do they? More major actors are creating and starring ...

Over the last few decades, Hollywood actresses Helen Mirren and Sandra Bullock have starred in so many diverse roles that’s it’s hard to typecast them, ...

If you are a current student – or alumni – of NYFA, you understand that auditions are a normal part of life. But, what if ...

Al Pacino is one of the Hollywood’s best veteran actors and a past NYFA guest speaker, with a successful career spanning over five decades and ...

People in showbiz tend to be rather multi-talented, or perhaps that’s just a survival strategy. Either way, if you can sing, dance and act, chances ...

In this article about the benefits of self-producing as an actor, we considered Orson Wells, who wrote, produced, directed, and starred in Citizen Kane, the ...

Women around the world have been blazing the trails for equality. As New York Film Academy has previously reported, gender inequality is still an issue ...

Mae West

In the beginning, there was Mae West — sassy, sexy, and smart. West’s early career in Vaudeville helped her develop a larger-than-life persona that ...

Actors, like everyone else, have found their lives and careers changed by social media. Few could have predicted the impact social media would have on ...

There’s something about Australian actors that make us look forward to Australia Day. From Hugh Jackman to Margot Robbie, Hollywood is full of the Australian ...

The SAG Awards are one of the most prestigious awards out there in the film business, particularly when it comes to acting — and more ...

The American film and television community awaits the Golden Globes 2017 with bated breath. This year, the awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, Jan. 8 ...

As the year comes to a close, it’s normal to experience a certain amount of sadness, regret, and plain old exhaustion. As a film student, ...

The American Music Awards are arguably one of the biggest music awards show of the year — so much so, that they are still buzzing ...

Elvis Presley. Clint Eastwood. Charlton Heston.
These may be the first few names that spring to mind when you think of famous actors who served in ...

Seth Rogen might be your spirit animal if you’re an aspiring actor who enjoys making people laugh. Before the numerous awards and nominations, he was ...

Make no mistake about it: the technique known as method acting has played a huge part in the history and evolution of the acting profession, ...

With the 73rd Venice Film Festival rapidly approaching, it’d be remiss to waste the opportunity to highlight a familiar face on the scene: former NYFA ...

Seth Rogen is on something of a winning streak, and it seems that just about everything the Canadian-born comedian touches of late turns to gold. 

Having ...

This past weekend, Paul Feig’s remake of the 1984 supernatural comedy, Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman), is hitting theatres. Unlike the original film, which starred Bill Murray, ...

Each dad is one-of-a-kind. Whether he’s silly or serious, completely embarrassing or way cooler than us, we’ve got to love him. In honor of Father’s ...

Mothers: we salute you.
You’ve cooked us countless meals. You’ve put up with our laundry-strewn bedroom floors. You’ve been a shoulder to cry on when we ...

It’s that time of year again—the days are longer, people’s calendars are filling up with more and more parties, and outdoor festivities are popping up ...

People love to pick the brains of experts in hope of uncovering some secret recipe for success in a given field. Have a political question? ...

Every year there are only five nominees in each of the four acting categories at the Academy Awards. As such, there is always disagreement among ...

The presidents of past and present have afforded screenwriters with a lot of solid writing material, both in terms of their political careers and personal ...

January 2016 will be remembered primarily as a month in which we lost too many treasured artists. David Bowie and Lemmy Kilmister were among the ...

The end of the year is an exciting time in the entertainment industry. There are holiday parties, major film releases, and a buzz of anticipation ...

Not all actors are lucky enough to be discovered by a talent scout and launched to instant stardom. Some actors have to put in years ...

Game of Thrones fans know that Sean Bean was a Hollywood star before he portrayed Ned Stark in the first season of the HBO series ...

Ah, the glitzy Golden Age. The Golden Age of Hollywood lasted from the late 1920s to the 1960s and was a time when technology in ...

Sometimes good things come in small packages, both in terms of gifts and art. In the case of these five examples, a great performance came ...

“My dear boy, why don’t you just try acting?”
A famous quip from Lawrence Olivier regarding Dustin Hoffman’s dedication to method acting on Marathon Man, the ...

Action films are the bread and butter of Hollywood, grossing billions of dollars and spurning franchises that last decades. For actors, action movies present an ...

If acting is hard, comedic acting is in a league of its own. There is a delicate balance when acting comedy; too much and the ...

Method acting is a much-revered practice that has received its fair share of attention for producing naturalistic, award-winning acting performances. Not coincidentally, some of the ...

It’s called the small screen, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t big performances on television. Recently, we entered the Golden Age of TV, where Hollywood ...

Everyone loves a good ‘Where are they now?’ story, and nothing is more intriguing than an actor who seemingly disappeared from the face of the ...

Before they were pulling down millions of dollars and working with the finest directors in the world, George Clooney, Channing Tatum, and Renee Zellwegger worked ...

By the time an actor walks into the audition room, the audition has largely been won or lost based on their preparation. Thorough prep work ...

All across the land, one competition is taking filmmaking by storm. The 48-Hour Film Festival challenges production teams to make a short film in only ...

While voice acting is a legitimate profession, it is still a creative art form, and like any form of creativity, it does not exist in a ...

Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a craftsman as, “a person who makes beautiful objects by hand” or “a person who is very skilled at doing something.” The ...

History is riddled with the names of professional athletes who turned to professional acting after their playing careers. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Jordan, Dwayne “The Rock” ...

Question: What is the acting technique, based on the principles of Stanislavsky that was popularized in 1930’s America by director Lee Strasberg at The Actors’ ...

Much has been made of the recent flood of British-trained actors being cast in American roles. In the last few years, Henry Cavill was cast ...

New York City and Los Angeles couldn’t be more different in terms of location and culture, but one thing they have is a thriving entertainment ...

One of the most iconic scenes, from one of the most iconic trilogies of all-time, features an actor who is acting alone.
Gollum
Yes, precious, false! They ...

Making a movie or television show requires many different people with many different talents, but actors are the ones in the spotlight. If you want ...

It’s a question many prospective acting students consider at some point in the college decision making process – when it comes to MA vs. MFA ...

Robert De Niro, considered one of Hollywood’s greatest performers—living or dead—is something of an acting paradox. While some of the best actors completely disappear into ...

Given that there’s only a single letter between them, it’s not surprising that many people have trouble discerning the difference between a BA vs a ...

From extremely dangerous stunts or shooting in warzones and/or environmentally hostile locations, there are more than a few things that can threaten a film crew’s ...

Given that we run one of the country’s best acting camps for kids, we’re naturally keen to promote child acting in a positive way and ...

Oscar-winning—no, scratch that, EGOT-winning Mike Nichols died this week at the age of 83. A great loss for the world of stage and screen, Mike ...

Let’s not mince words. Going to grad school is a huge investment and for many students already dealing with paying off their loans for their ...

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Below is the transcript from the Q&A with actors Michelle Monaghan and Gbenga Akinnagbe following a private screening of their new film Fort Bliss which ...

Some actors swear by it, while others denounce it as a self-indulgent and superfluous part of the craft. But whichever way you slice it, it’s an enduring ...

Rumors are coming in thick and fast for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, quite possibly one of the most anticipated comic book movies to ...

Let’s face it: Australian actors are hot. And I don’t just mean physically. Australian actors are all the buzz from Broadway stage icon Hugh Jackman ...

For over a century, the Actors’ Equity Association (frequently referred to as simply Equity) has been one of the most prevalent labor unions in the ...

When Dustin Hoffman was on set for Marathon Man, one scene in particular called for his character to appear as if he suffered from extreme exhaustion. ...

The New York Film Academy had the privilege of attending the world famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year, conducting Acting for Film and Filmmaking workshops. ...

“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” – Robin Williams
The world is reeling from the news that Robin Williams, ...

At fifty years old and with three decades of acting history behind him, Johnny Depp’s career has been unparalleled in terms of its breadth and ...

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Although movie audiences are taught to root for the good guy, everyone loves those characters who indulge in the darker end of ...

Author: Lance Carter, Actor & Owner of DailyActor.com

Let’s face it, at some point in our career most of us are going to need some type ...

NYFA: How has your training at institutions like NYFA helped you to develop as an actress? What advice would you give to students looking to ...

NYFA: What is your personal background and what in your own history drew you to acting?
Camilla Luddington: I grew up in the UK and starting ...

MFA Acting for Film student Freddie Basnight is making the transition from serving in the US Army for over a decade to acting and directing.
Though ...

Chandrika Ravi took the Indian film industry by storm after debuting in the 2018 Tamil comedy blockbuster Irattu Arayil Murattu Kuthu, immediately followed by the ...

Native Australian Angela Blake grew up in Sydney, Australia and was surrounded by the arts from a young age. Now, Blake is a certified performer ...

Originally from Sweden, Fredrik Scheike grew up doing theatre and taking drama classes at a very early age, but hadn’t considered the possibility of a ...

New York Film Academy Acting for Film alum Howard Campbell has hit the ground running since graduating NYFA, not only auditioning for roles as an ...

Like many filmmakers in 2020, this year has proven to be an uncertain time for filmmaking, however, filmmakers like Dr. Ariel Orama López has shown ...

NYFA MFA Acting for Film alum and Trinidad and Tobago native, Gina Parris, has had more than a decade of experience in the entertainment industry ...

Manila-born Anthony R. Mottola got quite the wake up call when he realized he wanted to go from musical theatre into becoming a screen actor. ...

Canadian-born Xiren Wang is quite comfortable wearing many hats in the entertainment business–she is an actress as well as a composer, and has found success ...

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film alum Dr. Ariel Orama López has been incredibly productive since graduating from NYFA’s Los Angeles campus, and ...

New York Film Academy acting for film student Dustin Ardine has seen a lot of success in his short career. Ardin won the best actor ...

An actor plays many roles in the course of a career, but Alice Dessuant is also interested in roles behind the scenes. After completing her ...