Ooooh the title says it all really. I got dropped. I actually got dropped off a project. It is near enough to a year ago now so it isn’t fresh and I’m not rocking myself to sleep each night crying. But I did feel a little (read that a lot) resentment at the time. Actors […]
Category Archives: Acting blog
B.A.B.E. decided to get the low down from a fellow actor on all things related to the hustle. Now anyone who knows me, knows I love the words networking, hustling, catching up, socialising etc. And actors should know the importance of each of those terms. But one thing we must be mindful of is how much […]
Today is the International Day of Friendship and from the bottom of my B.A.B.E. heart I want to say thank you for being my friend. For every time you’ve shared the blog, each time you’ve told me what you enjoyed, every retweet you’ve sent, and every time you’ve liked a post, thank you for being my […]
You’re up in a helicopter looking down own your life, the contributions you made, your precious moments and your journey. St Peter is at the pearly gates (humour me) and he asks you “What’s the one word you’d use to describe your life?” Bam! St Peter wastes no time getting to the point does he. […]
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Jul
Jul
Well here here we have it. A new generation of wonder girls hitching up their Harry high pants and taking super mum to the next level. It was always coming. It’s what our generations call power women (yes I use plural for the word generation for those of you still in your teeny pre-20’s with the rest of […]
Paul Barry is back in the hot seat for B.A.B.E. this week with Good Habits. If you missed his first guest posts you can see them here and the followup here. These articles were a wonderful addition the actor branding series and focused on making the right showreel choices. Enjoy today’s Good Habits post! Good Habits – Paul Barry […]
What is that moment of truth? I had a fascinating discussion a few weeks back with a wonderfully talented actor about our “truth” as actors. Basically the conversation was about how far we go. Many years ago I attended Ecole Philippe Gaulier’s clowning course in Paris. The man is a genius, he really is. He […]
So you have these wicked friends of yours and they are nailing it…they’re getting the gigs, getting the twitter followers, getting paid for their acting services, getting seen for bigger jobs and more and more and more. And then they see you and all they do is complain about their lack of everything. And you’re […]
Earlier in the week I was delighted to share with you a guest post from Paul Barry about showreels and the do’s and don’ts – as part of the actor branding series. I am now back to share Paul’s second blog on following on from this very topic. And in case you missed the first […]
Acting blog, B.A.B.E. blog, Guest post
Part 4. GUEST BLOG: Showreels For The Twenty-first Century (part one)
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May
May
I would like to introduce the amazing and talented Paul Barry here to contribute to the branding series for actors. Paul has been an actor for over a decade, working on film and television. He also taught at the very prestigious NIDA in Australia for many years and (but wait there’s more) he owns and runs […]