5 Apps for Actors As the owner of Artistic Strategies and as an actor I am constantly on the lookout for apps that help simplify my life. There are MANY out there…MANY! But here are my top 5. Some are free and some you can get for a small fee. All are well worth it! 1. LINELEARNER : Memorize those lines! For $3.84 you can make memorizing a little easier with this…
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The Guideposts: Conflict
Guidepost #2 – Conflict by Megan Donahue The core acting curriculum at Acting Studio Chicago is based on the 12 Guideposts from Michael Shurtlef’s Audition. The concept of Conflict is essential to script analysis. Having a shared language, vocabulary and philosophy about the actor’s approach to text means that there is a consistency and a specificity to our training. In this series of posts, we invite our faculty to comment on…
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Faculty Spotlight: Kurt Naebig & his journey from student to teacher.
Faculty Spotlight: Kurt Naebig Actor, Director & ASC Senior Instructor When Kurt Naebig took an improv class in high school, he didn’t know it would change the course of his life. He was a semi-pro skateboarder, he owned a skateboard shop in Oak Park (yes, as a teenager), and acting wasn’t really on his radar. The Chicago actor, director, and ASC teacher thought the class would just be kind of fun;…
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Cinema Lab Screening
CINEMA LAB SCREENING by Megan Donahue Last month, ASC hosted a screening of the work that’s come out of Cinema Lab. A “crash course in independent film making”, the class takes students from improvisation to filming in just eight weeks. The screening featured a total of 12 short films, from four classes. Instructor Stephen Cone, a Chicago film maker, opened the evening by introducing the films. Though the films are…
The Guideposts: Relationship
GUIDEPOST #1 – RELATIONSHIP The core acting curriculum at Acting Studio Chicago is based on the 12 Guideposts from Michael Shurtleff’s Audition. In this post we introduce the very foundation of our work: RELATIONSHIP. Having a shared language, a shared vocabulary and a shared philosophy about the actors’ approach to text, means that there is a consistency and a specificity to our training. In this series of posts, we invite our…