I don’t make New Year’s resolutions anymore. They didn’t work for me primarily because they were selfish and had more to do with what I wanted to get from the world than what I was willing to give to the world.

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I was a baseball player in school. I had a good arm, I could catch anything, but I was having trouble hitting. I would be like, “I wonder if I’ll hit it; just let me hit it.” And then I went away for the fall, learned how to hit, and by my sophomore year I’d come to the plate and think, “I wonder where I want to hit the ball, to the right or to the left?” Just that little bit of skill and confidence changed everything. Well, I had to treat acting like that. I had to stop going to auditions thinking, “Oh, I hope they like me.” I had to go in thinking I was the answer to their problem. You could feel the difference in the room immediately. George Clooney

I spend whole sessions on this topic as I believe that many actors function under the misconception that the audition is about their reading and that’s it. Ownership of the room is probably the most important and the most ignored aspect of auditioning. The thing is, you can’t fake presence – you can’t pretend to be confident if you’re not and you can’t be the answer to our problems if you haven’t solved your own.

Presence is based on preparation. Your confidence in the room is directly tied to your confidence in the piece you are bringing into that room.

You need a way of preparing your auditions that makes you the authority on the role and allows you to walk in to the room with the strength of one who has the answers to our problems.

This is the level at which job getting actors operate. Check in honestly – are you and your auditions up to it?

Much more on this topic coming soon…

   

       THE WALLACE AUDITION TECHNIQUE

                                  www.wallaceauditiontechnique.com

                 

                                  Winner – Favorite Audition Teacher

                                  Backstage Readers Choice Poll – 2010

          “Craig’s insight into the unique necessities of the audition is phenomenal. His technique makes audition clear and even fun. As soon as I embraced it I started getting call backs and booking!” Sara Lane

  So far this year, Wallace Audition Technique students tested for series regular roles on 6 network pilots and booked 14 guest stars and 9 co-star roles on network shows!

 Here’s a shout out to the students who did such amazing work and landed roles in these shows in the last 6 months :  Guest Star roles on “Criminal Minds” “Glee,” “2 Broke Girls” “Parks and Recreation” “Outlaw,” “Prime Suspect,” “Whitney,”  “Bones,” “Mike and Molly,” “The Closer,” Grey’s Anatomy,”  “Southland” and “CSI: Miami.” As well as booking roles in films such as, “Easy A”, “Resident Evil”, “Date Night,” “Bridesmaids,” “Thor,” and numerous national commercials.    Congrats to all and keep it up!  Episodics and pilots for cable are casting. It’s your job to be ready! Last classes of the year!  

                  Here is the schedule:            

   Tuesday session begins: November 1 – Casting Session Class      

  Wednesday session begins: November 2 – Master Class

   Thursday session begins: October 27 – New Students     

    Monday session begins: September 19 – CLOSED

           All classes are already half full, so don’t delay! Classes are 6 weeks long and have no more that 9 students per class.

A deposit of $150 is required to hold your spot.The total price is $400.  

The address to send deposits to is: Craig Wallace/Wallace Audition Technique 19 ½ Ozone Ave. Venice,CA  90291.

You can also pay with a credit card – my website now has paypal. Go to www.wallaceauditiontechnique.com and click the “Purchase” tab and follow the directions. The balance amount is due on the date of the first class.

Before you send your deposit let us know, via email or phone, what day you are interested in so we can be sure there is still room in that class.

Hope this finds you well and I’m looking forward to working together! Craig Wallace (323) 960-7852 info@wallaceauditiontechnique.com  

 

 

 

Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain are the hottest actors of the year so far and as the article below states they will likely be around for a long time to come.

What breaks them apart from other stars that come and go quickly is that they are actors – not stars - actors – well trained and dedicated. They didn’t spend the time before they were well known clubbing, dating the world and randomly seeking attention. They studied their craft, they became well explored people and more interesting actors. They have arrived at their big moments ready.

I couldn’t be happier, (especially in this age of reality “stars” where if you  hire the right publicist to market your sex tape you can become famous), that quality still counts.

Keep studying, keep exploring, keep learning, keep growing and like these two wonderful actors, you will keep working.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-gosling-chastain-20110925,0,2562923.story