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MyAuditionCoach.com |
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AVI SIMON - Coaching Actors for Successful Auditions |
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ABOUT AVI SIMON
Avi Simon’s 25-year career in show business has included coaching, managing, teaching, and acting.
His audition technique has helped him book over 100 professional acting jobs for himself and has helped others book countless jobs.
As an actor, he has played a wide variety of memorable characters in film, television episodics, television pilots, commercials, and theater. His television appearances include roles on Las Vegas, Mad Men, Friends, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and many others. View acting reel.
In addition, he has taught acting, speech, and writing at Columbia University, Los Angeles City College, and USC.
He is currently President of Rectangle Entertainment, a talent management company.
Avi holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Columbia University and a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from USC. |
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AUDITION COACHING CAN HELP YOU BOOK JOBS |
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For current acting tips, please follow RectangleEnt on Twitter. ______________________________________ How do you get an acting job? It’s ALL about the audition! Let’s face it. Unless you’re Brad Pitt or Julia Roberts (or best friends with the director) you’ve got to audition to get an acting job. And while most actors think that an audition is about THEM, it's not. It's about the SCRIPT. Sure, it’s important to show them that you’re talented, charismatic, and a nice person. But if you want the job you must convince them that you’re the best choice for making their script work. In my experience as an acting coach, I've found that many actors have the talent and skills to work steadily in TV and film, yet don't always know how to analyze the text so that they showcase the story. My practical, two-pronged approach has helped many actors book jobs in TV, film, and theater: · Work on the script. Analyze your character and scenes to determine how they contribute to the overall success of the script. · Work on the self. Find out how YOU can most effectively fulfill these demands to help make the project a success. My coaching technique helps actors succeed with the type of cold readings that are standard for film and television auditions in Hollywood and New York. These are not technically “cold” readings, since actors usually receive their sides (scenes) up to 24 hours in advance. But how actors use these 24 hours can make the difference between getting the job or getting tossed in the trash (your headshot, that is!). · IF you understand the purpose of your scenes in the script... · IF the character you present serves the needs of the story in a memorable way... YOU will have a great chance of booking that acting job!
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