Cinematography for Actors

018 The Holistic Actor With Monica McCarthy Part 2


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00:17 - Monica's Journey back to directing 
02:46 - Female relationships in the film industry 
07:43 - A cool biology lesson 
11:29 - For actors who want to direct their own work and 
12:14 - Things Monica learned shooting Survival Job 
14:08 - Practicing by shooting regularly with tools you have 
18:50 - The trap in self-tape practice
20:10 - Using the basics of Shakespeare for modern auditions 
21:40 - Monica's technical experience shooting Survival Job 
27:03 - Indeana on technical work in 'TAR' 
29:30 - A couple of things you should start doing now 
31:21 - Prep an actor can do before shoot day beyond memorizing 
36:14 - The importance of curiosity 
42:32 - Fears about crying on cue 
44:19 - Monica's a coach! 
46:41 - Remember actor websites? 
52:03 - Find Monica @missmmccarthy www.monicamccarthy.net 
52:26 - Ins & Outs--- Support this podcast: 

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