Author: Neil Schell: Writer/Director/Producer

THERE IS A PATHWAY THE MAP When you know the three levels of The Map, you can confidently apply them to your career and make traction toward your goals.  INSIDE EACH LEVEL THERE ARE NINE STEPS THAT NEIL SCHELL WILL EXPLAIN IN DETAIL AT HIS FUN AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND LIVE-STREAM SEMINAR TAKING PLACE ON…

  PROFESSIONALISM IN ACTING by Neil Schell After having worked as an actor and having cast hundreds of actors in roles, I can count “professionalism” as one of those qualities I look for in an actor. I find it very favourable and will cast one actor over another if I know the one I cast…

“PRESSURE” OF AN AUDITION by Neil Schell What is the source of the pressure of an audition? How can it be that this necessary action can be such a daunting experience? Is there any way to effectively deal with the stress of it and put your best creativity forward? Most “pressure” an actor feels in…

THINK HUGE by Neil Schell Your thinking effects what acting work you are being considered for and what acting work you actually book with a contract. The truth is, if you don’t think huge you won’t even get large. It’s an interesting phenomenon; if you focus on a particular target of any given size it’s…

The Courage of an Actor Most actors, when they finally decide to do something about their incredible urge to get on stage or in front of a camera and transform into someone else in order to entertain large numbers of people, aren’t completely sure that they can do it. That they can “act.” I mean,…

  REDUCING THEIR ABILITY TO REJECT YOU by Neil Schell What an interesting career you have chosen! An actor for hire. Or, more appropriately, a character for hire, for stories. No matter how you look at it, a professional actor has to learn to deal with rejection. Fact. Most of the roles you will read…

Character in Auditions by Neil Schell With so many acting teachers always stressing the perfection of your acting technique, actors sometimes loose sight of what the key people who hire actors are looking for. After all is said and done, actors aren’t really hired at all. Characters are. This piece of wisdom was imparted to…

THE HARDEST PART IS NOT ACTING by Neil Schell I once saw an interview with Billy Bob Thornton in which he made a statement something to the effect of, and I paraphrase hugely, acting is easy, it’s not acting that’s the hard part. Often these short quips about acting, like “less is more”, trigger all…