This past weekend I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to work with one of the best acting coaches and casting directors in the USA, Melissa Skoff.
During her vast career in feature and TV casting, Melissa helped establish the careers of many of today's biggest stars including Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Lauren Graham, David Spade, Harry Hamlin, Jon Lovitz, Catherine Bell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and B.D. Wong , just to mention a few. Her keen eye for talent along with her enthusiasm and persistence has helped many successful actors launch their careers.
I feel completely blessed to have had the opportunity to learn from such a seasoned acting coach and director.
During her class I learned so much, that I now have a amazing confidence in myself, that I could walk into any audition and take the role!
During Melissa's class, students were broken down into pair's and asked to act out scene's from movies/tv shows that Melissa has casted for. After doing run through's for the scene Melissa gave wonderful constuctive criticism on how to improve each action, each look, and each word, just by making very small and simple changes.
Thank you Melissa for taking the time to come to Nashville to share your knowledge with us! I cannot wait until my next audition so that I may put my new techniques to work!
Monday, September 14, 2009
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