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Brian Timoney - Articles"Brian is a Acting Coach with over 18 years experience in the industry and is The Leading Expert on Method Acting in the UK. He has taught actors appearing in London’s West End shows to high profile films. Brian recently appeared on the BBC2 programme ‘Murder Most Famous’ teaching TV Actors; Sherrie Hewson (Coronation Street/
Emmerdale) and Angela Griffin (Coronation Street/ Holby City) Method Acting techniques. " Tips For Actors: Understanding the IndustryYou probably wouldn't go to a foreign country without a map, or at least something to help guide you to your destination. The same applies to anyone starting out with acting courses and hoping to carve a career path in acting. Are You a Team Player?If you have a passion for the performing arts and have enrolled in one of the acting schools near you, expect a career that is people-centred. First you'll need people skills to engage with casting panels. Then it's agents, directors and fellow actors. But it's when you get down to the work of acting that the interpersonal skills needed for teamwork come to the fore. Films and plays are, above all, team efforts and may fly or fall on the strength of the team itself. Role ModelsAs an actor, who inspires you? More importantly, what is it about Robert De Niro or Meryl Streep's work that says to you 'Wow! This is what great acting looks like'. How Not To Be a One Trick PonySome people enrol for acting courses with a view to conquering Hollywood. Or your aim might be to tread the boards or appear on TV in millions of living rooms. Depending on the acting schools and drama teachers in your area, you may have the option of specialising in a subfield, and taking some acting courses and not others, from the very beginning of your training. Interpreting Roles..Give the same script to a dozen actors and every single one of them will play the same role differently. That's partly a matter of individual acting style, but there's more to it. Corpsing: What You Probably Won't Learn in Your Acting CoursesWithout the phenomenon of corpsing, TV out-take shows would be a lot shorter. There's something infectiously funny about actors, TV presenters and other public speakers getting the giggles. And the more they try to control themselves, the more helpless they become. Empathy and Why Actors Need SomeEmpathy is a human quality that people define in lots of different ways. A simple definition is that it is the ability to put yourself in someone else's shoes. It's the ability to understand how others are feeling and why they behave in the ways that they do. That's pretty much what you will be called upon to do as an actor. Does Having A Regional Accent Help Or Hinder Your Acting Career?Coming from Scotland I have had my fair share of discussions over this subject and my view, which is shared by many a casting director, is that accents are cool.
Your accent is very much a part of you. It's part of your identity and so it should be embraced. Do Your Parents Affect Your Acting Ability?The simple answer is yes, they do.
Every one of us has what psychologists call conditioning. Conditioning is the effect that our culture, environment, the people in our lives and our life experiences have on us. Do Your Parents Affect Your Acting Ability?The simple answer is yes, they do.
Every one of us has what psychologists call conditioning. Conditioning is the effect that our culture, environment, the people in our lives and our life experiences have on us.
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