The “fast-track” acting delusion

Posted on 15 March 2015

Today’s culture of “fast-track” delusion – the idea of people being plucked from obscurity and handed fame and fortune on a plate. Tips and guidance on reality shows, the importance of training, and what it really takes to make it in the acting industry

8 things you will learn about:

• The “fast-track” delusion: being picked from obscurity
• Fame and fortune: a by-product, not the reason
• Why it’s all about the process, not the end result
• The right intention: Why do you want to act?
• The importance of loving what you do – and doing it well
• The role of hard work: skill and ongoing training
• Confidence issues: Facing the fear and doing it anyway
• The protocols of acting – the “unwritten rules”