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Send us Fan Mail Shannon spent years on the other side of the casting table - and in this episode, she's telling actors everything she used to wish they knew. We get into the audition habit that quietly makes actors forgettable (even talented ones), what bold, brave actors do differently to book work and build a career one audition at a time, and the one thing most actors focus on that's actually working against them. Shannon also pulls back the curtain on how ego shows up in the audition room (and it's not what you'd expect) plus the two things she believes actors should focus on if they want their breakthrough, and the honest answer to a question every actor's asked themselves: do casting directors actually watch your whole self-tape, or cut it off early? This one's for every actor who's ever wondered what's really happening on the other side of the camera. Listen now, you'll come out the other side of this podcast energised, inspired and apporaching auditons in a whole new way. Support the show INSTA: @standbymethodactingstudio WEB: standbymethod.com FREE THE ESSENTIAL METHOD ACTING HANDBOOK: http://pages.standbymethod.com/freeactingbook

Send us Fan Mail Test out the best Method Acting Exercises to develop a deeper character connection and eradicate performance destroyers in our FREE Method Actor's Toolbox. Get it straight to your phone HERE I used to destroy my own performances before I even walked into the audition or rehearsal room and I didn't know I was doing it. In this episode, I'm getting honest about the 8 darkest, most self-sabotaging performance mistakes that wrecked my acting, the ones that didn't just ruin an audition or rehearsal, they chipped away at my confidence and nearly took my career with them. I'll walk you through exactly what they were, why they're so hard to spot in the moment and the 2 exercises I used to break the pattern. One of them works fast. The other one's so simple, so unglamorous, most actors either skip it completely or quit after a few days... right before it was about to work!! If you've ever walked out of an audition, performance or rehearsal replaying every mistake on a loop, this one's for you. 🎧 Listen now Support the show INSTA: @standbymethodactingstudio WEB: standbymethod.com FREE THE ESSENTIAL METHOD ACTING HANDBOOK: http://pages.standbymethod.com/freeactingbook

Send us Fan Mail Stop losing out on the auditions you're right for. 10 weeks. 10 people. 10 opportunities to give the auditions of your life - check out this highly-acclaimed training She's new to the industry. She's young. And in this episode, she has more wisdom about acting, and about herself, than actors twice her experience. This is Jessa's story. From the fear that nearly kept her out of the audition room, to landing her first role after training with Louise (just 7 lines), prepped with the same care and intention as if it were the lead. In this episode, Jessa opens up about what it actually took to get here: working through real audition fear, choosing an online course in a second language over in-person training closer to home, and why trusting her own instincts - even when they didn't make obvious sense - kept paying off. She talks about what acting means to her beneath the industry noise, how she's built a career that fits around real life rather than against it, and the surprising feedback she got after those 7 lines that changed how she sees her own potential. If you've ever doubted whether you're "ready enough," "capable enough," or simply stalled with your acting for any reason, this conversation is the reset you need. Jessa's energy is infectious, and her honesty about self-doubt, boundaries and following your gut is the kind of thing every early-career actor needs to hear. Press play. You'll come out the other side wanting to bet on yourself a little harder. Support the show INSTA: @standbymethodactingstudio WEB: standbymethod.com FREE THE ESSENTIAL METHOD ACTING HANDBOOK: http://pages.standbymethod.com/freeactingbook

Send us Fan Mail Stop losing out on the auditions you're right for. 10 weeks. 10 people. 10 opportunities to give the auditions of your life - check out this highly-acclaimed training Kitchen tables in shot. Cats wandering into frame mid-line. A dozen takes deep and still not sure if any of them are "the one." If self-tape auditions have ever sent you spiralling, you are not alone, and this episode is for you. In this episode, Louise takes you inside her own messy, chaotic early experience of self-tapes; the technical panic, the endless retakes, the agonising over when to hit send and exactly what she changed to turn self-tapes from a dreaded chore into one of her strongest tools as an actor. You'll hear the real process behind how many takes is actually enough, what to look for (and avoid) in a reader, how to stop second-guessing your emotional choices on camera, and the one Method Acting technique that gets you to something true, fast, even under serious time pressure. If you've ever wondered how to make a self-tape stand out to a casting director without over-rehearsing yourself into the ground, this episode gives you the actual answers, not just the theory. 🎬 The self-tape mistake almost every actor makes without realising 🎬 How to choose your best take when they all start blurring together 🎬 The Method Acting technique built for fast, honest self-tape performances Perfect for actors preparing for self-tape auditions, cold reads, or looking to sharpen their audition technique with Method Acting training. Press play - your next self-tape starts here. Support the show INSTA: @standbymethodactingstudio WEB: standbymethod.com FREE THE ESSENTIAL METHOD ACTING HANDBOOK: http://pages.standbymethod.com/freeactingbook

Send us Fan Mail Stop losing out on the auditions you're right for. 10 weeks. 10 people. 10 opportunities to give the auditions of your life - check out this highly-acclaimed training She never got cast from a single audition. Not one. Despite the hustle, the hours, the prep that left her shattered before she even walked in the room. Then everything changed. In this episode, Louise pulls back the curtain on the audition game nobody teaches you, the gap between being brilliant in the room and actually landing the callback. Why "good actor" and "good auditioner" are two completely different skillsets. Why the ones who make it to the final 3, get recalled, get cast, aren't always the most talented in the room. And the moment that flipped everything for her. The one she's never spoken about publicly. Until now. If you've ever walked out of a self-tape, a chemistry read, or a recall convinced you blew it, this episode is the mirror you didn't know you needed. 🎬 What shifts a "seen" into a "cast" 🎬 The audition mistake almost every actor makes and doesn't know it 🎬 The real story behind how she finally started converting rooms into roles, including a film on Amazon Prime ▶️ Press play. This one's personal. Support the show INSTA: @standbymethodactingstudio WEB: standbymethod.com FREE THE ESSENTIAL METHOD ACTING HANDBOOK: http://pages.standbymethod.com/freeactingbook

Send us Fan Mail Turbocharge yout talent with this FREE resource - The Method Acting Toolbox Not every role gets a backstory. The nurse checking you in. The assistant showing you to a room. One or two lines, no personality, nothing to "play." These procedural roles are some of the hardest to audition for, and some of the most useful credits you can book. This week I break down how to prep them: what casting is actually looking for (hint: it's not a character), the specific challenges of playing "plain," and how to make choices when you've got almost nothing to go on. I also share a character-watching exercise from a hospital appointment I had this week, I observed this exact type of role in real life and broke down what I noticed, how it fed my prep process, and the one thing that changes everything once you're actually in the scene. If you've ever dismissed a role because it looked "too small," this episode will change how you see it.  Dive in and enjoy Support the show INSTA: @standbymethodactingstudio WEB: standbymethod.com FREE THE ESSENTIAL METHOD ACTING HANDBOOK: http://pages.standbymethod.com/freeactingbook

Send us Fan Mail Richard just booked a day player role on a major UK soap. But the story isn't the booking... it's the seven year dark period before it, where acting felt less like a craft and something enjoyable and more like a distant dream that he'd lost sight of.  In this episode, Richard talks us through it properly. Not the highlight reel, the actual road: The unconventional way he got started, and the audition experience that knocked him sidewaysHow his ego got stripped out of the process early on, and why that matteredWhat his relationship with nerves actually looks like, before the sceneThe moment he first steps into character, and what that feels like for himThe 7-year dark period, what caused it, and how he worked his way outThe fights he's had with agents, and what they taught him about the industryWhat he's learnt about boundaries and self-care, the hard way If you're just starting out, this one will show you the parts of the journey nobody puts on a highlight reel. If you're chasing your first TV credit, this is proof that the years that feel like nothing are often the years doing the most work. Craft first. Always. And if you want to follow Richard's Journey after this episode, you can catch him on INSTA @richardjgalloway Support the show INSTA: @standbymethodactingstudio WEB: standbymethod.com FREE THE ESSENTIAL METHOD ACTING HANDBOOK: http://pages.standbymethod.com/freeactingbook

Send us Fan Mail Test out the best Method Acting Exercises to develop a deeper character connection in our FREE Method Actor's Toolbok. Get it straight to your phone HERE Take the What Type of Actor Are you Quiz HERE Learn more about setting and achieving acting goals and getting  more acting work in The Business of Acting Bootcamp Many new and emerging actors have BIG acting goals, such as getting a role on TV, getting in a Hollywood film or even performing on The Westend or Broadway. These acting dreams and goals are inspiring, yet they can also be very daunting. Without the right contacts, creadits on your actors CV or getting big enough auditions, how do we make this happen? In this epsiode of Unstoppable Actors we explore The reason why so many actors don't achiece their acting goals (so you can avoid it)The two steps to making your acting goals feel simplerThe next three steps to take to get the ball rolling with your acting goalsThe science behind manifestation and why this is important as an actorIt's very simple to understand, and will help you get three steps closer to your big acting goal. Support the show INSTA: @standbymethodactingstudio WEB: standbymethod.com FREE THE ESSENTIAL METHOD ACTING HANDBOOK: http://pages.standbymethod.com/freeactingbook

Send us Fan Mail Test out the best Method Acting Exercises to develop a deeper character connection in our FREE Method Actor's Toolbok. Get it straight to your phone HERE Take the What Type of Actor Are you Quiz HERE Inexperienced actors, and I say this without judgement as we all start off from zero will focus on the wrong things when they're presented with a script.  They will overcomplicate what should be relatively simple scenes and end up spinning their wheels, whilst not feeling confident they can deliver the scene truthfuly.  Reading scenes is a very simple process when you know how.  This episode of Unstoppable Actors teaches you  The pitfalls if reading scenesHow to read scenes properlyMaking a short scene come to life for you so you hook in your audience and impress the director. Hit play now and give this simple method acting exercise a try! Support the show INSTA: @standbymethodactingstudio WEB: standbymethod.com FREE THE ESSENTIAL METHOD ACTING HANDBOOK: http://pages.standbymethod.com/freeactingbook

Send us Fan Mail Discover more exercises that will help you turbocharge your belief in yourself and your talent by getting your hands on the FREE OF CHARGE Method Acting Toolbox HERE Louise, shares how she learnt something that blew her mind about success that she just knew actors everywhere had to hear if they want their goals of acting on stage, TV and film to materialise.  There are so many undiscovered actors out there who sadly, stay in their 9-5 jobs until retirement because they don't know the secret to success. It feels too big or beyond them.  But in this episode of Unstoppable Actors, Louise shares The Surprising reason many actors don't make it (and walks you through a live example that you can can follow yourself)The three keys areas most actors miss when it comes to being a successful actorWhy achieving your acting goals and dreams is all to do with your body (yes it sounds weird, but this is what is coming out of developing research)A simple exercise to help you overcome any block that is stopping you taking bold action on your acting dreams.  Pull up a pew and let's get down to business.  Lights, Camera, Action!!! Support the show INSTA: @standbymethodactingstudio WEB: standbymethod.com FREE THE ESSENTIAL METHOD ACTING HANDBOOK: http://pages.standbymethod.com/freeactingbook

Send us Fan Mail Sixteen years of coaching actors, and I still learnt something new on my last shoot. As director and on-set acting coach on a fast-paced Chinese martial arts film. It wasn't about choreography. It wasn't about line delivery. It was about food. In this episode I tell you exactly what happened on set, why it wrecked our focus for an entire afternoon, and what it taught me about the method acting triangle and why breaking just one of those three principles can turn a sensational performance into a flat one. Plus, I'm gifting you the Method Acting Toolbox, free character development exercises to help you get fully immersed in your next role. Download it straight to your phone. Support the show INSTA: @standbymethodactingstudio WEB: standbymethod.com FREE THE ESSENTIAL METHOD ACTING HANDBOOK: http://pages.standbymethod.com/freeactingbook

Send us Fan Mail I recently sat on the other side of an audition process with someone I love, and watched red flag after red flag pop up in real time. What started as excitement turned into a masterclass in what NOT to accept from a casting. In this episode, I'm breaking down exactly what to watch for before you submit your next self-tape; the comms, the organisation, the deadlines that should make you pause. Because instinct isn't paranoia. It's craft. It's a juicy one, pull up a seat.  Discover what type of actor you are, so you can give your best performances yet - take the free "What Type of Actor Are You" quiz and find out if you're a head or heart actor, the method acting techniques built for you and what you need to drop to get there. Support the show INSTA: @standbymethodactingstudio WEB: standbymethod.com FREE THE ESSENTIAL METHOD ACTING HANDBOOK: http://pages.standbymethod.com/freeactingbook

Send us Fan Mail Take the What Type of Actor Are You quiz first — it'll show you exactly what to work on so your next performance is your best one yet. START NOW I got a call to coach actors through rehearsals for a film. Two days later, they asked me onto set to keep coaching through filming. Not because I chased it. Because of two things, and once you hear what they are, you'll see them everywhere in your own career too. In this episode I break down how most of my acting work has actually come not from auditions, but recommendation, and the two things that were doing the work every single time. One's about your craft. One's about how you show up. You can't control how you're perceived, but you can control that. By the end, you'll have two clear, actionable things to work on this week to become the actor directors remember and recommend. Dive in now and let's get you to your next acting job sooner. Support the show INSTA: @standbymethodactingstudio WEB: standbymethod.com FREE THE ESSENTIAL METHOD ACTING HANDBOOK: http://pages.standbymethod.com/freeactingbook

Send us Fan Mail Transform how you build every character you'll ever play. Join a small group of early career actors living as real World War Two codebreakers in the War Project, StandBy's once-every-four-years ten week immersive method acting module. Ten places only. Auditions Saturday 18th July. Apply now You leave rehearsal. You go home. And then what? If the honest answer is "I run my lines and hope for the best", this episode is going to change how you work forever. Most early career actors spend hours learning lines between rehearsals, arriving at the next session word-perfect but character-empty. Not because they're lazy. Because nobody ever showed them what real character work actually looks like when there's no director in the room. ▶️ In this episode, StandBy Artistic Director and method acting coach Louise reveals how she stumbled across a way of working during her own professional training that embedded characters so deeply into her imagination that she stopped guessing and started knowing, and how that discovery eventually became the Actor's Journal, the exclusive tool she now gives to every actor accepted onto her ten week method acting modules. This is the origin story nobody asked for, and every actor needs to hear. In this episode you'll discover: Why learning lines on rote is quietly killing the authenticity of your performances, and what rote actually means for your actingThe day Louise took her mum to find a character's childhood home, school, and playground, and what that taught her about getting inside a character's inner worldWhy most actors default to line-running between rehearsals and what they should be doing insteadWhat puppet acting is, why it's more common than you think and why Louise refuses to train actors that wayHow the Actor's Journal was born, from messy homework tasks, a production of Oliver Twist and a way of working Louise had been developing since drama school without even realising itWhy a high profile actor told Louise she should pitch the journal to bookshops, and what happened when she tested it on students, coaching clients, and herself on a film setThe one thing Rachel did in her audition prep that made a casting director say they didn't want to audition anyone else for the role Whether you're preparing for an audition, deep in a production, or somewhere between rehearsals wondering what you're supposed to be doing, this episode will give you a completely new way of thinking about character work. The space between rehearsals isn't empty time. It's where the character actually forms. ▶️ Press play and find out how to use it. 🎬 About StandBy Method Acting Studio StandBy is a method acting studio for new and early career actors, founded by Artistic Director Louise. Specialising in immersive, character-led method acting training that builds castability, confidence, and creative independence. 🔔 Subscribe to Unstoppable Actors for no-fluff method acting insights every week Support the show INSTA: @standbymethodactingstudio WEB: standbymethod.com FREE THE ESSENTIAL METHOD ACTING HANDBOOK: http://pages.standbymethod.com/freeactingbook

Send us Fan Mail Stop performing. Start becoming. Apply now to live as a real World War Two codebreaker in the War Project... StandBy's once-every-four-years immersive method acting module. Auditions Saturday 18th July. Apply here What does it actually feel like to stop performing and truly become a character? In this episode, StandBy Artistic Director and method acting coach Louise takes you inside one of the most extraordinary experiences of her entire training; five weeks living as a medieval peasant in the woods. No script. No director. No audience. Just a character, a family, a vegetable patch, and a witch hunt she didn't see coming. Louise shares how she built a character completely from scratch: researching medieval life, constructing a family identity, building a home and living an unscripted daily existence alongside other actors in an immersive world with no safety net. And somewhere between tending her crops and hunting down a suspicious woman from the neighbouring village, something shifted. The technique disappeared. The self-monitoring went quiet. And for the first time, she wasn't acting anymore. She was just living. In this episode you'll discover: 🎬 Why the small, mundane moments are the foundation of every great performance (and how most actors skip them entirely) 🎬 The moment Louise realised she'd stopped performing and started becoming, and what that felt like in her body 🎬 What five weeks without a director, a script, or an audience teaches you about creative independence and character sustainability 🎬 How this experience directly shaped the War Project at StandBy, and why it's unlike any acting training available today 🎬 Why Louise started keeping a journal during those five weeks, and how it eventually became the Actor's Journal gifted to every accepted War Project student Whether you're an early career actor trying to find your way into a character, or someone who's always wondered what method acting really means beyond the myths... this episode will change how you think about the craft. This is the episode that started as a witch hunt and ended with a revelation. Press play ▶️ Support the show INSTA: @standbymethodactingstudio WEB: standbymethod.com FREE THE ESSENTIAL METHOD ACTING HANDBOOK: http://pages.standbymethod.com/freeactingbook