Brian Cutler Actors Studio
Insouciance
Brian: Which leads me to what we talk about here ad nauseum and that is a wonderful word called insouciance. How many of you know the...
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Brian Cutler Actors Studio
- Jul 8
- 1 min
Rule of Thumb – Looking Away
Simone: So, don’t look off screen at all? ‘Cause sometimes I feel like I need to do that to, like, Brian: No. Here, here’s the trick… ...
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Brian Cutler Actors Studio
- Jun 8
- 1 min
The Value of BCAS
Jill: I research a lot of other acting studios…competition, what are they doing for marketing, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah… A lot of...
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Brian Cutler Actors Studio
- May 8
- 1 min
We all have habits
Brian: We all have little tells like that. What we have to do for the camera is just fix ‘em. Be aware of ‘em and fix ‘em. It is not...
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Brian Cutler Actors Studio
- Apr 8
- 1 min
Habits and Allowing Freedom
Brian: What? You’re noddin’ your head. Sydney: I don’t know. I just felt like I could have done better. I don’t know. Brian: Well,...
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Brian Cutler Actors Studio
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Using the Muse
Brian: Nice! That had to feel much better. John: Yeah. Simone: Yeah. I think that it was more organic. Brian: Well, yeah, you were...
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Brian Cutler Actors Studio
- Feb 8
- 2 min
“The Only Way the Uncomfortable Becomes Comfortable…”
Brian: And cut! Okay, how was that? John: It felt fine. I was having trouble with the dialogue a little throughout it. You know,...
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Brian Cutler Actors Studio
- Jan 8
- 1 min
Trust Your Body
Brian: …and cut. Very nice, very nice, very nice! You were very still. You were very focused. You stayed very connected to Khigh. ...
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Brian Cutler Actors Studio
- Dec 8, 2021
- 1 min
Three Kinds of Authority
Brian: There we go. Now how’d that feel? Sydney: A lot better. Jon: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Brian: Without screaming and yelling at each...
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Brian Cutler Actors Studio
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
First thing: Learn the words
Brian: First thing – Learn the words. Peter O’Toole said that in an interview with Charlie Rose. After 45 – 50 minutes of an...
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Brian Cutler Actors Studio
- Oct 8, 2021
- 2 min
You know the words. Forget that you know them.
Brian-Okay, I think what you have to do is…You know the words, now forget that you know them. Sydney-Right. Brian-Okay. You’re thinking...
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Brian Cutler Actors Studio
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
The Only Three Things That I Want You to Remember
Brian: “If they’ve pulled a hard focus on you from the tip of the lens to your nose, which is what they do. The camera assistant will do...
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Brian Cutler Actors Studio
- May 25, 2021
- 3 min
RAW TALENT ISN’T ENOUGH
Why studying the right acting method is essential, no matter what your skill level might be. The film industry has always been full of...
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Brian Cutler Actors Studio
- May 10, 2021
- 3 min
What is meant by “BEING PRESENT?”
Being present is a way to step outside of your regular inclinations and reactions to the world around you and to focus completely on what...
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