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Reflections for
The WholeHearted Actor
Clare Lopez
Dec 24, 20246 min read
BEYOND CRYING ON CUE
Placing our focus on making ourselves cry can be a harmful and ineffective approach to our work as actors.
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Clare Lopez
Dec 13, 20244 min read
PURSUING ACTING WHILE MANAGING MENTAL ILLNESS
Deep breaths dear actor. If you know anything about me - beyond my life as an actor and coach - you know I live with mental illness. In...
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Clare Lopez
Dec 10, 20241 min read
CHOOSING HOPE OVER DESPAIR IN OUR SCENE WORK
This is just a little unpack of how we navigate dramatic scenes where are characters are in heightened conflict and in huge distrust /...
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Clare Lopez
Oct 1, 20242 min read
LET GO OF JUDGING YOUR SCENES
You are the artist the master of this story. Try to let go of judging your work - and instead get more attuned to you inner connection.
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Clare Lopez
Sep 10, 20242 min read
HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR STRONGEST HEADSHOT
Selecting the strongest headshot can be challenging. Among the hundreds of raw images, here's a standardized rubric to see how effectively y
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Clare Lopez
Aug 6, 20242 min read
ACTOR MUSCLES: IMAGINATION & CONNECTION
Imagination and Connection are two of the actors best tools. We must engage both of these muscles to achieve a believable performance.
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