13281: Remove Distractions So Your Audience Sees Only You

About this episode

David discusses the importance of removing distractions in auditions to focus on acting.

Hey there, hero! Wow. That’s dark. A BTS look at my updated audition background, and why I chose to simplify my look. (I’ll likely be back to the bricks next episode.) But why the severe change? Because I look for any distraction from my acting and try my best to remove it. And I do it so that all the casting director has to pay attention to…is my acting. That’s it. So…what have you been adding to your look or sound or writing that you might want to let go of? Let me know in the comments belo...

People in this episode

Host: David H. Lawrence XVII

Topics covered

• distraction
• audition
• acting
• background
• performance

Keywords

• distractions
• audition background
• acting
• casting director
• performance

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