Sunday, November 19, 2017

Interview with Jay Chapin

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This is an excerpt from an interview I did on Skype with Jay Chapin of Dragonuk Connects about branding and marketing for actors.
Saturday, October 21, 2017

Action/ReAction: Examples of responsive reactions

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This scene from my movie Point of Departure shows responsive reactions in a completed scene. Notice that I purposely removed her reaction...
Saturday, July 11, 2015

An actor's job is not to be in the moment...

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An actor's job is not to be in the moment but rather to put the audience in the moment. If you have ever been upset and no one reali...
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Let me give you a roadmap...

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In this Skype session with Buggsy, we are working on branding via the foundational element of Action/ReAction--phrasing. The unique way h...
Friday, March 6, 2015

Admission to The Club

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Rehearsing with James Poole a section of the one-man show I have written, The Club, during a Skype session yesterday...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

An exercise in nonverbal communication

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Anyone who enjoyed Bob Hoskin's performance in the final scene of The Long Good Friday or Annie Girardot's similar scene in Cla...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

What Rembrandt can show you about acting

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Actors would be well served to study the faces in the paintings of Rembrandt to see the degree of unspoken thought and profound emotion in...
Sunday, October 5, 2014

Creating a demand for your brand via resonance

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As we go into this subject, let’s get clear on the concept of resonance. Merriam-Webster defines resonance as: A vibration of large a...
Monday, August 25, 2014

Feedback from Joy White

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This is feedback from Joy White following her first session of Action?ReAction instruction with me: Dear Professor Mitchell, Hope...
Saturday, August 9, 2014

Orchestrating a monologue with Action/ReAction

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I wrote this monologue tailored to Phil's brand signature as an actor. He orchestrated the piece nicely using his own phrasing , 15 i...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

A review from my new student Louella

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Stephen Mitchell is a great teacher for me. He is intelligent, insightful and perceptive, as well as generous and patient with a ...
Thursday, June 5, 2014

A successful audition

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This note is from Erin Nordseth who is studying with me. I tell my actors that a successful audition is one in which they upgrade you to ...
Saturday, May 31, 2014

Being a hero onscreen...

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The trick to being a hero on screen is to work in strategic moments of ineptness...
Monday, May 26, 2014

Read the first 8 pages free...

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Read the first 8 pages free (click on the link below) and see what difference it makes in your performances... http://www.amazon.com/Acti...
Thursday, May 1, 2014

Ashana Jones comments on Stephen Mitchell's Action/ReAction

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I had the honor of attending a six week intense acting course with Stephen Mitchell and all I can say is wow!!!  Stephen Mitchell taugh...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Junior Rodriguez Molina comments on Action/ReAction

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Wow! This is the word that comes to my mind every time I think about Stephen Mitchell's  "Action/ReAction" classes . What...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Michelle learns about the 'Earring'

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In this Skype lesson, Michelle has just learned about the 'Earring', something to accessorize a scene with a display of emotion...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Why Action/ReAction?

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Q: Why do you think it is important that actors learn your technique and put it to use? Stephen: What an actor learns in the six-wee...
Thursday, April 3, 2014

I've been taking Stephen Mitchell's 6 week Action/Reaction course...

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I've been taking Stephen Mitchell's 6 week Action/Reaction course. Four weeks into the course I had an audition for a short fil...
Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Another comment about the 6-week course

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Stephen Mitchell taught us so much about branding, actions/reactions, emotions and how to work through even impromptu auditions. He has a w...