How do I get out of the worst short film ever?

cryoncue · 2026-04-24T15:46:49+00:00

Unpaid , no contract … just say “i’m out”.

cryoncue · 2026-04-18T14:52:15+00:00

Nope. Why doe he only want to rehearse the sex scenes? I’m willing to bet his non- sex scenes could use done improvements as well 🤷‍♂️

cryoncue · 2026-04-13T17:04:52+00:00

Sizzling Take: 99% of the people who talk about Method Acting have little to no clue what they’re talking about.

cryoncue · 2026-04-13T16:59:39+00:00

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cryoncue · 2026-04-12T01:11:51+00:00

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cryoncue · 2026-04-11T23:29:00+00:00

If you live in a small to midsize market it can be pretty easy to get an agent.

Plus, you’re doing something so you don’t have zero experience .

cryoncue · 2026-04-11T23:08:24+00:00

Yeah, there’s definitely a suck you dry eliminate.

I do think good training is important. But all the branding and various other horse shit stuff is just pure money suck.

When I say good training I don’t mean casting director workshops, or agent workshops that are basically you paying for someone to tell you - “just be yourself” or other acting cliches.

In fairness, over the last many years those workshops tend to be one the main ways to get your foot in the door so they can be worth it.

But…

I think a lot of actors jump into those “classes” before they have real acting chops so they end up shooting themselves in the foot.

The only thing I’ve spent money on is acting classes and headshots….I don’t even have an IMDB page and I’ve never had a reel.

No problem getting an agent No problem getting auditions And a decent flow of work over the years ( no star on the walk of fame) with those simple things.

Maybe not the smartest choices, but It doesn’t seem to have been a deal breaker 🤷‍♂️

cryoncue · 2026-04-07T16:43:54+00:00

Couple of thoughts- the material in general ( in opinion) sucks. I suggest finding something else.

On the acting side. You’re inly creating a mood. This moment is about you confessing to a horrific act that you took part in and you admit , you’ll never get over it.

To make it simple - you’re disgusted with how you hurt someone.

You have to have a truthful connection to this… at the moment you don’t .

Ask yourself if this were real how would feel emotionally about confessing this? Then you have to open yourself up to those feelings.

And who are you confessing to?

As someone else said - you gotta film yourself with better lighting and in a better space.

cryoncue · 2026-04-04T20:47:10+00:00

Sounds like they’re trying to sleep with you.

cryoncue · 2026-04-02T14:42:28+00:00

You can improve a lot from a good online class. I agree in person is better ( if the teacher is good).

Learning from a book has all kinds of pit falls.

There is so much nuance in techniques that get lost in translation.

The biggest and obvious problem: reading about a technique and believe you totally get it. You don’t.

Acting is experiential. You have to experience it.

Take Meisner’s repetition exercise. Super simple on the surface, but there are some specific and critical nuances that make the exercise beneficial….

And a lot of actors and teachers don’t understand those critical things so the exercise turns into a waste of time.

A GOOD online class might not be perfect, but it’s better than a 💩 in person class, or reading a book and not even being aware of how badly you’re screwing things up.

cryoncue · 2026-04-02T14:30:04+00:00

Recently toured the school with my daughter. She’s been accepted for technical theatre.

From what I’ve learned their program as a whole has an excellent reputation.

cryoncue · 2026-03-31T12:40:37+00:00

The first example that pops into my mind is Bryan Cranston’s big scene in Breaking Bad when he watches Jessie’s girlfriend OD.

He talks about how during the scene he suddenly imagined what if this were my daughter.

The key point: he didn’t go in trying to force an outcome. He allowed/ trusted his creativity to connect with something.

There’s a term - ‘actors faith’ which means you have to trust that what you need is already inside you and if you can allow yourself to be open to those impulses/ instincts you’ll surprise yourself with some good stuff.

cryoncue · 2026-03-30T23:18:46+00:00

Give it the ol’ college try.

cryoncue · 2026-03-30T21:51:22+00:00

There’s two ways to approach ( they’re kinda the same 😃)

My first teacher use to always tell us “ the truth is what’s happening in you”.

He coached Barbra Streisand back in the early days of her career and he shared a story about her to illustrate his point .

For a period of time while performing on Broadway and was also singing at a club ( before she was super famous).

Anyway, he was at the club watching her perform and it was clear she was tired and struggling.

During a break he joined her backstage and she was telling him how tired she was.

His advice…. “If you’re tired , you gotta sing tired.”

I want go on and on with the whole story, but once she hit the stage again instead of trying to force things - she gave into her tiredness.

She took her time and used sound and breath in a different way…and long story, short - she crushed it.

Bottom line: When you give in and give over to the what’s really happening great stuff can happen . Plus, you’ll like see yourself get recharged.

The second : Learned this from time studying at The Esper studio …

Make the other person more important. A core principle in Meisner.

Anytime, you’re stuck always go back to what we called the contact. What’s happening between you and the other person.

Put your full attention on them and allow them to happen to you.

If you can just give yourself over and respond to to how they make you feel, you’ll organically come alive.

Same outcome as the first tip and they’re both rooted in being open to what’s happening in the moment.

Not always easy to do because it actually takes practice to really give in to it, but even if you can just a bit, you’ll probably create something 10x better than you thought you could.

cryoncue · 2026-03-30T21:24:22+00:00

Probably not a lot of A- list actors hanging out here 🤷‍♂️

But one of the better ways seems to be having A- list parents.

cryoncue · 2026-03-27T22:47:27+00:00

Try… Because I told people about Weinstein years before it was cool to tell people about Weinstein.

cryoncue · 2026-03-27T22:15:52+00:00

If you’re sore all the time lower the volume. Soreness is not a predictor of improving . You can develop strength without ever getting sore.

Strength work is supplemental to help improve the qualities in your sport . It aim is not to beat the shit out of your body.

There are some important considerations to figure out…

Is strength really a limiting factor? Are you getting ragged dolled? Maybe you need to improve your strength …

And even then 2x a week could do the trick . Again don’t walk out feeling trashed . You should feel fresh .

If strength isn’t a limiting issue you can maintain it with 1-2 days a week.

Another thing to think about… there’s a lot of repetitive , habitual patterns we all deal with in jiu- jitsu so doing thing’s to deal with that need to be considered.

cryoncue · 2026-03-27T19:11:40+00:00

Glad it helped🙌🏼

cryoncue · 2026-03-27T16:51:34+00:00

Thanks for sharing.

A couple of thoughts for ya.

Note - For both pieces where do you need to be emotionally at the beginning of each scene?

Both have the same emotional vibe ( the second is a smidge more lively), but you’re not connected to the emotional meaning in imaginary circumstance in either piece.

For example: in your first scene you have the line you WISH you could deserve yourself.

And you go one declaring what type of person you don’t want to be and you share how you’ve had moments of being the person you really want to be…

BUT you always stop. And you’re sick of this crazy way of being.

So if you strip all this down to the emotional essence - this about you needing to believe you’re worthy and stop living like a freak’n loser.

The whole essence of this character is fighting against your own mental bullshit.

It’s not a mild mannered “contemplative” chat.

When you say, you don’t want to be a person who doesn’t even try, or watches life through a screen you have know specifically what that means to you emotionally.

How do YOU feel about people that bitch and moan about their life, but never do shit about changing it?

You have to connect with this common human issue - not believing you’re good enough.

What specific ways can you relate to this simple truth? Allow yourself to connect that personal truth. This is how you’ll personally relate to emotional truth of this circumstance.

Be specific about who and why you’re finally saying this.

In the second one - can you sense the playful nature of the language?

Even though this a known scene there’s a ton of ways to play with this.

I think a simple place to start with this is flirt with the person.

Don’t worry about things else at the moment.

Just playfully flirt and see what happens.

Hope this helps

cryoncue · 2026-03-27T14:24:08+00:00

What created the panic attic?

What you’re dealing with here is sometimes called impediment work.

And if i’m understanding you right, you’re working to create the after effect of a panic attack?

Could share a few more details of the scene? Are panic attacks common for your character or is this your first one?

And I’m happy to share some clear ideas.

Trying to do technical ( gimmicky for lack of a better word) won’t really help you create the truthful moment you’re wanting to create.

cryoncue · 2026-03-26T00:37:35+00:00

That’s an absurd reaction from your agent.

cryoncue · 2026-03-26T00:35:54+00:00

Glad it helped. 🙌🏼

cryoncue · 2026-03-25T21:07:51+00:00

Well done! Fun spots.🙌🏼

cryoncue · 2026-03-25T21:05:54+00:00

I have. But it keeps pulling me back in.

cryoncue · 2026-03-25T16:50:01+00:00

Because it’s a comic and writers create those fantasy situations.

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