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    Cold Reads & Network Approval
    Ashley Craib
    • Jul 24, 2019
    • 4 min

    Cold Reads & Network Approval

    I got two auditions last week, both from friends telling me about them. One was for a short film, another was for a series of one act...
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    Twitter Lunch & Desperation
    Ashley Craib
    • Jun 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    Twitter Lunch & Desperation

    This week: I shot new headshots, started a new class, went to a twitter lunch, and had an audition. Let's start with the twitter lunch...
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    Accents/Dialects & Shakespeare
    Ashley Craib
    • Jun 12, 2019
    • 4 min

    Accents/Dialects & Shakespeare

    What does being an actor involve? What does that mean? Do you just go to an acting class and do breathing exercises while pretending to...
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    Bring Your Weaknesses, Not Your Strengths
    Ashley Craib
    • Jan 21, 2019
    • 3 min

    Bring Your Weaknesses, Not Your Strengths

    You walk into class with a tear jerker of a scene, and think you're the next Meryl Streep. Your classmates applaud you. You're such a...
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    Surviving Thanksgiving
    Ashley Craib
    • Nov 20, 2018
    • 3 min

    Surviving Thanksgiving

    Brace yourself. Thanksgiving is coming. For those of you going home, you have a row of questions lined up for you about "Hollywood Life"....
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    Do as I say, not as I do.
    Ashley Craib
    • Nov 7, 2018
    • 3 min

    Do as I say, not as I do.

    I have a bad habit of using chores as a distraction. If I have extra free time, in the back of my mind I know I could be writing,...
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    Plan for the worst...
    Ashley Craib
    • Nov 5, 2018
    • 3 min

    Plan for the worst...

    I had my headshots done yesterday with the wonderful Cat Dyer. I thought I was prepared this time. In fact, I was sure of it. I had my...
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    Humble Headshots.
    Ashley Craib
    • Oct 24, 2018
    • 2 min

    Humble Headshots.

    A year ago today I had my most recent headshot session. I'm getting new ones in one week. A creature of habit I suppose? I haven't used...
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    Special Skills
    Ashley Craib
    • Oct 18, 2018
    • 2 min

    Special Skills

    What does it mean to have "special skills" as an actor? What qualifies as a special skill? Having a special skill specific to a role is...
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    Imposter Syndrome
    Ashley Craib
    • Oct 16, 2018
    • 3 min

    Imposter Syndrome

    is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as...
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    Audition Bible
    Ashley Craib
    • Oct 9, 2018
    • 2 min

    Audition Bible

    I'm gonna give a shout out to Alex Collins once again, for another gold nugget he shared with us in class a few months ago: Keep an...
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    Putting in the 90%
    Ashley Craib
    • Oct 3, 2018
    • 6 min

    Putting in the 90%

    "Agents get 10% because they do 10% of the work. The other 90% is your job." You hear this saying in the industry all the time, but if...
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    Why I Quit Comedy and Moved to Atlanta
    Ashley Craib
    • Oct 2, 2018
    • 3 min

    Why I Quit Comedy and Moved to Atlanta

    If you thought I quit comedy after moving to Atlanta, you'd be right. I haven't been on stage since I left LA. I quit comedy because I...
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    Non-Paying Projects
    Ashley Craib
    • Sep 27, 2018
    • 3 min

    Non-Paying Projects

    When you're just getting started in acting and you don't have any credits or reel footage, it's easy to fall into the trap of doing...
    24 views0 comments
    Why you don't need an agent...yet
    Ashley Craib
    • Sep 26, 2018
    • 4 min

    Why you don't need an agent...yet

    You've just moved to LA or Atlanta to chase your dreams, and all you know is that you need an agent. You get some glamour "headshots"...
    35 views0 comments
    LA to ATL
    Ashley Craib
    • Sep 24, 2018
    • 5 min

    LA to ATL

    I won't get into all the tedious details that go into actually moving cross country. But here are some tips I have for LA actors that are...
    65 views0 comments
    Get a Hobby
    Ashley Craib
    • Sep 20, 2018
    • 3 min

    Get a Hobby

    Everyone talks about the amount of "rejection" in the entertainment industry. You hear this and think you're going to be told "No" a...
    33 views0 comments
    Dreams VS Goals:
    Ashley Craib
    • Sep 19, 2018
    • 2 min

    Dreams VS Goals:

    Every year I write out a list of goals I want to accomplish for that year. I noticed my list of goals carry over year to year, I rarely...
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    Background Work. To do, or not to do.
    Ashley Craib
    • Sep 17, 2018
    • 4 min

    Background Work. To do, or not to do.

    There are a lot of opinions on whether or not you should do background work if you're pursuing a career in acting. I was told repeatedly...
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