Making Characters
I burned out. So what now?
To my dear friends who've been part of the StoryAtlas community, I've missed you! I remember fondly the tremendous a-ha moments that were experienced in our studio, and the genuine warmth that accompanied all the learning. I'm truly proud of what we accomplished...
Actor’s Choice: Enhancing Strengths vs. Overcoming Weakness
The industry may hire you for your strengths, but the craft of acting rewards you for facing your weaknesses.
Actors Creating Content: Will I Enhance my Career…or Sacrifice It?
An actor-filmmaker candidly explores whether or not actors can balance the responsibility of producing with the building of a conventional acting career.
Acting in the Mystery/Thriller/Suspense Genre
By Hunter Lee Hughes The stylized world of mystery/mindbender films raises a question for actors - what adjustments to their process (if any) should actors make to accommodate the genre in which they're working? In shooting my debut feature film "Guys Reading Poems" -...
Dreamwork as Acting Tool
By Hunter Lee Hughes It's no accident that notable filmmakers and painters, writers and even musicians have all drawn on their dreams to inspire their work. At a dinner party here in L.A., I met an acclaimed author who sets her alarm for 3 a.m. each morning so that...
Meditations on Acting, Part 1: Acting and Athletics
By Hunter Lee Hughes Certainly, the pursuit of an athletic career is not the perfect metaphor for the pursuit of an acting career. But there are striking similarities in key aspects of the livelihoods that I believe are worth examining to enhance and deepen an actor's...