by Hunter Lee Hughes | Jan 16, 2024 | Blog
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...
by Hunter Lee Hughes | Oct 7, 2017 | Blog
I love the story of how Leonardo DiCaprio wanted to play his Titantic character Jack Dawson with a limp (James Cameron…and the studio…eventually told him, “No.”). But his instinct to impose a “limp” on the character is partially...
by Hunter Lee Hughes | Sep 9, 2017 | Blog
By Hunter Lee Hughes Every now and then, a young actor will ask me, “If I invest time and resources into creating my own projects, will I enhance my acting career…or sacrifice it?” After some hard-earned life lessons, my advice to actors looking to...
by Hunter Lee Hughes | Jul 25, 2017 | Blog
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...
by Hunter Lee Hughes | Jun 25, 2017 | Blog
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...
by Hunter Lee Hughes | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog
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...
