Surrender!

Hi there dearest Actors!
If you are like me, you probably don't feel right unless you are being productive. Yesterday I was reminded of the value of Surrender, because sometimes there is just nothing we can do but that. I was reminded that its ok to give oneself permission to Surrender and have an afternoon off!

I have discovered Dr Deepak Chopra's Lectures, which I listen to daily and they have had a profound impact on me. On his recommendation I have also decided to start a course in Transcendental Meditation. I strongly recommend it to you too, not only so that you can fulfil your dream to be an Actor, but for health, vitality, relationships, longevity and Creativity!

Let me know if you are already on that path, I would love to know your experience!
Always here to help, wishing you and your families a Happy Easter!
Tula, from THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR E-Book, just $9.95! 

Acting is a Full Time Job!

Dearest Aspiring and Working Actors hello!
Today I want to share my thoughts with you about being a Working Actor. I would like you to consider acting as a full time job, just like any other. With this sort of perception, whether we are engaged in a contract or not it doesn't matter. Think about rehearsing with friends, making your own films or putting on your own productions, classes, keeping up your craft and skills, learning new ones, maintaining your brand and you have a full time job! Meanwhile, that is why I recommend working SMART NOT HARD in THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR, just $9.95 available for Instant Download. We don't want to run ourselves into the ground earning a living to pay for our career do we? 


Here is some more info for you from My Acting Career too! 
Always here to help,
Love Tula


WORK ALERT!
China Heart – Feature In Development

Lian is a Chinese Australian woman in her early 20s in Sydney. Recently engaged she receives a mysterious package from an unknown sender. It tells her that she cannot marry until she understands its meaning. She goes on a search through Chinatown delving deep into her Chinese Australian past unravelling clue after clue until she emerges victorious.

Members can see the full listing at: http://www.myactingcareer.com.au/production-listings/

MEET… 
Fiona Dann (Casting Director)

Fiona has as genuine passion for performance, an eye for talent and enthusiasm for her work. Fiona has a proven track record in casting both adult and child performers, discovering new talent and working with seasoned professionals. She has successfully drawn together a dedicated team of professionals at Chameleon Casting and built strong relationships with directors and producers and actors alike. Her focus is to make Chameleon a nurturing environment that elicits the best creativity possible. Fiona has cast numerous award-winning commercials both locally and internationally as well as feature films, short films and television series. 

Members can get contact details at: http://www.myactingcareer.com.au/contact-lists/

Dr Deepak Chopra, George Kapiniaris and more!

Dearest Aspiring and Working Actors,
I have been listening to Dr Deepak Chopra's lectures and reading his material. If you have read my E-Book, THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR, check out Dr Chopra's lectures to fast track the use of Your Secret Weapon. I find listening to his lectures daily very inspiring and the best thing is, you don't have to make any effort, just having the awareness is enough! 
Meanwhile, here is an interview from Industry professional George Kapiniaris I totally agree with, for you. I find working as Actor, Writer, Producer very rewarding. There is nothing like creating your work and your Reality!
Always here to help,
Tula

FEATURE INTERVIEW
Making Your Own Work: George Kapiniaris

How has working as a writer, producer and director shaped the way you view acting, and how has being an actor influenced the way you view/do your jobs as writer, director and producer?

"Really it's the same gig. All these headings fall into the same ballpark. Sometimes as an actor you have to direct yourself while you're learning the lines the day before a shoot, be a writer when you're reading over the script before the show begins, and also be a kind of producer when you're deciding that your character will definitely not wear blue in the restaurant scene. When you're working for another company's production you leave these jobs to the experts, but I think knowing what's going on helps."

Writers, producers, directors and performers don't always see eye to eye on creative and practical levels and while that's not always a good thing, it can keep ideas, budgets, etc. in check. When you're wearing several or all of these hats, who (if anyone) keeps you in check and how?

"You definitely have to keep yourself in check. Follow your own instincts. It helps, though, to be in some kind of producer partnership with someone you trust, someone you know really well. It's the type of working relationship I have with Simon Palomares. We've been working together for over twenty years and we're still going strong. Not a lot has to be said for us to put something in motion and that's because we know each other so well…"

Members can read the full interview at: http://www.myactingcareer.com.au/interviews/

AT2 Casting News

Dear Actors, I suggest you join AT2 and make sure you read THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR!

Get paid to eat chocolate!

Some of the commercials coming through this month sounded decidedly appealing – how does a day getting paid to eat Ferrero Rocher, Cadbury or Michel's Patisserie sound? Others just sounded like they could be lots of fun – Bundaberg Rum, the Rugby World Cup and Queensland Tourism. With the many, many other brands making TVC’s this month, they represented a whole lot of money for the successful AT2 members!

For those focusing on film, TV & stage:

• A Disney pilot, about two sports-mad brothers
• Continued casting for cable show The Sapphires, based on a true story about three indigenous soul singers in the 60’s
• Actors for a 2011/12 season tour around NSW schools
• Male tenors needed for a platinum-sales touring group
• Always here to Help, Tula Tzoras from THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR, only $9.95 Available for Instant Download!

Recommended!

$78 Screentest Worshops (Melbourne) Leigh Pickford (9:30am Sat 16th April) Cops LAC, The Killer Elite, Next Door to Velinsky's, Panic, Packed to the Rafters, A Model Daughter, Trapped and City Homicide. Leigh works for the Maura Fay Group and is currently casting several TV series.   Angela Hesom (9:30am Sun 17th April) Beautiful Kate, Rogue, Caterpillar Wish, Look Both Ways, Wolf Creek, Peaches, Swerve and The Dragon Pearl.  Angela is currently casting Wolf Creek 2 and several other projects .         Be seen by Australia's leading casting directors and fast-track your industry exposure   Outline  Screentest Workshops are a great way to meet casting directors, get industry-focused feedback and market yourself.   During the workshop all participants will have one-on-one time with the casting director and take home a DVD copy of their work.  Workshops generally last for at least 4 hours but please keep your entire day free until we have confirmed the course times with the tutor (this will happen the week prior to the event).   Participants will have the opportunity to:    ask questions about the industry during a Q & A session    have a professional reader for your scene    hone your auditioning skills in an authentic audition environment    learn the dos and don'ts of the audition room    gain individual feedback    learn to work under the pressures of auditioning in a re-creation of the audition environment    view and learn from other actors' feedback and their work  Scenes for these workshops will be available online. Details will be automatically sent to your email once a booking has been made. Workshop Details Fee:       $78 (per casting director) Venue:  Melbourne Acting Academy   PAYMENT OPTIONS 1. Credit Card or VISA Debit For further details please contact: Melbourne Acting Academy Team e: info@melbourneactingacademy.com.au Melb: (03) 9038 8054 Syd: (02) 9011 6398 After hours: 04888 ACTOR Visit us on the Web: www.melbourneactingacademy.com.au

ALWAYS HERE TO HELP, TULA, FROM THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR, AVAILABLE FOR INSTANT DOWNLOAD, ONLY $9.95, A MUST READ!

Media

Hi,

The original "Tula", daughter of Comedy Company's "Con the Fruiter" - Tula Tzoras has weathered a 20 year career on the stage and screen, and shares her insights this unique E-Book - for only $9.95 to download.   She would love to provide interview content on the life of a working (and non-working!) actor, and share her own stories along the journey.

Let us know if a link to her e-book or interview with Tula is of interest.

THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR is only $9.95 for over 100 pages. You an instantly download her E-BOOK on www.actorssecretweapon.com

MEDIA ENQUIRIES:  Shereen@milkk.com.au            0413 875 776

THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR - www.actorssecretweapon.com

‘Tula Tzoras has written the most extraordinary and valuable book for anyone who wishes to work in the acting profession. It is helpful, insightful, and full of terrific advice. I thoroughly recommend it.’ - Tony Knight: Head of Acting NIDA

The Secret of Your Success as an Actor is on reading lists at : NIDA, ACTT, MAA and DRAMA VICTORIA

“Pitfalls, delusions of grandeur, Obsessive compulsive behaviour, wrong choices.” - If you want to enter into the world of Acting, you need to read Tula’s “The Secret of Your Success as an Actor!”

Tula’s unique e-book gives an interesting insight to her own experience with specific examples from film, TV theatre and giving practical advice for success, but most importantly dealing with issues so that our aspiring actors and working actors have a strong sense of self that does not leave them vulnerable when they succeed in the industry.
“Life is not a rehearsal; we only get one chance to make it the best we can, or the worst…” Tula Tzoras.

For the first time a struggling working actor who has finally achieved the wisdom she needed 20 years ago, faces the confronting task of sharing her experience in the industry and her personal battles with anxiety and chronic fatigue syndrome. From her pitfalls she is able to guide aspiring and working actors with infallible tips for success including a secret weapon that will give actors the edge they need to create their ideal career and life as actors.

Tula provides a detailed narrative of her life, giving insight through her disappointments and successes, with practical advice in every chapter. In ‘persistence beats resistance’ Tula encourages aspiring actors/actresses to not only be true to oneself, but also to never give up. She shares the importance, through her own experiences, to eliminate as much life-drama as possible, and to leave it for the stage!

The World of Broadcasting

Hi lovely Actors,
Reporting from Tula Central on a beautiful sunny Melbourne day. I am learning so much about what Broadcasters look for as I keep throwing concepts for shows at them! After all, when we don't have acting work, does our Creative Brain stop?
Let me tell you it pays to be both an Actor and Producer. I was gobsmacked when I found out what Producers are paid compared to Actors!
So go ahead and Create and be Merry!
Always here to help,
Tula, from THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR, only $9.95 a MUST READ, Download it NOW!

A Totally Free Resource for Your Brand

Dearest Aspiring and Working Actors and Entertainers!
I hope this finds you well and happy and well on your way to achieving your dreams!
I have found a great resource, which I joined myself and I want to share it with you, so check out Go Direct Entertainment.com.au and you can list whatever you do, from acrobats, to musicians, actors, hosts, you name it, free. They promote you and when you receive enquiries for work you just pay them something like $15 ! They don't even charge a commission!
What another great way to get your Brand out there!

Always here to help,
Tula Tzoras from The Secret Of Your Success as an Actor E-Book, just $9.95, a MUST READ

FEATURE INTERVIEW

My dearest Aspiring and Working Actors, thought this may interest you :Making Sense Of Globalism In Media And Entertainment: Frank Howson

With so many Australian actors heading overseas, where does that leave the Australian industry in terms of talent pools and why is it so difficult to attract these actors back to work on Australian productions?

"It obviously depends on your personal priorities, but I'm pleased that a lot of Australia's top talents do tend to come back every few projects and do a home-grown one. I think it's important that they use their names and international standing to shine a light back on the local industry every now and then. Their involvement makes it possible for other local names to be noticed by the international community and given a possible break. And so it goes on, and on. This helps maintain a star system of bankable names that can initiate projects through their participation."

How can actors (and directors) balance their desire to succeed on an international level with their desire to support the local industry?

"By keeping a foot in both camps. Jack Nicholson has balanced his career by making a big commercial film followed by a few arthouse ones that obviously mean a lot to him. The hits enable him to take risks. For everything you take, give something back. Can't say it any more simply than that…"

Members can read the full interview at: http://www.myactingcareer.com.au/interviews/

Always here to help,
Tula Tzoras from THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR!

Getting Your Brand Out There

Dearest Aspiring and Working Actors,
There is always a particular way to navigate yourselves in our Industry. Dos and Don'ts that I cover in The Secret of Your Success as an Actor.

However, getting your Brand out There means meeting people and not being afraid to send directors, producers, advertisers or anyone who can use your talent, your details. There is absolutely no harm in that, especially if you meet in social networking circumstances.

Remember, just one Action every day and Use Your Secret Weapon!
Always here to help,
Tula Tzoras

Thought this may Interest You

Hollywood Immersive currently auditioning for July 2011     Hi Toula, I thought I would send you some info on my HI program scheduled for Los Angeles this July. The program is called Hollywood Immersive and it’s a fantastic opportunity for any aspiring or established actor. Endorsed by AT2 and Eva Mendes - this is not your usual acting program. Hollywood Immersive aims to demystify the transition process between Australia and Los Angeles, as well as help actors get on the right track faster, instead of wasting time and money attempting to figure out where to begin. Eva Mendes is our international ambassador and has this to say about the program: “It is such an honor to be associated with the Hollywood Immersive Program and helping to inspire, educate and connect aspiring young actors from all over the world. I have been fortunate enough to be a part of the Hollywood Immersive Program from the very beginning, and hearing about the growth of these participants on their return home, not only as actors but as young people, is truly inspirational.” Whilst in LA the actors meet and study with some of LA’s most prominent coaches and industry professionals. They receive intensive classes on US dialect coaching, improvisation, specialised on camera techniques and audition techniques. A selected number of actors (15 max to ensure everyone is worked with thoroughly) are taken to LA for a 10 day round trip. Headlining the training is Margie Haber, and her fantastic team at the Margie Haber Studios in West Hollywood. Margie has been an acting coach to some wonderfully successful actors, such as Halle Berry, Molly Sims, Heather Locklear and Collin Eggesfield, to name just a few and is considered one of the top 3 coaches in the US. Her audition technique is second to none and invaluable for any actor wanting to step up their game when it comes to learning to live the life of the actor - and book auditions. www.margiehaber.com Hollywood Immersive is also about building confidence and gaining experience outside of the usual “workshop” environment. Although the participants attend structured classes they are also exposed to other aspects of the profession. Hollywood Immersive hosts a networking party where the actors meet and socialise with agents, managers, casting directors and other LA based actors. So much of acting is who you know and how you present outside of an audition, as well as building and maintaining professional relationships. These are skills that we believe will support any actor in Australia or the US and we have had a number of success stories from this networking party alone. We are so excited by the successes of our participants, whether it be professional or personal, Hollywood Immersive is a fantastic experience. We encourage you to sign up online at www.hollywoodimmersive.com (its free) to receive our regular newsletters and industry information. We are currently holding auditions for our programs in July 2011, so if you are interested let us know and we will book you in. Dates for Adults in July are July 4 to 12 Kind regards, Lilly Dawson

Casting Directors

Dearest Aspiring and Working Actors hi!
I want to talk to you about Casting Directors today. They are specific about contact and what they do is send out briefs they receive to agents and then agents send their submissions for actors for each brief.

Casting Directors prefer to be contacted by agents not actors, so your agent will send you out on go sees, which are a meet and greet situation when you first join the agency, then for castings as they come up for you. What I find is that if you strike a friendship with a casting director its always a good thing.

Moreover, when you have done a job or are performing in theatre, there is no harm in emailing them to let them know or sending them tickets to come and see the show. You can also email them with a new showreel. Make sure you keep your showreel short, no longer than 5 minutes and it shows you in the best light possible, playing different characters.

Casting Directors are busy people so we must respect that. They are less likely to get you in if you become a menace to them, its a gentle balance!
Always here to help,
Tula Tzoras

Insider Secrets

Hi guys!
Lately I have realised that my timing is not other people's timing and I have to accept that things happen in THEIR time! There's only so much we can do, then we have to sit back and allow for things to happen.
My experience in relationships with professionals who are there to support and promote you is that by expressing heart felt gratitude for what they do for you and being in a state of service to them is a win win !
In the meantime, we are a brand. There is no such thing as waiting for things to happen. We must hone our craft and our vehicle, our bodies and spirits!
Reminding you I am reminding myself to TRUST!
Always here to help,
Love Tula Tzoras
www.actorssecretweapon.com

Free Chapter! Vital Audition Tips!

My dearest Actors,
Here is a free chapter for you from THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR, just $9.95! These are my tried and true Audition Tips. I hope you put them to practice!

Successful Castings

1.     When you receive details of the casting, work out the logistics, by mapping out your trip there and working out where you will park, how much it will cost etc. so that you are not stressed out or left out of pocket or left unprepared.

2.     Estimate the time it will take to get there and allow plenty of time.

3.     Pick out your wardrobe to fit the character you are playing.

4.     Do your hair and make up according to your character.

5.     Learn your script if you have one. If not, rehearse your reactions, expressions or actions. Employ your craft.

6.     Use your Secret Weapon. Use Deliberate Creation. Put yourself in a meditative state and imagine yourself getting there easily and effortlessly, being present and calm, imagine meeting the director and connecting, then playing the scene and receiving great feedback. You can imagine everything up to receiving your cheque and being grateful. Feel you already have the job. See yourself being filled with gratitude when you receive your cheque. MANIFEST!

7.     When the time comes to travel to your casting, state your intention to do a great job and win the commercial.

8.     When you are in your casting, take your time to listen and understand direction and perform as if you are filming then. Do not treat it like a rehearsal; imagine you are actually on set doing this job.

9.     Always present your best self and go in character.

10.   One of the biggest pitfalls actors face is ‘getting psyched out’, which impacts on their performance. Things like other actors sitting in the waiting room that you consider to be more popular, have a higher profile, be more talented in your opinion, the casting director or director not giving you the response you are looking for, stumbling on lines and freezing, these are just some examples. By arriving in good time, just fifteen minutes before your audition, you can rest assured you will not run into the competition too much, unless the casting runs late. It is important to be confident you have done your best so that nothing can psyche you out. ALWAYS REMEMBER: You have your secret Weapon. Trust. Realise that the way people react has nothing to do with you most times. It is important to be authentic.

11.   Most of all HAVE FUN! Your casting is your time, YOUR TIME. Take your time.

12.  Remember: People usually buy you in the first few seconds of meeting you.

13.  Never make excuses in an Audition, like the car accident you had, the flu you have etc. They are not interested in your problems. Leave your personal issues at the front door. We all have them. Simply do your best. As we say in Showbiz, the Show Must Go On!

14.   Once again it is important to create a holistic lifestyle that gives you life balance. Being focussed solely on a single area of life can be detrimental to your wellbeing. If you are practicing your Secret Weapon, you will feel secure that all is as it should be.

Feature

Today, Touch ups with Tula the web series is featured in the Open Channel E-Newsletter! You can watch it on You Tube, 5 short comedy eps with Tottie Goldsmith, John Beland, Kevin Grise, Fiona Scott Norman and Award winning actor Rob Morgan!

Meanwhile, I spent the day on Offspring doing a guest role yesterday with John Waters, Asher, Kat, Emma, Deb and the other stars of Offspring

Here's a tip lovely Actors! If you are interested in a particular project, why not express that interest to the director and bring yourselves to their attention?

Always here to help, especially with The Secret of Your Success as an Actor E-Book only $9.95
www.actorssecretweapon.com

Act, Sing, Play, Create!

I have been thinking a lot about what I am actually doing, as I anxiously wait to hear the result of pitching the half hour show for Touch ups with Tula, which has developed into a hit with the help of a top comedy writer and my co producer and the outcome of a very important meeting between my agent and my publicist.

So I want to share my epiphany for the day! If you want to Act, act! If you want to sing then sing, if you want to be an artist, then practice your art. Simple isn't it? What I am trying to say is don't just wait for the phone to ring and relinquish your power to others. Work on your own projects doing what you love, stay busy and your soul will be fulfilled. Work begets Work!

So get together with other actors, for example, put a show together, make a film. Then when you go in for a casting, you have plenty to talk about and even show casting directors!

You are a brand! How do you put yourself out there? think about it,
Love Tula

Role Offered and Insider tips

Guess what? I was offered the role on Offspring I went for! And I did it taking my own advice in The Secret of Your Success as an Actor! So go on, what are you waiting for? You can download it now!
Thought I would share some Insider tips for you too,


INSIDER SECRETS
Getting Along with Casting Directors (at Go-Sees)

Be nice to us and keep it as real as possible. We're under pressure and human too you know! Brooke Howden 

Just have some respect – these people are seeing actors all day, not just you. Andy McPhee

Don't try too hard to impress. A casting director can smell 'desperation' and it doesn't make them feel comfortable either. Annie Murtagh-Monks

I always find it interesting to find out the range of roles you have played and even what type of character you have most enjoyed playing and why…This can often lead to some intriguing insights for me! It doesn't have to be all black & white dialogue as per the CV tell me what roles you loved and even hated. Brooke Howden

I hate it if it feels like a job interview. I like it to be a conversation. I often don't talk to actors about their acting at all. I talk to them about life. Try and get on a topic like food or cooking or travel and that's when you actually have the best conversations. Christine King

Members can read dozens more insider secrets on this topic at: http://www.myactingcareer.com.au/insider-secrets/

Christina Aguilera

Hello my lovely Actors,
Today I want to talk about how important it is to have coping mechanisms in the world of Acting and Fame! Christina Aguilera has just recently been arrested for drunk and disorderly behaviour and the media are having a field day, talking about her separation with her husband and catching her out with a new man.

She is so talented and she has been in the spotlight since she was a child. Her current situation suggests she never had the chance to find out who she is and build those coping mechanisms you need in this Industry!

That's why I wrote THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR and that is why its only $9.95 for over 100 pages! I want to make sure everyone reads this E-Book and has the chance to build a strong sense of identity! You an Instantly download it on www.actorssecretweapon.com

Its a must Read!
Love Tula

Offspring and Creating Work

Hi All,
I hope you are having a great day and are taking one step towards your dream to be an Actor every day, keeping a clear vision of your goal!
I just got back from an Audition for Offspring the new series, using all the tips I share with you in my E-Book, THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR, you can grab an instant download of at www.actorssecretweapon.com.
On other news, I tried Champix, a medication to stop smoking and had the worst side effects! Sleeplessness, nausea and depression, not like me at all. Have you had that kind of reaction to Champix? I had to stop it straight away!
We are pitching the half hour show for Touch ups with Tula (on You Tube) at the moment so fingers crossed!
On creating your own work, waiting around for the phone to ring is not an option! Get out there and make your art! Here's what a film maker had to say:
Making Independent Film: Bill Mousoulis

Why do you make independent films?

"I make films, full stop. It doesn't matter whether they're funded or not. I've had some work funded, some not. The ideal, of course, is to be able to secure financing whilst maintaining creative independence (as someone like Rolf de Heer seems to have established). For me, the most important thing is the idea that each film has. This has to be adhered to. If I can obtain funding for a particular idea, then I welcome it – apart from having money to make the film, it can assist or even guarantee a certain degree of profile and distribution for the work. But there are too many filmmakers going for too few funding spots. Therefore, my strategy is that if I can't get funding, I go ahead and make the film anyway, even though it may not get screened much as a result. I'd rather do that than keep waiting for the phone call that never comes, the nod of approval that never materialises. And let's not forget that art, ultimately, is its own reward…"

Members can read the full interview at: http://www.myactingcareer.com.au/interviews/

Exciting!

Hi lovely Actors and Aspiring Actors!
I love sharing with you and welcome all your comments. How are things going for you in your journey as Working Actors? As long as you take simple steps every day towards your Dream and keep a clear vision of where you want to be, you are honoring your soul purpose!

Don't forget we are a Brand and it is up to us to be the best we can be! Make sure you read THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR, only $9.95 Instant Download and on reading lists at major Drama Institutions for a very good reason.

Here at Tula central, never a dull moment, just the way I like it. I am following up with TV Networks on the Submissions I have made for shows and Guess what? Today I also entered a competition to do a Radio gig! As Actors, we can venture into all sorts of creative pursuits and that keeps us fulfilled, so look out for all opportunities!

Always here to help,
Love Tula
www.actorssecretweapon.com