My Self-Tape Equipment

In my Audition Game Pro class with Wendy Davis, we self-tape an audition every week. On Saturdays we review our work over Zoom with actors from around the country. The class gives me a clear process to prepare for an audition which means less procrastination for me! I love that it’s not only a class on how to break down a TV scene from the writer’s perspective, but a crash course on self-taping!

I really had to up my self-tape game for this class. Wendy doesn’t take, “Well, it’s just for class,” as an excuse! Makeup, hair, lighting, sound, and acting all have to be PRO level every week!

There are many ways to self-tape, but here’s what I got:

I really had to up my self-tape equipment game for this class. Wendy wouldn’t take, “Well, it’s just for class,” as an excuse! Makeup, hair, lighting, sound, and acting all have to be PRO level!

There are many ways to self-tape, but here’s what I got.

Courtney RiouxMarch 5, 2020 Comments

All You Need is Love…and Activism

Courtney RiouxAugust 6, 2019Comment

Lessons from Writing a Book

Last year, I wrote a book. This year, I’m getting it published. Here are a few lessons I’ve learned along the way:

In order to call yourself a writer, there are rules:
1. Write.
2. Nope, that’s it.
Writing can be isolating. Find writing buddies to be in the same room and work on your own stuff at the same time.
Just write anything. Write for the garbage can, write nonsense, write stream of consciousness.
If you have no time to write, do it in fifteen minute increments.

Courtney RiouxMarch 30, 2019author Comments

Episodic Season: Your First Day On Set

As a recurring character on a network television show and an acting coach, I get a lot of emails from people asking what they can expect their first day on set for an episodic.

I remember my first day on a network TV set, as “EMT #1” on Chicago Fire. I was excited, but mostly nervous. It was a hot Saturday in July. Most people I knew were at Lollapalooza and I was on 290 in an ambulance.

Courtney RiouxOctober 23, 2018 Comments

All I want for the holidays is to book a job!

This year’s gift guide is here! In addition to ideas for casting directors and agents, I’ve included you in the guide this year! Whether you are treating yourself or have someone who needs a gift idea for you, why not take your business to the next level? Coaching might just be the boost you need to book that next job. You’re a business. Invest in yourself!

Courtney RiouxOctober 20, 2018 Comment

The Science of Positive Self-Talk

It’s the halfway point in the year, which means it’s a wonderful opportunity for self-reflection.

A Japanese experiment by Dr. Masaru Emoto provides stunning evidence of the power of positive self-talk. Dr. Emoto took tap water and put it various containers, taping to the front words like, “Thank you,” “You’re beautiful,” “I love you,” and “You’re smart.” Then he took other jars of water and wrote things like, “I hate you,” “You’re stupid,” and “You’re never going to be good enough.” He then spoke those words to the containers for a period of time and examined the water molecules under a microscope and photographed what he found.

Courtney RiouxJune 6, 2018Comment

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