Drawn from years of experience both in front of and behind the camera, Ashley Walters shares his top tips on what it takes to be an actor, director, editor and producer 🎬
At Sky Up Academy Studios, young people get to step into these real media roles, gaining the confidence, teamwork and skills to bring their stories to life. Hearing how to do it, from those who’ve lived it makes all the difference 🙌
My 3 top tips for being an actor number one, always be on time, value other people's time, how important time is in film and TV, how much money time costs and if you're on time, you're pretty much late, so be early. Tip #2 help the other actors be better how can you move them, how can you motivate them and that's what you should always be trying to do in every performance tip #3 We'll focus on being a. Celebrity Don't focus on people knowing your name, focus on being the best actor you can be. Focus on waking up every morning and being the best you that you can be. My top three tips for being a director. First one, Harmony Creating a beautiful environment on set that everyone feels capable and able to express themselves. Tip #2. Try not to micromanage. You've hired some great people for the job. Allow them to do what they do. Allow them to be great. Tip #3 You are the boss, the director, and yes, you're gonna get loads of people asking you questions all day. And yes, there will be pressure, but if there is pressure, that means you're doing something right and you're on your road to having a great production. So embrace it. My three top tips for being a producer #1 The best producers will have the ability. To get the right people together, getting all these people in the room and creating synergy and alchemy that creates a great project. It's a very hard thing to do. Tip #2 You have to be resilient. No matter how hard it gets, you can't leave. You have to finish it and stay to the end. Third one is you're going to have to balance creativity with the business, which means at some point you're going to have to tell a director now. At some point you're going to have to tell an actor now. It's hard as part of the job. Tips for being an editor? Number one, don't just be a technician, be a collaborator. Understand your director, understand their vision and add to the process. Add your own ideas. Tip #2. You're not just putting shots together. Be involved, understand the story, you know the story me every department you can so you understand and get the feel of what it was like when they were making the film. And you can carry that on into the edit. Tip #3 The inquisitive about learning your craft. You should want to know everything. All the new software, all the new technology that's come out, you should understand and you should be able to offer up to your client. That's cool, that's true. That's true.
