How to Be an Actor When You’re not Acting
How to Be an Actor When You’re not Acting
With Actress Christina Chong
Introduction
Being happy when you have a job is easy, but how do you stay happy when the work has dried up and the phone isn’t ringing? That to me is the hardest thing about being an actor. How do you stay motivated when the rejections come in week after week, month after month? How do you pay the bills? What to say when someone asks you that dreaded question – ‘So, what do you do for a living?’. Christina Chong will share her experiences, her tools and the practical exercises that she has perfected over the last 12 years, to hopefully leave you feeling positive and ready to take on the world, even when you don’t have that job.
Christina Chong
Actress & Chubbuck Coach
Christina Chong is an international television and film actress who’s career includes leading in the new Paramount+ Series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, BBC’s Line of Duty and films such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens. She is one of only a few accredited coaches of The Chubbuck Technique in Europe.
Course Outline
This focused 3 hour workshop aims to give you a variety of skills that you can take forward and use to help keep your career on track, even when you’re not working.
Being a Chinese/English actress, Christina was brought up on a council estate with little money meaning the odds were stacked against her. It was years of struggling to pay the bills, doing second (and third jobs) and after countless rejections, that Christina realised her mindset needed to change. She set out to read as many self-help books as she could get her hands on, and after umpteen cycles of trial and error she noticed a pattern, they all said the same thing – ‘Let go’. But how? With help from her life coach, Michael James, Christina has found a way to manage her thoughts and therefore create the reality she wants. Since 2010 Christina has earned a living from her art and her career trajectory has steadily climbed to where she is now starring in the hit Paramount Plus show ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Being a Chinese/English actress, Christina was brought up on a council estate with little money meaning the odds were stacked against her. It was years of struggling to pay the bills, doing second (and third jobs) and after countless rejections, that Christina realised her mindset needed to change. She set out to read as many self-help books as she could get her hands on, and after umpteen cycles of trial and error she noticed a pattern, they all said the same thing – ‘Let go’. But how? With help from her life coach, Michael James, Christina has found a way to manage her thoughts and therefore create the reality she wants. Since 2010 Christina has earned a living from her art and her career trajectory has steadily climbed to where she is now starring in the hit Paramount Plus show ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
When
Tuesday 30th May 2023
Designed For
All Actors Looking To Build Confidence
Times
6.00pm – 9.00pm (UK Time)
What You'll Love
Stay Motivated Between Jobs
Held at Pinewood Studios
EXCELLENT AND FAST TRANSPORT LINKS FROM LONDON
NEAR HEATHROW AIRPORT
You’ll be working at the heart of the British Film Industry and home to some of the world’s most influential Oscar winning film makers. Feel inspired and build your confidence as you work with industry leading professionals in a supportive environment.
Getting to Pinewood Studios
Free parking is available on site. A free shuttle bus service runs to Pinewood from nearby stations, including Uxbridge Tube Station, Slough and Gerrards Cross.
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£35.00
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Features
Learning Outcomes
Course Location
Actors Studio, Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, SL0 0NH
- Free parking available at Pinewood Studios
- Free frequent shuttle bus service from London Uxbridge Tube Station, Slough & Gerrards Cross. Transfer from station to Pinewood Studios – 10 minutes. The shuttle bus does not operate at weekends
- Canteen & Coffee shops on site. (May not be open at weekends)
- Excellent and fast transport links from London
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