Stay in your lane: Do you know how to just be an ACTOR?
Many of us in this industry wear many hats. We are an amalgamation of tons of things: 10% writer, 20% producer, 30% director, and 40% actor. While this is common among entertainment industry professionals, it's still admirable nonetheless.
"...it's important to be able to take off all of the hats you wear and solely do the job you were hired to do..." -Alexis Harris
We often pride ourselves in our ability to multi-task and provide different skills to each television or film set we stumble upon. It's great to have many attributes to offer every project. However, in this blog, we want to stress the importance of knowing your place, or "staying in your lane."
*Image retrieved from www.harpersradar.com
While working on the show Harper's Radar, I've been learning why I Iove the acting biz so much... I'm learning things about myself, I'm learning things about others... All in all, it's a fun process (one I'm learning to enjoy). In all this learning, I'm finding out my biggest pet peeves from a writer/executive producer standpoint... One of the most stressful things is dealing with very talented people who do not necessarily know their place in the production.
When hired to work on a movie, series, or stage play, it's important to be able to take off all of the hats you wear and solely do the job you were hired to do. It's important to understand what you've been asked to do, and be careful to do that well. Don't step on anyone's toes by overstepping your boundaries. On your own project, you can do as you please, make any script "corrections" you deem necessary, adjust sets as you see fit, and so forth. However, on other peoples projects, you've got to be humble, respectful, and simply gracious.
