Laura Cayouette

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Laura Cayouette

Independent filming on the rise?

Independent filming on the rise?

In my last posting, I promised a discussion of owning your type and embracing your niche. More on that in the next newsletter! After not working for almost 2 years (a first for me in a 30+ year career), I have been acting in movie after movie. It started in

Losing my muse

Losing my muse

For some of us, a particular person becomes our "muse" somewhere along our journey. Uma Thurman famously inspired and co-created The Bride in Kill Bill with Quentin Tarantino. Givenchy designed with Audrey Hepburn's playful elegance in mind. For me, it's been my best friend

Typecasting

Typecasting

In the last Know Small Parts newsletter, Targeting your type, I talked about the importance of knowing what you're selling as an actor, and how to determine your casting "sweet spot." Listen to this newsletter:0:00/713.41268751× Typecasting One of the more popular questions

Your one-sentence idea

Your one-sentence idea

A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step (Lao Tzu). Every story begins with an idea. When that idea can be expressed in one sentence (or so), you already have the seeds of your entire project. In movies, we call this one-sentence idea a logline (sometimes spelled

Targeting your "type"

Targeting your "type"

The word "type" is seen by many as a fence around what roles might be right for an actor – without regard to their acting ability and range. In many ways – that's accurate. People who are taller are less likely to land the role of a jockey,