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This happens all to often in Alberta, where I'm from. I'm sure it's not uncommon elsewhere either. Hundreds of talented and worthy actors don't get their shot because there is a stigma that actors from Alberta (or Demoine or Littlerock or wherever the f%&K are just bad. Want the truth? A ton of them are quite underwhelming. However, there are a few dozen stand out stars. People you will see on your screens in the decades to come. 

I'm obviously biased but I believe I'm one of them. I think anyone with a dream needs to have a bit of that belief in them. I'm seasoned, I'm practiced, I've led a pilot, I've led multiple shorts, I've won awards and that's all great - yay for me! However, it all pales in comparison to what is about to transpire. 

I'M DELIGHTED to share that I've recently received FUNDING (not through Stage32 connections) to produce and lead my first narrative pilot both behind and in front of the camera. Before you go ballistic about how impossible that might be, I assure you, it is not. This is not my first rodeo, just the first one I've owned outright. I'm thrilled to have the creative control and opportunity to truly show what I'm made of as an actor and television producer. We go to principal in Spring 2025 and release in Early 2026. 

The story is a gritty 90s themed dark-crime with a touch of comedy sprinkled in that explores the darker side of overzealous religious control on youth and communities. The pilot is called, "The Are No Squirrels in Lethbridge. I co-wrote the screenplay with Just For Laughs comedian and my good friend Conner Christmas. 

That's about all the details I can share at this time. If you want to stay up to date with what I'm up to you can find me at: @nick_bohle on Instagram. All of my activities are connected to that account. 

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In college I was taught more on the Stanvislosky /Meisner  technique. Once I graduated college I found myself leaning completely into Meisner’s technique but for the past 3 years, I’ve been studying the Chubbuck technique with a certified Chubbuck coach but I do notice that in some instances, I will revert back to Meinser’s technique .

Has anyone else experienced this in their career? What’s your preferred Actng technique? What are your thoughts overall?

I am a screenwriter from the Netherlands and would like to connect with fellow

creatives in this business. My biggest dream is to become a succesful scenarist and maybe more

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I really don't understand where Hollywood A-List actors think their power comes from. They seem to think they are a great influence on America with no actual proof to support their claims. Kamala had every entertainer and their mothers supporting her.and yet only 20% of the country's population came out to vote for her. That's really all you can influence? On top of that, the whole Diddy Freak Off scandal has cast a pale shadow over the entire entertainment industry and add on blacklisting and death threats to conservative actors and creatives and Hollywood has a major identity crisis. Is it really wise to act like a bunch of uninformed college students.

Investors and distributors always want "bankable" talent attached to a project even though the calculations are somewhat fictional. They need a large group of the general public to want to see the film to give the investors the best possible RIO they can achieve. They don't don't do this for free or for notes in a diary. They lose money and it's bye bye future projects. Actors get paid during production but can sink a project during post. (Hello Rachel Zegler). Snow White is expected to be a major bomb just because she said things people didn't like. SAG sure as hell won't reimburse investors because their union members torpedoed a project's earning potential even though studios and independent filmmakers are literally strong-armed in using their overpriced talent.

Actors have to realize they aren't as important as they think they are. No one goes and sees an Avengers' movie to see Mark Ruffalo play Bruce Banner. They go to see the Hulk. Mark Ruffalo, on his own merits, is not a seat filler. You can argue with me all you want, but check the numbers. Who wants to hire some one that loves to piss off the very people that are buying what he's selling when all he does is try and insult the way they live and think. Not a great plan.

Egos have a way of shooting their owners in their feet and yet the rest of brain never seems to learn the lesson. You may be an A-List actor but just remember that even though A is the first letter in the alphabet, a lot of "A" words have negative definitions. Try not to be an ass about it. Your career depends upon it.

This week, the director sends me a message asking me if I would reaudition for the role I had already been cast for, saying that it had been so long that he wanted to see me audition again. But the silver lining was that he plans to shoot the scenes this character is in this month. So, I'm auditioning again for a role I thought I already had next week. Hopefully, I'm cast, for the second time, and the scenes actually get shot soon. 

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