I had been sitting on an idea for about a year. I couldn’t figure out how to translate a recorded short story into a produce-able script even though I could picture it so vividly. That’s when I had the brilliant idea, “I’ll animate it!” That’ll make my life easier, I thought. I can hand it off to the animator and work on another project at the same time, I thought. It’ll be the best of both worlds, I thought. I thought wrong. I’m not saying Dragonfly was my worst producing experience, but I didn’t necessarily have the loads of free…
Author: Sarah McLean
Sarah McLean
Sarah McLean is an actor/writer who splits her time between Los Angeles and New York. She wrote and starred in the award-winning action/comedy ReAction and created the only scripted show about softball, 3 Strikes. The animated short Dragonfly is her directorial debut. You can follow Sarah on Twitter and Instagram at @iamsarahmclean2 and find out more about her at www.thesarahmclean.com
“It’s a marathon, not a sprint,” is commonly used. And it’s true. In this business we can’t be too nearsighted. In fact, we have to be both nearsighted and farsighted at the same time. Can you see the bigger picture of what you want while also having a firm grasp on the small steps it will take to get you there? The marathon analogy isn’t the only way acting is like a sport. As actors we need to be in peak physical, mental and emotional shape; in essence, we have to be Olympic athletes. Acting is a sport: we train,…