Get to know TAS Coach Adam Breazeale

All of our acting coaches are highly qualified working actors who participate in the Film/TV industry in a variety of ways, in addition to coaching acting classes. But we want to give you a more in-depth look at who they are as people.

This month we are sharing some insights that will help answer the question,

“Who Is Adam Breazeale?” Read on to find out:

What Makes You Feel Confident?

My wife. Coach Leah, my partner in life and in coaching the On Set Experience, is such a bright light that helps me through the darkest moments. I would not have made it through the struggle that was finishing the edits of 15 different projects in one month if I didn’t have the steady constant that is my wife.

Did you know that Coach Adam is married to TAS Office Manager and fellow Coach, Leah Merritt? Awe!

How did you first get into acting?

I have always wanted to be an entertainer of some sort. I’ve loved performing and singing as a kid. I was always going to the musical rehearsals after school in elementary school where my sister was performing and singing. I was too young to be on the stage with her at the time, it was only 4th and 5th graders who were allowed in the after school musicals, but I loved watching it and I always wanted to follow in her footsteps. Ironically she grew up and got a psychology degree while I continued down my path and eventually found my way into a Bachelor of Science in Film Production. So it all worked out.

The thing that made me fall in love with it in Theatre camp was the community. I loved collaborating with other actors to build out a project together.

What has been your biggest struggle in the industry?

Finding consistent work, and finding time to still fulfill the creative kid who fell in love with storytelling hiding deep inside of me.

How do you make the most of your time when work is not consistent?

You find your people and your moments to make your own projects and to sit in the captain’s chair as a lead creative on set. You also find smaller jobs to fill in the gaps, like my work with Coach Molly at Moon Trip Productions. We make wedding videos and small media content that helps to fill the spaces and give us creative freedom.

Besides acting, do you pursue any other interests in the entertainment industry?

Yes, I mostly pursue the behind the camera positions in Cinematography, Directing and Writing which is what brought me to The Actor’s Scene as a coach focusing on behind the scenes work.

Why did you get into coaching?

In college I had multiple assignments a semester that were all focused around making a short film. In my final year I was taking a Directing class and I had to direct a short film as the final project. At the same time I was taking Behavior and Movement at the Actor’s Scene under Coach Jeanne and I had the idea to make the short film with our class and present it as our Showcase piece. We worked it out and got such a good reception that I was asked by Coach Leah and the higher ups at TAS if I wanted to make a class out of that idea: filmmaking with the goal of a short film at the end. I, of course, accepted and it has just blossomed from there.

What is one bit of advice that you always love to share?

Watch movies! If you want to work in film, in either an Actor or Crew position, watch movies. That’s the work you want to do. If you want to take it a step further ask yourself what did you like/dislike about the movie/scene/episode you just watched. Now can you put into words how that specifically was done? What camera angles were used, what was the verbiage the characters chose to say, what did the choice of shot or pacing of the edit make you feel in that moment. Then file that away so you can maybe replicate it in the future.

What is your proudest coaching moment?

We finished the Creator’s Lab, which is the second year course after On Set Experience, with our original crew (the first group to ever take On Set Experience). We put on a film festival to showcase and celebrate all of the work our students have done. Hearing them talk about the reasons they made their films, seeing them grow over two years and become intellectual and purposeful with their choices is probably one of the most rewarding and proud moments of my life.

What do you hope that your coaching legacy will be?

I hope that I leave some creative people with the tools to act on their creativity so they no longer feel frustrated or like the art of filmmaking is out of their reach.

Finally, do you have any acting resources that you love?

I love watching movie reviews and video essays about movies on YouTube. Just hearing what others have to say about the things I want to do and getting other ideas about what they liked or didn’t like often tickles my creativity and encourages me to think how I might incorporate or even avoid what was praised or criticized.

Adam Breazeale Bio:

I am Adam James Breazeale and I am a filmmaker and actor in the North Atlanta area. I love filming and creative storytelling. It’s what has drawn me to filmmaking and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. In my personal life I take that creative storytelling drive into my hobbies, my number one time sink outside of work being Dungeons and Dragons. Beyond that I love hanging out with my wife and our cat, playing board games or watching some new show or movie.

Want to follow Coach Adam?

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Moon Trip Productions Website

Here is what students are saying about Coach Adam:

Coach Adam has been my film coach throughout both years of OSE. He and Coach

Leah not only built the course but made it such an engaging and informative experience. Coach Adam constantly pushes his students creatively — and whether intentionally or not — he expands our vocabulary just to keep up with him.

Thanks to his guidance I’ve been able to apply what I’ve learned in class to several outside projects. We’ve now worked on five films together, and with each one, he’s taught me how to grow further as a filmmaker.

I couldn’t ask for a better coach.

TAS Student and Intern, Peyton Cooper

Get to know TAS Coach Adam Breazeale