Author: onetakejeff

Jeffery Desalu, otherwise known as OneTakeJeff, is an experienced actor from Brooklyn,NY. Desalu developed the moniker "OneTakeJeff" on-set of a short film due to his penchant for getting into character rather quickly. Because of this, the NYC actor is said to be one of the more director friendly up-and-comers in the NYC area. For Desalu, the opportunity to make good on an offer a casting director/director makes to him is what gives him extra fuel to bring the absolute truth to life in the form of said character.

The Opportunity

April 12, 2017

For every five successful people you’ll insert into a lineup, you’ll find five people with similar sentiments: If you don’t give yourself an opportunity to score than how will you score? The answer of course is you don’t. As simple and repetitive as it may sound, the truth needs to be spoken sometimes to really … More The Opportunity

Auditions

March 22, 2017

As the first quarter nears its ending in 2017 — I figured it would be a good idea to delve into the inexact science that is the audition. Even before reading August Wilson’s Fences, I’ve had this fascination of comparing elements of baseball to the audition. Baseball is an intricate sport with nuances I believe to … More Auditions

ABFF Star Project

March 8, 2017

The ABFF (American Black Film Festival) will continue its search for fresh talent with its first live monologue competition in the nation’s two largest media and film markets: New York and Los Angeles. As an actor based out of New York, I was stoked when I found out of the news. I’ve known about the … More ABFF Star Project