What Actors Need to Bring to Set: Top 12 Things
2022-03-17
What do actors need to bring to set? Here are the Top 12 things To Always Bring To Set.Read More →
How To Start Auditioning for Acting Jobs
2022-03-07
Here are the top 7 steps to start auditioning for acting roles and booking paying jobs
1. Learn How To Act
2. Get Your First Headshot and Resume
3. Sign Up for Online Casting Sites
4. Start Submitting for Non-Paying Acting Roles
5. Get Some Acting Credits and Build Your Resume
6. Take an Audition Technique Classes
7. Put Together an Acting Reel or Demo FootageRead More →
How To Increase Your Chances of Being Called In For An Acting Audition
2022-02-21
With so many acting hopefuls arriving in New York and LA everyday, with big dreams of fame, fortune and celebrity lifestyles…. or at least of finding acting work or modeling or voiceover gigs, the competition can be pretty stiff! On the major casting sites, such as Actors Access or Casting Networks,Read More →
22 of the Best Books on Acting that Every Actor Needs to Read
Sticky
2022-01-31
Originally published March 12, 2020 and is continually updated If you look at professionals in any industry, they are constantly honing their skills. As actors, we are told to “always be in class”, and while this is vitally important, it’s only one piece of the puzzle in being at theRead More →
Actor’s Basic Resume: What To Include, What To Avoid (plus a FREE template to download!)
2022-01-09
For an actor, your resume and your headshot are the two essential tools you need to get going and start looking for work in the business. These are basically what gets you in the door with casting directors to do that oh so important audition and maybe book the job. Read More →
Talent Agents VS Manager: What’s The Difference?
2022-01-07
As long as there have been actors, I’m sure there have been agents and managers. But as the industry has gotten more and more specialized over the years, the role of agents and managers has changed. If you’re a new actor just starting out in the business, this can beRead More →
5 Truths and Reminders for Actors in 2022
2022-01-07
There are a lot of myths about acting as a career; most designed to keep you stuck and playing small. Here are 5 life-affirming truths to motivate you in 2022Read More →
12 Audition Basics New Actors Should Know Before Walking Into The Room
2021-11-01
Acting as a career is like no other. It’s the only profession I know of where you spend more time pitching and interviewing for work than actually doing it. I look at friends and family who have “normal jobs” and some have only ever had a few job interviews inRead More →
[VIDEO] How To Get an Agent for New Actors: Part 1
2021-10-20
“How do I get an agent?” is the question I’m asked more than any other by new actors. There are a lot of steps to getting an agent, and even more to getting an agent that is a really good fit for you. But if you’re a new actor START HERE.Read More →
