The major ongoing expense for actors today is online profiles on casting services. Every day, someone says I can’t afford this one or that one. I get that. Life as an actor is tough. Your income is rarely guaranteed and …
Casting Services – Why you need them
The major ongoing expense for actors today is online profiles on casting services. Every day, someone says I can’t afford this one or that one. I get that. Life as an actor is tough. Your income is rarely guaranteed and …
Does your agent believe in you?
Do you think that signing with a manager or agent is the end game? That’s it. Now you can sit back and they’ll make your career. Right? Wrong! What you have done is engaged the interest of someone who thinks …
Protecting your brand
In a previous post, I touched on commercials and why you should be careful and always have a contract before going on set. Today I am going to expand a bit into film and TV. There are thousands of amateur …
It’s a numbers game – do you know how to play it?
There are two types of people who work as “actors” in our industry; Those who want a career and want to work at it. Those who just want to do anything on set and have a bit of fun. Those …
Every job is not a good job
All work is not good work. You can damage your career or impact your earning ability by accepting anything and everything? This week I had an example of how this can happen. A client who did a car commercial two …
Why the same actors keep getting the auditions
Why them and not you? Essentially the director and / or writer knew them, trusted them and they are right for the role. Simple. So how do you get to that place? You have to gain the trust of the …
I love actors
One of the things I love about actors is your eternal optimism. You have to be optimistic – you have chosen the hardest career to succeed in, out of all careers. It’s tough, unforgiving and sometimes it feels just down …