How to get a talent agent ...and have a great interview!
By: Christian Lange
One essential item for an actor or model is an agent. A great agent represents you, gets you work, and helps develop you as a professional... he's your friend, mentor, and business partner.
If you're in a big city you'll probably get one agent for theatrical work, another for commercial and perhaps a third for radio. In a smaller city, one agent will likely handle everything. In either case make sure the agency is franchised by SAG and AFTRA. Non-union companies tend to charge you for "services" and not make you any money (mostly because big clients don't do business with them.) Good agents are widely sought after because they determine the difference between success and obscurity. (Click here to continue) |
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Building a correct acting resume, headshot
By: Dan Clark
Like any industry, in the business of film and talent we have customary ways of doing things... written and unwritten rules. Following these conventions makes things easy and lets the other guy know that you are a professional ...that you know whats going on.
When we receive hundreds of submissions for a part, the ones which contain "home made" headshots and poorly organized resumes are the first to get discarted. So, my strong advise to anyone looking for a competitive edge is:
Get a professionally photographed headshot and construct a resume based on the following guidelines. These are not just convenient tools, they are the keys to your successful acting career. (Click here to continue) |
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Qualities every actor must have
By: Janus, submitted by Chad Gracia
I recently saw a good play with good solid actors doing good solid competent work. And good solid boring acting. Interest is not created by yelling every so often. Find a word or phrase that allows for a non-conventional reading. Find the important word in the sentence and then occasionally do not emphasize it.
Dishwasher acting is the opposite of energy, and energy does not mean LOUD. Energy is INTERNAL. It is a state of being. It is a personal quality. (Click here to continue) |
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Am I model material?
By: Adam White
We typically think of a "model" as someone who is tall and thin with a blindingly beautiful face. They have no pores... the skin was airbrushed on at birth. The body is equally perfect —free of the defects sustained by mere mortals.
But look at ads in any consumer magazine or TV and we encounter the Maytag repairman, Mr. Whipple (Charmin toilet paper), and Col. Sanders. Even the Marlboro guys aren't precisely "beautiful." But they all do have one thing in
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Create a winning model comp card
By: Christian Lange
Many actors augment their income by also modeling. Enter the comp card —a model's emissary ...the 5.5 by 8.5 inch calling card that shows the prospective client a model's versatility and talent. The standard format contains one headshot in the front and three looks on the back.
A modeling gig usually starts when a buyer (such as an ad agency art director) requests the modeling agency for a selection of say "18-25
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