This single most critical element of your success until you’re a star is your headshot. There’s no getting around it, you have to have a great headshot since it’s the first way most agents, managers, and casting directors see you. So the bottom line is that you gotta do whatever you can to get a fabulous shot! Over our many years of helping thousands of actors, here are a few things we’ve found that will help you get your best headshot:
Most actors realize that getting an agent for acting is an essential factor to becoming a working actor. But how to land that agent is a different question all together. Sometimes at first, you might find that it is either much easier or much harder than you thought it would be to get an agent….Regardless, there will be times when you need to come up with some new ideas on how to get with a different talent agent….
It may sound kind of odd if you are just getting going with your acting career, but if you’ve been around for a few years, you know that at some point, you have done so many projects that you hardly remember what some of them were or what happened with them. But when you go into that talent agent’s office and they ask you about what you did, you better be ready. Here are some tips to help you be prepared for the Big Meeting.
When it comes to auditioning, even the most experienced of actors, the “old hams” of the profession, get the jitters. Ian McKellen still talks about nerves. Barbra Streisand is notorious for being nervous before going on. And these people are among the best and most talented performers in the business. Knowing that pretty much everyone
If you’re like most actors, you know that networking and getting to know people – or getting them to know you – is critical to a successful acting career. You’ve heard how popular entertainment industry networking events are, and you know you need to take the plunge yourself. So you pay your money to attend
Your acting headshot is an essential tool for getting work as an actor, but you should also think of it as an investment. You can’t just ask a friend to take a photo of you sitting on your couch and expect a good response. You will need to hire an experienced Hollywood photographer like Bradford