Actor Blog Posts
How To Connect With Casting Directors in Hollywood
One of the critical actions for an actor to get Casting Directors to know them and call them in for auditions is to keep in ...
Branding for Actors: Do You Really Need a Personal Brand?
The term “branding” is often misunderstood by actors, not because it’s their fault, but because it’s bandied around by people who don’t actually understand the ...
3 Critical Questions For Choosing Your Best Headshots
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 ...
Talent Agent Marketing: Should You Send Your Headshot by Email or Snail Mail?
Every week actors ask me whether it’s better to snail mail a headshot through regular U.S. Mail to get an agent, or to blast it ...
How to Choose the Perfect Monologue (And Avoid This Big Mistake!)
At some point in time, you may get an opportunity to perform a monologue for a talent agent, manager or casting director, or who knows ...
7 Surefire Ways To Grow Your Industry Fan List
If you are connected to the world outside your home at all, it would be hard to miss the fact that social media sites like ...
The Best Way to Get a Talent Agent and Jumpstart Your Acting Career
If you’re an actor looking to get auditions and casting calls for film, television, commercials, soaps, hosting and so forth, then you need to get ...
Actor Headshots: Getting The Results You Expected
You know as an actor your headshot is your number one calling card for developing your film and TV career. That means you need the ...
Networking for Actors: 5 Mistakes That Make You Look Like a Jerk
When actors network in the film and TV business, it should be the same as networking in any other industry. Unfortunately, because actors feel so ...
Branding For Actors: 3 Benefits of Typecasting [VIDEO]
https://youtu.be/fiVWbn2nrtU Branding for Actors Personal branding is a must for actors in today’s competitive industry. As the internet grows noisier, the key to getting noticed ...
How to Become a Talent Agent or Business Manager for Artists & Athletes
This short video highlights the day-to-day activities you might expect to encounter when you are a Talent Agent or Business Manager of Artists, Performers, and ...
3 Critical Questions to Help You Select Your Primary Headshot
3 Critical Questions to Help You Select Your Primary Headshot AUDIO https://smartg.com/wp-content/uploads/ac-images/3CriticalHeadshotsQuestions-4MB.mp3 As an actor in Hollywood, you already know how important your headshot ...
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