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5 Bad Questions To Ask Agents and What To Ask Instead

As mentioned in the related article on questions to ask agents, one of the biggest mistakes actors make in interviews with talent agents is not ...

I Was Frozen for a Year—Here’s How It Affected My Acting Career

We all know it’s very important to stay inspired– truly inspired — and excited about your acting career. But I also know it can be tough in this ...

Not Enough Acting Credits? Here’s How to Still Get a Talent Agent

If you are basically a newbie or have limited credits, the agent is mostly going to go by your look, your training, and whether you ...

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 ...

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 ...

Talent Agent Interviews: 5 Key Questions Every Actor Should Be Ready For

One of the common mistakes actors make in interviews with talent agents is not being prepared or not knowing what they should and shouldn’t ask ...

Do Your Film Credits Look Made Up?

The term "billing," in case you are not familiar with it refers to how SAG credits you when you play a given role in a ...

7 Tips to Greater Confidence on Auditions

When it comes to auditioning for a film or TV role, it is common for actors to have butterflies when the big day arrives. For ...

5 Success Tips For Networking Events

If you’re like most actors, you know that networking and getting to know people – or getting them to know you – is critical to ...

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 ...

Should I leave my old credits on my acting resume? — ASK SMART GIRLS SERIES

I have just started a new series of posts called ASK SMART GIRL! Each week or so I will be answering some of the questions I ...

5 Ways to Expand Your “It” Factor and Attract Talent Agents

“IT” is one of those intangible qualities that can be hard to describe.  “IT” is a knowingness, a belief in yourself that comes across in ...
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