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 touch with them on a regular basis by sending out ...
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I Was Frozen For A Year… It Was Not Fun
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 challenging business. So I wanted to share this quote from ...
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Dealing With A “Day Job” With Grace
“Are you an actor?” “Oh, yes. As a matter of fact I am.” “Really? What restaurant do you work at?” Yep. That’s an old Hollywood joke. Actor humor. Well, industry humor. And it might be ...
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Actor Headshots Make-Over: 7 Ways to Freshen Up Your Headshot without Re-Shooting
As an actor, you know that getting professional headshots is critical. If you’re not yet famous, your headshots are your number one calling card for developing your film and TV resume. It is so important that throughout ...
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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 many actors, auditioning is not the fun part, and they ...
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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 best headshot you can afford. Eventually, you find a photographer, ...
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Talent Agent Marketing: To Snail Mail or To Email Your Headshot To Agents
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 out in an Email Message. The truth is there are ...
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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 is when you’re trying to build your credits. If agents and casting ...
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How to Choose a Killer Monologue and Avoid the Biggest Myth
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 what other situation may arise to do one. Because of ...
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5 Questions to Evaluate Your Agent – Talent Agencies Los Angeles
When you’re looking for representation with the one of the talent agencies in L.A., it is easy to pick the wrong one. Use this Ultimate Test to find out if they are the right one ...
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Every Actor Should Be Doing This… Are You?
As you probably already realize, there are so many actors in Hollywood that it’s a big challenge to be seen as unique. But to get the attention of agents, managers, casting directors, and producers, you ...
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