Monday Myth Debunkers

You flubbed a line. Your reader didn’t pick up that cue fast enough. Your dog barked. ⁠ ⁠ 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘺.⁠ ⁠ And we know that. ⁠ ⁠ This is your reminder that we are not looking for perfection. ⁠ ⁠ In fact, we’ve never sought perfection!⁠ ⁠ And that’s because it’s impossible, especially for an audition. ⁠ ⁠ Even in the room, if you flubbed a line but the intention was spot on? We’re probably not going to …

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That moment when you’ve finished the audition and you’re doing calculus in your head to try and figure out what the CD meant by, “That was great, we don’t need to do it again.” 🧮➕🧐💭⁠ ⁠ And the ruminating thoughts that follow and even haunt you?⁠ ⁠ We get it. ⁠ ⁠ 𝘞𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰.⁠ ⁠ That’s why today’s #mondaymythdebunker is about giving you some peace of mind in regards to getting a redirect… or not. ⁠ ⁠ 1️⃣ Every …

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Pilot season has us like 😵‍💫 so please excuse today’s 𝘞𝘦𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺 Myth Debunker.⁠ ⁠ We’re coming in with a hot myth today 🔥⁠ ⁠ Music, sound effects, title cards, sets—make your self tape stand out as much as possible, right?⁠ ⁠ 🚫🚫🚫⁠ ⁠ 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨.⁠ ⁠ While we greatly appreciate your passion, effort and creativity, the fact is: your self tape is an audition and nothing else. ⁠ ⁠ 2 main reasons you should not …

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Have you ever had this thought or heard someone say it before?⁠ ⁠ We’ve been surprised to hear how many actors are concerned about this.⁠ ⁠ The very cool thing about our industry (other than creating intricate worlds and complex characters), is that a lot of us are multihyphenates.⁠ ⁠ How many times have you been introduced to someone who is an actor-director-writer-producer? Throw yoga instructor in there and now you’re really in LA 😉⁠ ⁠ Point is, this is …

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Here are just a few of the concerns we’ve heard from actors during the overall shift from in-person auditioning to self taping:⁠ ⁠ “We can’t connect with anyone in the room anymore.”⁠ ⁠ “They no longer get a sense of my personality.”⁠ ⁠ “They don’t get a feel for my energy.”⁠ ⁠ While there may be some truth these statements, at the end of the day, they are rather irrelevant. ⁠ ⁠ Connection, personality and energy are all nice things …

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𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙮𝙩𝙝 𝙙𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚.⁠ ⁠ You may have not thought of it this way, but casting is an art. ⁠ ⁠ It requires a certain taste and appreciation for storytelling. ⁠ ⁠ 𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕟𝕠 𝕥𝕨𝕠 𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕒𝕞𝕖.⁠ ⁠ The casting process certainly has a business aspect and process. ⁠ ⁠ And the process does have many similarities across platforms and mediums. ⁠ ⁠ But that does not mean CDs share the …

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Acting Classes, Headshots, Casting Site Memberships, Dues, Coaching, Personal upkeep…⁠ ⁠ Acting can feel expensive. ⁠ ⁠ Here’s the tea ☕️⁠ ⁠ Just like any professional career: medicine, law, teaching, IT, engineering, real estate, beauty etc., there is a level of initial investment for education and a certain amount of materials to start your business. ⁠ ⁠ Yes, we want you to embrace your craft and relish in the art, but your career 𝘪𝘴 also a business. ⁠ ⁠ What …

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Let’s start off the new year with a myth we hear allll the time. ⁠ ⁠ We get it, you want to hop the fence and skip to the good part. ⁠ ⁠ But doing co-star work is actually an incredibly valuable (and important) step in your #actorjourney⁠ ⁠ Once you’re thrown into the guest start & up pool, things can get a lot more… competitive. ⁠ ⁠ And while we are always interested and eager to meet new actors, …

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So the holidays have a us a little behind. We’re switching things up and coming in with a TUESDAY Myth Debunker. We promise it’ll be a good one 😇⁠ ⁠ Double-tap if you’ve ever gotten a cmail notification only to be let down by another pesky self tape extension notice. ⁠ ⁠ 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥.⁠ ⁠ This was the audition you felt you nailed. ⁠ ⁠ CLEARLY they must have extended the deadline because no one did it for …

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This might be our biggest myth of all. ⁠ ⁠ But first, here are a few things we don’t want you to be confused about:⁠ ⁠ YES, the time and energy you put into your career will yield more favorable results⁠ ⁠ YES, you should make the things that are important to you (your acting career included) ONE of your priorities. ⁠ ⁠ YES, other people will rely on you to make acting {A} priority (your team, productions hiring you, …

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