Monday Myth Debunkers

Or at least, for the foreseeable future, the “virtual” door.⁠ ⁠ Today’s #MondayMythDebunkers is more of a yes/no answer. Let’s break it down: ⁠ ⁠ YES: How you react, handle yourself, listen & communicate in the room are all things we mentally take note of. And YES, it is helpful to be a thoughtful, kind & gracious actor. However, it is important to know that we are not measuring an audition by your bubbly-ness level. You don’t get extra credit …

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Today’s #MondayMythDebunker felt appropriate. ⁠ ⁠ This statement is an excuse. Using the push for diversity is an “easy” way for actors to feel like they have a sense of control and explanation as to why a career in acting is hard. ⁠ ⁠ Acting is hard because the job itself is… pretty dang hard. And because there are a lot of good actors in the world.⁠ ⁠ But the truth is that the best actor wins the job. And …

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Have you ever left an audition feeling like you didn’t do your best because the person leaving before you was wiping away tears and you weren’t? The point of this post is to remind actors that extra congestion & smudged mascara is not a requirement to nailing a scene.  Remember: tears and authentic crying is not the goal. It’s an emotional result.  “Ok, I know, I know. My goal is the objective. But still, I’m not going to book after …

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Have you ever had this thought? Chances are if you haven’t, you’ve heard someone else say it (or at least a version of it).  Let’s go ahead and squash this myth once and for all.  It’s very very RARE that a casting office will limit or cater their breakdowns to only certain agencies. If we do, it’s usually because someone above our pay grade has specifically asked for a “name” for a particular role. When we know this is the …

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What does that even mean? Headshots are not supposed to pop. They are photos. Of your face. ⁠ ⁠ All joking aside, we hear this… a lot. Sometime’s it’s another version, like, “what stands out to you in a headshot?” ⁠ ⁠ First, let’s take a moment to remind ourselves the purpose of a headshot. Its sole purpose is to show us what you physically look like. Sometimes you fit into what we’re looking for, sometimes you don’t. ⁠ ⁠ …

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NEWSFLASH: You are not an Apple product. ⁠ ⁠ If you cringe thinking about marketing yourself as anything other than “actor,” read on… ⁠ ⁠ We’ve heard this a lot. Things like, “I need to figure out my brand”, “What would you say is ‘my type?’”. Yes, there are going to be roles that you are more right for than others. No, this does not mean you should pigeon-hole yourself to one specific type of role. In fact, tailoring your …

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Guess what? You’re human! We’re human! Humans have off-days. And if you’ve somehow beat the odds of not having one already, know that you’re going to have an off-day in the future. and THAT’S OK. It wouldn’t be normal for every day to be perfect and to go exactly as you had planned. Sometimes things happen either physically or mentally and it hinders your ability to focus and be “in it”. The good news? We generally can tell the difference …

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Many people swear that 2 minutes is the “industry norm” but there is no actual right answer here. There is no world in which we’d be able to watch the entirety of someone’s reel when going through thousands of submissions. But most casting folks do skip forward and watch a few seconds of each clip. Because of this, it doesn’t really matter how long your reel is. Have a 10 minute reel? Sure, maybe that’s a bit long. But don’t …

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This is just not true. And if you’ve ever had this thought, please, keep reading… It’s true that having a healthy resume is helpful, but if you 1) have a solid reel that shows what you are capable of 2) you’re physically right for the role and 3) your reps are submitting you on time, chances are that you will go in for all sizes of roles. If you had a great guest star audition but didn’t get it, it …

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This is such a common question & concern. And it’s not quite a black & white answer. Let’s break it down and first start with what matters most in your reel: What matters most in your reel is by far, the quality… of your ACTING. After all, that’s the overriding purpose of your reel, right? To show us your ABILITY as an actor. That said, there are some things to take into consideration, the most important one being: the distraction …

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