Monday Myth Debunkers: Not Booking Means You’re Not Doing Great Work.
We always say bookings, pins and callbacks should be taken as positive feedback—that your hard work is paying off and getting noticed. But what if you’re not booking. And not getting pinned. And not even getting called back? Are you doing something wrong? 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺. First, don’t…
Terminology Tuesday: One-Liner
Alright folks, it’s topic we love to hate. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚-𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨. Or any co-star audition for that matter where you run the risk of overthinking it and letting it keep you up at night. One-liners (or any audition for that matter) should not keep you up at…
Monday Myth Debunkers – Two Takes Are Better Than One.
When in doubt, send 2 takes, right? We’ve covered this topic before but it felt time for a little refresh ✨ To start off, you should always default to the instructions given to you by the casting office. If they ask for 2 takes, give them 2 takes….
Terminology Tuesday: Audit
So you’ve finally started the journey of finding your next acting class. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. And it can feel overwhelming. Especially when there’s such a significant financial and time commitment. You want to make sure you are choosing the right 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 for 𝘆𝗼𝘂. Some…
Monday Myth Debunkers: We Don’t Watch Every Self Tape.
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽: Are you sending your self tapes out into the ether? Are we actually watching 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 self tape we request? Let’s re-frame this question in order to better answer it: Would we be requesting tapes we have no interest in watching? Our answer…
Monday Myth Debunkers: CDs Only Remember Your Old Reels.
We’ve heard a few actors have this concern before, so we thought we’d start the week off by busting this myth! Have you ever worried that you’ve had a certain reel up for so long, that when you go to update it, no one will notice? Let’s run through…
Terminology Tuesday: Actors Access
Actor’s Access, Casting Networks, Breakdown Express, Cast It, LA Casting, Backstage, Casting Frontier… So many casting programs, so little time! 𝙻𝚎𝚝’𝚜 𝚐𝚘 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚔 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜, 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚠𝚎? Actor’s Access and Breakdown Express are both services that are part of the parent company, Breakdown Services….
Monday Myth Debunkers: If the Self Tape Deadline Gets Pushed…
Oh the dreaded deadline push… Just when you think it’s another audition — 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙥 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙥, casting has pushed their deadline. But you’ve already turned in your tape. And you think you’ve done a pretty good job, if you don’t say so yourself. 𝙎𝙤, 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡? …
Terminology Tuesday: SAG Eligible
Hard to believe we haven’t covered this term yet! What exactly does it mean to be SAG-Eligible and how can you obtain that status? Becoming a SAG Eligible actor (aka SAG-e) means you’ve met SAG-AFTRA’s minimum requirements to join and are now qualified to become a member whenever you’re ready….
Monday Myth Debunkers: You Need to Give Yourself Somewhere to Go.
Ok, hear us out with this one. How many times has an acting coach, teacher or even casting director given you the direction of “you need to give yourself somewhere to go.” Meaning—you’ve started out at such a heightened emotion, that the scene won’t be able to have any…