Welcome back for Part Three of Auditioning for Commercials. Today we’re going to talk about the callback and get a little perspective from the decision maker’s side. A commercial callback is very different from your first audition. There will be many more people in the room watching you. These will usually include a casting director or assistant, the director, representatives from the ad agency, … [Read more...] about Auditioning For Commercials Part 3
Mindset
Selling Yourself As An Actor (Tips We Got From The Farmer’s Market)
I was at my local farmer’s market last week, just browsing around. Ok, I’ll be honest, I was hunting for samples – get off my back!I passed several fruit vendors with baskets of strawberries without paying much attention. But one of them, toward the end, was offering free samples. Score!As I reached for a berry, the vendor gave me the deets: "These strawberries are locally grown, organic, and … [Read more...] about Selling Yourself As An Actor (Tips We Got From The Farmer’s Market)
What’s Your Motivation? (Reframing Your Acting Career With The McGuffin)
Have you ever heard of a McGuffin? McGuffin: an object in a movie or book that serves merely as a trigger for the plot. For further context, below is paraphrased from this article: "Alfred Hitchcock described it as the linchpin of the mystery; the motivating or primal force behind the narrative.It's the device, the gimmick, if you will, or the papers the spies are after. The only thing that … [Read more...] about What’s Your Motivation? (Reframing Your Acting Career With The McGuffin)
3 Mistakes You’re Making In Your Acting Career
No more struggling actors! 💪🏼 Let's talk about three mistakes actors make that slow them down. I'll admit it, I did these for years. But all that matters is where we go from here. ☄️ So I'm inviting you to stop running on your lil’ hamster wheel 🐭and get a strategy that works for your unique career and makes it fun again. Your voice is too special to not be heard. … [Read more...] about 3 Mistakes You’re Making In Your Acting Career
Stop Attracting The Wrong Auditions
I know you’ve been there. Minding your own business when BANG! You’ve got an audition. Only instead of doing your happy dance, you’re doing your panic dance. Your stomach starts turning, your throat is dry. You call your best friend, Nancy, for advice. YOUI have an audition and they want me to speak Spanish!NANCYDo you speak Spanish?YOUNot… really. STOP!Be honest. Are you writing in special … [Read more...] about Stop Attracting The Wrong Auditions
You're Wasting Money On Headshots
I don’t need to tell you that you need professional headshots to be a professional actor. Unless you have friends who are directing or producing their own work and casting you, it’s the very first thing you need to get to submit yourself for acting jobs. The problem? They are so dang expensive! Worse yet, when you’re first starting out in a major acting market, you don’t yet have the … [Read more...] about You're Wasting Money On Headshots