It must be in the air… first Bonnie Gillespie is talking about Time, and now Mark Westbrook on his blog. Mark makes an excellent observation: successful actors invest in their careers, financially, yes but also in time. He goes on to suggest that American actors are great at this, but in my experience, United States [...]
Casting Director Bonnie Gillespie has a great post on her blog right now about why “Type” and “Branding” are actually GOOD things for actors. When I have a meeting with an actor about headshots, we always talk about type. When shooting a headshot session, you’re going to be shooting a specific number of “looks” (clothing [...]
Paul Russell has a no-nonsense post up about the truth behind agent-repped actors and why they get all the auditions.
The truth, as it turns out, is that it’s just faster and easier to call an agent than it is to deal with the multitude of unrepresented actors out there.
What, you were looking for a different answer?
“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish and he’ll eat forever. Teach an actor to use the Net and he won’t book work, but he will spend a lot of time looking at YouTube.”
–Author Unknown
Fishermen are the perfect example of success being dependent on small, seemingly insignificant tasks.
Nick Coleman is passionate about getting actors working. The best headshots you can get are the first step, but Nick invests in actors, not their faces. Nick's first acting role was playing a donkey named Russell. His second role was Simple Simon, who met a Pieman, going to the fair. SAG, AFTRA, and friend to the beginner actor too.
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