Here is another post by John Henry Soto. FIF member and supporter of actors and artists worldwide. ;-)
Here’s John:
Read MoreAre you supporting your friends?
This post is by one of our regular members, John Henry Soto.
As he said in his email to me: “I don’t like to put any importance on haters but this I needed to get out. I’ve been having some amazing success lately and even though I haven’t announced any recent successes publicly, somehow the haters are feeling it!! LOL!!”
Read Morewhat to do when people don’t support you
Keep Moving Forward
In 1997 two people sat across from me in an office and said to me, “You’ll never make it as a musician.”
Read MoreHer sister stiffed me but I still like her
Today I got an email from someone checking my avail, and I had not seen this person in 10 years!
Jackie is a production supervisor, and I knew her when she was a coordinator.
Read Moreandrew story
Andrew is one of founding mentors. The other day I asked him how he got to be so darn smart… and so compassionate and caring for others.
What he told me, blew me away.
Read MoreAJ case study
AJ up and moved to NYC
from Atlanta. Which actually is a good place for the film industry too! But he wanted to go to New York City.
Read MoreHow get an acting agent?
It’s the single biggest question I’m asked. And it’s a very relevant question because you NEED an agent to get principal roles on TV shows and movies, a good agent can help someone with little or no experience get a job on set even if they have not been to film school.
Almost ALL the auditions for TV shows and movies are private auditions. They happen between agents and casting directors. The general public will never see these auditions. They are not posted anywhere, publicly. Not Actors Access, not LA Casting.
Read MoreActing tips – Am I good enough at acting?
Acting tips – Are you good enough?
One of our members voiced a concern that many of us feel as we pursue our acting career. He’s hoping that he’s ‘good enough’. Will they like my acting?
Read Morewant to be a writer?
Today I was having a conversation on set, with a guy named Tim.
He was telling me his wife is becoming a writer on Jimmy Kimmel show.
Read MoreWhat are you uncertain about?
I asked someactorswhat were their top 3 things they are uncertain about. It boiled down to these 3 things for most people.
1) Not having enough money.
2) Am I talented enough?
3) Am I marketable?