I talked with an actor today and asked him what, beyond simply a person’s acting ability, makes an actor in demand.
You might have heard me talk about why starting as a PA is so important and why it’s so good to know how all the departments function together and how important it is to think about their needs as well as your own. Surprise surprise, that’s where his head was at too! Here are his tips:
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The list of questions below is from Benjamin, one of our former A-list work study members. The power of doing an exercise like this is that you’ll develop clarity about how to spend each moment of your time.
Most people live each day reacting to what happens to them instead of each day moving with intention to get closer to what they really want.
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Elias is a Founding Member of the FIF Into The Industry Certification program. He started in Omaha, NB. Worked his magic there and became a major player in that market.
Then he went to New Orleans. He roomed with Andrew, another of the earliest members.
Read MoreI have a good friend who is a Casting Director. Recently, she shred some do’s and don’ts with me regarding auditions. Here are the highlights:
A Couple Don’ts:
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Whew! What a great week! I had two jobs this week, a one day shoot along with a three day shoot.
The 3 day shoot was in Van Nuys, Beverly Hills, and downtown Los Angeles. The Director was so frickin’ nice! His entire production team was too. The producer was a backpacking, kayaking cool woman, and the production manager was a smart, sassy, cute woman who is married to the 1st assistant director. He’s a sweetheart too!
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I had 2 shoots this last week. One was an industrial for Bank of America. The production company was out of Chicago, super nice guys, and they had a good budget and paid people well. AND they did a Starbucks run every afternoon and ordered whatever we wanted.
Then, on Wednesday, I got a call from Andrew, VTR, telling me about the technical challenges of the shoot coming up on Friday and Saturday. I got the first hint that Friday and Saturday weren’t going to be so straightforward.
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Today's shoot is with a horse. A talking horse. Well, not exactly… a horse with a piece of tape stuck under his lip so he looks like he's talking. He's standing in front of blackboard acting like the professor. Hasn't made a mess yet … you know, like on the floor… so we're all happy so far!
UPDATE: The horse is eating everything. He ate the chalk, which everybody tried to get out of his mouth. But he crunched it up and had chalk all over his mouth.
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What a day! My call time was 1 pm at Sony Studios in Culver City. Then at 9 am, the Producer calls and says “Can you come in at 12 noon? They may come in early!”
I tell him no problem and drive down to the studio. By 1:30, Jennifer and Adam are walking on stage. Adam comes first with this big balloony sports jersey.
Read MoreHey, I just had to show you this.
Yesterday when I was on the plane coming back to Los Angeles from Wisconsin, I got called for a shoot for this Wednesday.
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This is a post by Arthur Harold, who happened to find our site and wanted to contribute to it. I am so grateful to Arthur, after all, I see our community as SO IMPORTANT, so FULL OF LIFE and SOUL and I’m so happy that Arthur feels the same way and wants to help us become the MOST we can be! Thank you Arthur! xo Janet
If you are like most actors, then among the things you dread the most is The Audition. It’s The Moment of Truth … Judgement Day … and you will be Weighed in the Balance and, perhaps, Condemned. I understand, really I do. But, it doesn’t have to be that way.
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