What makes a good acting reel? Examples, monologue and demos

What clips belong in your demo reel? Here are some tips for aspiring actors!

Of course, quality over quantity is the theme of today. You may be inclined to fill your reel with as many clips as possible to show that you have experience, but this will work against you.

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Effortlessly Get Work on a Filmset

Tamara was hired as an extra for $600 to walk in the background of a commercial. To get the job, all she did was make another connection like she’d done a million times before, chat with them a bit on a shoot, and shortly after had an opportunity for a fun, easy job with great pay dropped at her feet. The same thing will be happening to you, too, with just a bit of effort on your part.

We know that success in the entertainment industry is all about making connections, so how exactly is that done?

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Figuring out your brand

Figuring out your brand – by Andrew Carlson

Want To Make It In This Industry? Here’s YOUR Secret Formula To It!

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No more negative people!

Here is another post by John Henry Soto.   FIF member and supporter of actors and artists worldwide.   ;-)

Here’s John:

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Are 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!!”

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How 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.

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Acting 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?

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