The “breakdowns” are basically constant minute-by-minute daily casting calls that are sent electronically (usually via email or a secured website) from the studios or film and/or television production companies to talent agents and managers through a company called Breakdown Services, Ltd. Though there are many casting call services and websites out there, Breakdown Services, Ltd. [...]
One of the questions I frequently get from young models is: What kind of earnings can I expect from my modeling career? The short answer is zero to 30 million. It depends on the area you live in, the type of modeling you do, your talent, looks, and personality. One day you might make $100 modeling for a [...]
Want to know more about Hollywoodland? Well, Hollywood is a district in the city of Los Angeles, California, situated west-northwest of Downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identityas the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word “Hollywood” is often used as a metonym of cinema of the United States. The nickname Tinseltown refers to the glittering, superficial nature of Hollywood and the movie [...]
Guess what? If you’re gonna be a great actor ya gotta watch a lot of movies. You should eat, sleep and dream “movies.” You should study movies and the actors in them. One way to becoming a good actor is to actually memorize the lines from your favorite movie. Or maybe you have a [...]
Want to act young? Hmmmm…that’s a tough one. Or do you mean you want to be a young actor? Well, the good news is that if you’re young, talented and want to get into acting, Hollywood loves you. Not that you can’t be successful as an older actor but young is “in”. Remember, the entertainment [...]
A movie studio (aka film studio) is, in the established sense of the term, a company that distributes films. Literally, however, the term denotes a controlled environment for the making of a motion picture. This environment may be interior (sound stage), exterior (backlot), or both. In general parlance, the term is synonymous with “major film production company,” due largely to [...]
A cold reading is a term used by actors and other performers in theatre, television, film, and performance fields. A cold reading is a reading aloud from a script or other text without any rehearsal, practice or study in advance. It is also sometimes referred to as sight-reading. Cold readings are employed frequently in actor [...]
An audition is a sample performance by an actor, singer, musician, dancer or other performer. It involves the performer displaying their talent through a previously-memorized and rehearsed solo piece: for example, a monologue for actors or a song for a singer. For actors, the audition piece is typically not from the show being considered; an actor wishing to be cast in Hamlet would not likely [...]
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films, television series, animated shorts, and video games) and radio and audio dramas and comedy, doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides. Performers are called voice actors, voice actresses or voice artists, [...]
An acting workshop is a meeting of actors or others of one specific trade to learn how to hone their skill and to network with other actors or casting directors. Many actors will critique their peers and offer tips on how to enhance their abilities. Acting workshops are often staffed by professionals, which can include [...]
We typically think of a “model” as someone who is tall and thin with a blindingly beautiful face. They have no pores… the skin was airbrushed on at birth. The body is equally perfect —free of the defects sustained by mere mortals. But look at ads in any consumer magazine or TV and we encounter [...]
The Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television. The formal ceremony and dinner at which the awards are presented is a major part [...]
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. The first actor is believed to be Thespis of Icaria, a man of ancient Greece. [...]
