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Look for Work Outside of Your Country
If you are open to travel and able to pay for all or part of your expenses, I highly recommend you consider trying out for acting jobs in other countries.
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal Promotes ‘Prince of Persia’
By Dwayne Conyers on May 25, 2010 in Celebrity Photos, Entertainment News, Featured, Film, Jake Gyllenhaal
Okay, who’s a Jake Fan?
Al Pacino’s Rare ’60 Minutes’ Interview with Katie Couric
Pacino is an Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award-winner.
Child Actors
The purpose of the article is to make you aware of the pressures many child actors face when it comes to self-esteem and maintaining success in this business.
#25: Know That ActorGuru.com Wants You to Be A Successful Actor
By actorguru on Sep 17, 2009 in 25 Things Every Actor Should Know Before Coming to Hollywood, Featured
No matter where you are in the world, ActorGuru.com wants you to be a successful actor.
#24: Know That You Should Never Forget Where You Came From
By actorguru on Sep 16, 2009 in 25 Things Every Actor Should Know Before Coming to Hollywood, Featured
Never forget where you came from. Take a look around. Because when you start booking jobs as an actor things are gonna change. You’re gonna change and so is your ego so watch it.
#22: Know the Difference Between an Agent and A Manager
By actorguru on Sep 12, 2009 in 25 Things Every Actor Should Know Before Coming to Hollywood, Featured
Think of agents a people who try to sell a product–which is you. On the other hand, managers are the ones who help “develop” the product–which is you.
#20: Know That You Need to Do Your Taxes
By actorguru on Sep 12, 2009 in 25 Things Every Actor Should Know Before Coming to Hollywood, Featured
Would believe that that many professional actors don’t take the time to actually file their taxes?
#19: Know That You Need A Basic Checking Account
By actorguru on Sep 12, 2009 in 25 Things Every Actor Should Know Before Coming to Hollywood, Featured
When you start getting paid as a professional actor, where are you gonna put your money?
#18: Know That You Need to Be Organized
By actorguru on Sep 11, 2009 in 25 Things Every Actor Should Know Before Coming to Hollywood, Featured
Being organized is gonna be another key to the success of your acting career. You can’t just come to Hollywood without a plan.
#17: Know That the Camera is Your Friend
By actorguru on Sep 11, 2009 in 25 Things Every Actor Should Know Before Coming to Hollywood, Featured
The more comfortable you are with being in front of the camera, the better your performance will be on screen.
#16: Know That You Have to Look Professional
By actorguru on Sep 10, 2009 in 25 Things Every Actor Should Know Before Coming to Hollywood, Featured
So, you say you want to be a movie star? Then look like one. People’s first impression of you is always the best.
#15: Know That You have to ‘Act Professional’ to Be Professional
By actorguru on Sep 06, 2009 in 25 Things Every Actor Should Know Before Coming to Hollywood, Featured
Professionalism is key to longevity in your acting career.
#14: Know That You Can Do Background or Extra Work
By actorguru on Sep 06, 2009 in 25 Things Every Actor Should Know Before Coming to Hollywood, Featured
Doing a background or extra work is a great way for you to get started as an actor in the business.
#13: Know That Your Industry Contacts Are Crucial
By actorguru on Sep 04, 2009 in 25 Things Every Actor Should Know Before Coming to Hollywood, Featured
If you’re gonna be successful as a professional actor, you’re gonna have to mix and mingle with some industry people.
#12: Know That You Need a Good Support System
By actorguru on Sep 04, 2009 in 25 Things Every Actor Should Know Before Coming to Hollywood, Featured
If you’re gonna come out here by yourself, make sure you have a good support system when you get here.
#10: Know That You Need A Resume’
By actorguru on Aug 31, 2009 in 25 Things Every Actor Should Know Before Coming to Hollywood, Featured
Even if you haven’t done much as a professional actor, you’ll still need a resume’.
#9: Know That You Need Headshots
By actorguru on Aug 31, 2009 in 25 Things Every Actor Should Know Before Coming to Hollywood, Featured
Whether it’s for commercial or theatrical, every actor needs headshots.
#8: Know That You Must Continually Work on Your Craft
By actorguru on Aug 30, 2009 in 25 Things Every Actor Should Know Before Coming to Hollywood, Featured
You may be have talent, but even the best of the best needs to continually work on their craft.
#3: Know That You Need a Car In L.A.
By actorguru on Aug 29, 2009 in 25 Things Every Actor Should Know Before Coming to Hollywood, Featured
Unlike New York, Hollywood’s new railway system is not the most dominate form of transportation.
Selling Yourself as an Actor or Model in a Recession
By actorguru on Apr 06, 2009 in Marketing Yourself
During the 1991 recession someone once asked the late Sam Walton (WALMART) for his opinion. His response: “I’ve thought about it and decided not to participate.” Many actors and models are feeling concern over the recession and wondering what strategies to follow in order to protect their career and their bookings. We hear about numerous [...]
Watch Movies
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 [...]
What is Acting?
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. [...]
How to Get a Great Comp Card
By actorguru on Oct 12, 2008 in How to Become a Professional
Many actors augment their income by also modeling. Enter the comp card –a model’s ambassador …the 5.5 by 8.5 inch calling card that shows the prospective client a model’s versatility and talent. The standard format contains one headshot in the front and three looks on the back. A modeling gig usually starts when a buyer [...]
Actors’ Equity Association (AEA): What is It?
The Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), commonly referred to as Actors’ Equity or simply Equity, is an American labor union embracing the world of live theatrical performance, as opposed to film and television performance. However, performers appearing on live stage productions without a book or through-storyline (vaudeville, cabarets, circuses) may be represented by AGVA. As of [...]
The Audition: How Not to Be Nervous
The audition process can be very daunting and overwhealming if you’re not careful. Would you believe some of the best actors in the business still get nervous on auditions? Do you get nervous on auditions? Let’s go over a few pointers. The main reason you get nervous on an audition is because of fear. It’s [...]
BackStage.com: Great Resource Place for Actors
If you’re looking for resource place for casting calls, then Backstage.com is a great place to start. Back Stage is an entertainment-industry brand aimed at people working in film and the performing arts, with a special focus on casting (performing arts), job opportunities, and career advice. Back Stage publishes two weekly tabloid-sized trade magazines in [...]
The Audition: How to Greet A Casting Director
This may come as a surprise but there’s an art to greeting a casting director. From the moment you step foot in a casting office you must appear confident. The first thing you’ll have to do when you go on an audition is sign in. There’ll be a list of the names of the other [...]
Live a Little
By actorguru on Sep 14, 2008 in Knowing the Basics
Wanting to be a professional actor is a wonderful thing. However, things take time and patience is gonna be the key to your success. It can be frustrating sometimes to watch other actors perform on television shows or movies when you know you’re good enough to be doing the same thing. Don’t worry, there’s and [...]
Getting and Interviewing with a Talent Agent
By actorguru on Sep 10, 2008 in How to Become a Professional
One essential item for an actor or model is an agent. A great agent represents you, gets you work, and helps develop you as a professional… he’s your friend, mentor, and business partner. If you’re in a big city you’ll probably get one agent for theatrical work, another for commercial and perhaps a third for [...]
Become a Movie Extra!
By actorguru on Sep 01, 2008 in Getting Started
Did you know that there are a lot of actors making a good living as movie extras? In case you didn’t know, movie extras are those people who appear in the background (also called background players) in movies or television. They usually don’t say anything but they play a vital role in movie and television production. How could [...]
Job Flexibility: Paying Your Bills While Pursuing an Acting Career
By actorguru on Aug 29, 2008 in Knowing the Basics
Keeping your days open so you can go out on auditions is one of the toughest situations a new actor has to face. On the one hand you have to pay your bills and keep your lights on, on the other, you need to be free during the day to go out on auditions. Your [...]
Watch A Lot of TV
By actorguru on Aug 27, 2008 in Knowing the Basics
One thing that will turn an agent off with the quickness is you being clueless to what’s hot on TV. It’s your duty as an actor to watch as much television as you can. Believe it or not, there are many different acting styles being performed on various television programs. For instance, soap opera actors [...]
What’s a “Call Time”?
By actorguru on Aug 23, 2008 in Words to Know
You’ll hear the term “call time” a lot as you become a working professional actor. A call time is the time at which an actor must be on the set and ready to work. You’ll usually get a phone call from the first assistant director or stage manager (depending on the project you’re working on) a day or [...]
What’s a Callback?
By actorguru on Aug 21, 2008 in Words to Know
First you have the initial audition. This is the first call you get from your agent. You go out, do your best on the audition and if they like you, they’ll (the casting agent) want you to come back a second time–usually for the producers and/or director. You’ve got a “callback”. Congrats! A callback is [...]
Be Early for Everything
By actorguru on Aug 20, 2008 in How to Become a Professional
You wanna be a successful actor? Be early for everything.
What are Actor Residuals?
By actorguru on Aug 18, 2008 in Knowing the Basics
One of the greatest things about being a professional actor is the residuals. You’ll love it when you get your first one. Of course, actors get paid–you know that. Well, residuals are royalty payments that are owed to you every time the project you were on re-runs on television (pay per view, premium and basic cable [...]
Shun the Haters
By actorguru on Aug 17, 2008 in Encouragement
Shun: to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid. You have aspirations of becoming a professional actor only not everyone is “for” you. You’re just gonna have to shun the haters. Most people probably don’t think outside the box like you. Just think, how [...]
The Audition: Never Let’em See You Sweat
By actorguru on Aug 16, 2008 in Knowing the Basics
Do you get nervous on an audition? It’s normal. Especially if you’re in the running for something major like a TV series or a big film. Don’t sweat it. The key to going on a successful audition is to never let them see you sweat. Whose “them”? Casting directors. Producers. The Director. Actors whom you’re [...]
After the Audition: Dealing with Rejection
By actorguru on Aug 13, 2008 in Knowing the Basics
Rejection is the one thing you will ALWAYS have to deal with as an actor so you might as well mentally prepare yourself for it now. You’ll go out on many auditions but realize that you will not get all the roles. In fact, you’re not gonna book a lot of the auditions you go out [...]
What’s a Cattle Call?
By actorguru on Aug 11, 2008 in Knowing the Basics
When you’re just starting out as an actor (and especially if you don’t have an agent or manager) you will most likely have to go out on many “cattle calls”. So what’s a cattle call? A cattle call is term associated with the audition process. There will be many times when you will go out [...]
Top 10 Reasons You Should Be An Actor
By actorguru on Aug 08, 2008 in Getting Started
Wanting to be an actor is a good thing. It shows you’re different and if you’re reading this article; it also shows you’re serious. Serious about being an actor that is. While everyone has dreams of one day achieving at least five minutes of fame–we know you’re not gonna settle for just five minutes. Hopefully you’re [...]
Los Angeles or New York?
By actorguru on Aug 08, 2008 in Knowing the Basics
Let’s say you’re having trouble making a decision as to where to start your professional acting career. You know you need to be in a major city. It’s down to just two choices: Los Angeles or New York.
How to Become an Actor
By actorguru on Aug 04, 2008 in Getting Started
First off, we want to encourage you that you can make it as an actor. Do you want to become a professional actor? You can do it. The first thing you need to do is start saying that you ARE an actor. You’re not trying to BECOME an actor, you ARE an actor. The key [...]
What is AFTRA?
By actorguru on Aug 03, 2008 in Knowing the Basics
Founded in 1937, AFTRA, also known as The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is the second largest performers’ union that represents a wide variety of talent, including actors in radio and television, as well as radio and television announcers and newspersons, singers and recording artists (both royalty artists and background singers), promo and [...]
Are You Focused Enough for Acting?
By actorguru on Jul 31, 2008 in How to Become a Professional
I can’t tell you how many actors I run into that have given up way too early in their careers simply because they were overwhelmed and/or became discouraged by the business. The entertainment business can take a toll on your self-esteem and your faith to survive as an artistic entertainer, So key number 1: Stay [...]
Building Your Self-Image – A Major Key to Success
By actorguru on Jul 31, 2008 in Self-Esteem
A good self-image is gonna be the key to your success. You must “see” yourself as a successful actor even before others do.
