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#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’.
Tips to Booking the Job
By actorguru on Apr 26, 2009 in How to Become a Professional
The most important thing to remember when trying to book an acting job is that only one person will get it.
Cold Reading: What is It?
By actorguru on Jan 13, 2009 in Words to Know
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
How to Build Your Acting Resume
By actorguru on Aug 12, 2008 in How to Become a Professional
You’re probably serious about this acting thing and really want to book your first professional acting job, right? We thought so. But guess what? Without an audition, you have zero chance of booking your first acting job. Whether you have a talent manager or not, there are two very important things you need in order to get an audition. Number [...]
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 [...]
