It’s no secret that acting is a challenging profession. Some of these challenges may be avoidable while others are not. Many of these challenges have a lot to do with an actor’s perspective of his or her abilities and they can be avoided, or at least made easier with practice.
So, you’ve landed a new business manager, congrats! This is a great step in the right direction career-wise. However, you’ll likely have a few questions about what, exactly, this partnership will look like and what to expect from this new representation. Here are a few questions you’ll want to ask up front to make the most of your time together.
Being successful in the entertainment industry means building a resume that will help you make it to the top, and the only way to do that is to get – and keep getting – booked. What steps can you take to make this happen? Here are a few simple ways to stay busy.
If you’re thinking about skipping town and heading to the big city because you’re fed up with the limited number of gigs in your rural area, but need a little extra incentive to relocate, here are six reasons to sway to you to do just that.
If you want to avoid problems with your agent, don’t ask any questions for which the response is obvious. For example, if you are a 20-year-old female, don’t ask the agent if they are well-versed in working with your demographic. The answer is likely ‘yes’, and that is precisely why they’re interested in you. Even if it’s a ‘no’, would that really change anything? Agents don’t have to represent every demographic to have knowledge about what they need to do to work with you.
Another myth about making the transition is that there is little change to the dialogue piece. The length of dialogue per scene is much shorter in television than in film and the rhythm is quicker. If looking to evolve from being a TV star to film work, it will be essential for the actor to slow their speech a bit and be able to consume more lines of dialogue.
If you have an audition coming up – congratulations! This should be a moment of celebration. However, there is likely so much running through your mind preparing to give a successful audition that it can make it difficult to see it as such. What monologue should you use? How should you dress?
Getting started in acting requires dedication, determination, and effective time management skills. If you want to get ahead, it’s best to have some tangible ways to get there in your back pocket. Knowing what works and what doesn’t will help you get busy moving your career forward without wasting too much energy or resources. Here are three habits of the most successful actors.
