Advanced Marketing Techniques For Actors
How Do I Break Into Acting
How Much Should I Pay For Headshots
Types Of Headshots For Actors
What Is A Casting Director?
What Is A Child Actor?
What Is A Composite Card?
What Is Acting?
What Is Actors Equity Association?
What Is A Director?
What Is AFTRA?
What Is A Headshot?
What Is A Headshot Photographer?
What Is A Monologue?
What Is An Acting Class?
What Is An Acting Resume?
What Is An Acting Role?
What Is An Actor?
What Is An Actors Union?
What Is An Audition?
What Is An Extra?
What Is A Producer?
What Is A Talent Agent?
What Is Screen Actors Guild?
What Is Show-Business?
What Should I Wear To An Audition?
Five Great Audition Tips
Guidelines For Child Actors
November 29, 2009
The rest of the current ‘Basics’ section
July 12, 2009| What Is A Talent Agent? |
| What Is An Audition? | |||
| What Is A Casting Audition? | |||
| What Is A Cattle Call? | |||
| What Is A Cold Reading? | |||
What Is A Monologue?
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| What Is A Headshot? |
| What Is A Headshot Photographer? |
| What Is An Actor Business Card? |
| What Is An Actor Post Card? |
More Actor Profiles
July 12, 2009We’ve been working on more actor profiles. Below are some of the profiles we’re currently working on:
| Bea Arthur |
| Ben Affleck |
| Benjamin Bratt |
| Ben Stiller |
| Bernie Mack |
| Betty White |
| Beyonce |
| Bill Cosby |
| Bill Maher |
| Billy Bob Thornton |
| Blair Underwood |
| Brad Pitt |
| Brian Austin Green |
| Brooke Shields |
| Bruce Willis |
| Faye Dunaway |
| Forest Whitaker |
| Fred Armisen |
| Freddie Prinze Jr. |
| Fred Thompson |
| Gabrielle Union |
| Gary Coleman |
| Gary Sinise |
| Gene Hackman |
| George Clooney |
| Gwyneth Paltrow |
| Halle Berry |
| Harrison Ford |
| Heather Graham |
| Heather Locklear |
| Heath Ledger |
| Hellen Mirren |
| Hillary Duff |
| Hillary Swank |
| Holly Hunter |
| Hugh Grant |
| Hugh Jackman |
| Ice Cube |
| Ice T |
| Idina Menzel |
| Isaiah Washington |
| Isla Fisher |
| Kadeem Hardison |
| Karl Malden |
| Kate Beckinsale |
| Kate Hudson |
| Kate Walsh |
| Kate Winslett |
| Katharine Hepbern |
| Katie Holmes |
| Kathie Sagal |
| Keira Knightley |
| Keri Russell |
| Kevin Bacon |
| Kirk Douglas |
| Kirsten Dunst |
| Laetitia Casta |
| Laura Prepon |
| Laurence Fishburne |
| Lauryn Hill |
| Leah Remini |
| Leonardo DiCaprio |
| Lindsay Lohan |
| Lisa Rinna |
| Liv Tyler |
| Lorne Green |
| Lucy Lui |
| Naomi Watts |
| Natalie Portman |
| Neve Campbell |
| Nick Cannon |
| Nicolas Cage |
| Nicole Kidman |
| Olsen Twins |
| Oprah Winfrey |
| Orlando Bloom |
| Owen Wilson |
| Pamela Anderson |
| Paris Hilton |
| Patricia Arquette |
| Patrick Dempsey |
| Penelope Cruz |
| Pierce Brosnan |
| Portia De Rossi |
| Queen Latifah |
| Uma Thurman |
| Usher |
| Vanessa Marcil |
| Vanessa Williams |
| Victoria Silvstedt |
| Vince Vaughn |
| Wesley Snipes |
| Whitney Houston |
| Whoopi Goldberg |
| Will Ferrell |
| William Shatner |
| Will Smith |
| Yasmine Bleeth |
| Ziyi Zhang |
| Zoe Saldana |
| Zsa Zsa Gabor |
Amateur Actors
July 11, 2009Top 5 Amateur Actor Phrases
What acting amateurs say at auditions that the pros do not……
Think back to your last job interview. You came prepared, with a few rehearsed answers, a folder-full of resumes in case they wanted more, and you wore some of your Sunday’s best, complete with well-pressed shirt, tie, blouse or skirt.
Now imagine if you went to the same interview in a baseball cap and swimming shorts. You showed up 2 hours late. And you answered each question with a one-word answer. What would you say your chances of getting the job would be?
Your audition is a job interview. It’s not the place you want to look unprepared or unprofessional. YOUR AUDITION IS A JOB INTERVIEW. You don’t want to show up in clothing that don’t represent your character. You don’t want to excessively talk and make noise. And you don’t want to say any of these five amateur phrases…
“Damn it, I messed up, can I start over and do it again”
There is not necessarily anything wrong with this phrase by itself. In fact, it is somewhat commonplace for you to start over if you stubble over some words or lose your place in the audition sides or script. However, starting over simply because you didn’t like your performance is usually unacceptable and amateurish. Everyone usually thinks their performance wasn’t their best. Besides, the casting director has too many actors to see to let you do it over and over again until you get it right. Accept your weak performance and use it to enhance your next.
“I’m so nervous”
Repeating this phrase is the equivalent of placing a sign over your forehead entitled “amateur”. In almost every audition, no matter how seasoned the actor, most everyone will be nervous on some level. But vocalizing your nervousness shows that you are too inexperienced to handle the pressure.
“That’s it!”
You just gave your audition and, at the end of the scene, you yell out, “That’s it!” What a mistake! Allow your performance to sink in to the casting directors. The fact that you stopped talking is enough to let them know you’re done. The pros simply pause after the performance and then give a nod to the casting director in silence. The amateurs, in their nervous panic, hastily yell, “That’s it!”
“Sorry I’m late, but traffic is terrible”
Three words for this crowd—No one cares! The casting directors don’t care why you’re late. They just know that you’re late and you are now interrupting or holding up the auditioning process. Remember the golden rule: If you’re early, you’re on time. If you’re on time, you’re late!
“How did I do?”
The surefire amateur phrase is asking, “how did I do”, after a performance. Never ask the casting director how you did. Asking him this is like asking your girlfriend why she broke up with you. She’s not going to be honest and tell you it was your excessive back hair that did her in. Likewise, a casting director is not going to tell you you did a lousy job if you did a lousy job. However, if you did great, don’t worry, it will surely be written all over his face.
The Basics
July 11, 2009At ActingMagazine.com, were working on a new section called “Basics”, which deals with some of the basics of getting starting in acting. Have a look, and feel free to tell us what we may have missed.
What Is Acting?
How Do I Break Into Acting?
What Is An Acting Class?
What Is An Acting School?
What Is An Acting Role?
What Is An Actor?
What Is An Extra?
What Is Improvisation?
What Is Show Business?
What Is A Child Actor?
What Is A Background Performer?
Actor Profiles
July 11, 2009 Below are some of the Actor Profiles we’ve been working on and expanding on:
50 Cent
Aaliyah
Alec Baldwin
Alicia Keys
Alicia Silverstone
Ali Landry
Ali Larter
50 Cent
Alyssa Milano
America Ferrera
Angelina Jolie
Anne Hathaway
Anne Heche
Antonio Banderas
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ashlee Simpson
Ashton Kutcher
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