How to Create a Web Series for Social Media
Now more than ever, actors are being pushed to create original work and use it to promote their creative brand. With the presence of the internet, it’s become much easier to get your short film,...
Acting Industry
Having a Sustainable Acting Career
We’ve all switched on the TV and seen some pretty bad acting. How is it possible with the number of talented actors out there, that these actors can still get work, and often lots of work, without any discernible talent?
Well, having an acting career isn’t just about talent… Understanding the acting industry, and how you fit in that industry, is vital. We break down how to tackle the acting industry on this page: articles, resources and interviews on how to have a successful acting career.
Understanding the acting industry, and how you fit in that industry is vital.
Learn how to get a better acting agent, get seen by casting directors and start landing roles. It’s important to see yourself as a business and knowledge is the first step in moving your acting business forward.
Three things to remember moving forward in your acting career:
- You’re running your own race. Don’t compare your career to other actors.
- Reputation. Be awesome to work with.
- Work hard. Doing great work will get you employed again.
Acting Industry Articles and Resources
Theatre Degree vs Drama School
Many aspiring actors, after graduating high school, face the question of what to study. There are many pathways into the industry of acting. There’s the standard route of training, which involves studying for a diploma...
Moving to LA for Acting
Moving to LA is often a hot topic for discussion amongst aspiring actors. It can be quite intimidating especially when questions arise like: Which part of the city do I live? Which classes do I...
How to Become a Hollywood Actor
Making it in Hollywood: the dream of so many young, aspiring actors for nearly one hundred years. Millions have tried and few have succeeded, but those who have are the names that echo as synonyms...
How to Leave Your Acting Agent
One of the hardest things to do in your acting career is to leave an agent, particularly when you have been with them for a long period of time. Sadly, there comes a time in...
How to Become a Voice Actor
Voice acting is an industry full of exciting opportunities and one that many actors are curious about breaking into. Jobs in the industry can range from voicing characters for animation and video games, providing voice-overs...
Where to Find Auditions
If you don’t know where to look, finding auditions can seem really overwhelming. It’s kind of like the second act of a horror movie where the protagonist is running through dark corridors just trying to...
How to Become a Producer (for Film & TV)
In the holy trinity of film creation there are three key roles: the writer, the director and the producer. The first two are pretty self explanatory, the writer puts it on paper, the director directs...
Callback 101
Whatever you want to call it – callback, recall or re-tape – it means you did a great job! Huge congratulations on getting a callback! Woohoo! A callback simply means whatever you did in that...
Headshot Shoot for the Non-Model Actor
I have never been comfortable in front of a stills camera. And frustratingly, it seemed to me the more money I threw at a photographer the more tense and worse the pictures would ultimately be. In fact,...