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You should. Call your home telephone number (if you still have a landline) and cell numbers. Listen to your message, like "the industry" does when they call you. Make sure it's professional sounding. Especially for cell phones, some of the messages can be cut off or garbled with background noise or missing altogether. A guest post by by Scott Powers via ScottPowers.com And the ...
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You have one chance to make it count! In today's world, minds are made up in nano-seconds, decisions made and futures and careers decided very quickly and then "they" move on to the next thing succeeding in getting their attention. This is especially concentrated in our business. Is it fair? No. But, then again, we don't work in a fair business! A ...
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At times life can be lackluster, uninspired and disheartening because all of the wishes and dreams we plan for ourselves haven’t necessarily come true. I too am a victim of this. Driven and impatient for life to be exactly as I planned when I was a little girl. Then when I sit in silence and think about all of the ...
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Over a period of time we have the opportunity to track actors and their careers, or lack thereof. Much has been written about how to be successful in this industry - and in life itself. Self-help books occupy a separate, large section in book stores and websites. Below is a definite lesson to be learned. Please heed it well. A guest post ...
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Three years ago I would have said that when you go to a casting, wear a solid tank, skinny jeans and black heels, and thats it. Now you've gotta stand out. Today it's a lot more accessible for any of us to become lil' fashion star. All you have to do is google "how to dress" and you'll see ten ...
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When a new hire joins a company, they are given a rule book about the company, often called the Policy Manual. It explains how things work. Understanding how things work goes a long way to help ensure continued existence within the company. A guest post by by Scott Powers via ScottPowers.com In our business, there is no official "rule book" that is handed ...
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One question I'm often asked is about how to start an acting career. My own personal experience coupled with what I got out of a recent conversation with best selling author Brian O'Neil (Acting As A Business: Strategies For Success), allowed me to produce this list of things you can do to facilitate your acting career start. Some of the ...
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I am asked the same question all the time! "What is the perfect headshot?" "What do you look for when you are casting one of your movies?" I tell them "A photo that jumps off the page." Now please let me explain... As a director I can sit in a room and the actor will walk in and in 5 minutes I ...
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If it's one thing for years that agents, managers and casting directors say in interviews, at Forums, seminars and classes all over town and agree upon, it's that they want Personality from the talent. Talent and good looks figure in somewhere down the list, with talent sometimes near the bottom. A guest post by Scott Powers. More recently, two more attributes have been ...
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If you ever run out of ideas, get stuck in creativity or simply need some guidance when shooting female subjects, you may use following posing samples as a “posing cheat sheet”. Many pro photographers use such a technique when preparing for and during the photo shoot. The poses in this article are selected as initial reference. I would advise to look ...
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