Each new year we draw up a list of resolutions about what we want to achieve. Since it is not within an actor’s power to predict that he will “star in a movie” or “become a series regular,” actors’ resolutions need to be about how to improve upon themselves and their approach to acting. Start the coming year with a positive view, not with one that sets you on the road to disappointment.
Don’t do these resolutions for just a day or two before slipping into a hazy recollection of a New Year’s Eve gone by. These will help you build a long-lasting and successful career as an actor on a business, creative, and psychological level—the “triad” of an acting career.
The Business Learn how the business actually works, not how you would like it to work. The more you know about where the business is heading, the better.
1. What new avenues are open because of the Internet and media streaming?
2. How are pilots cast and how does that affect your chances of getting an audition? If roles are being offered to actors whose names appear on a list, there will be no auditions for those roles. If your name is not “list-able,” concentrate on what is
Each new year we draw up a list of resolutions about what we want to achieve. Since it is not within an actor’s power to predict that he will “star in a movie” or “become a series regular,” actors’ resolutions need to be about how to improve upon themselves and their approach to acting. Start the coming year with a positive view, not with one that sets you on the road to disappointment.
Don’t do these resolutions for just a day or two before slipping into a hazy recollection of a New Year’s Eve gone by. These will help you build a long-lasting and successful career as an actor on a business, creative, and psychological level—the “triad” of an acting career.
The Business Learn how the business actually works, not how you would like it to work. The more you know about where the business is heading, the better.
1. What new avenues are open because of the Internet and media streaming?
2. How are pilots cast and how does that affect your chances of getting an audition? If roles are being offered to actors whose names appear on a list, there will be no auditions for those roles. If your name is not “list-able,” concentrate on what is
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