Authenticity is essential to great auditioning and to great acting. And yet, we live in a time when authenticity is often replaced with packaged profiles and fabricated personas. What we’re seeing too much of these days is a whole generation of actors who are mistaking their images for who they really are. And, according to many casting directors, the level of work in audition rooms has decreased accordingly.
Here are three ways to stay connected to the real you.
1. Don’t believe your profiles. Using different platforms to market yourself is, of course, a good idea. Just always be clear that these profiles represent a carefully curated picture of your life and accomplishments and have little to do with who you really are.
I have seen numerous actors who are great at marketing and create opportunities and auditions for themselves.
And then they blow it.
Because they’ve never moved beyond their marketed “brand,” they’re dull people and one-dimensional actors. So yes, put yourself out there, just know it’s only a small part of who you are.
The clever use of social media is not a replacement for talent. When your opportunities present themselves,
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