Here’s a great interview with one of our Actors Connection Voice Over teachers Maggie Phillips. Maggie has been a professional actor since she graduated from high school. Although Maggie is also a member of SAG and Equity, her first union card was AFTRA—which she received when casted in a principal commercial role for a local […]
Do you get so nervous on auditions that you lose your train of thought? Acting in New York City means doing a lot of auditions, but when your body is in a fight or flight mode you can’t think straight under those circumstances! Here are a few things you can do: 1- Ask yourself “Have […]
To perform in NYC, you need to perfect your self-promotion tools. Jessica Myhr is one of NY’s top stylist who works with some of NY and LA’s finest photographers to get the very best looks for each actor in their headshots. Her clients work with her prior to shooting a session and their sessions are […]
Headshots are the #1 business tool needed by every actor. But getting your best headshot isn’t always easy. Today we’re speaking with NY Headshot Photographer Bill Strong on headshots. When should an actor get new headshots? You should get new headshots whenever your LOOKS CHANGE in a NOTICEABLE way. It is definitely time for new […]
The Oscars have come and gone. Here are a list of the 84th Annual Academy Award winners announced Sunday: 1. Best Picture: “The Artist.” 2. Actor: Jean Dujardin, “The Artist.” 3. Actress: Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady.” 4. Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners.” 5. Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, “The Help.” 6. Directing: Michel Hazanavicius, “The […]
On-camera commercials are always changing in style. What’s fresh and new one year is outdated the next. Today we’re speaking with casting director Barry Shapiro on what he sees are trends in commercials and some of his pet peeves on auditioning for them. “The trends I see today in on-camera commercials are less copy, more […]
If you’re acting in New York City, here are some updates for those looking for legit commercial representation. Funny Face Today has just opened an on-camera division for film, TV and commercials called FFTV. Marion Falk who was previously at Frontier Booking International for 7 years is heading the new office. Christopher Freer has recently […]
2012 is starting off strong and the upcoming possible SAG-AFTRA merger will definitely define the year for actors if it goes through. Whether you are a member of either union, both or non-union, if you perform in NYC it’s important that you know the facts and how it will affect you. Click here to view […]
In order to create, we all need three specific areas of support. We need people, systems, and environments to support what we’re creating. I was at the conference in November, and I saw billionaire entrepreneur Barbara Corcoran speak. Her key piece of advice was to create a system for anything and everything you do more […]
by Janet Wilcox It is often said that you do ninety percent of the work and an agent does ten percent because that is the amount they earn from your bookings. Too often actors believe that an agent will do everything for them. That’s just not true, especially in this day and age. I interviewed […]
