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00:05 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Hey guys, Anne Ganguzza here. Imagine a voiceover journey where every step is filled with discovery and growth. That's the path I want to work on with you, through nurturing coaching and creative demo production. Let's unveil the true potential of your voice together. It's not just about the destination, it's about the gorgeous journey getting there. Are you ready to take the first step? Connect with me at Anne Ganguzza.  00:37 - Intro (Announcement) It's time to take your business to the next level, the boss level. These are the premier business owner strategies and successes being utilized by the industry's top talent today. Rock your business like a boss a VO boss. Now let's welcome your host, Anne Ganguzza.  00:56 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Hey everyone, welcome to the VO Boss Podcast and the Boss Superpower Series. I'm here with my lovely, lovely co-host, Lau Lapides. Hi, Lau Lapides, how are you? I'm great, how are you? I am wonderful, wonderful. So, Lau, this week it's funny how many times I usually ask my students for their headshots so that I can help promote their demos that we've just finished and I produced and I like to put them in my YouTube channel, and I like to put a headshot with demo and testimonial. And it amazes me how many voice actors don't really have a good headshot or don't have one. They're like, well, I'm waiting to get my headshots or I haven't thought about getting headshots yet. Or can I just give you this picture, and it's funny because I think headshots are so important for our careers, and so maybe we should talk about why do we need headshots and what goes into a good headshot.  01:51 - Lau Lapides (Host) I love that, annie. It's such a long time coming too, because I hear so many clients and some of my talent actually most of my talent now are really on the headshot wagon for their websites, for their whatever they're doing.  02:03 A lot of them are actors on IMDb, on Actors Access, on Casting Networks, you name it. They're kind of all over the moon, and so one of the things we talk about all the time is you have to have great headshots, not only for your marketing, your PR, for your business, but also it's important if you're ever going to do on-camera work, and some of them do really want to do on-camera work authentically. They're excited about doing industrials or training videos or whatever, and so we have to have industry standard, professional demos. I think one of the biggest problems we see, annie, is people going to their mother's brother's first cousin to shoot their headshots, and it's always bad when they do that, because you're doing that to save money and we have to be careful of that.  02:50 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, yeah, I agree. I think that there's a lot to be said for a really good shot on your iPhone, because you know the cameras are getting better and better. However, there's a lot to be said for going to get a professional headshot, and I am a big believer in that, and anybody who just goes to my website or has ever gone to my website knows how much I utilize my headshots in my website for like every other page and it really helps in my marketing, in my branding, I mean.  03:19 - Lau Lapides (Host) And we get so tired. Annie, god bless you. I know you and I, who use our shots all the time. I get so tired of the same shots. Yeah, me too. I myself did three headshot shoots last year alone. I did three and I'm like, oh my gosh, it's like I'm an A-lister. No, I'm just a business owner. I'm a business owner that wants to have different feels, looks, appeals for different kinds of things, yeah, that work for different instances, and I'll tell you what.  03:50 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) So my last headshot right, when we talk about what goes, it may be prepping for your headshot, but what goes into it, because I've been doing this for so long and I have the same headshot photographer that I've had for probably 10 years and she knows me very well and I know her very well. And this last time, when I went, I literally brought at least 10 different changes of clothes and that is kind of excessive. But I knew what I wanted, right, I knew the different types of shots that I wanted and it took me weeks to curate my outfits, but it really worked for me, right, it really worked for me.  04:18 And I got a variety of different shots and literally we shot probably the entire day, which you know it was not necessarily a cheap thing, but I have gotten so much use and so much footage out of these headshots that it's been really incredible, I mean honestly. And she even did video, and the video helped too, because I've got video that's on my website as well. And me in action me behind the mic, me doing different things. So let's talk about first of all. Tell me why you think it's necessary these days to have a good headshot.  04:50 - Lau Lapides (Host) Oh, 100% airtight, you need a headshot. I would even say that if you're not a performer, I would say that if you are working in banking, if you're a real estate person, if you're an attorney, you need excellent even for your LinkedIn Like that's become a big thing shots for your LinkedIn, but still the shots are not great that you're seeing in corporate America. They just really are not great. So I would suggest that you look up you Google or you go to your coaching team and say I need excellent photographers in my area within this radius that are actor headshot photographers, not business photographers, not wedding photographers, not child photographers, but they understand the sensibility of a professional headshot and I need to have that because I'm going to be putting out my photo everywhere, whether I'm doing it in my own advertising, whether I'm working a project and they want me to send them shots for that project.  05:47 I mean, there's so many Social media. Put your great shots on social media. There's so many reasons why you have to have it now right. That's one of the biggest mistakes I see happen. Just to save a few bucks is to go to someone who's inexpensive or go to a family member or try to do it yourself. I think it's very difficult because there's a certain sense that a headshot photographer has about lighting you, about your makeup, about knowing what translates on camera.  06:16 Yeah, I mean it's really everything, and it's the sensibility of making you look like you, not a glamorized version of you, but you on an awesome day.  06:27 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Well, back in the day, like the Sears or JCPenney.  06:30 - Lau Lapides (Host) Yeah, glamour shots. No that you would just go and they all had the same background.  06:33 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, I love those, but they were all very much like a similar style, right, and so I think what we need to do as creatives and entrepreneurs is, no matter who you are actually, I think the more you can showcase your personality through your headshots, the better and more effective they will be, and so, for me, when I was picking out my outfits, I was trying to figure out okay, who am I, what aspects of my personality do I want to showcase, and where am I going to use these headshots? And so I knew that I would use a lot of them for my website.  07:04 I knew that I was going to use a lot of them for social media advertisements about what I do, so of course, I needed props. Right, and props were. I brought every single pair of glasses, by the way, and on my Ann Genguza coaching page you'll see a video shot of me with about 12 different pairs of glasses, because that's just part of my personality, right I?  07:22 love it. And also I'm hoping that some eyewear company will say oh Ann, please be a brand ambassador for us because I love glasses. But I did. I brought like 10 different pairs of glasses.  07:32 It was something I literally had to plan when I was going for my shot and I had to make sure that she knew that I had at least eight different looks that I wanted to shoot and that usually they charge based upon how many looks and then they charge on how many digital.  07:47 Because she gave me all digital shots and because I've known her forever, I'm like just give me all the shots, right, and then I'll pay you to edit the ones that I think I'll use ultimately. And that is a time consuming process, but it was definitely well worth my time and I paid for makeup and hair on the day and I wanted to make sure I had three different hairstyles as well. So that is like okay, when am I going to take the straight hair shot? And then we have to have time to curl my hair and when am I going to take the curled hair headshot? And then what am I going to do? Am I going to keep it all in front of me? Am I going to maybe put half of it back. So there's all sorts of different looks that I was curating for those headshots.  08:25 - Lau Lapides (Host) Absolutely. I think those are all important points, and you're a pro and you've been doing this for years and years and years, and so you're at a point where you're doing really a pro shot. You're doing a pro shoot. That's really also full body shots, and that's something— I did full body shots as well. I think there's a couple steps that I think the early entry person needs to follow so they don't get overwhelmed, and the first one is finding a photographer and finding someone within a geographical distance that you're willing to travel, and finding someone within your budget. So you have to understand what your budget is and what the market rate will bear and put those people by your coaches so that they can okay it for you, so that you're not going to a charlatan or someone who really doesn't have a gallery of actual headshots, but really more of a wedding photographer. You have to be careful of that right. So it's really selecting the right photographer for you and also knowing am I doing headshots only or am I doing full body shots?  09:21 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) as well.  09:22 - Lau Lapides (Host) And that's another decision to make, which will cost you a lot more money to do that.  09:25 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) It's more of an investment to do that and, for the most part, most professional photographers have a website where you can look at their portfolio and see the type of shots that they've taken before and get a cost estimate. And I will say that this is something that you have to prepare for. You have to actually say I am going to make an investment in my headshots because they are important for my business.  09:47 - Lau Lapides (Host) Right, they are important and don't avoid it, don't treat it like the plague, don't say oh.  09:51 I hate it, I don't want to do it. That's not a good start. You want to really discipline your mind to say I need this because I'm reaching out to my audience, I'm reaching out to potential clients and they need to see me, they need to see who I am. So once you select that photographer and you figure out what your budget is and decide am I doing headshot, which is typical, like a bust-up shot, or am I doing a full-body shot? Right, and you can discuss that with your coaching team easily. Now you have to kind of figure out what am I going to bring and I would say for a headshot.  10:23 What you said was not excessive. I say you bring the 5 to 10 tops.  10:28 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) It took me three trips from my car to the studio with all of my stuff oh, it takes a lot of trips and shoes, because I knew I was doing full body shots. I had to do shoes. I had boots and then I had jewelry. I brought my entire jewelry like case. I had packed that because I wanted to switch out jewelry as well. Yes, exactly, and ultimately it was a long day. I was exhausted. However, it was amazing. And then I did another photo shoot with the same photographer. That was a different style. It wasn't four headshots for my website or my business. It was Jerry and I, and it was Jerry and I at the beach. I always wanted to do a shot at the pier with Jerry and so I said well, let's make it a full day. And again, I curated outfits and I actually took photos of myself in the outfits and then got people's opinions or looked at myself, because sometimes what you think looks great and when you take a photograph of it, sometimes it doesn't look the same way.  11:21 And so I highly recommend that, if you can, you can get like a really inexpensive like stand, a really inexpensive set of lights, which I do for a lot of my marketing for brands that I work with for clothing, and your iPhone right, I mean, that's how I do all of my shots for that and a really good editing software that you can have on your phone, which I have all of these things, by the way, linked on anganguzacom in my shop section, because I love them and I feel like for any voice actor it's good. Like the lighting that I have in the studio is important. Lighting is, oh my gosh, almost everything, and you also have to be considerate of where's the studio. Are you going to do it inside or outside? And inside do they do it with natural?  12:06 I think natural light is the very best lighting, and so if they have a studio that has a lot of windows, that you can be facing the windows, because that's your best light on your face, and so you can practice on yourself and take lots of different pictures and figure out what sort of positions, do I have a good side, do I have a bad side, do I have preferences that you can then communicate to your photographer and also, like I said, curate some outfits and take some pictures of yourself in those outfits to see how they look in a photo, and then maybe you can even send, like, here's a look that I was thinking of.  12:40 You can even send those to your photographer ahead of time to see what they think. That's just because I have a really good relationship with mine, but it does help a lot to get their professional opinion and she knows where to go with that camera to get the best picture of me, because she probably took, I think, on that day, maybe a thousand shots and I think I ended up with 500 of them, but I'm using maybe 50. So, but still, that's a lot of shots.  13:06 - Lau Lapides (Host) That's huge. That's a lot of shots, I would say, for folks listening in who are going for their first time, or maybe their second time, but their first time in. It's scary it is. It's a scary. You've got to get comfortable in front of the camera. It can be upsetting, psychologically demanding, to look at yourself and you want that photographer to work with you and show you what they are shooting, as they're shooting it.  13:33 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Oh, absolutely, and ask to see those photos as they're shooting them, deal with what you see, and that's something that you've got to do.  13:42 - Lau Lapides (Host) Whatever you need to do, meditate, drink water, see a therapist, whatever you need to do, do not unload on the photographer. They're just there to shoot you and make you look great. But the psychological hurdles that you're going to need to overcome with dealing with your age, your weight, your style I'm going to be honest. I'm going to be transparent. Mom is going to tell you the truth. It's going to be hard, it's not going to be easy.  14:08 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) It's like looking in a mirror and it's hard. And if you hate yourself in the mirror?  14:13 - Lau Lapides (Host) Most people do not like it. They do not like the experience, they do not like looking at themselves. So it's just like listening to yourself, right, annie? You have to do it a lot and get used to it and know that that's kind of a necessary part of our industry. I would say start out simple, like, just start out with doing a headshot, having some great tops, layer it, bring in some jackets, some sweaters, right? Nothing busy. Don't make sure you don't have words, sequins, shiny things on your clothes. See what I'm wearing today. It's awesome, but not great for a headshot, because it's too busy looking, unless it's what we call a personality shot. Yes, so a personality shot is not a standard headshot. It is different.  14:54 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) That's what I'm going to talk about. I think the personality shot almost always sometimes looks better.  14:59 - Intro (Announcement) I mean there's a place for each right.  15:01 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, the personality shot is like what is it that makes you you? What is it that makes you laugh? What is it that you're passionate about? Like, do you have a hobby that you're passionate about? I mean outside of voiceover. Right, for me it was, you know. I'm just trying to think what I did. I mean because I loved. Well, I did the whole family shot by the ocean, because we love the ocean. I loved horses.  15:20 So you know what I mean. I have different aspects. I have my cowboy boots. I always do a business shot.  15:26 - Lau Lapides (Host) I always do a corporate shot right. There's a mom shot. There's different roles you're thinking about, of what you give off, what you play, whether you're an actor or you're not an actor, like what's your perception of what you give off to the world, and you want to match that for sure. So, starting with the headshot, I think is great, annie, to just start sort of simply like that and thinking about how do I wear my, how do I want to wear my hair? Do I like it down? Do I?  15:49 - Intro (Announcement) like it up.  15:50 - Lau Lapides (Host) How do I like my makeup? You know, having that makeup artist in hair is so important, because you translate so differently on camera than you do in real life.  15:59 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Now, even for, let's say, guys who are not necessarily wearing makeup, or is that something that they should consider when taking headshots?  16:07 - Lau Lapides (Host) No, honestly, I don't recommend men to have makeup. I just say listen, have a good powder on hand, have some great chapstick.  16:14 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, because you don't want the shine.  16:15 - Lau Lapides (Host) Yeah, they can do it in.  16:16 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Photoshop. I will say something about glasses, because you have to be careful about the angle. So, like right now, you can see as I look up towards the light. You can see the reflection in my glasses. Right, right. So the photographer needs to know the angle right of the lighting that they have in there and that it's not reflecting off the glasses. There are a lot of times you can get frames without any lenses and sometimes this is the best solution Actually the photographer Fig.  16:42 - Lau Lapides (Host) Good, See, this is the difference, you guys Listen up, Between a wedding photographer, a child photographer and an actor photographer. One of my photographers was so pro, he gave me his own glasses, his props, and he popped out the lenses and he said here you go. And I said, really, you don't want the light. He's like no, no, I don't want any reflection, I just need the rims, Because they have to try to get rid of it in the end.  17:05 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) And for me, I need my glasses. I cannot literally read or see without them, and so they are prescription and, the funny thing is, Lau. If you look really closely, you're going to see one of my eyes is bigger than the other, and that's because one of my eyes is much worse than the other and my lens is thicker, so it's magnifying my eye. Now for me.  17:24 - Lau Lapides (Host) I thought you were going to say you have a fake glass eye and you're going to plop it out For me. I was like, oh my God, I didn't know that.  17:30 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) For me, I call my other eye the droopy eye because it looks like it's drooping, like this one looks like it's drooping and now that I've just pointed it out for everybody. But when I do my Teachable Moments videos, I will have days when I'm tired right and my one eye really droops more, and also the angle of the camera has a lot to do with it. So if I'm looking like this, you're not going to notice that this eye is bigger, but if I look this way, you're going to notice this eye is much bigger than this eye. That's fun.  17:53 So it is a thing, and it's only because the lens is thicker, the magnification is thicker, and you know your angles too.  17:59 That's how much I've been on camera and you know you are very aware and that's something you can communicate to your photographer. But even If they're good, they're going to make you look good. They know the angle, they know where to come, they know where to place you within the light. They're going to make you feel good about yourself. So, if you can find Now, I have been all different weights, I've felt all different ways about myself and I've needed headshots, and so she has gone through my lifetime with me. I feel the last 10 years she's been with me through heavier times, thinner times, and always that affects how I feel about myself and how I feel about myself in front of the camera, and she has always. I've trusted her with my life because she's always been able to make me look good or feel good about myself. That, to me, is priceless right, that she is worth every penny because she knows me and she knows how to take a good picture of me.  18:50 - Lau Lapides (Host) So you know, Annie, what you're saying, I think, is so treasurable, because and you may only meet this person once and not see them again or not see them for a long time but how that photography team makes you feel about yourself is so important. You don't want them to be overly critical, you don't want them to be rushing, rushing, rushing, rushing. You don't want that factory approach, you want a personalized approach. So I would say listen, talk to them first. Get a quick Zoom meet, get a quick in-person meet, if you can.  19:20 - Intro (Announcement) Sure, absolutely To get engaged.  19:22 - Lau Lapides (Host) Do they want to spend a little time with you? Are they going to rush you in and out of the door and not care which? A lot of photographers like that too. Right, Annie, you've met them here's the thing right.  19:31 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I think there's a special skill in smiling right, in smiling for a camera, right, my husband for the life of him. Like every time I tell him to smile, he's like and it's like, really fake. Yeah, it's really fake. Like so many people don't understand how to smile for the camera. Now, it is not a natural thing. I think most people just feel like they have to put on this particular look.  19:51 Now a good photographer and or their assistants are going to be able to make you smile, a natural smile, Because sometimes they'll just say, okay, smile, and you'll be like you know, and that you're not going to like any of your photos because it's not real, so maybe they can tell you a joke and then take multiple pictures while you're laughing Right, and that's usually the good, almost candid shots that I think are always like the award-winning headshots, when you're just like you're like right in the middle of a natural emotion.  20:19 - Lau Lapides (Host) Great minds think alike. That conversation, you know this is so funny. There's so much bridge into what we do as voiceover talent. It's like are you authentically real, Are? You talking to the photographer as a person. Are you having conversations, are you?  20:34 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) talking about life. Can I just say this? This is absolutely parallel to when we tell people to smile when they're reading copy. Right, there's a difference between smiling like hi, I'm Ann and I'm going to read this copy with this fake smile Notice how I have a fake smile and it's a fake smile and it doesn't sound good because my mouth is like in a position that is not making me sound.  20:53 - Lau Lapides (Host) I can see it in your eyes too, your eyes.  20:55 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Exactly For me. I'm happy and bubbly anyway, so I can just think a smile. I don't always have to form my mouth in a smile, but if I tell some people to smile, it'll make them sound a little less serious. So notice how, if I'm just like oh my God, like Lau, you just made me laugh, right, that's such a better smile. So what we try to tell you in voiceover when we're saying I want you to smile, I want to hear that smile in the copy. I don't want to hear a fake smile, just as in photography. We don't want to see a fake smile. We want to see a real smile. We want to see real emotion. We want your personality, your heart to be shown and your happiness and your joy.  21:29 - Lau Lapides (Host) And I would use hacks like bring in a prop or have like I have my coffee in my hand right now, because my coffee is kind of like connected to me by the hip you know, I always have a water or a coffee in my hand.  21:40 It just makes me feel like a person. It makes me feel like I'm living life. It's just me, right? But what makes you feel that way? Maybe you'll have a little teddy bear in your hand, or you have a little stress squeezer. We're not going to see it on camera, yeah, just like we don't see it in your voiceover, but maybe I need that so that I can make myself laugh or talk to the photographer about you know, I'm kind of nervous, I'm kind of stressed.  22:03 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) A lot of people are, and a good photographer will be able to like either make you laugh or get you to be more natural or more relaxed and comfortable. I can't how many times did we go for those school photos?  22:16 - Lau Lapides (Host) Oh God, I was thinking about school photos. I can't believe you said that, annie. Do you remember the days where we had the little clip-on animals for our collars.  22:24 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) They were a thing.  22:25 - Lau Lapides (Host) So, like my fourth grade shot, I have a clip-on raccoon. It was like yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, we're still kind of doing that when we get in front of a camera. We're still kind of like deer in the headlights. You have to be careful about that.  22:40 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I would say even warm up, like my husband, who has the best smile ever when he gets in front of the camera. And, by the way, I will tell you my husband, I got him. He's now hired to work alongside me with one of my brands as an influencer. He's hysterical, he's really great on camera. But whenever I say when he wants to pose to do photos, right, I mean they're like okay, now smile and he'll go and it'll be like the most stiff. I'm like no.  23:02 - Intro (Announcement) Jerry, just like say something.  23:04 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Let me just tell you a joke, Jerry oh my God. Remember the other day when we did this, and then I'll get him in the middle of a smile and it completely changes the photo. Yeah, so it's something that how many times can we do a selfie? Right, we can take selfies, we can practice. You can see what you look like when you fake smile. So really, just practice as well, and it's not a bad idea to get yourself a tripod and a remote control little.  23:30 Blippi, that works via Bluetooth with your iPhone or Android so that you can click a picture when you're standing there right and do a pose and then just do multiple pictures and figure out. Oh okay, I like myself when I'm angled like this or when I smile, I can't lift my head up too high, or if I put my chin down just a little bit, right, you can really learn what works for you and I think there's some valuable information in spending 20 bucks and getting that tripod and getting that little clicker, which I think costs $20, if not less, and connecting up via Bluetooth with your phone and, boom, taking the picture, taking multiple pictures and getting lighting, by the way, which won't cost you more than I'm going to say. The lighting that I have won't cost you more than a hundred bucks.  24:12 - Lau Lapides (Host) Put those on tripods, you could even get just a ring light.  24:15 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Just get a ring light right, I don't love ring lights because I have glasses and I think the ring lights show like they're very obvious. So I have lighting, like I have in my studio, which are like kind of the soft pillowy LED lights that have the big what do they call those? The big puffy like white coverings over them.  24:33 - Lau Lapides (Host) Yeah, they're like a soft box kind of lighting. Yeah, that's it.  24:37 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I have a soft box, I have two soft box and I make sure that I'm standing in front of a window, because then you have the three areas of light which and I make sure that I'm standing in front of a window because then you have the three areas of light, which is critical for good lighting.  24:46 - Lau Lapides (Host) Now I get your secret, Annie. Now I know why you look like you're 18. That's your secret. It's good lighting. Why does she look like she's 18?  24:52 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) What is going on with her lighting? Yeah, Awesome. By the way, links. I'll link that in the show notes.  24:57 - Lau Lapides (Host) Love it Eyelines. That's something that know about on-camera actors. Vo talent don't know about that. It's important for you for when you do your photo shoot and that means where my eyes are focused. So in a headshot shoot, they are focused directly at the camera. But the caveat is especially for VO talent, who you're showcasing your business as well. I would suggest you bring to the studio your microphone, your headphones, because they're easy to throw in a bag, you don't have to worry about it and take some of those shots.  25:30 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Take a cable too. Don't forget the cable, because if you take a photo without the microphone, with a cable, it's very obvious to all of us.  25:37 - Lau Lapides (Host) Unless you're a podcaster and you're sitting down, so that's up to you. But yes, take a cable and be in action, and you may not be looking at the camera. You may be looking at your script, you may be in an action shot, which is really great, but your eyeline is going to give away. Are you directly involved in what you're doing or are you not involved with what you're doing? A headshot for an actor should be direct address to the camera, but for a voiceover talent, you'll have that, but then you'll have. You know, maybe I'm talking, maybe I'm doing this, maybe I'm doing that, and that's kind of cool for people to see you in action you know, Good photographer will be able to tell you where to look.  26:13 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) And what's interesting is, remember we talked about my droopy eye. Okay, so because of my droopy eye, which became so much more noticeable as I needed a thicker lens, my photographer, she's like okay, normally you are looking right in the camera, but I think I need you to look above the camera slightly because you've got that eye and I'm like yeah, so you'll notice. Right now I'm looking at the camera, laura, right?  26:35 - Lau Lapides (Host) I never knew this. This is news to me.  26:36 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Watch me, now I'm looking at the camera Now I'm going to look slightly above the camera, and it makes a difference, right? Oh my God, that's crazy. Right, it makes a big difference See.  26:45 - Lau Lapides (Host) I have known you for how long? A couple years.  26:47 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) And I never knew that. See, now everybody's going to be looking at my eye. They're going to say, oh, droopy eye, no no, it's because it's a choice.  27:04 - Lau Lapides (Host) It's all your choice. Oh, I love it. Talk about strategy.  27:08 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) And guys, I mean here's the deal. Like I so much put myself in front of the camera every day when I was young and I had a very severe case of lazy eye where I was almost blind, so my eye was in the corner, this bad eye, the one eye that looks bigger, it was very much in the corner, and when I get tired, right still, my good eye does all the work, even with glasses. Oh, how interesting, because it's been trained since the year three yeah, the year three of my life, since I've worn glasses since I was three and so even with glasses, my good eye does all the work.  27:36 So when I get tired this eye, it will tend to kind of go a little bit in the corner, and I notice it all the time. A little bit in the corner and I notice it all the time. I mean, I used to get made fun of it and so you may think I'm completely confident in front of the camera. But I know, like I know okay, my eye will tend to drift if I'm tired or I might have to like really like pay attention to look a little brighter. That's right, but it's good to know yourself.  27:57 It's good to photograph yourself sake of vanity, but for the sake of knowing you and feeling good about yourself in front of the camera. That, I think, has done wonders for me over the years, because before I did a bunch of on camera teachable moments and those sorts of things, stuff that I put out in social media I wasn't on camera a lot and it was something that I had to practice, that to get much better at. And talking to the camera is something that is important for your headshots. Addressing the camera and it's kind of like really thinking about hi guys, you know I'm looking at the camera and like you're really speaking to somebody, just like we do behind the mic. Right, we think about speaking to someone as we're behind the mic. So think about speaking to someone behind the camera and that will engage your face, it will engage your personality, it will engage your heart and it will help you take a better photo. I am convinced of that.  28:48 - Lau Lapides (Host) God, what a great convo this is. I wish I had this convo for myself 30 years ago. One more thing I want to make mention. This is great how you figured out how to like cheat all the insecurities and all that stuff.  29:02 But I do want to say, I do want to say to all the folks that are like, yeah, I don't know how to do that, or I don't know if I'd get over it, or I have this or I have that, we love imperfection. Yeah, we love it. In fact, we look for it, we hire it and we work it. So if you have anything that you consider to be outside of a norm or outside of a convention, whether whatever it's a lazy eye or whether it's this or that, don't feel the need to hide it, don't feel the need to put it aside, shout it from the rooftops.  29:32 Now we're actually looking for people I have droopy eye who have all these so-called imperfections right which are real person stuff.  29:40 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, that can be a really great thing it is and hopefully that's relatable to some. I mean, maybe not everybody has droopy eye, but there's so many people are like you're always so together.  29:52 - Lau Lapides (Host) I'm like, really I got a droopy eye.  29:53 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) You know I try to be but I got a droopy eye, but that's okay. Yeah, but they don't care, they don't care, they're attached to it. Here's my imperfections, guys. I mean I don't want to. I don't want to be a picture of something that I can't ever achieve. That kind of thing you don't want. A goal that you can't ever achieve.  30:09 That's a good way of putting it Like let that photograph, let that headshot bring out the best in you, showcase the best in you, because every one of us has a beautiful, beautiful quality, every one of us is beautiful. And have that confidence, like remember you were talking about that?  30:23 Hollywood had a term for it Ugly beautiful people, the beautiful ugly and I don't even think I think everybody's beautiful, I don't even like the word ugly. I think everybody's beautiful. They all have a beautiful quality, everybody has a gorgeous voice. They have a unique quality that connects us together as human beings and connects our hearts together. And so, guys, you are beautiful and you are absolutely a face for photography and a face for a headshot and a face for VO, absolutely.  30:49 - Lau Lapides (Host) And there's many companies out there that really exploit that. They really celebrate that. I can think of an amazing agency in New York Funny Face Talent, real person talent. There's probably a bunch of them out there that they want you to think, oh, I have a weird face or I'm not beautiful looking. Oh well, we're going to get you a lot of work because a lot of people relate to you. Right, there was an actor, annie, who was this actor. He was very big In the early 2000s, he was a heavyset guy and he had this eye condition where his eyes fluttered up and down.  31:25 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Oh, I'm not sure.  31:26 - Intro (Announcement) And you saw him in a lot.  31:27 - Lau Lapides (Host) He was a regular on X-Files, huh, and he was a fantastic actor and his eyes fluttered up and down. It was amazing to watch him work in different roles and how he utilized that condition to go right into his roles and to sort of infuse the energy in his role. Some of his roles were scary. Some of his roles were demonous. Some of his roles were good. Some of his roles were like fatherly, but he always used it in his favor. He never tried to hide it.  31:57 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) And I thought that was it. I mean, that was cool. Be out there and be confident, guys.  32:02 - Lau Lapides (Host) Just technically. One more thing I want to throw in, and that is when someone shoots you, a professional headshot photographer should be giving you everything they shoot. They'll go ahead and get rid of all the shots that are like the in-between shots, the blurry shots, the shots that really like you're not in position but they really like Annie was saying she's kept 500 shots, maybe they did 1,000 shots.  32:23 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I keep them.  32:30 - Lau Lapides (Host) I can do a little cropping myself. Yeah, one of the mistakes, annie, I see people make is they'll show me what their shoot looks like and I'll see watermark on everything. And I say be careful of that, because when they shoot you now it's changed they used to own those, they no longer own those. So when they shoot you and you get 200, 300 of your best shots, those are yours, those should be yours. Now, if they're going to edit you and you're going to pay to have them edit which a lot of people do then they're going to charge money for that, as they should at their time. But otherwise, those are your shots and you should be able to keep those shots Absolutely.  33:00 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Your property and they should be up in color. You don't do black and white anymore. Guys. Make sure you get all the shots if you want them, and they are yours. All right, excellent conversation, La. I loved it. Guys, I'm going to give a great big shout out to IPDTL. You too, can connect and share like bosses, and find out more at IPDTLcom. Have an amazing week, bosses, and go get your headshots, and we'll see you next week. Bye.  33:28 - Intro (Announcement) Join us next week for another edition of VO Boss with your host, Anne Ganguzza, and take your business to the next level. Sign up for our mailing list at vobosscom and receive exclusive content, industry revolutionizing tips and strategies and new ways to rock your business like a boss. Redistribution with permission. Coast to coast connectivity via IPDTL.   

Are you making the most of your self-produced work on your acting resume?Casting directors care about more than just your acting credits - they also notice your producing and directing experience. Why? Because it shows your dedication, knowledge of the industry, and ability to contribute beyond just performing.In this episode of The Actor's Career Compass, host Martin Bentsen shares how to properly showcase your producing credits to make your resume stand out. Whether you've produced a short film, web series, or theater production, knowing how to list these experiences can give you an edge in auditions.Here's what you'll learn:The best way to add producing credits to Actors Access, Casting Networks, and IMDb.How to incorporate your producing work into your bio and submission notes.Creative ways to highlight your directing and producing experience to impress casting directors.By the end of this episode, you'll know exactly how to position yourself as a multi-talented industry professional. Tune in now and start making your resume work for you!Stay Connected:Email: martin@cityheadshots.comWebsite: martinbentsen.comAdditional Resources:HeadshotsShoot Footage for Your ReelEdit Footage Into a ReelThis show dives deep into the world of acting in film, exploring the journey of movie acting with stories, building confidence among aspiring actors, navigating auditions and productions, and offering insights from acting agents, coaches, and the challenges of becoming SAG-AFTRA eligible to advance your acting career, skills, and landing roles.

This podcast puts you inside the mind of the actor to help other actors feel less alone and to educate actors and non-actors alike about the artistic process and expression of acting. Frederick J. Todd shares his journey into acting, from childhood aspirations and creative influences to overcoming obstacles in college and his eventual move to Dallas. The conversation dives deep into his decision to pursue acting, the lessons he's learned, and how embracing change has shaped his personal and professional growth. FIND FREDERICK ONLINE IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14082709/ Actors Access: https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/FrederickJTodd TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@frederickjtodd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frederickjtodd/ Subscribe for more! ACTING COURSE: https://stan.store/anytownactorslab/p/become-the-best-actor-you-can-be ANYTOWN STORE: https://stan.store/anytownactorslab FOLLOW ANYTOWN: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anytownactorslab?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anytownactorslab/ WEBSITE: https://www.anytownactorslab.com #acting #actingtips #actor #actress #actingclass #actors #film #theatre #tv #television #podcast

This week the boys are joined by Francesca D'Uva! Fran is a NY based comedian, actor and writer. She has a monthly show every 3rd Tuesday at C'mon Everybody in Brooklyn with former guest of the pod Natalie Rotter-Laitman, You can find Fran on Instagram @to_die_for_duva.CONOR in NYC JULY 24, GET TICKETSNICO in BROOKLYN AUG 24, GET TICKETSNICO in DC on NOV 8 AND 9, GET TICKETSLeave Listener Questions for next Boys Club AMAFind us on Instagram at @boysclubcomedy and @nicocarney @conorjandaJoin Nico's mailing list for upcoming tour dates

In today's episode of The Actor's Career Compass, host Martin Bentsen discusses the practical aspects of deciding if an acting project is worth your time. This decision can be tricky, especially given the lack of comprehensive reviews and histories for directors on platforms like Actors Access and Casting Networks. Martin emphasizes the importance of researching the production team, including checking their history on IMDb to ensure they have a track record of completed projects. He suggests actors consider whether the role will challenge them or add value to their portfolio, even if the project doesn't reach completion, as any role can bolster a resume.Martin also advises actors to weigh the logistical aspects of the project, such as location and time commitments, against their existing schedules and goals. Financial compensation and personal interest in the script are also critical factors. He offers a strategic tip for dealing with lengthy scripts: actors need not memorize and record the entire script but can choose to perform a portion, explaining their choice in the submission. This approach can convey professionalism and respect for their own time, potentially making a positive impression on directors. Ultimately, Martin underscores the necessity of self-advocacy in the acting industry, encouraging actors to take proactive steps and make strategic decisions that align with their career goals.For more tips and discussions, reach out to Martin at martin@cityheadshots.com or visit his website at https://www.martinbentsen.com. Additional resources are available at Headshots (https://www.cityheadshots.com), Shoot Footage for Your Reel (https://www.actorscreenershoot.com), and Edit Footage Into a Reel (https://www.demoreelsnyc.com).

This week the boys are joined by Francesca D'Uva! Fran is a NY based comedian, actor and writer. She has a monthly show every 3rd Tuesday at C'mon Everybody in Brooklyn with former guest of the pod Natalie Rotter-Laitman, You can find Fran on Instagram @to_die_for_duva.NEXT BOYS CLUB LIVE SHOW: Thursday March 21 7:30pm lineup TBATICKETS WELCOME TO THE NICOVERSE Friday April 5, 10pm at Union Hall BROOKLYNTICKETS NICO CARNEY NETFLIX IS A JOKE FESTIVAL SATURDAY MAY 11 AT THE ELYSIAN IN LOS ANGELESFind us on Instagram at @boysclubcomedy and @nicocarney @conorjanda

In this episode of The Actor's Career Compass, host Martin Bentsen shares valuable insights on how to find auditions without the need for an agent. Bentsen debunks the common misconception that agents are essential for securing acting work and warns against falling for scams that prey on aspiring actors. Instead, he advises actors to focus on obtaining auditions independently, building a portfolio of speaking credits in independent productions before seeking representation.Throughout the episode, Bentsen offers several effective strategies for finding auditions without an agent. He highlights the usefulness of casting websites like Actors Access, Backstage, Casting Networks, and Spotlight (for those in Europe), which provide access to audition listings and allow actors to apply for roles. Bentsen also suggests leveraging social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, where actors can join audition groups and follow casting directors who regularly post opportunities. Additionally, he recommends reaching out to local theaters, film productions, film schools, and networking with casting directors through workshops to expand audition prospects.With a focus on discerning legitimate opportunities from scams, this episode provides actors with a comprehensive guide to finding auditions independently, empowering them to take control of their acting careers.

Gather round, folks, as we share hearty laughs and candid insights with the tremendously talented Stephanie Hodge. We weave through her fascinating journey, she shares an incredible story about how friendship bloomed between her and Brian Plaideau on Facebook. This leads to a compelling discussion about how she navigated her way in the film industry. With a twist of humor, she shares the moment she had to cold-read a script that marked her arrival in the industry. All while grappling comments on her appearance from agents, which she amusingly turned into stepping stones to prove herself.  Amid hearty laughter, we delve into the influence of her small-town upbringing. It's a poignant journey of how humor turned into her shield, her foray into prop comedy, and the priceless role her parents had in shaping her humor. But it's not all sunshine and roses, Stephanie recounts the arduous journey an unlikely allergy to cocaine discovered in the '80s - all with a chuckle, of course.We dive into the hustle-bustle of acting auditions, the advent of self-taping, and the crucial role of Actors Access during the pandemic. We share our personal family tales, and Stephanie adds a dash of humor to her family's first encounter with Judaism. This episode is the perfect blend of hearty laughs, personal anecdotes, and invaluable insights into the enigmatic world of the film industry. Tune in, and prepare to be entertained and enlightened, all at the same time!Follow us on IG @nolafilmscene, @kodaksbykojack, and @tjsebastianofficial.

For episode 074 of Actorcast, we are talking casting websites! It is essential for actors to submit themselves for projects, especially when they are first starting out. We discuss Actors Access, Casting Networks, Backstage, and other websites that actors should be checking out. Follow my work at https://patrick-mcandrew.com.

What do you think about the NOW controversy of the NEW changing of Snow White story and getting rid of the Prince? Elise & Ava Lynn sound off on "The Buzz!" They talk about the Taylor Swift rumors of a re-release of 1989 - Elise interviews Dr. Joan Ifland - Why Do We Eat our Feelings? https://www.drjoanifland.com Other HOT TOPICS - Elise talks about using Backstage, Actors Access, and getting a talent agent journey. Elise wraps up her internships. Ava Lynn is getting back into dance! AND - - - The ABs go back to school! They share tips on packing for college - Elise on Instagram: @elisethuresson Ava Lynn on Instagram: @avalynnthuresson Hosts - Elise Thuresson & Ava Lyn Thuresson 
 Executive Producer - Jeremiah D. Higgins
 Senior Sound Engineer - Richard Dugan evolve entertainment https://linktr.ee/jeremiahdhiggins

Adam Lieblein is a graduate of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, and spent eight years as a producer of films, commercials and television projects until 1993 when he opened a talent agency. He was the president of Acme Talent & Literary for sixteen years. At the end of 2008, Acme's several divisions in LA and NY were sold to other agencies, and he returned to the business of producing and teaching. In 2015, after teaching the Business of Acting at UCLA for 20 years, he received the Outstanding Instructor of the Year Award from the Entertainment Studies division at UCLA Extension. From 2011 to 2017, he served as a Lead Project Manager for Casting Networks International, then from 2017 until 2020 he served as the Director of Business Development for Breakdown Services and Actors Access. After leaving the software industry, Adam joined Modern Artists Entertainment as a talent agent, running a commercial comedy division that specializes in representing stand-up comedians. Connect with Adam on IG @acmeadamSTRIP MAKEUP 20% PROMO CODE Follow us on IG @slateitpodPlease subscribe, rate and review our pod!! 

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, July 10-14, is hosted by Sean Kelly with our guest, Yaron Levi, CISO, Dolby Thanks to our show sponsor, Opal Opal is the data-centric identity platform. Identity is one of the last great enterprise frontiers. It's fragmented with legacy architecture. Opal's mission is to empower enterprises to understand and calibrate access end to end. The best security teams from companies like Databricks, Figma, Blend, and Drata use Opal to build identity security for scale. Visit Opal.dev. All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

Join us on this episode as we have the pleasure of hosting my favorite co-host and long time friend, Amanda Goodyear, a talented actress from Wilmington, NC. Amanda's journey into the world of film work is an inspiring tale, shedding light on the realities behind the glitz and glamour. Recently, she achieved a remarkable milestone with a supporting role in the #1 Netflix show, "Florida Man." Beyond her acting endeavors, Amanda is also a local radio host for Sunny 103.7, actively engaged in the vibrant comedy, improv, and stand-up scene in her community. Throughout the conversation, Amanda imparts her wisdom, emphasizing the importance of surrounding yourself with what you love as a stepping stone towards pursuing your passions. She candidly shares her experiences, reminding us that the path to success is often filled with challenges and that readiness is not a prerequisite for taking action. Amanda's best advice, "You're never going to be ready, just do it," resonates as a powerful reminder to seize opportunities fearlessly. Tune in to gain valuable insights, be inspired by Amanda's journey, and discover how embracing your passions can lead you closer to a fulfilling life. Follow Amanda: @amandaegoodyear on IG Amanda Goodyear on FB, Actors Access and IMDB ______________________________________________________________________________ Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Some episodes available on Youtube. ______________________________________________________________________________ SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES… ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Dare Devil Comedy If you're hungry for more books, check out Hourglass Podcast's RECOMMENDED READS

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Marina Anderson a Publicist, Actress, Acting Coach, Voice Over Artist, who has done just about everything in Hollywood,  joins us on the podcast to give us all the steps in detail to get your acting career going. From finding an agent, how to find work, self tape auditions, and everything else this podcast episode covers it all. Marina grew up in the business since she was a teen and was married to star actor David Carradine  so if there is anyone who knows the in's and outs of the industry she is someone you should definitely be taking advice from.Here is Marina Anderson's website so you can check out all the work she has done.www.marinaanderson.netHere are the websites of acting sites to join if you want to jumpstart your career and find work in the industry.Actors Access- https://actorsaccess.com/Casting Networks- https://www.castingnetworks.com/Casting Frontier- https://castingfrontier.com/Backstage- www.backstage.comSUBSCRIBE FOR MORE GREAT PODCASTS and PODCAST CLIPS WITH ACTORS, MUSICIANS AND OTHERS IN ENTERTAINMENT. BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR RECENT EPISODES TOO.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------follow all of theseInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/mark2.0_podcast/TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@mark2.0podcastTwitter- https://twitter.com/M20podcastFacebook- https://www.facebook.com/mark2.0podcastofficial------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#acting #podcast #hollywood 

Where are the Acting Jobs? Air Date:  October 27, 2022   I am sure you've askes this question at some point. You've looked at Backstage, Actors Access and other online job sites, only to become discouraged and frustrated at the prospects for gainful employment. If you have an agent and they are not sending you out on auditions then your might be asking yourself, “now what!”. Although there is no magic answer to help you, I think it a good idea to, perhaps, add some insight regarding the frustration you feel when asking, “Where Are the Acting Jobs!”. I'm Jeffrey Dreisbach ant this is Casting Actors Cast!

If you want to know a verifiable way to get more auditions, grab your notebook for Part Two of my interview with Blair Hickey and Brian Wold, the Co-Founders of CastingAbout and Consultants for Breakdown Services.  I locked them in a Zoom room and forced them to tell me ALLLLLL THE INSIDER SECRETS of how actors can make themselves unforgettable on Actors Access… and there were just too many juicy takeaways for one episode.  In this episode, we dive deeper into how to create and maintain those strong relationships with casting directors – especially now that those relationships are 90% online. HERE ARE THE TOP 3 INSIDER TAKEAWAYS We all know that "booking the room" is more important than booking the job, but B&B tell us exactly how to use this power to turn into repeat success Why you must tell YOUR story while also serving the story of the script – When you don't do this you leave auditions on the table and stay firmly planted in the callback-only zone Yes, technology has changed the way the industry works, but your job stays the same, so don't fall into the trap of distractions   Brian Wold has over three decades of experience in public relations, marketing and business communications. Blair Hickey has been a working actor for almost 30 years (The Big Bang Theory, NCIS: LA, Heroes). Combining their skills and expertise, Blair and Brian created CastingAbout, the online casting and production guide for professional actors. In 2009, CastingAbout was acquired by Breakdown Services, where both continue to work as consultants. Thank you for tuning in to this episode of Brian Breaks Character! If you loved this episode, please subscribe and leave an honest review. Your review helps boost the show and gives us the chance to help more creatives get out of suffering for their art and into action. Be sure to leave your IG handle when you do so I can send a VIP episode to say thank you. CONNECT WITH BRIAN & BLAIR Website https://castingabout.com   Subscribe To The Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brian-breaks-character/id1570747490   Watch The Uncut Behind-The-Scenes Videos Of The Podcast On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/brianpatacca   Want More Auditions?  www.YourAuditionMagnet.com   Follow Me On Instagram For A First-look At Our Guests And Upcoming Episodes! https://www.instagram.com/briansaysthat   Episode Transcript:  https://brianbreakscharacter.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Ep.84+-+Transcript.pdf  

I'm gonna guess you have an Actors Access/Breakdown Express profile so Casting Directors can find you. And even though the site has *some* free functionality, I'm also gonna guess that you plunk down $68/year (plus any other fees) so you can host your video files and get access to the best auditions out there. YOU AND 1.3 MILLION OTHER ACTORS USE ACTORS ACCESS. I'm sharing that BIG number so you make it a priority to listen to this episode of Brian Breaks Character. Today's guests are Blair Hickey and Brian Wold, the Co-Founders of CastingAbout and Consultants for Breakdown Services… I locked them in a Zoom room and forced them to tell me ALLLLLL THE INSIDER SECRETS of how actors can make themselves unforgettable on Actors Access. And look, you may have heard from them before… but I'm gonna guess that was before ‘the panorama' and before 94% of your auditions were self-tapes. So this is brand-new intel that will actually move the dial on getting more auditions in the new normal.  HERE ARE THE TOP 5 INSIDER TAKEAWAYS The latest developments regarding virtual auditions and online casting. The realities of how casting directors receive and review submissions (and why some STAND OUT more than others). How to avoid the most common mistakes actors (and sometimes agents) make when submitting. How to turn your online submissions into AUDITIONS. Strategies to create and maintain strong working relationships with the casting community even online. Brian Wold has over 3 decades of experience in public relations, marketing and business communications. Blair Hickey has been a working actor for almost 30 years (The Big Bang Theory, NCIS: LA, Heroes). Combining their skills and expertise, Blair and Brian created CastingAbout, the online casting and production guide for professional actors. In 2009, CastingAbout was acquired by Breakdown Services, where both continue to work as consultants. Thank you for tuning in to this episode of Brian Breaks Character! If you loved this episode, please subscribe and leave an honest review. Your review helps boost the show and gives us the chance to help more creatives get out of suffering for their art and into action. Be sure to leave your IG handle when you do so I can send a VIP episode to say thank you.   CONNECT WITH BRIAN & BLAIR Website https://castingabout.com   Subscribe To The Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brian-breaks-character/id1570747490   Watch The Uncut Behind-The-Scenes Videos Of The Podcast On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/brianpatacca   Want More Auditions?  www.YourAuditionMagnet.com   Follow Me On Instagram For A First-look At Our Guests And Upcoming Episodes! https://www.instagram.com/briansaysthat   Episode Transcript:  https://brianbreakscharacter.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Ep.83+-+Transcript.docx.pdf  

Your Audition Magnet questions answered!  If you're tired of not seeing the kind of auditions you want from your casting, profiles or representation, this program is designed to help. But I get that you might have some questions… so I gathered together the questions I hear most often, and answered them in this video. First of all, what IS Audition Magnet? My understanding is that the course is videos that we complete independently on a schedule and then attend group coaching calls with Brian. Is that correct? When are the calls? What if I can't make it to the Q&A coaching calls? I already know my headshots and reel are terrible so what's the point? What is the community facet of the course? It can feel so tiresome to go about this alone. I'm afraid I'll just sign up and won't follow through. What if I don't have a lot of work on my resume? I have lots of training but haven't booked much yet. Can I still benefit from this course? I'm in France, England, Canada, Australia and we don't use Actors Access. Will this even apply to me? I already have a solid social media following. I'm feeling hesitant – when is this going to be offered again? I have a rep and they already use my Actors Access profile, so why do I need this course? Visit www.YourAuditionMagnet.com to check out the program entirely designed to 3X your auditions!

You signed up for Actors Access and Casting Networks… And maybe you've got a Casting Profile on 3 other sites too! Maybe you even have reps submitting you in addition to submitting yourself… And maybe it still feels like you're not getting enough auditions?! And the first place you MIGHT look is your headshots… or maybe your reel? Did you ever stop to think that it could be your casting profile? WHAAAAAA?!?!?!?  EVERY SINGLE episode of Brian Breaks Character for the month of September is devoted to helping you to get more AUDITIONS ← and we're dropping 6 episodes this month so get ready to gear up! On this episode, Sam Valentine, the One Broke Actress herself has got me in the hot seat to ask allll the questions about your casting profiles – where you might be wasting your time (and money!).   CONNECT WITH SAM Instagram https://www.instagram.com/onebrokeactress Website https://onebrokeactress.com/   Subscribe To The Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1570747490   Watch The Uncut Behind-the-scenes Video Of This Episode On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/brianpatacca   Want More Auditions? Get In On This Free Training:  https://www.gimmegimmemoreauditions.com/     Follow Me On Instagram For A First-look At Our Guests And Upcoming Episodes! https://www.instagram.com/briansaysthat   Episode Transcript https://brianbreakscharacter.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Ep.+80+-+Your+Casting+Profiles+with+Sam+Valentine+-+Transcript.pdf

Junior Gomez is a SAG-AFTRA actor based in Los Angeles, California. He shot his first feature film, “Et Tu”, starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Malcolm McDowell, earlier this year. He was also in a commercial coming to your phones soon as a hand model for Cuisinart. Regionally, he played the Valet, in “Amadeus”, at the Folger Theatre in DC, and spent a summer at the Texas Shakespeare Festival, where he was in Tartuffe, Love's Labour's Lost and King John. He is represented by CCA. In this episode, Maggie and Junior chat about seeking representation and securing an agent or manager, using actors access, moving to Los Angeles to pursue TV and Film, hobbies, mental health, and who we are outside of the industry. Get your copy of CALL SHEET by Backstage here. To join the Actor Aesthetic Alliance Facebook group, click here. Spread love and don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the Actor Aesthetic Podcast on your favorite podcast app. Visit actoraesthetic.com for more info. Follow Maggie Bera on social media Instagram: @actoraesthetic / @maggiebera Facebook: www.facebook.com/ActorAesthetic/ Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com

Every musical theatre actor's favorite topic... summer stock. What is it? How do you audition for it? And what happens when you don't book the job? We're talking all your favorite summer stock audition acronyms (A1, SETC, NETC, MTWA, UPTA, etc), actor job boards to take advantage of (Actors Access, BroadwayWorld, Playbill, Actors Equity), self tapes, how to put your best foot forward, and what to do when your summer doesn't turn out the way you want it. Other episodes to check out: 136: 10 tips to nail your next self tape 42: 5 Actor Job Boards For Finding Casting Calls and Auditions Helpful blogs: 6 Audition Conferences For Summer Stock Employment 3 Helpful Tips From Casting Director Michael Cassara On Self Tape Auditions To join the Actor Aesthetic Alliance Facebook group, click here. Spread love and don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the Actor Aesthetic Podcast on your favorite podcast app. Visit actoraesthetic.com for more info. Follow Maggie Bera on social media Instagram: @actoraesthetic / @maggiebera Facebook: www.facebook.com/ActorAesthetic/ Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com

In this episode, Wendy explains how you must get coaching before putting your clips on Actors Access for casting directors to see. Coaches mentioned: Jake O'Flaherty Darren Warren, Amber Bohac, Holly Gagnier, Chris Lang Use code HWCNEW for $200 off the Hollywood Winners Circle - https://hollywoodwinnerscircle.com/products/master-course/ Follow Wendy on Instagram: Instagram.com/wendyalane1 Join Talent Managers for Actors on Facebook here:

This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with the Atlanta based actor, Jeremy Palko. Jeremy has had recurring roles on such shows as The Walking Dead, Bloodline, and Ruthless. He's also appeared on MacGyver, The Passage, Sleepy Hollow, Burn Notice, and The Vampire Diaries. We discuss going from sports to the arts, starting his career on a Disney cruise line, settling into the Florida market, booking Bloodline, driving back and forth between Florida and Georgia for work, the illusion of L.A., planting roots in the Atlanta market, booking 20+ episodes of a TV series off Actors Access, and quarantining at Tyler Perry Studios. That and much more! Follow Before The Break - on Instagram at @beforethebreakpodhttps://beforethebreak.buzzsprout.com/Follow Jeremy -on Instagram at @artbypalkoFollow Tommy -on Instagram at @tommybeyondhttps://www.tommybeardmore.com/Follow Adam -on Instagram at @thatadamdecarlohttp://adamdecarlo.com/Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, and give us a rating!

On today's show, I speak with casting director RJ Magee. RJ got his start in professional theater at a very young age, a journey that led him to the famous Interlochen School for the Arts and then eventually onwards to casting for musical theater. RJ is currently involved in a pretty unique project called Theality TV which we talk about extensively in this episode.For a full transcript of this episode visit beyondthelightspodcast.com.Mentioned in this Episode[00:05:06] Interlochen [00:07:17] The Arden [00:08:45] Jamie Baker Management[00:08:58] Breakdowns Express[00:12:07] Actors Access[00:15:52] Musical Theater Educators Alliance[00:21:54] Theality TV[00:21:58] Broadway On-Demand[00:21:59] Dekkoo[00:22:12] FearlessFollow RJFacebookInstagramYouTubeLinkedInMore Theality TVWebsiteBroadway-on-DemandDekkooFearlessIMDBFollow Beyond the LightsWebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram

September has been a very busy month in Brian Breaks Character land! We devoted the entire month to helping actors to get more auditions. And we were lucky enough to have some heavy hitters on the show, so we wanna make sure you didn't miss any of the best tips and takeaways!    Take a listen to this very special 24 minute megamix from all of our Get More Auditions episodes this month.    You'll hear the voices of: Casting Networks' Katie O'Connor and Scott Madej, CastingAbout and Actors Access' Blair Hickey and Brian Wold, and my Actor Happiness Manager, our very own Summer Mastain (she puts ME in the hot seat so you get my take on what you can do TODAY to get more auditions TOMORROW!).    TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS   Why casting profiles should be a core focus of your acting career All things headshots: How many is too many? How few is not enough? Casting Networks updates and how the update has modernized the platform       As I mentioned, these are just some of the juicy takeaways from my September Episodes focused all on getting more auditions and casting profiles…    ...but don't think that listening to this gives you the full story – get the full scoop on how to get more auditions by listening to the full episodes here:    Casting Networks' Survival Guide with Katie O'Connor & Scott Madej https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/casting-networks-survival-guide-with-katie-oconnor/id1570747490?i=1000536259696   Your Casting Profiles in the Age of Social Distancing with Special Host Summer Mastain https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-casting-profiles-in-the-age-of-social/id1570747490?i=1000535401722   Get More Auditions With These CastingAbout & Actors Access Insider Secrets – Part One https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-more-auditions-with-these-castingabout-actors/id1570747490?i=1000534687669   Get More Auditions With These CastingAbout & Actors Access Insider Secrets – Part Two https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-more-auditions-with-these-castingabout-actors/id1570747490?i=1000535004781   Prepare Ye The Way to Get More Auditions with Special Host Summer Mastain https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prepare-ye-the-way-to-get-more-auditions-with-special/id1570747490?i=1000533974205   Thank you for tuning in to this episode of Brian Breaks Character!   If you loved this episode, please subscribe and leave an honest review. Your review helps boost the show and gives us the chance to help more creatives get out of suffering for their art and into action. Be sure to leave your IG handle when you do so I can send a VIP episode to say thank you.   Subscribe To The Podcast Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brian-breaks-character/id1570747490   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2A0QC6RYtcULRMtbsIT3yq?si=xu3QstDpS9WkpoQwHVSueg&nd=1   Watch The Uncut Behind-the-scenes Videos Of The Podcast On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/brianpatacca   Want More Auditions?  www.YourAuditionMagnet.com   Follow Me On Instagram For A First-look At Our Guests And Upcoming Episodes! https://www.instagram.com/briansaysthat   Episode Transcript:  https://brianbreakscharacter.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Ep.21+-+Megamix+-+Transcript.pdf

You signed up for Actors Access and Casting Networks… And maybe you've got a Casting Profile on 3 other sites too! Maybe you even have reps submitting you in addition to submitting yourself… And maybe it still feels like you're not getting enough auditions. And the first place you MIGHT look is your headshots… or maybe your reel? Did you ever stop to think that it could be your casting profile? WHAAAAAA?!?!?!? On this episode of Brian Breaks Character, Summer Mastain is back as my Guest Host and she's got me in the hot seat to talk about how the *panorama* means almost all your auditions are self-tapes and your actor business exists almost entirely online (...until you're on set). How do you stand out? I share that you CAN actually data test your casting profile and take action from that place.  TAKEAWAYS About 93% of auditions are now self tapes Unless you are offer only - your reps use your casting profiles Your materials are good enough, it's your casting profile that needs the update Now, if you want to learn exactly how to execute this test. I invite you to join me at my totally free, live masterclass for actors who want a clear and easy approach to get auditions. This casting profile test is just one of three things I will be teaching and I just can't wait to share them all with you.  There are three dates to choose from: September 16th, 18th or 20th. Registration is now open: https://www.gimmegimmemoreauditions.com/ Thank you for tuning in to this episode of Brian Breaks Character! If you loved this episode, please subscribe and leave an honest review. Your review helps boost the show and gives us the chance to help more creatives get out of suffering for their art and into action. Be sure to leave your IG handle when you do so I can send a VIP episode to say thank you.   CONNECT WITH SUMMER Instagram https://www.instagram.com/summer.mastain   Subscribe To The Podcast Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brian-breaks-character/id1570747490   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2A0QC6RYtcULRMtbsIT3yq?si=xu3QstDpS9WkpoQwHVSueg&nd=1   Watch The Uncut Behind-the-scenes Videos Of The Podcast On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/brianpatacca   Want More Auditions? Get In On This Free Training: https://www.gimmegimmemoreauditions.com/   Follow Me On Instagram For A First-look At Our Guests And Upcoming Episodes! https://www.instagram.com/briansaysthat   Episode Transcript:  https://brianbreakscharacter.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Ep.+19+Summer+Mastain+-+Transcript.pdf

If you want to know a verifiable way to get more auditions, grab your notebook for Part Two of my interview with Blair Hickey and Brian Wold, the Co-Founders of CastingAbout and Consultants for Breakdown Services.    I locked them in a Zoom room and forced them to tell me ALLLLLL THE INSIDER SECRETS of how actors can make themselves unforgettable on Actors Access… and there were just too many juicy takeaways for one episode.    In this episode, we dive deeper into how to create and maintain those strong relationships with casting directors – especially now that those relationships are 90% online. HERE ARE THE TOP 3 INSIDER TAKEAWAYS We all know that "booking the room" is more important than booking the job, but B&B tell us exactly how to use this power to turn into repeat success Why you must tell YOUR story while also serving the story of the script – When you don't do this you leave auditions on the table and stay firmly planted in the callback-only zone Yes, technology has changed the way the industry works, but your job stays the same, so don't fall into the trap of distractions   Brian Wold has over three decades of experience in public relations, marketing and business communications. Blair Hickey has been a working actor for almost 30 years (The Big Bang Theory, NCIS: LA, Heroes). Combining their skills and expertise, Blair and Brian created CastingAbout, the online casting and production guide for professional actors. In 2009, CastingAbout was acquired by Breakdown Services, where both continue to work as consultants.   Thank you for tuning in to this episode of Brian Breaks Character!   If you loved this episode, please subscribe and leave an honest review. Your review helps boost the show and gives us the chance to help more creatives get out of suffering for their art and into action. Be sure to leave your IG handle when you do so I can send a VIP episode to say thank you. CONNECT WITH BRIAN & BLAIR Website https://castingabout.com Brian brian@castingabout.com Blair blair@castingabout.com   Subscribe To The Podcast Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brian-breaks-character/id1570747490   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2A0QC6RYtcULRMtbsIT3yq?si=xu3QstDpS9WkpoQwHVSueg&nd=1   Watch The Uncut Behind-The-Scenes Videos Of The Podcast On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/brianpatacca   Want More Auditions? Get In On This Free Training: https://www.gimmegimmemoreauditions.com/   Follow Me On Instagram For A First-look At Our Guests And Upcoming Episodes! https://www.instagram.com/briansaysthat   Episode Transcript:  https://brianbreakscharacter.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Bonus+Ep.+Brian+Wold+%26+Blair+Hickey+-+Transcript.pdf

I'm gonna guess you have an Actors Access/Breakdown Express profile so Casting Directors can find you. And even though the site has *some* free functionality, I'm also gonna guess that you plunk down $68/year (plus any other fees) so you can host your video files and get access to the best auditions out there. YOU AND 1.3 MILLION OTHER ACTORS USE ACTORS ACCESS.   I'm sharing that BIG number so you make it a priority to listen to this episode of Brian Breaks Character. Today's guests are Blair Hickey and Brian Wold, the Co-Founders of CastingAbout and Consultants for Breakdown Services… I locked them in a Zoom room and forced them to tell me ALLLLLL THE INSIDER SECRETS of how actors can make themselves unforgettable on Actors Access.   And look, you may have heard from them before… but I'm gonna guess that was before ‘the panorama' and before 94% of your auditions were self-tapes. So this is brand-new intel that will actually move the dial on getting more auditions in the new normal.    HERE ARE THE TOP 5 INSIDER TAKEAWAYS The latest developments regarding virtual auditions and online casting. The realities of how casting directors receive and review submissions (and why some STAND OUT more than others). How to avoid the most common mistakes actors (and sometimes agents) make when submitting. How to turn your online submissions into AUDITIONS. Strategies to create and maintain strong working relationships with the casting community even online.   Brian Wold has over 3 decades of experience in public relations, marketing and business communications. Blair Hickey has been a working actor for almost 30 years (The Big Bang Theory, NCIS: LA, Heroes). Combining their skills and expertise, Blair and Brian created CastingAbout, the online casting and production guide for professional actors. In 2009, CastingAbout was acquired by Breakdown Services, where both continue to work as consultants. Thank you for tuning in to this episode of Brian Breaks Character! If you loved this episode, please subscribe and leave an honest review. Your review helps boost the show and gives us the chance to help more creatives get out of suffering for their art and into action. Be sure to leave your IG handle when you do so I can send a VIP episode to say thank you. CONNECT WITH BRIAN & BLAIR Website https://castingabout.com   Subscribe To The Podcast Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brian-breaks-character/id1570747490   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2A0QC6RYtcULRMtbsIT3yq?si=xu3QstDpS9WkpoQwHVSueg&nd=1   Watch The Uncut Behind-The-Scenes Videos Of The Podcast On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/brianpatacca   Want More Auditions? Get In On This Free Training: https://www.gimmegimmemoreauditions.com/   Follow Me On Instagram For A First-look At Our Guests And Upcoming Episodes! https://www.instagram.com/briansaysthat   Episode Transcript:  https://brianbreakscharacter.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Ep.18+Brian+Wold+%26+Blair+Hickey+-+Transcript.pdf  

In the pursuit of a career as an actor, there are very few things in your control. You can't control bookings, or how a project is edited, etc. In fact, an actor can only truly control three things in their career: Their materials, their training, and their attitude. In this episode, we're going to do a quick refresher on the materials. The resume, the headshots, the demo reel footage/clips, and how they come together on an actor's Actors Access page. Beyond Acting's The Actor's Toolbox: https://beyondacting.teachable.com/p/the-actor-s-toolbox Instagram: @alison_haselden @beyondacting @itsaslateofmind

Info you need to know about actors access Acting training is not guaranteed Follow the bouncing comma Get the book on Amazon at http://bit.ly/HAGFilm   Hosted by Jennifer Lynn Warren www.instagram.com/jenniferlynnwarren   For the show, go to www.instagram.com/hollywoodactorsguide   Email me at hollywoodactorsguide@gmail.com

ACTORS ACCESS. INSIGHT ON WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOUR SUBMISSION.  Check out the full story on last week's episode to find out what I learned about your auditions submissions.  Now, that you've heard this weeks "situation", what would you have done? What could I have done better? Booked it! You’ve reached Always Acting Up, the podcast where I share the reality of what it’s like being an actress in the entertainment industry. Join me as I share successful audition tips for actors at the beginning of their careers, interview other artists, expose Hollywood’s dirty secrets, broadcast successful TV and film stories, and much more! Need something new to binge? Make sure to watch the video version of "Always Acting Up” on YouTube.  NEW actor episodes (full version) the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month! Subscribe so you don't miss the next feature episode! Leave a comment with your favorite audition advice, self tape casting tip or question for me to share on the next video!  Actors, it’s time for us to book these auditions!  Stay in contact! @CaslinRose  Producer: Hisonni Johnson @Hisonnij  Contact AlwaysActingUpPodcast@gmail.com ***Use my code ACTINGUP25 for 25% off WeAudition! Finding an audition reader is now a piece of cake!

ACTORS ACCESS. LATE AUDITIONS. BUSY AGENTS. ZERO COMMUNICATION. Maybe this is common knowledge, but it took my busy agent turning in my audition late for me to learn these facts about Actors Access. Now, that you've heard this weeks "situation", what would YOU have done? What could I have done better? Booked it! You’ve reached Always Acting Up, the podcast where I share the reality of what it’s like being an actress in the entertainment industry. Join me as I share successful audition tips for actors at the beginning of their careers, interview other artists, expose Hollywood’s dirty secrets, broadcast successful TV and film stories, and much more! Need something new to binge? Make sure to watch the video version of "Always Acting Up” on YouTube.  NEW actor episodes (full version) the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month! Subscribe so you don't miss the next feature episode! Leave a comment with your favorite audition advice, self tape casting tip or question for me to share on the next video!  Actors, it’s time for us to book these auditions!  Stay in contact! @CaslinRose  Producer: Hisonni Johnson @Hisonnij  Contact AlwaysActingUpPodcast@gmail.com ***Use my code ACTINGUP25 for 25% off WeAudition! Finding an audition reader is now a piece of cake!

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In this episode, Alison breaks down a step-by-step walkthrough of using the Eco Cast Live feature on Actors Access for live virtual auditions and callbacks. She also drops some BIG news about the future of the show.

Tip of the Day: Are your Casting Profiles Ready?Actors need to have an Actors Access, Casting Workbook and Casting Network account to be submitted by their agents.Are your accounts up to date? If not, get on it. We are back baby!Follow us on Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Toys & Tech has a ton of great guests on the horizon. In this episode, we sit down with Sean Kneese. Sean is an actor, content creator, and host of the BS’ing with Sean K Podcast. BS’ing with Sean K is an interview series that focuses on providing a platform for people to share opinions not often heard on mainstream media. BS’ing with Sean K recently passed the 100-episode mark and is currently syndicated on Radio Free Brooklyn. Sean shares the origins of the podcast and provides insight into being an actor and how that skill set augments his other content. Sean has appeared on Gotham, The Good Wife and Elementary. You can also find Sean showcasing his talents in various independent films and voice over projects. Sean’s story has a lot of layers given his diverse career, so there is something of value for everyone. The views expressed on air during Toys & Tech of the Trade do not represent the views of the RAGE Works staff, partners, or affiliates. Listener discretion advised.Toys, Tech & Awesome Stuff Mentioned in This EpisodeDisclaimer: Some of these links are affiliate links which means that if you click and make a purchase via the link RAGE Works will receive a small commission Podcasting Resources•Recording Space353 Studios: http://www.studios353.com/Simply Studios: http://simplestudiosnyc.com/•iOS Lav Mic: https://amzn.to/36VpCpZ•Blue Yeti Mic https://amzn.to/2MoeFUt•Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/Acting Resources•Casting Network: https://corp.castingnetworks.com/talent/•Actors Access: https://www.actorsaccess.com/•Improv Now: https://www.meetup.com/improvNOW/Other Links•Joy Harjo: https://www.joyharjo.com/•Divinity: Original Sin: https://amzn.to/2XtCYX9•Fallout 4: https://amzn.to/3dy5Kvr•The Art of Communicating by Thich Nhat Hanh: https://amzn.to/2z5S7osGuest Links•Sean Kneese Official Website: https://www.seankneese.com/•Sean Kneese IMDB: https://imdb.to/3gOaMG9•Sean Kneese Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skneese1989•BS’ing with Sean K Official Website: http://bsingwithseank.blogspot.com/•BS’ing with Sean K Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/seankpodcast?pnref=lhc•BS’ing with Sean K on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BSingwithSeanK•BS’ing with Sean K on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2XXPA7Z•Listen of BS’ing with Sean K on Radio Free Brooklyn: https://radiofreebrooklyn.com/show/bsing-with-sean-k/•BS’ing with Sean K on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/308oCNIKeep up with RAGE Works Follow RAGE Works on:•Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rageworks/•Twitter: https://twitter.com/RAGE_Works•Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRAGEWorks/Check Out Some of the Other Shows on the RAGE Works Network•Call Me When It’s Over: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/cmwio/•Cheese! A Photography Podcast: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/capp/•Black is the New Black: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/bitnb/•The Variant Issue: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/tvi/•Turnbuckle Tabloid: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/tbt/•Trek Untold: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/trek-untold/

Toys & Tech has a ton of great guests on the horizon. In this episode, we sit down with Sean Kneese. Sean is an actor, content creator, and host of the BS’ing with Sean K Podcast. BS’ing with Sean K is an interview series that focuses on providing a platform for people to share opinions not often heard on mainstream media. BS’ing with Sean K recently passed the 100-episode mark and is currently syndicated on Radio Free Brooklyn. Sean shares the origins of the podcast and provides insight into being an actor and how that skill set augments his other content. Sean has appeared on Gotham, The Good Wife and Elementary. You can also find Sean showcasing his talents in various independent films and voice over projects. Sean’s story has a lot of layers given his diverse career, so there is something of value for everyone. The views expressed on air during Toys & Tech of the Trade do not represent the views of the RAGE Works staff, partners, or affiliates. Listener discretion advised.Toys, Tech & Awesome Stuff Mentioned in This EpisodeDisclaimer: Some of these links are affiliate links which means that if you click and make a purchase via the link RAGE Works will receive a small commission Podcasting Resources•Recording Space353 Studios: http://www.studios353.com/Simply Studios: http://simplestudiosnyc.com/•iOS Lav Mic: https://amzn.to/36VpCpZ•Blue Yeti Mic https://amzn.to/2MoeFUt•Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/Acting Resources•Casting Network: https://corp.castingnetworks.com/talent/•Actors Access: https://www.actorsaccess.com/•Improv Now: https://www.meetup.com/improvNOW/Other Links•Joy Harjo: https://www.joyharjo.com/•Divinity: Original Sin: https://amzn.to/2XtCYX9•Fallout 4: https://amzn.to/3dy5Kvr•The Art of Communicating by Thich Nhat Hanh: https://amzn.to/2z5S7osGuest Links•Sean Kneese Official Website: https://www.seankneese.com/•Sean Kneese IMDB: https://imdb.to/3gOaMG9•Sean Kneese Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skneese1989•BS’ing with Sean K Official Website: http://bsingwithseank.blogspot.com/•BS’ing with Sean K Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/seankpodcast?pnref=lhc•BS’ing with Sean K on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BSingwithSeanK•BS’ing with Sean K on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2XXPA7Z•Listen of BS’ing with Sean K on Radio Free Brooklyn: https://radiofreebrooklyn.com/show/bsing-with-sean-k/•BS’ing with Sean K on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/308oCNIKeep up with RAGE Works Follow RAGE Works on:•Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rageworks/•Twitter: https://twitter.com/RAGE_Works•Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRAGEWorks/Check Out Some of the Other Shows on the RAGE Works Network•Call Me When It’s Over: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/cmwio/•Cheese! A Photography Podcast: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/capp/•Black is the New Black: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/bitnb/•The Variant Issue: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/tvi/•Turnbuckle Tabloid: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/tbt/•Trek Untold: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/trek-untold/

Toys & Tech has a ton of great guests on the horizon. In this episode, we sit down with Sean Kneese. Sean is an actor, content creator, and host of the BS’ing with Sean K Podcast. BS’ing with Sean K is an interview series that focuses on providing a platform for people to share opinions not often heard on mainstream media. BS’ing with Sean K recently passed the 100-episode mark and is currently syndicated on Radio Free Brooklyn. Sean shares the origins of the podcast and provides insight into being an actor and how that skill set augments his other content. Sean has appeared on Gotham, The Good Wife and Elementary. You can also find Sean showcasing his talents in various independent films and voice over projects. Sean’s story has a lot of layers given his diverse career, so there is something of value for everyone. The views expressed on air during Toys & Tech of the Trade do not represent the views of the RAGE Works staff, partners, or affiliates. Listener discretion advised.Toys, Tech & Awesome Stuff Mentioned in This EpisodeDisclaimer: Some of these links are affiliate links which means that if you click and make a purchase via the link RAGE Works will receive a small commission Podcasting Resources•Recording Space353 Studios: http://www.studios353.com/Simply Studios: http://simplestudiosnyc.com/•iOS Lav Mic: https://amzn.to/36VpCpZ•Blue Yeti Mic https://amzn.to/2MoeFUt•Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/Acting Resources•Casting Network: https://corp.castingnetworks.com/talent/•Actors Access: https://www.actorsaccess.com/•Improv Now: https://www.meetup.com/improvNOW/Other Links•Joy Harjo: https://www.joyharjo.com/•Divinity: Original Sin: https://amzn.to/2XtCYX9•Fallout 4: https://amzn.to/3dy5Kvr•The Art of Communicating by Thich Nhat Hanh: https://amzn.to/2z5S7osGuest Links•Sean Kneese Official Website: https://www.seankneese.com/•Sean Kneese IMDB: https://imdb.to/3gOaMG9•Sean Kneese Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skneese1989•BS’ing with Sean K Official Website: http://bsingwithseank.blogspot.com/•BS’ing with Sean K Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/seankpodcast?pnref=lhc•BS’ing with Sean K on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BSingwithSeanK•BS’ing with Sean K on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2XXPA7Z•Listen of BS’ing with Sean K on Radio Free Brooklyn: https://radiofreebrooklyn.com/show/bsing-with-sean-k/•BS’ing with Sean K on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/308oCNIKeep up with RAGE Works Follow RAGE Works on:•Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rageworks/•Twitter: https://twitter.com/RAGE_Works•Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRAGEWorks/Check Out Some of the Other Shows on the RAGE Works Network•Call Me When It’s Over: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/cmwio/•Cheese! A Photography Podcast: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/capp/•Black is the New Black: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/bitnb/•The Variant Issue: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/tvi/•Turnbuckle Tabloid: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/tbt/•Trek Untold: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/trek-untold/

Nick Peciaro (CSA) Casting Associate (Judy Henderson Casting) gives us our first exclusive insider look at the world of casting today. He discusses his own journey as a casting professional, how casting has and will continue to change, and the impact of the current shutdown on the entertainment industry. Look below to skip ahead and re-watch your favorite clips! ‘Inside the Casting Office’ is a show created, written, produced, edited, and hosted by French-American actor and entertainer Nathan Vincenti. A new talk show in which we finally get to know the people behind our favorite stars’ performances and those who gave them the chance to shine.  For over 25 years, the late and great James Lipton gave us an invaluable insight into the Actor’s Process on his hit talk show ‘Inside the Actor’s Studio’. As an actor, it was always a dream of mine to be interviewed by him and given the opportunity to share my story. What about the casting professionals? Those who give those actors, such as myself, the chance to shine… When do they get the spotlight? Those upholding and innovating the art of casting and their processes are vital to the stories we tell. These people and their work are shrouded in mystery. This show is here to flip the script and get an in-depth look behind the curtain: ‘Inside the Casting Office’ at the incredibly interesting and important work that casting professionals do for us. Subscribe NOW for more episodes of Inside the Casting Office! WATCH Inside the Casting Office on YouTube, IGTV and LinkedIn! You can also LISTEN to Inside the Casting Office: The Podcast on Apple Music, Spotify, and all other podcast platforms. NATHAN VINCENTI ON SOCIAL Follow Nathan: http://Twitter.com/vincenti_nathan Like Nathan: https://Facebook.com/NathanVincenti Follow Nathan: https://www.instagram.com/vincenti_nathan/ Watch more Nathan: https://www.tiktok.com/@vincenti_nathan Connect with Nathan: https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/NathanVincenti INSIDE THE CASTING OFFICE ON SOCIAL Follow Inside the Casting Office: http://Twitter.com/CastingInside Like Inside the Casting Office: https://Facebook.com/InsidetheCastingOffice Follow and WATCH Inside the Casting Office: https://www.instagram.com/InsidetheCastingOffice/ NATHAN VINCENTI (ACTING) IMDb: https://www.imdb.me/nathanvincenti HEADSHOT | RESUME | CLIPS: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CXkG1EwxXz36ggvcTyejdytD-Gobp_jg ACTORS ACCESS: https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/NathanVincenti BACKSTAGE: https://www.backstage.com/u/nathan-vincenti/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/tnproductions5000 Nathan Vincenti is a multi-talented, French-born, NYU Tisch trained actor. Based in NYC, SF, and LA. For bookings Contact: Frank Gonzales (Aligned Entertainment) frank@aligned-ent.com.  

NOT what you might be thinking...Breakdown Services also known as Actors Access. This casting services is a valuable resource for casting directors, agents and actors! Jeffrey shares some background and explains the usefulness of this very popular service. If you've never heard of this internet company or you are already a member, you will benefit from this look at the future of casting happening now! Please, leave a review wherever you get your podcast so that others can jump in! www.castingactorscast.com

Actors Access and Breakdown Services founder Gary Marsh announces the launch of the Actors Access mobile app and share his insights from casting directors. The post ActorCEO 115 Actors Access and Breakdown Services founder Gary Marsh appeared first on Actor CEO.

Put first things first! Prioritize what is important, but NOT urgent.  Slate shots, why you need them on your Actors Access profile Industry etiquette - ME is the biggest turn off Get the book on Amazon at http://bit.ly/HAGFilm Hosted by Jennifer Lynn Warren www.instagram.com/jenniferlynnwarren For the show, go to www.instagram.com/hollywoodactorsguide Email me at hollywoodactorsguide@gmail.com  

#PitchChris Episode 029: Networking on Social Media, Your Day Job & Film Career and How do you go from a Theater Actor to a Film Actor? www.ChrisDeBlasio.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/chrisdeblasio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisDeBlasi... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisdeblas... IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2134621/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chris_DeBlasio Website: https://www.ChrisDeBlasio.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisdebl... Onset Atlanta: https://www.onsetatl.com #PitchChris #Agency850 #ChrisDeBlasio #CelebrityCEO #TheaterActing #FilmActing #Film #Movies On this episode of #PitchChris we're gonna be talking about how do you network on social media? How do you run your day job and side hustle? And how do you convert theater acting to film acting? Hi and welcome to episode 29 of #PitchChris where you guys ask me questions about the entertainment business and I answer them for you. To ask me a question find me on social media at Chris DeBlasio #PitchChris they'll be happy to answer all the questions you guys have. Let's get started. This first question comes from Michael. Let's see what Michaels got. -Hey Chris, Michael DeMaria here from Gulf Breeze Florida on the Emerald Coast. I am a filmmaker and actor here just back from LA and I'm looking to connect with others, possibly to do a web series. And finding other like-minded to cast and crew that might be interested in doing something like a web series. So, I know about Mandy.com Actors Access but I'm interested in other options if you know of any. Thanks so much, have a great day. Hey Michael, so Gulf Breeze Florida is not far from my old stomping ground, Panama City Beach in Destin 30A area. Really do miss those sunsets! So yes you do have Actors Access you have Mandy.com but there's another thing that you can use is social media. If you go on social media you could actually go directly to a director, look at their work and see if it's somebody that you want to work with. See if they might want to collaborate with you on your web series. That would be a great way that you can actually start networking with a director or somebody in the business and leveraging social media. Because if you leverage social media you'll be able to start accessing talent that you may not be able to find a project or something that fits on say Mandy or say Actors Access. You're able to find somebody directly and build a relationship. And what I say all the time

Actors Access is an online platform that allows actors to maintain profiles by uploading headshots, updating their resume, adding new skills and attributes, managing performance videos, and more. Created in 2003, Actors Access functions like a virtual database between casting directors and aspiring actors looking for jobs. Casting Directors have the option to release Breakdowns to actors and receive submissions directly from them. Actors Access has proven to be one of the most efficient ways for me to successfully receive audition appointments and book jobs. Here are some easy tricks to get your Actors Access submissions noticed. On the blog: 10 Ways To Use Actors Access To Your Advantage Non-Equity Actor's Guide to the 5 Types of NYC Auditions To join the Actor Aesthetic Tribe on Facebook, click here. Spread the love and don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the Actor Aesthetic Podcast on iTunes, Google, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app.  Visit actoraesthetic.com for more information. Follow Maggie on social media Instagram: @actoraesthetic Facebook: www.facebook.com/ActorAesthetic/ Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com

Voici une annonce de Casting professionnelle, comme celles qui paraissent sur Actors Access, le site de castings aux USA. A TITRE INFORMATIF. Quand on cherche des acteurs pour des rôles spécifiques, il faut donner certaines informations. 1. Nom du projet 2. Type de projet 3. Producteur, réalisateur, scénariste, directeur de casting + UN EMAIL de CONTACT 4. Dates d'audition et type d'audition 5. Rémunération 6. Lieu du tournage 7. Nom + description de chaque personnage 8. Brève description du projet. 9. Ce que les acteurs doivent soumettre Bisous Bisous Like, commente et partage si tu as aimé la vidéo ;) https://www.patreon.com/fannypierreactriceahollywood http://actriceahollywood.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------- Music : http://www.bensound.com Vectors : Created by Freepik Photo : Jess McKay --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/actriceahollywood/support

Bonnie Gillespie is living her dreams by helping others figure out how to live theirs. She casts SAG-AFTRA indie feature films and series such as the Machinima zombie smash hit BITE ME which made the leap from web to TV with Lionsgate in its second season. Her work on this groundbreaking series led to her membership in the Television Academy. As a weekly columnist for actors in publications such as Backstage and Actors Access for more than 15 years, Bonnie has also authored several books demystifying the casting process and illuminating the business side of pursuing a creative career. The most popular of these books is Self-Management for Actors: Getting Down to (Show) Business, which has been named one of The Top Ten Best Books on Acting Ever Written and is featured on the Tom Cruise actor resource blog. She tours the world teaching curriculum based on this top-selling book as a guest instructor at colleges, universities, actors’ unions, and private acting studios. She also works as a private coach to creatives eager to bring a sense of control and fun to their storytelling journeys. Bonnie has been featured on Good Morning America, BBC Breakfast, Sunrise Australia, UTV-Ireland, ARD-1 Germany, CBC Radio One, BBC Radio 5, E! Online, Yahoo! Movies, and in theWall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the LA Times. Her podcast “The Work” is available on iTunes. To hop on Bonnie’s mailing list and grab your tip-filled MP3, please visit BonnieGillespie.com. To work with Bonnie Gillespie on the Self-Management for Actors principles, go here. Website: http://bonniegillespie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CricketFeet Gem: Take away that I would want for your audience is to please start leaning toward really trusting I am enough because everything else stems from that. If you can honour that you are enough and you don't need outside validation for, 'cause somewhere in there in like level 3 is I am enough but boy I like it when there's outside confirmation letting me know I'm enough.

Rocco welcomes the audience to the Christmas Episode and gets a clap going. Moonlight Mike is very excited about their Special Guest this evening; World Champion Kick Boxer, Abstract Expressionist Artist, and Actor Kevin Brewerton. “Rocco’s Biggest Jerk Off of the Week” award goes to Donald Trump for his ignorant remarks regarding Immigration Reform. Rocco might have a change of heart! Rocco and Moonlight Mike fight in one round of their improvisational segments called, “Wrestlers at the Water Cooler”. Rocco’s “LIVE” version of Decoy Sex Candles Commercial. This commercial can be seen on “Late Night with Rocco” Youtube Channel. There’s a monkey in the audience, and kids. Rocco, Moonlight Mike, and One Man Band Ben talk about Christmas Traditions around the world, KFC in Japan, and Krampus in Germany. The Dooorbell rings and it’s Actor, Director and also 5 time World Champion Kick Boxer, Kevin Brewerton. Kevin talks about growing up in the UK. He also talks about “Martial Arts”. Kevin Brewerton is named the “Jedi” in the Kick Boxing world. He moves swiftly, like a “Star Wars” Jedi. Rocco says how he is “Bi-Countrial”. Rocco could get beat up by his mentor this episode. They talk about Kevin’s Artwork. Rocco Kevin, and Moonlight Mike jump in the Hollywood Late Night Hot Tub and play “Christmas Cards Against Humanity.” Kevin brings a quiet girl with him. He names her Shinaynay. Her real name is Diana Lyte. She doesn’t even speak until the end. But Rocco calls her out, of course. Rocco, Moonlight Mike, and Ben perform their own version of “Frosty The Snowman.” This song is epic! Merry Christmas everyone!! Rocco gives his Gift Bag to Kevin Brewerton. The gift bag has items such as: Lasagna, Flip Flops, Big League Chew, A Beach Ball, Hotel Shampoo, Heat Pads, etc… Check out “Woman in the Red Dress”, Kevin’s upcoming movie! Ben plays a closing number! Sponsors: Big League Chew, Sully’s Auto Bath, Light Bugs Unlimited, Metropolis Collectibles and Furniture, Chrome Italian Soda, Liveatthestudio.tv Featured Links Website Rocco's imdb Twitter Facebook Late Night with Rocco Youtube Guest Info Guest Name: Kevin Brewerton Guest Bio: Kevin Brewerton is an Actor/Director. Originally from the United Kingdom, Kevin, a former world kickboxing champion, moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the field of entertainment. Kevin packs a punch in the field of directing. Guest Links Facebook Twitter Website Website YouTube Instagram Show Promo Rocco on LA Casting Rocco's Reel 2016 Actors Access for Rob Marrocco Jr.

Casting director Bonnie Gillespie has two major reasons that every breakdown she releases will go out on Actors Access. One reason involves a scam she never wants to see actors fall for, the other involves a fancy famous actor saying yes to a microbudget indie film.

When you see the term "name actor" on a casting breakdown, what exactly does that mean? Casting director Bonnie Gillespie explains how NAME actors affect indie casting, and other secrets behind the breakdowns.

Natalie and Wayne discuss weight fluctuation for certain roles, navigating LA traffic and good ole Miley Cyrus. They had the honor of chatting with the founding father and pioneer of Breakdown Services and Actors Access, Gary Marsh. Gary talks about knowing what story you tell, the most efficient way to submit and Slate Shot.

Gary A. Marsh, creator of Breakdown Services, the Los Angeles based corporation that universally revolutionized the casting industry for motion pictures, television, commercials, and beyond, discusses the company’s 40 year history with Sterling and Stroili. Divisions of Breakdown Services such as Showfax, Casting About, the Virtual Channel Network, Talent Pro, Eco-Cast, and Actors Access are highlighted. State of the Arts’ new 99-Seat Theatre Spotlight singles out the award-winning Theatre Banshee in Los Angeles, while the Live Arts Calendar promotes the Tony Award-winning musical American Idiot at the Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. Marsh shares an amusingly awkward career moment. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

This week, Daniel and Monty discuss similarities and differences of life as a working actor in the United States and across the Pond in the U.K. with intercontinental special guest, Harry Waller!Topics include:Bard City's most recent "Shakespeare in a Week" production of Troilus and Cressida.The surprising clarity that can be discovered in a short rehearsal process, and the constant yearning for more time in a rehearsal process regardless of length.The thrill of getting to play roles cast non-traditionally and play parts you never thought you'd get a shot at.Working with Christopher Luscombe on The History Boys and the Royal Shakespeare Company's productions of Love's Labours Lost and Love's Labours Won (or Much Ado About Nothing).The importance of and differences between the respective acting unions: Equity (UK) and Actors Equity (US).The brutal nature of the E.P.A. (Equity Principal Audition, or a union-run open call for union members in the US).Legal and professional differences between non-union and union acting work.Self-submission services like Actors Access or Backstage in the US or Spotlight in the UK.The difficulty of accessing for auditions for non-union actors in the US and for actors without agents in the UK.The "illusion of openness" in the US industry vs. the closed nature of the UK industry.Being overwhelmed by the number of people auditioning for a given role in New York vs. in London.The huge differences between the typical audition in the UK and the US.What's actually going on in our minds when we're auditioning actors and how different it is from what we assumed when auditioning for others.An important campaign to get Monty on next season of Living With Yourself using hashtags #CastMontyInLivingWithYourself and #LivingWithMontyselfThis week, we introduce a new segment at the end where Daniel and Monty each share a recommendation from the past week for something to watch, read, or listen to. This week, Daniel suggests Living With Yourself on Netflix, and Monty suggests the podcast Knowing: Robin Williams from Macmillan Podcasts.Music is by Kara Arena, Master of Music for Rude Grooms. Follow us @thiswoodeno on Twitter and Instagram, visit us on the web at thiswoodeno.com, like us at facebook.com/thiswoodenopod/, or support us on Patreon (patreon.com/rudegrooms) to join the conversation during livestream broadcasts of every episode.This week’s shoutouts & further reading include:Bard City (twitter.com/bardcity)Royal Shakespeare Company (rsc.org.uk)Buy blu-ray discs of Harry's Love's Labours Lost and Love's Labour's Won (aka Much Ado About Nothing) on AmazonOwen Horsley (owenhorsley.com)This Wooden O is a production of Rude Grooms. Learn more at rudegrooms.com or follow us @rudegrooms on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-wooden-o/donations