A few years ago, I wrote about the importance of noting a casting director’s preference for electronic submissions. Absolutely, most casting directors are still “old school” and the hardcopy submission of your headshot and resumé…
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Feedback on Demo Reels (Revisited)
Lots of feedback on the Demo Reels (Revisited) article. Here’s a sampling of the emails I received. My wife and I both read your column and think the world of your common sense. Honestly, that’s…
Reining in Ego
One of the comments I received about last week’s piece on Banishing Self-Doubt provided a perfect segue into a topic on the flipside of that issue: managing an unruly ego. Certainly, having healthy self-esteem doesn’t…
Introducing: The Actors Voice POV
Hello, Actors Access, First, thanks for your service. It’s feature-rich, it’s above average usability-wise, and — most importantly — it works. But I have one big complaint; there is no column for working New York…
Banishing Self-Doubt
Yeah right, right? I know what you’re thinking: If this chick can provide a recipe for banishing self-doubt, I’ll eat my hat. Well, no need to grab a fedora fork. I actually have almost no…
How Important Is an MFA?
Quick, hopefully easy, question: How important is having an MFA in acting? Great question. And here’s the quick, but complicated, answer: An MFA in acting is important to the people to whom it’s important. Here’s…
Demo Reels (Revisited)
Last month, I was a judge for the Inaugural Reel Actors Film Festival. I’d long been planning to revisit my two previous columns on demo reels, but the act of sitting down and making notes…
Taft-Hartley Yourself
Hi Bonnie, I’m an actress from Chicago, contemplating a move to LA, and I’ve been reading your articles for a while now and have found them very helpful. Thanks for writing them! I have a…
Headshots I Keep (Revisited)
Okay, so I wrote a column here a couple of years ago called Headshots I Keep. I had been casting for about a year and a half at that point and I had only ever…
Drop-Offs to Agents?
Hi Bonnie, I love your books and column on Showfax. I am wondering if all agents hate drop-offs as opposed to mailings. In the agency book some agents specifically state that they don’t take drop-offs….