I am a new actor to the area and am not yet a member of SAG or AFTRA. I read your column on when not to submit to specific audition listings, and you mentioned not…
Posts Published by Bonnie Gillespie
is living her dreams by helping others figure out how to live theirs. Wanna work with Bon? Start here. Thanks!
Publicists: When, Why, and Then What?
There will be a time when you need to hire a publicist to do your promotion for you. To get perspective on that timing — and other issues involved with hiring someone else to do…
Casting Directors Vote to Join Teamsters
I read that casting directors have voted to join the Teamsters. What does this mean, for actors? Ah, yes. I received the email from the LA and NY joint casting union steering committee last week…
Resolutions: Checking In
Hop in the way-back machine! It’s been six months since I challenged you to spend the year making progress on ten Working Actor Resolutions. I know at the time you first read the list, you…
Resume Congruence
On a resume, should I list all of my principal credits, even if I’m relatively new? I’ve been told that if I have a lot of listings (even nonunion), casting directors may think I am…
The Audition Redirect
You’ve scored the audition. Yippee! You’ve re-read the breakdown to be sure you understand what they’re looking for, in casting this character for this project. Good job! You’ve downloaded the sides and begun making choices…
Should I Do an Actor Slate?
I know that a performance video is essential for the working actor, but when decent footage is scarce, are Actor Slates the next best thing? As a casting director, do you find you pay more…
When NOT to Submit
Before I get going on this topic (yes, this will be rant-filled), let me just state for the record that I know there are casting directors out there who release breakdowns with important details missing….
Black Actors, Black Hair, and Various Roles
Hi, and thanks so much for this forum. As you are aware, African-Americans do not show their age the way other ethnicities and races do. The once broken-down, grey-haired, tired-looking grandmother just doesn’t exist much…
Making Magic
The third and final column in the series about the 21 May 2005 CD and talent agent panel produced by the ATAS (links to event details and panelist information here) will cover “magic” and DIY…