I am currently in college and I know, even if acting doesn’t work out, I will end up doing something that involves the entertainment industry for a career. I’m considering entertainment law or being a…
Posts Published by Bonnie Gillespie
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Technology and Casting
For my second column in a series covering the ATAS casting director and talent agent panel (click here for links to event details and panelist information), I’m focusing on the technology of casting, which was…
Character Actor: Defined
I have often heard that my type is a “character actor.” I don’t really have much idea what that means. I think it might mean that I am able to transform myself into different characters…
The Filtering Process
This is the first column in a series covering the tremendous amount of information provided by a collection of A-list casting directors and agents at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Performers Peer Group…
Monitoring the Culture: Upfronts
If you want to keep tabs on what’s getting picked up this week for the fall schedule, here’s your Google news list (by date) on the big TV-palooza. Woo hoo!
Is My Union Status a Turn-Off?
I do not have an agent. I am nonunion. I believe getting an agent and joining the union will happen as I continue to work hard as an actor. I get a good amount of…
Project Greenlight
This weekend, I did one of my favorite things: I sat down for a marathon of an entire season of a TV show. See, I like to TiVo up a good ten hours of a…
List CD Workshops as Training on Resume?
You’ve talked a lot about billing, and I appreciate that. There are a lot of things I don’t know about how to list the experience, training, and skills that I have. For instance, I’ve done…
Casting by the Numbers
This week, at callbacks for the film I’m casting, I decided to post some information that might be helpful to the actors waiting to come into the room. I posted this: the Breakdown Services interface…
Child Actor Crossing Over from Commercial to Theatrical Work
I have a seven year old who started in the business four years ago. In the last year and a half she’s really hit her stride. She has booked six commercials, two voiceovers, and one…