What is your opinion on the use of paper digital prints (8x10s) as opposed to real photographic prints? With so much casting being done online now, the type of paper on which your headshot is…
Posts Published by Bonnie Gillespie
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Authenticity
I’m working on my third book right now. My writing partner and I are interviewing working actors. Some are name actors. Others are those whose faces you all recognize but perhaps whose names you wouldn’t…
Narrowing Down My Type
I have a demo reel that has a wide variety of characters in it. It isn’t all over-the-top comedic skit stuff either. It’s mostly dramatic actually with some comedy mixed in. My problem is the…
Being a Noodge
I was having dinner with an actor friend of mine I’ve known for four years. He and I have been buddies much longer than I’ve been in casting. He mentioned seeing a couple of breakdowns…
Nonunion Actor: Okay to Submit on SAG Projects?
I have what may be a pretty dumb question. If you are not in SAG, can you submit to a SAG job and get some kind of permit? This is all new to me and…
Ya Gotta Have Tape!
So, last week, after callbacks for a film I’m casting, the director asked whether I would be able to get tape on the top few contenders for two roles. By now, he knew the actors’…
Hollywood Scouting Scams
I am an aspiring actress in the Washington, DC, area and I think I have submitted my headshot to just about every agency in our little market. I have had some luck with local work…
Covering the Cover Letter
In a recent column, I very casually mentioned the cover letter. “Hey, wait a second! Don’t be so casual about that, Bon. We have questions!” I heard you. I heard from a lot of you…
I Hate Being a Nonunion Actor
I wish more than anything on Earth that this were not me writing this right now. But lo and behold, here I am five years after arriving in this wonderful facade of a town, still…
Submitting on Everything
I’ve often heard actors say, “I submit on everything I’m right for — and even the stuff I’m not right for!” That statement gets a laugh, but it’s not the best submission policy to follow….