So, approximately 100 days ago, I issued a challenge in the March Forth column. I’ve so enjoyed watching tweets, reading emails, and hearing — in person — about how this challenge is going for so…
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So… I’d Like to Thank the Academy
So. Something really cool happened a couple of weeks ago. Well, it started a couple of months ago, but I figured I was being Punk’d, after my tragic experience attempting to join the CSA in…
Feedback on Stage Names
Woo! Got LOTS of email, Twitter action, and follow-up convo at the SMFA Facebook Group about last week’s column on stage names. Here’s just a wee bit of what came through: I hear you. But…
Rep Relations: Having an Agent and a Manager
Having both an agent and a manager is like being the child of divorced parents. They may get along beautifully. They may be respectful of one another as they co-parent civilly. And they may make…
The IMDb-Pro Agency Client List
Hey Bon, I’m totally on my “Hooray! It’s drop season” marketing pitch. I’ve narrowed down my target agent list and I’ve started my “market the heck out of them” plan, but I have a QUESTION….
Actor Stage Names
A friend and I were recently discussing the trend of soon-to-be first-time parents choosing baby names based on the availability of the name as a website. Yes, really. This is a thing. More unique spellings…
Long-Term Value of Show Bible Research
Bonnnniiieeeeeeeeee! Help! My target show got cancelled! I’m soooooo bummed! All that work I put into researching the team on the show, all that targeting, all that data entry for my show bible… dead, in…
The Queue Line
Ooh, I love it when patterns present themselves so clearly! Lately, I’ve been overrun with emails from, calls from, and coaching sessions with actors who left the business and are now coming back, ready to…
Nonexclusive Representation for Actors in Minor Markets
I am a union actor on the east coast jumping back into the business after a five-year hiatus. I want to go out as much as possible to rebuild my respectable but slightly musty film/TV…
Know Your Stuff
For the past few weeks, I’ve been casting some really specialized stuff. In addition to the reality show in which actors will team up with celebrity mentors (à la The Voice), I’m casting a series…