Now that pilot season is over and agents are looking to reshape their rosters before midseason, actors hoping to score agent meetings are more likely to get their shot right now. That doesn’t mean it’s…
Browsing Category The Actors Voice
Help Me Get Traffic Online
Hi Bonnie, I took one of your classes in LA when I lived there and have followed some of your online articles on acting. I started my own cooking show and blog this past year…
Keeping Your Agent in the Mix
Some actors wonder whether their agents or managers are due commission on those occasions when all the “work” involved in a particular booking is actually their own. Actors in minor markets (where multi-listing with agencies…
Upfront Fees to Talent Agents… Okay?
Hi Bonnie, I’m an actor in Southeast Washington (~4 hrs. removed from Seattle), and my five-year plan involves moving to LA to pursue acting professionally. In the meantime, I am acting in local community theatre….
The Right Store
In previous columns, I’ve used shopping analogies to explain the casting process. (See: How Casting Is Like Shopping, Shopping for Cereal, and Don’t Go Changin’, specifically.) Well, recently I was emailing with an actor who…
Thank You for Always Learning
Got a bunch of great responses to Always Learning. Here are my two favorites! Bonnie: Thank you so much for your column, Always Learning! I am a 67-year-old retired broadcaster/news director in radio and television…
That’s So On-Brand
I was having a conversation with some actors about branding (as I often do) and we got around to the part where someone says that he knows at least a hundred actors who do very…
Who Inspires Kyle Walters? Brian Morvant!
Last November, I put out a call for awesomeosity and y’all came through with flying colors. Thank you! This was such an inspiring year-end series that I decided to continue to share one “who inspires…
Always Learning
I have puppy fever. This is not a secret to anyone who spends more than a few minutes with me. I can’t wait to be a homeowner mainly so I can be a dog owner….
So Long, Self-Produced Clip of the Week!
Wait. What? Straight to Your Turn? What happened to the Self-Produced Clip of the Week? Ah… so glad you asked. Well, over two years ago, there was a dearth of structured celebration of self-produced content….