Here we are on week two of the five-week series on Critiques! Not looking for anything else at this point, because you fine folks have inundated me with more than enough goodies for this series….
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Feedback on Relationship Over Resume
Dear Bonnie, Reading your column is part of my Monday morning ritual. I soak up your always great ideas, insights, and advice and then hope for a chance to use them sooner than later…”later” meaning…
Critiques: Your Headshots
Hey, so here starts the five-week series on Critiques! No, I’m not looking for anything else (well, except for cover letters; I am low on those, comparatively), because you fine folks have inundated me with…
IMDb Resume Service: Worth It?
Hi Bonnie, Loving Self-Management for Actors. About halfway through — wow — am I edified or what! I see the business and the industry in a whole new light, seeing it more the way it…
A Year of SPCotW
One year ago today, I launched “Self-Produced Clip of the Week” here at The Actors Voice. I continue to be inspired by the clips I’m seeing (both the ones I’m sharing each week and the…
How to Ask for Feedback After an Audition
What’s a polite way to ask for feedback after an audition, regardless of whether or not you got the role? Lauren Billingsley Ah, great question. The first rule of asking for feedback is: Wait ’til…
Relationship Over Resume
A week or so ago, I saw a lovely tweet that inspired me: “I’ve always been a big believer in relationship over resume.” What Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) said during a Film Independent…
But Famous Actors Don’t Need to Worry about Branding!
Hi again Bon! I just read all of your columns regarding type and branding. Like most actors, I am resistant toward pigeon-holing myself but I just took the comedy intensive at Lesly Kahn’s and they…
Get Critiqued!
This will be a short column. But don’t you dare call me a slacker. I’m asking for more work than you might imagine, in the few words I’m going to put in front of you…
Feedback on Grace
Last week’s column on Grace generated not only a lot of email, but a lot of long email. Here are two of my favorites. Bonnie, My dear friend — and one of your biggest admirers…