I enjoy your column on Showfax. Your writing shows great insight in a subject that appears quite confusing to we outlanders. And I love your rants. It makes me feel not so alone with similar…
Browsing Category The Actors Voice
Your Best Actor Year Yet
A lot of folks recommend New Year’s resolutions. I’m not one of those people. For most, New Year’s resolutions become a list of “ways I failed” a few months into the year. Also, New Year’s…
Tip Shares from The Actors Voice Readers
This week’s Your Turn will be a collection of emails I received about this series on websites, just to round things up. Wow. Great advice. I Googled myself. IMDb is first. But it’s followed by…
Bad Websites, Good Websites III
For our final installment of the series on actor websites, let’s get down to it: Do casting directors, producers, directors, agents, and managers even look at actors’ websites? Well, yes and no. Nearly seven years…
Staying the Course; Time to Hire a Publicist?
I was reading this week’s “Your Turn” and it took me until the second paragraph to realize, “Holy crap, it’s MY question!” Thank you so very much for taking the time to respond so thoroughly….
Bad Websites, Good Websites II
Since we’ve covered creative design topics, we’ll now look at practical issues: Do you need a website? Are actor website services worth the money or should you do it yourself? I interviewed some actors whose…
It Was Easier Being Green
Thank you so much for your column. I have been a religious reader for some time now and have found so much information and inspiration in it. You are truly an invaluable resource for we…
Bad Websites, Good Websites
Hoo, boy! What a topic! I thought Bad Headshots, Good Headshots was a hot one. Ooh, there are some serious issues surrounding actor websites… and everyone takes critiques of their “babies” very personally. Wow! So,…
Please Write about Actor Websites
I’ve been in New York for the past two years and have been reading your column for the past couple of months. I find most of it very pertinent to the New York scene, and…
Electronic Submission Pitfalls
A few years ago, I wrote about the importance of noting a casting director’s preference for electronic submissions. Absolutely, most casting directors are still “old school” and the hardcopy submission of your headshot and resumé…