A couple of weeks ago, Josh Michael Keith asked about squinting in his headshots. I had hoped I’d hear from some headshot photographers-slash-readers and — Yay! — I did. I actually received a few great…
The Revolution
I’ve said before that I think we’re going to look back on this particular era in the entertainment industry as the start of evolution into a new business model, a time of plenty for those…
How Can I Get Feedback for My Child, the Actor?
Hi Bonnie, I have four children who all have done jobs here in Hollywood. I think you may have even seen two of my children on auditions. Do you ever evaluate children? We go to…
Distribution
So, last month, I received the following question as a Your Turn: Hey Bon, I heard you about the self-producing thing. So I got a group of my talented friends together and we produced a…
Casting Dream Come True
So, you do this job you love and you have a lot of fun with it. You blog about the awesome moments that come when you get to “see the title of a film you…
Can My Headshot Be Wacky?
Dear Bonnie, Boy do I have a lot of catching up to do! So many posts, so little time. I’ve just started reading your column, and I appreciate all your insight. Now, before I scour…
Your Second Act
What’s your second act? You know, that thing you’ll do once you have gotten that first “break” and have shown this town what you’re about. Thinking you can cross that bridge when you get to…
Awesomeosity in a Bottle
You know that feeling you sometimes have? That feeling of, “I freakin’ ROCK!” I love that feeling. I wish it came over me more often. Because when it does, I cannot be stopped. I am…
Feedback on Time Management
Hey Bon, Wow. What a great article this week! One of my biggest problems (seeing as how I am “in between jobs” right now) is time management. Great ideas and I can’t agree more with…
Daily Practices
So, you may recall that a few weeks back Mavis Martin wrote in about my article called Just Get Better. In her email, she talked about daily practices — these techniques she works on every…