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Social Networking and Acting

in The Actors Voice on December 29, 2008 August 14, 2025

A couple of weeks ago, I was a participant in an event held by the Talent Managers Association and it seemed my fellow casting directors and I spent as much time chatting about Facebook as…

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2008 in Photos

in Quizzes and Memes on December 26, 2008 August 14, 2025

Year-end 12 of 12. Thanks again, Chad, for a lovely time. And hooray!!!!!! on being cancer-free! 😉 January: Casting lists. Lists! LISTS! February: Faxing sides to Showfax for STS auditions. March: FIND of the year!…

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The Year in Review

in Quizzes and Memes on December 25, 2008 August 14, 2025

(See also 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004.) Take the first line (or so) from the first post of each month of 2008. That’s your Year In Review. January 2008: Help me understand this, please. Now,…

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2008 in Questions

in Quizzes and Memes on December 24, 2008 August 14, 2025

(See also 2007 in Questions, 2006 in Questions, 2005 in Questions, and 2004 in Questions.) 1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Trust more deeply than ever before. I know,…

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Feedback on The Great Headshot Purge

in The Actors Voice on December 22, 2008 August 14, 2025

This week’s Your Turn is two quickies. One in support of The Great Headshot Purge, and one offering intern services. Halloo Bon! I love reducing the number of hardcopies used for lots of reasons: 1)…

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What We Learned in 2008

in The Actors Voice on December 22, 2008 August 14, 2025

Let me start by saying that I am both overwhelmed and inspired by the emails generated by the question I asked a few weeks back: “What did you learn in 2008?” You fine folks are…

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LA Pilot Season Questions

in The Actors Voice on December 15, 2008 August 14, 2025

Hi Bonnie, I have been reading a lot on pilot season in LA. I am really interested in going and auditioning for some pilots. I really have been preparing by reading and researching about pilot…

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The Great Headshot Purge

in The Actors Voice on December 15, 2008 August 14, 2025

Okay, so I’m gearing up for casting three feature films within the next couple of months and that means it’s time to knock the dust off the old headshot files! Usually, after each project I…

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Feedback on What If vs. What Is

in The Actors Voice on December 8, 2008 August 14, 2025

Hi Ms. Bonnie, Well to start, I want to say that I love The Actors Voice column and I wish I could have found it sooner. I was actually recommended to come here from a…

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Focus

in The Actors Voice on December 8, 2008 August 14, 2025

It’s vitally important that actors spend time working on their craft. Of course. That goes without saying. Having talent, being able to access the instrument, knowing you have a gift — that’s all part of…

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