So… here comes drop season. If you were your agent’s top pick for a tremendously successful pilot season and got nothing but crappy feedback from every audition, you may find yourself on a drop list…
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But I Have Range!
While on the way to a meeting with a journalist last week, I snapped a photo of a restaurant because its awning provides not just shade, but a great look into the risk of having…
Being Attractive to Everyone
One of the many glorious convos going on at the Self-Management for Actors‘ Facebook group turned to the topic of attraction. More specifically, to the topic of those delicious breakdowns that lead off with descriptive…
March Forth
This week includes one of my favorite days of the year. No, not my birthday or a special anniversary of any kind. It’s the only day of the year that’s also a complete sentence: March…
Actor Age Range
A few months back, I put out a breakdown for a project in which there were two roles that caused a bit of comedy (in the Actor Darwinism style of comedy) regarding age range. Luckily,…
Don’t Bland It Out
Something I’ve been seeing a lot lately is the tendency for actors to “bland it out.” (Dear GAWD, please do not assume this is me encouraging actors to do the horribly overused fake glasses, raised…
Room Ready
Are you “room ready”? You may have all the talent in the world, but if you’re not prepared to rock the room, you won’t book as much as you’re capable of booking. And don’t you…
Sticky Situation
So, you’ve gotten an audition (Yay, you!) and you soon realize the role is actually *not* your bullseye. Sure, you can hit the target, but this isn’t want you want to become known for doing…
Through-Line
Recently, I was working with an actor who was struggling with his primary type, his logline, his brand. Let’s face it, a lot of actors struggle with this sort of thing, because they’re just too…
Are YOU a Spaghetti Slinger?
I’ve talked before about the type of agent who gathers the headshots of all the actors on the roster and metaphorically slings them against the wall, hoping something will stick. This “spaghetti slinging” method of…