Today I’m gonna do a little demystifying of “the secret language of casting directors.” (If you missed where this convo started with talent manager Anna Lewkowska last year, catch up with a click here.) One…
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You’re Half-Assing Things
I’m gonna take you with me to Pilates for a class. Two classes, actually. First class, Friday. There’s “that lady.” Now, I don’t know about you and your relationship with classes — whether it’s the…
ACTORS! Your Type and Brand: REVEALED!
One of the number-one most popular functions of our badass Self-Management for Actors Facebook group is the crowdsourcing that comes so freakin’ easily when you’ve got an audience of 12,000 people who’ve gathered with the…
Are You Living in the Past?
One of the biggest A-HA moments I can help give actors and other creative storytellers is about one of the most frustrating things I see going on out there. Living in the past. It’s ridiculously…
Don’t Be “That Guy”
Hello and woo HOO! It’s freakin’ August! *How* is that possible? Eesh! Okay, so you know “that guy” right? That guy who self-promotes in a way that’s basically entering a party wearing a sandwich board…
Actors: Social Media and Stoppers
Ah, actors. I love y’all. You are smart and creative and clever and you’ve got a shitton of hustle. Unfortunately, someone has taken your natural inclination to look for what might give you “the edge”…
No Role? No Opinion.
Ah… I love it when a pattern emerges. At this weekend’s amazing SMFA Retreat in Los Angeles, it was clear that a lot of actors have been told a lot of things about what they…
If I Do My Job Well, You Don’t Need Me As Much
I’ve recently been thinking a lot about resonance. When something resonates with us, it creates positive emotions. It’s right. We feel it in our gut. We just KNOW. We’ve done enough research to calculate the…
The Work: Ep. 0703 — Actors and Social Media: The New STOPPER
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0703 of The Work. Download Here! Actors and Social Media: The New STOPPER Hollywood casting director Bonnie Gillespie debunks a popular myth that actors should obsess about growing…
Actors and Social Media: The New STOPPER
It’s no secret that a few casting directors have gone on record stating that an actor’s social media following can influence casting decisions. While opportunistic marketing gurus have found a way to use those few…