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…
Posts tagged actor myths
The Work: Ep. 0701 — Matter
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0701 of The Work. Download Here! Matter: When you’re mired in actor busy work, when you’re blue because of what’s not working, when you’re just feeling DONE, consider…
CD Workshop Reps Are Salespeople FIRST
Bon, help. I’m going through major FOMO with all the CD workshops and courses on boosting my social media following and everyone is making it sound like it’s all so important but I’m not made…
Gift of Fear
My email address is on my IMDb profile and occasionally I’ll get “fan mail.” What is my responsibility to answer when maybe they’re not just fans but possibly pervs? There’s an older man who has…
Turn Down for What
Yowza! I got a *lot* of feedback on last week’s Sorry Is a Sucky Word column. Thank you, beautiful people! It’s so great hearing from you and knowing when something I share has such an…
The Work: Ep. 0611 — Great Expectations
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0611 of The Work. Download Here! Great Expectations: So many aspiring actors wanna know if it’s your age, your agent, your market, your WHATEVER that make a successful…
The Work: Ep. 0610 — How Many Headshots Do I Need Anyway
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0610 of The Work. How Many Headshots Do I Need Anyway: Actors love to obsess over how many headshots are enough. One? Two? Three? Ten? Casting director Bonnie…
Feedback on Do Your Tools Measure Up
This week’s Your Turn is one very quick and simple bit of feedback on last week’s column “Do Your Tools Measure Up?” — and it sums up quite nicely all the feedback I received via…
Acting in a Market with No Industry
Dear Bonnie, I’ve read your book and I loved it! I still don’t know what to do and where to start though, because I’m not English-speaking. (How would I say the line or impress someone…