Welcome to week three of the five-week series on Critiques! Thank you to all the rockstar actors who submitted materials for review. We’re all set (read: I don’t need any new content, thanks) and I’m…
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Critiques: Your Resumes
Here we are on week two of the five-week series on Critiques! Not looking for anything else at this point, because you fine folks have inundated me with more than enough goodies for this series….
Critiques: Your Headshots
Hey, so here starts the five-week series on Critiques! No, I’m not looking for anything else (well, except for cover letters; I am low on those, comparatively), because you fine folks have inundated me with…
Get Critiqued!
This will be a short column. But don’t you dare call me a slacker. I’m asking for more work than you might imagine, in the few words I’m going to put in front of you…
Best Actor Cover Letter Ever
Y’know, sometimes actors make me beam with pride at their ability to be brilliantly talented, amazingly professional, totally funny, and willing to share their toys. David Nathan Schwartz has done all of those things. Look…
Bad Cover Letters, Good Cover Letters
Thank you as always, wonderful readers, for sharing your cover letters for this piece. If you’re looking for a list of quick dos and don’ts for cover letters, revisit my previous column: Covering the Cover…
Bad Headshots, Good Headshots IV
Finally! Your long-awaited final installment of Bad Headshots, Good Headshots is here! (Here are links to versions I, II, and III, plus the retouching article.) Woo hoo! This week, I specifically chose headshots that did…
Bad Headshots, Good Headshots III
So, I’ve given you a round of these columns before (see Bad Headshots, Good Headshots; and Bad Headshots, Good Headshots II for context). And last week, we talked about headshot retouching. Cool. Next week, we’ll…
Bad Websites, Good Websites III
For our final installment of the series on actor websites, let’s get down to it: Do casting directors, producers, directors, agents, and managers even look at actors’ websites? Well, yes and no. Nearly seven years…
Bad Websites, Good Websites II
Since we’ve covered creative design topics, we’ll now look at practical issues: Do you need a website? Are actor website services worth the money or should you do it yourself? I interviewed some actors whose…