Okay, so I wrote a column here a couple of years ago called Headshots I Keep. I had been casting for about a year and a half at that point and I had only ever…
Posts tagged mind of the buyer
Drop-Offs to Agents?
Hi Bonnie, I love your books and column on Showfax. I am wondering if all agents hate drop-offs as opposed to mailings. In the agency book some agents specifically state that they don’t take drop-offs….
Think Like a Producer
Many times, in speaking with actors, I find an appropriate answer to common questions is, “Think like a producer. Then that decision makes sense.” Actors want to know why one actor gets cast over another…
Tea with Jessica Bendinger
This week’s column will be a bit different than my usual offering because I wanted to share with you some great stuff that came from my tea date with Jessica Bendinger (she wrote Bring It…
The Three C’s
At a recent speaking engagement, I was asked: “What do you look for in an actor?” (Note: This is probably my least favorite question.) Because actors so frequently ask this almost totally irrelevant question, I…
Meeting with a Potential Agent
‘Tis the season… for makin’ a list (checkin’ it twice)…. No, you haven’t wandered into a time warp. I know I’m making it sound like Christmas around here (and, for some actors, it will be…
In-Room Direction
This week, we’re going to take a look at in-room direction. You’ll recall that I’ve covered the audition redirect in a previous column, but this time I’m looking at the ways in which directors, CDs,…
Crappy Reader Syndrome
Another of your least favorite things (according to the emails I received in response to my question: “How Can We Make Your Job Easier?“) is a bad reader. True. Nothing can derail a thoughtfully-prepared audition…
Auditions: Reading the Room
I have a question about reading the room. During a callback, the casting director (who was stone-faced at my initial audition) was LAUGHING like I was the funniest thing alive along with the producer who…
What Traveling Taught Me
I’ve recently returned from a very quick casting gig in Columbia, Missouri. It was my first time to the Show Me State and there was record heat, of course, but that’s not what this is…