Phew! Last week’s column on The CD Workshop Issue generated a lot (A LOT) of email and phone calls. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Thank you! I’ve been asked whether I could provide a…
Posts tagged networking
How to Network Badly
Last week, after a long hiatus, we had a Hollywood Happy Hour Holiday Bash and it was awesome. Over a hundred lovely folks from all areas of the industry popped in over the course of…
The Delicate Art of Self-Promotion
I’ve written before about Self-Promotion, Rookie Orientation, and Publicists, but never have I really gotten into detail about “The Delicate Art of Self-Promotion.” And believe me, it is delicate. You — as a consumer of…
Networking as “Yes, and…”
Yesterday I was speaking with a group of actors about the torture that is networking. Of course, I don’t see networking as torture. I see it as something I used to be bad at and…
Should I Go to the Film Festival?
Hey Bonnie! Thanks again for your wonderful columns. It’s like a secret little treat I get to devour each week. If only more actors knew about it, we’d have a lot more informed actors out…
Directional Networking
There’s this episode of Friends in which Ross and Rachel each come up with a list of famous people with whom they could “mess around” without their partner considering it cheating. When Isabella Rossellini —…
Rookie Orientation
For our first anniversary, my husband and I went to an amazing spa/resort place with his precious son (my precious stepson). (Don’t worry. It was located near a really cool amusement park, and the boys…
Networking: It’s the Little Things
Hi Bonnie, We met through SAG Foundation earlier this year at the cold reading session in February. I learned a lot then about clickable headshots, so I’ve been following your articles on Showfax. This latest…
How to Work the Room
Like it or not, developing relationships is one of the most important elements of getting work in Hollywood. And for most actors, working the room is the scariest part of the game. I hear actors…
Laying the Groundwork for a Show Bible
Thank you so much for your articles, they have been enormously insightful. Here is my question. I intern at a casting office and have great relationships with everyone there. They are even working to help…