Note: You’re not gonna like this one. At first. If you stick with me, you’ll come out of it feeling more empowered about it, but if you’re the reactive type (and the full moon energy…
Posts tagged submissions
The Numbers in Parentheses on a Casting Notice: What Do They MEAN?!?
During yesterday’s Get in Gear for the Next Tier live Q&A Zoom, one of the Qs was less about the usual deep-dive enoughness, brand awareness, relationship management, content creation, online presence, and money mindset of…
NEVER Email Agents on the Weekend (and Other Bullshit)
Ah, there’s nothing worse than a RULE shared far and wide with actors (or creatives of any kind) that serves no purpose other than to: ~ exacerbate the power disparity between buyers and artists ~…
Should Actors Submit to Agents Right Now?
We had our free quarterly SMFA Tune-Up call on Saturday. We’ve been doing these free calls since early 2014 when the 4th edition of Self-Management for Actors was fresh from the printer and my goal…
The Work: Ep. 1001 — Lessons from a Casting Favor
Thank you for joining us for Episode 1001 of The Work. Lessons from a Casting Favor: What are actors doing wrong, when it comes to their online presence? Hollywood casting director Bonnie Gillespie takes you…
Your Actor Logline
One of the coolest moves I’ve ever seen comes from an actor who’d been training in Self-Management for Actors with us… who then got an audition from us… after submitting on a breakdown in which…
Lessons from a Casting Favor
A week ago, I popped in at the SMFA Ninjas Facebook group to post a vague — but very effin’ cool — casting notice. Why not call my favorite agents and managers? With whom I…
Submitting to an Agent
So, it’s definitely submission season, showcase season, meeting season ’round Hollywood. (If you don’t already have your FREE calendar of the showbiz seasons, please head over here to grab the SMFA Hot Sheet that’ll keep…
Don’t Change ALL the Things
Do you remember that game Mastermind? It’s a strip of wood or plastic with different-colored pegs, obscured from view and lined up in a certain order by one player. The other player tries to line…
The Work: Ep. 0906 — Going Fishing
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0906 of The Work. Going Fishing: You’ve seen famous actors’ names in breakdowns. Sometimes, we’re not just looking for a particular type of actor; we’re going fishing! Learn…