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Casting Question for Teen Actors + More Answers From the Backstage Forums
What Does ‘Hitting Your Mark’ Mean, Anyway?
Sometimes, success as an actor is just a matter of knowing the ins and outs of a film and TV set and understanding the industry’s jargon. Knowing how to act is one thing, but doing things like “hitting your mark” is another. Watch me on Backstage.com here:...
How Do I Know If My Audition Went Well?
It's completely normal to "freak out" after an audition: Did I do good? Did they like me? Shoot I missed up on this line! No one laughed! etc. etc. The truth is - you will never really know what the other side of the table is thinking. So the most important...
Why Improv During a Commercial Audition is a Good Idea
What's the deal with improv? Should you use it in an audition? Is it really helpful in the room? Here's why casting directors love improvisors...
Are You Selling the Wrong Type?
I’ve met so many talented actors over the years who have all the right tools in place—headshot, resume, reel, website—yet they can’t seem to book work. Why?It's simple: these actors are selling the wrong type. As actors, you want to play many...
Actors, Do You Know What "In Perpetuity" Means?
Your agent sends you on a job that if you book it, pays you $1000. Just think ofall the things you could do with $1000! You could pay off your credit card, take atrip to your...
10 Ways for Actors to Practice Self-Care (Featured in Backstage.com)
One the most important-yet-often-forgotten aspects of an actor’s life is self-care. How you do it depends on who you are and what makes you comfortable, but don’t let the practice fall through the cracks.Below are some suggestions on how to make sure you’re practicing...
Podcast: Creating Your Own Work
"When you create your own work, it just gives you such confidence. And so starting small, I just had people start writing scenes for each other. You know this person, you have been in class together forever. Just write a scene for them and have it be in a coffee shop...
10 Secrets of Casting Directors
"The boundaries are also being pushed in commercial casting, according to commercial casting director Melonie Mack. “If you think about the Cheerios commercial that showed an interracial couple [in 2013]—that was the first time we were seeing that. We’ve recently had...