Instagram Tips
When you have an Instagram account as an actor it is very important that you know how to use it to your benefit. It can be an extremely valuable asset when you know how to use it; tons of people are discovered through Instagram, and a lot of modeling agencies have been requiring a …
A Manager and Your Career
As an actor you probably hear the words agent (person who finds you the jobs), auditions (what you do to potentially get the job), set (where the project is being filmed) and manager (the person who develops your career) thrown around quite a bit. You probably know what each of these things are but …
Educating Yourself Part 2
Part two of this series in the blogs about educating yourself has to do with your online presence! When you are working on building your social media presence (which is totally something actors should be Doug these days) it is important you keep yourself educated on what the heck it is you’re doing! Social media …
Educating Yourself
In this week’s episode of My Acting Site blogs, I am going to be touching upon a couple of the important parts of educating yourself as an actor! Today’s subject is getting photos taken and what you can do to prepare yourself for the best outcome possible. A big part of the industry is getting …
Being “On Hold”
Something that happens quite frequently in the industry is that your agent will say you are “on hold” or “on spec” for a part. The first time you hear it, it can be confusing, and it is a part of the industry that can be likened to limbo. On one hand, congrats!!! You almost have …
Something Fun To Do
Are you looking for something fun to do with all of your actor friends? Need things to do to keep yourself busy while you aren’t working on your next job or audition? Well, we are lucky here in Los Angeles because we have some of the best and most exciting attractions that people come from …
Taking Your Time
When preparing for an audition it is very important that you have everything ready to go and perfectly set up exactly how you want it to be. This means giving yourself time, not only before the audition, at home, but also when you are in the actual audition room. Showing the Casting Director that you …
Changing it Up
A career in acting can mean a lot of different things. You may feel like this means a constantly changing routine with new things being thrown into the mix all the time, but there is also a possibility that you feel like you’re stuck doing the same things. Wake up, work out, run lines, go …
The Perks of SAG/AFTRA
Other than being a member of SAG/AFTRA (which means that you will be paid SAG/AFTRA scale, be taken more seriously as an actor, have a higher chance of booking major roles in films, etc…) there isn’t much more that you could want in the beginning of your career as an actor. Besides the perks such …
IMDB Pro VS Backstage
I have always been the first to say that you should be self submitting on Backstage if you are an actor in Hollywood. There is no doubt in my mind that when you are self submitting, it makes your chance of booking, or getting more agent auditions, way larger. For some reason work begets work. …