Your Creativity
Below is a video from a filmmaker friend of ours who went to New York recently on a business trip and just decided to take some random footage while he was there. What he didn’t even realize when he started was that he was making this video. It just started as something to do in …
Procrastination and Actors
For many years we have been a career counselor of sorts to a number of actors, fine artists, musicians etc. We have found one factor common to ALL artists who had not attained the success they were seeking: PROCRASTINATION. Procrastination is defined by the Webster’s New World Dictionary as the action of deferring action; …
Being on time for your auditions.
An acting teacher friend used to say: “If you’re early, you’re on time. If you’re on time, you’re late. If you’re late, you’re fired.” We find these to be truly inspirational words. There is nothing more important (as an actor showing up to an audition) than being on time. When you’re on time to an …
How should an actor dress for an audition?
We decided to dip into the well of our own client actors and ask them for some pearls of wisdom. This one comes from a young lady who has been a seasoned SAG veteran for years – while only being 16! Here’s what she told us: “I have a friend who had a hit show …
What is a domain name?
A domain name is the string of characters that makes any website memorable – or completely forgettable. It’s an address of sorts, being that you’ll have to type this particular set of characters into your web browser in order to access the site. For example: If you want to visit Apple’s website, you go …
Testimonials
We’ve got some pretty happy clients. Here’s what a few of them have had to say: How did we exist before online casting, demo reels, and actors’ websites? It’s a great improvement over the Dark Ages of pounding the pavement and “dropping in” at casting offices. And nowhere is there a better tool than …
Tweet Story
People write these brilliant tweets. Why not turn them into short stories? The inspirational tweet comes from @Garrett_Moriati: And here’s the story it gave birth to: The Collapse. It happened. We were hoping it wouldn’t, but here we are. No one offers an explanation, since it doesn’t matter at this point anyway. …
Client Profile: Jade Pettyjohn
An actor’s film debut is a pretty exciting time. You’ve got Johnny Depp in A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984. You’ve got Woody Allen in What’s New Pussycat? in 1965. Man, you even have Matt Damon in Mystic Pizza in 1988. And now we’ve got Jade Pettyjohn in McKenna Shoots for the Stars. Jade’s …
Count Your Blessings
Recently our friend Gabbi Welch took to the streets. She was accompanied by her husband Ben and their friend Travis, as well as 2 acoustic guitars and a very somber tambourine. This is the musical project known as Count. They were in Downtown Los Angeles to shoot a music video for their folky and …
Two “Hats”
Unless you’re a massive star, you have to cover 2 basic fields as an actor. The first, of course, is the craft of your acting. This is your actual product. It’s what people pay you for, therefore, it’s your form of exchange. This needs to be refined with classes, practice, and real-life audition experience. …