Motivational Monday: Peter Dinklage
Peter Dinklage studied acting at the University of Bennington in Virginia. After graduating, he moved to NYC and struggled with finding work acting so he ended up looking for another job. After two years of couch and job surfing, he started working at Professional Examination Services as a data enterer. He continued to work …
Is it REALLY about “Who You Know?”
Despite what many think, making it the acting profession has very little to do with knowing the right person. Sure, there is that one person “who did no acting at all” and was discovered, but that is not what we are talking about. We are talking about a working actor who stumbles upon “the right …
Two Common Misconceptions
Throughout my time in Los Angeles as an actor, I have run into a lot of things that people believe to be true that turn out to actually not be true at all. They are also things that could possibly be detrimental to your career so I have found it is important to get things …
Seeing Improvement
As an actor, there can be times where you think to yourself “what the heck is this all for?” If you haven’t booked a job recently, or it has been a slow season without a lot going on, you may feel like getting down on yourself and annoyed at the industry and maybe even the …
Your Social Media Game
If you are going to use social media, you need to be able to use it to your advantage. If you are going to be on Instagram with a public profile that any one can find easily it is important you treat it as a business tool, and not as something that could stop …
Enjoy The Wins
Being an artist is amazing. Being able to follow your dreams and create things that are important to you and mean something real are great reasons to pursue your passion and be an artist as your choice of career. There can also be some trying times. Thee are the times of rejection, where you …
Staying Successful
There are few rules to staying happy and entertained in this industry. The main rule is to ensure that there is nothing else you’d rather be doing than being in the entertainment industry because it is a difficult and demanding life. The other simple rules boil down to keeping yourself working and living the …
SAG AFTRA Conservatory
It’s that time of year again when the SAG AFTRA conservatory is going strong! If you are a member of SAG and do not know about this conservatory, or do know about it and have never tried it out, I’ll give you some reasons to see what it’s all about! I am an active …
Producing Your Own Content
Recently I decided with a friend that it would be fun to make a web series, so we sat down, had a super fun conversation one day, and out that conversation came eight super short episodes that we decided to shoot. We tried the first time with a DP who was amazing, but the footage …
Movie Service
As an actor, something I find to be extremely important is being able to watch movies and television so that I can keep up with what is going on in the industry. There are a lot of services out there that allow you to watch these films and tv shows, but most of them, I …