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Home Video Studio Setup

March 30, 2018 by Brian Bowers

I believe that every actor should have their own home video studio setup, for a couple of reasons.

First, it gives you more flexibility for auditions. What happens when you get a call for a last minute audition that you can't make it to? It's rare that a casting director can be flexible enough to see you outside of their normal audition times. But with a home studio, you could easily self-tape your audition and send the video file directly to them.

The ability to self-tape your audition can also open you up to opportunities outside of your home market. There may be a role that you'd be great for, but is shooting in a different area. It might pay enough to make it worthwhile to travel for the gig, but you don't necessarily want to travel in for just the audition. Again, with a home video studio you can self-tape your audition and email the video file, saving you the time and hassle of traveling in to audition for a job that you're not guaranteed to get.

Filed Under: Acting, filmmaking Tagged With: acting, auditions, home studio

Why you bombed that audition before it began

March 2, 2017 by gorillafilmschool Leave a Comment

bad auditions

One of my biggest pet peeves as an agent was how clueless many actors were about auditions. Or specifically, that they had no idea about the kinds of roles they should or shouldn’t be auditioning for.

Actors would come in with a copy of the breakdown for a big studio film shooting in the area and point out a role they thought they were “perfect” for. Then would come fifty questions wondering if we had submitted them for the job, how could they get the casting director to meet with them (because of course if the casting director saw them in person they would KNOW that they were right for the role), and what sort of money they would get from the gig.

Filed Under: Acting Tagged With: acting, agents, auditions, headshots, resumes

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