by Cast It Admin | Sep 9, 2015 | Seminar Recap, US
1. Watch Commercials As Homework Studying the typical roles in commercials is going to help you know how they usually cast those roles, thereby telling you what your type is. If you think of yourself as “hip twenty-something,” but you keep seeing people...
by Cast It Admin | Sep 9, 2015 | The Competitive Edge, US
Many actors think that the only thing important is to “turn on” when the camera rolls or when the scene starts. However, there is nothing farther from the truth than this. I was at my callback for an on-camera commercial casting recently and the first step of...
by Cast It Admin | Sep 8, 2015 | Theatre Review, US
“(Name withheld) would like to thank Mr. Mersola for having the guts to write this play.” (Found in an actor’s bio. Not a direct quote, btw, but you get the idea.) I’m not always a big program reader before a play. It’s rarely terribly interesting and sometimes...
by Cast It Admin | Sep 8, 2015 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
Please know that when I am pointing my finger at you, the commercial actor, there are a whole heck of a lot of fingers pointing at me, the producer, the director, the agent … and I would think this applies to everyone in the industry. But I write for actors. So,...
by Cast It Admin | Sep 8, 2015 | Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career, US
A few months ago, I embarked on a 100-day journey of creating, with several thousand other souls around the world. A few days ago (and with apologies in advance to Willie Shakes for the reference) I screwed my courage to the sticking place, left my actual apartment,...
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