by Cast It Admin | Feb 24, 2015 | Tough Love for Actors, US
by Paul Russell Why Actors Shouldn’t Trust Email Actors have lost auditions and jobs due to email. On recent Paul Russell Casting projects I deliberately engaged in a digital experiment. My office, when reaching out to unrepresented actors, sought electronic...
by Cast It Admin | Jan 27, 2015 | Tough Love for Actors, US
by Paul Russell 5 Ways Actors Obliterate Post-Project Blues A joyous job lands in your lap. There’s excitement. Heightened anticipation. Self-imposed anxiety as you desire to deliver more than your best to an upcoming project. Then come the rehearsals. Bonding with...
by Cast It Admin | Nov 12, 2014 | Tough Love for Actors, US
by Paul Russell Should Actors Send Thank You Cards To Agents, Casting Directors & Directors After Every Audition? A $10 to $15 gift-card as a “Thank You for Seeing Me” must be sent by every actor to each director, casting director and talent representative after...
by Cast It Admin | Oct 22, 2014 | Tough Love for Actors, US
by Paul Russell Is There Overused Audition Material? “You can’t do that scene, everyone does it.” “Never sing that song in an audition, it’s done to death.” “Everyone and their mother murders that monologue.” How many times have you heard the above or similar about...
by Cast It Admin | Sep 23, 2014 | Tough Love for Actors, US
by Paul Russell How Typecasting Robs Actors & Reality Too many agents, casting directors, directors, and, yes, even an open-call line crammed with agitated actors can be short-sighted in envisioning truthful optics of what characters actors can portray. Although,...
by Cast It Admin | Aug 25, 2014 | Tough Love for Actors, US
by Paul Russell Why Actors Are Losing Audition Opportunities A troubling trend… Talent agents Lynne Jebens (Senior Legit Agent, The Krasny Office), Ken Melamed (Agency Owner / Partner, Bret Adams, Ltd), Diane Riley (Senior Legit Agent, Harden-Curtis &...
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