Tough Love for Actors

by Paul Russell How Often Should Actors Contact Agents & Managers? “How often should an actor send a submission to an agent when seeking representation?” was the question that came flying at me this week during my master class. I got a cartoonish jaw-drop gape...

Questions & Actors

by Karen Pavlick To judge or not to judge…why is it even an option? I am not sure why we are a society that loves to judge others. Is it because those that judge are not happy with their lives? Perhaps, those that judge are jealous or envious? Perhaps, putting...

Military Veterans in The Entertainment Industry

By Stephanie Maura Sanchez “What!?!  You were in the Navy? But you’re so feminine.” That’s the response I usually get from casting when they scroll to the bottom of my resume where I have listed under additional experience: “4.5 years as an officer in the U.S. Navy.”...

The Competitive Edge

by Casting Director, Terry Berland Analyzing Commercial Copy When do you choose frustration over being a victim and why? I am going to advise that in a commercial script, choose likeable sarcastic frustration over being a victim.  The exception to this rule is when...

The Competitive Edge

by Casting Director, Terry Berland Confidence is part of the formula for success. Do your work to be the best actor you can be, believe in yourself and other people will believe in you. Sometimes you lose confidence and it takes someone else to believe in you.  That...