Everyone does have an opinion. Remember that when you ask for feedback on any of your marketing materials. Last week a friend of mine asked me if her reel was good and prefaced it with wanting my honest opinion because one of her friends said she’d seen her better in other roles. Here [...]
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The Big Agencies in LA
February 22nd, 2010
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Ahhhh, Research! If you’re an artist first and business person second, sometimes the hugeness of “the business” can be overwhelming. And it is: which is why you take bite sized chunks of it and work with what you’ve got. I found a link to this article (from the Financial Times) on twitter [...]
Tip: Elevate Films
February 18th, 2010
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I had a fun shoot and was painted blue for a short we did to help promote David Wood’s new book, “Get Paid for Who You Are“. It was a fun team to work with and that is part of what makes being an actor awesome- when you get to work with people you [...]
Bob Fraser’s “How to Deal with Nasty People” note
January 16th, 2010
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I’ve been a subscriber of Bob Fraser’s news letter Show Biz How-To for a few years now and I’ve learned quite a bit from just his emails. Check out the email I received today! Thanks Bob! -Aurora
From Bob Fraser’s email:
As you know, one of my oft-repeated themes is “be nice.”
I don’t harp on this because [...]
On Breaking Down the Script
January 15th, 2010
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I started working on breaking down “Project 2″ and thought that it would be a good opportunity to give you a quick look at what I do to breakdown a script. Using “the Funnel” will make all your choices align. -Aurora
“The Funnel”
Super Objective: What your character lives for in the most macro [...]
ActorFest- Demo Reel Services: Secret Handshake Entertainment
December 10th, 2009
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We were able to collect two interviews for Reel Services at ActorFest. They offer different services and we encourage you to look around and find the best fit you you. Here is a link to our Create Your Reel interview for comparison. Secret Handshake Entertainment is a production company that will also put [...]
ActorFest- Improv Training: Acme Comedy
December 7th, 2009
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We spoke with Dan Kane at Acme Comedy. He gave us useful info about their improv school, training, and shows! Check out what he says about being a newbie in town!
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ActorFest- Demo Reel Services: Create Your Reel
December 4th, 2009
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We captured an interview with Retta Putignano, owner of Create Your Reel, a company that writes, shoots and edits a reel for you. If you’re missing footage and want to showcase your chops, Create Your Reel is where to go. She gives a bunch of good insights about what the current trend in reels are [...]
ActorFest- Seat Filling Service: Theater Extras
November 27th, 2009
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We learned about Theater Extras, a seat filling service, from Justin Okin at ActorFest. This means you get to see theater all over LA and NYC for cheap! What this little gem we found gives you is a way to do your live theater research for the price of one or two Broadway [...]
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