Starting out (and even continuing) an acting career can be scary for any budding/jobbing actor due to one thing – MONEY. Most budding actors have fears such as “What if I throw lots of money into acting and nothing comes of it?”. “Will I have to stay in my minimum wage job forever and sacrifice …
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The #1 way to guarantee acting work is to create your own. If you’ve not had any work for a while or the acting work you’re getting either doesn’t feel fulfilling or aligned to how you see yourself growing as an actor then there’s never been a better time to start producing your own. I’m …
Knowing how to make yourself visible as an actor is one of the toughest things aspiring actors have trouble trying to crack the code with. I get emails and comments on our social media profiles every week from actors wanting to know the magic formula for making them visible quicker. THE MAGIC FORMULA The secret to it, which really …
I see lots of actors stressing about how to impress agents, which inspired me to help you in today’s blog. It can be pretty daunting knowing where to start, the dos and don’ts and of course many actors have lots of questions such as, “do I need to have done TV work to get an …
Ok, so lots of actors want to know the secret to getting called into the casting room. It’s not really a secret, more common sense that your headshots are your most important marketing materials. If you don’t get them right, your career suffers. Simple. If you want to know the 5 headshot hacks to get …
There are two things many actors do with their acting dreams – one is consistently applying for roles and the other is nothing. I’ll share a short story with you on the nothing later. Consistently applying for roles is great action to take, however there’s still no guarantee that your acting career will pick up speed. …
In a saturated industry, where let’s face it, there will always be more actors than jobs, being average just won’t cut it and being bitter or resentful about the unfairness of the industry will only stall you. So what is an aspiring actor to do? I’ll talk you through how to be a phenomenal actor …
There are SO many things you need to know as an aspiring actor, it can be overwhelming. What you need to know more than anything (alongside your technique) are the 3 things that keep actors in the day job. Nobody told me about these when I was studying at drama school, and I really wish …
One question I am asked more than any other is ‘how can actors get more work?’. I want to share some practical tips to help you learn how to land roles without an agent (these tips are just as useful even if you have an agent). My tips are not about becoming famous, they are …
Getting a foot in the door seems to be getting more and more difficult as the number of people wanting to become actors rises year on year. Knowing how to win the acting game is something many aspiring actors struggle with for many reasons. It’s not as simple as applying for hundreds of castings week …
