Acting as a business is full of ups and downs. But business aside, what do you do when you come to an artistic hurdle that you can’t seem to maneuver? We are here to help you navigate your way through some very common challenges actors face in the audition room. Because while some roles may be a breeze, others will take a lot more work to break into. But hey, the growth is in the challenges!Read More
Thinking of taking your rep out? Before you do, read on. Secret Agent Man shares the biggest Dos and Don’ts of the industry date in “Take Your Agent to Lunch Day.”
http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/secret-agent-man/take-your-agent-lunch-day/
With the arrival of the awards season comes a collection the year’s scripts! Browse through the screenplays, now online thanks to The Tribeca Film Festival. Check out “Gatsby, Bling Ring, and Spring Breakers, Plus Many Other 2013 Scripts Online!” and get your read on.
http://tribecafilm.com/blogs/award-season-screenplays-gatsby-sofia-coppola-spring-breakers
No matter how much we’ve trained, there are certain situations that will test our acting ability more than we initially realize. There are roles we will always find challenging, auditions we’ll find trickier than our friends do, some characters that just won’t come naturally to us.Read More
Five women who put the stars in a slew of this year’s hot awards-season projects open up about actors’ auditions and why Oscar won’t acknowledge them. Want to better understand a CD’s process? Read the Hollywood Reporter’s “Why Do These Casting Directors Get No Respect?”
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/roundtable-why-do-casting-directors-664554
