by Anna | Mar 20, 2012 | Acting for Children
If you haven’t noticed, Larry has been pretty busy between being sick, commercial shoots, and his day job. I told him that I would step in and write a few posts from my experience as an actor’s wife and a mother of a future actress. The Drama Queen Ever...
by Larry | Jan 28, 2012 | Beginning Actor
2nd Update!! Get around SAG’s “Catch 22” eligibility rule and save $1400! But you must act soon! What I discuss below about joining AFTRA now to get around SAG’s “Catch 22” eligibility rule is accurate and just confirmed by AFTRA...
by Larry | Jan 24, 2012 | Beginning Actor
This post is for ALL actors, regardless of experience. Let’s be honest, ten years ago it was 2002 and the internet was not even a teenager. The movie “You’ve Got Mail” with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan had only come out a few years prior with its...
by Larry | Jan 18, 2012 | Beginning Actor, Blog, Featured, Getting Started
Alright! You’re on your way. You’ve got enough experience to fill a starter resume’, you have awesome headshots, you’ve learned a ton in your acting classes, you persevered and are represented by an agent, you’re networking and you even...
by Larry | Jan 12, 2012 | Beginning Actor, Blog, Featured, Getting Started
Ok. If you read Part 1, you know you’ll need acting experience, professional headshots, and some solid training to get started in this crazy industry. If it wasn’t obvious, all three of those first steps should be occurring at about the same time. Now,...
by Larry | Jan 6, 2012 | Beginning Actor, Blog
I know, you’re saying “Larry, you just said several times that this is a business! Why would I act for free?” Great question. The answer is because no one is going to pay you without any experience AND there is a lot of very valuable experience to be...
by Larry | Jan 6, 2012 | Beginning Actor, Headshot
Ah, the all-important actor headshot! You may have heard the expression “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” That cliche’ holds a lot of truth and is the primary reason you MUST have a professional, competitive headshot. Your...
by Larry | Jan 6, 2012 | Beginning Actor, Blog, Featured, Getting Started
“What have you done for me lately?!” Mr. Martello called out to his new ensemble cast. He was my high school drama teacher. He was revered by the student body and the community for putting on truly excellent theater that put other schools to shame...
by Larry | Jul 30, 2011 | Beginning Actor, Blog, Featured, Getting Started
The Critical First Test. Do you need to act? So there I was sitting in a folding chair ready to take notes from a well-known professional acting coach. I was anxious to hear the ‘secret’ to the acting business in Atlanta. She began, “Don’t be...
