by Larry | Apr 6, 2017 | Beginning Actor, Blog, Featured
Here’s the BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front): DO NOT Pay upfront to be “accepted” into an “agency” or for representation. This acting scam is so old I can’t believe the lines for it remain so long. The dream of acting stardom can be so...
by Larry | Jan 5, 2015 | Beginning Actor, Videocast Episode
Welcome to our first ever videocast! In our first episode, I discuss a few clues that will help you recognize a scam talent agency. Links mentioned in video: Seven Steps To A Professional Acting Career – Part 1 http://www.sagaftra.org/professionalrepresentatives...
by Larry | Jan 2, 2015 | Beginning Actor
A new year has finally arrived! Is it finally time to pursue your love of acting? When I was in my 20s, I tried to become an actor. I lived in Chicago – a big market – had headshots and an agent. Sounds like a good start, right? But I was one 20-something...
by Anna | Dec 1, 2014 | Beginning Actor
Hollywood is in Atlanta! Hollywood Atlanta or AtlantaWood! Several films and popular tv shows are settling in the south as filmmakers take advantage of the tax credit that Georgia offers. Movie studios are being built, including one in Gwinnett County, GA that will...
by Larry | Dec 11, 2012 | Beginning Actor
I’m a big believer in NOT re-inventing the wheel. I also know I am not the end-all, be-all of acting career advice. Which is why you’ll find me touting people like Amy Jo Berman. She is a casting director and former VP of Casting for HBO. She has a heart...
by Anna | Mar 23, 2012 | Beginning Actor
This is a very common cliché that can have a very negative connotation. Sometimes when you hear it, it may mean that you really stink at something and the critic is telling you to go back to what you are good at. If you hear it on an audition, well, then you might...
