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Working on a student film for experience and scenes for your reel- What you need to know
Often new actors and actresses will work on student films for free in exchange for experience, a copy DVD of the movie for their reel and snacks. Working with film students is a great way to learn the ins and outs of working on movie sets. This also gives you the advantage of meeting […]
An Actress’ Fear of Failure
I love to read blogs and articles in the acting industry. I often come across comments like the one below on those blogs and try to help as much as I can. But since I am limited to the length of the comments I’m allowed to leave on those blogs, I decided to write my […]
Stop calling yourself an “Aspiring Actress” and here is why
What is an aspiring actress? According to Merriam Webster’s to be an aspiring actor (actress) is “a person who aspires to be and is trying to become an actor” aspiring adjective aspir·ing ə-ˈspī-riŋ : desiring and working to achieve a particular goal : having aspirations to attain a specified profession, position, etc. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspiring I called […]
Quick Tips on How to Work as an Extra in Movies or TV
Quick Tips on How to Get Work as an Extra in Movies or TV In the early 2000’s when I decided to get into acting, I was fortunate to join the (extras) cast members in “The Alamo”. I have very fond memories of that production experience and by the end of it all I walked […]