Acting Classes, Headshots, Casting Site Memberships, Dues, Coaching, Personal upkeepโฆโ
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Just like any professional career: medicine, law, teaching, IT, engineering, real estate, beauty etc., there is a level of initial investment for education and a certain amount of materials to start your business. โ
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Yes, we want you to embrace your craft and relish in the art, but your career ๐ช๐ด also a business. โ
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What we do want to encourage is being financially mindful. โ
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Anything that promises a shortcut to acting is a tried and true ๐ฉโ
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Make smart financial decisions with your business and cut unnecessary expenses. โ
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Some examples on areas where you can save and leave out (as they are not crucial) are:โ
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– Websitesโ
– Mailersโ
– Giftsโ
– Slate shotsโ
– Annual headshotsโ
– Too many materials on your AA profileโ
– Business Cardsโ
– Coaching on every auditionโ
– Specialized wardrobe (please donโt buy clothes for auditions)โ
– Specialized footage shot for your reelโ
– Postcardsโ
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Yes, foundational training is important (and arguably required). And continuous training is also crucial. However, itโs OK to take breaks when needed. ๐๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ.โ
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In the meantime, keep your muscles strong by reading plays, practicing self taping daily, doing actor studies, reading for other actorโs self tapes, writing, etc. โ
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๐น๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ช ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฅ.โ
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