Ramani Leah, CSA

Have you ever had this thought or heard someone say it before?⁠ ⁠ We’ve been surprised to hear how many actors are concerned about this.⁠ ⁠ The very cool thing about our industry (other than creating intricate worlds and complex characters), is that a lot of us are multihyphenates.⁠ ⁠ How many times have you been introduced to someone who is an actor-director-writer-producer? Throw yoga instructor in there and now you’re really in LA 😉⁠ ⁠ Point is, this is …

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Here are just a few of the concerns we’ve heard from actors during the overall shift from in-person auditioning to self taping:⁠ ⁠ “We can’t connect with anyone in the room anymore.”⁠ ⁠ “They no longer get a sense of my personality.”⁠ ⁠ “They don’t get a feel for my energy.”⁠ ⁠ While there may be some truth these statements, at the end of the day, they are rather irrelevant. ⁠ ⁠ Connection, personality and energy are all nice things …

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𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙮𝙩𝙝 𝙙𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚.⁠ ⁠ You may have not thought of it this way, but casting is an art. ⁠ ⁠ It requires a certain taste and appreciation for storytelling. ⁠ ⁠ 𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕟𝕠 𝕥𝕨𝕠 𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕒𝕞𝕖.⁠ ⁠ The casting process certainly has a business aspect and process. ⁠ ⁠ And the process does have many similarities across platforms and mediums. ⁠ ⁠ But that does not mean CDs share the …

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Acting Classes, Headshots, Casting Site Memberships, Dues, Coaching, Personal upkeep…⁠ ⁠ Acting can feel expensive. ⁠ ⁠ Here’s the tea ☕️⁠ ⁠ 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. ⁠ ⁠ Yes, we want you to embrace your craft and relish in the art, but your career 𝘪𝘴 also a business. ⁠ ⁠ What …

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Let’s start off the new year with a myth we hear allll the time. ⁠ ⁠ We get it, you want to hop the fence and skip to the good part. ⁠ ⁠ But doing co-star work is actually an incredibly valuable (and important) step in your #actorjourney⁠ ⁠ Once you’re thrown into the guest start & up pool, things can get a lot more… competitive. ⁠ ⁠ And while we are always interested and eager to meet new actors, …

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So the holidays have a us a little behind. We’re switching things up and coming in with a TUESDAY Myth Debunker. We promise it’ll be a good one 😇⁠ ⁠ Double-tap if you’ve ever gotten a cmail notification only to be let down by another pesky self tape extension notice. ⁠ ⁠ 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥.⁠ ⁠ This was the audition you felt you nailed. ⁠ ⁠ CLEARLY they must have extended the deadline because no one did it for …

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This might be our biggest myth of all. ⁠ ⁠ But first, here are a few things we don’t want you to be confused about:⁠ ⁠ YES, the time and energy you put into your career will yield more favorable results⁠ ⁠ YES, you should make the things that are important to you (your acting career included) ONE of your priorities. ⁠ ⁠ YES, other people will rely on you to make acting {A} priority (your team, productions hiring you, …

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