Alright folks, it’s topic we love to hate. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚-𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨. Or any co-star audition for that matter where you run the risk of overthinking it and letting it keep you up at night. One-liners (or any audition for that matter) should not keep you up at night! One-liners refer to any audition where you only have 1 line. But we’re doing to dive a little deeper today and talk more about these small …
So you’ve finally started the journey of finding your next acting class. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. And it can feel overwhelming. Especially when there’s such a significant financial and time commitment. You want to make sure you are choosing the right 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 for 𝘆𝗼𝘂. Some studios offer a free or reduced rate audit of their classes. Auditing allows actors the opportunity to assess the class to see if it’s the right …
Actor’s Access, Casting Networks, Breakdown Express, Cast It, LA Casting, Backstage, Casting Frontier… So many casting programs, so little time! 𝙻𝚎𝚝’𝚜 𝚐𝚘 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚔 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜, 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚠𝚎? Actor’s Access and Breakdown Express are both services that are part of the parent company, Breakdown Services. The primary difference between Actor’s Access and Breakdown Express is that Actor’s Access breakdowns go directly to the actors only. Actors are able to …
Hard to believe we haven’t covered this term yet! What exactly does it mean to be SAG-Eligible and how can you obtain that status? Becoming a SAG Eligible actor (aka SAG-e) means you’ve met SAG-AFTRA’s minimum requirements to join and are now qualified to become a member whenever you’re ready. This also means you can continue to work union jobs (temporarily) until you must join the union. To become SAG Eligible, you must either …
If you’ve heard these words before but haven’t been exactly sure *what* it means, read on… Being in the mix in itself is a pretty generalized term. Essentially, it means you are being considered for the role and are likely part of a narrowed down short list. That short list could be mean as little as 2 and as large as 12 actors. If you’re “strongly” in the mix, you’ll likely already be pinned for the role. This suggests that …
During pilot season, we believe any day can be Tuesday ;) And since we’re drawing a close on pilot season, we thought we’d dive into the explanation of what a holding fee is. A holding fee can mean a couple of different things whether the project is a commercial or episodic television. In commercials, if a client decides they want to hold an actor, it means the actor cannot book a commercial for a competing …
You may not know (or even need to know) what cross-boarding is but as we say a lot over here, #𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄, the better. Cross-boarding is a term that TV productions use when they plan to shoot two or three different episodes at the same time. This method is primarily used when a specific location is needed across multiple episodes and can only be used for a certain time frame. This is also more cost effective: long …
Once you get into some bigger, fancier deals as an actor (and you will!), among some of the fun things your agent will get to negotiate for you is photo approval. Photo approval, or sometimes called “likeness approval,” is the amount of input an actor is able to give for a still photograph or drawing taken of them for a project. On the high end, some agents are able to negotiate 100% photo approvals when the actor …
It’s official! Pilot season is… 𝘏𝘌𝘙𝘌! Anyone feeling it yet? Pilot Season is the time between January and April when networks are casting for and shooting pilots (the initial episode of a series) as a test run for the show. Traditionally, shows begin to air in the fall, which is why it made sense for Networks to start the pilot process in early spring. And thus “pilot season,” (aka, the casting dark ages) was born. …
What is the difference between a day player and a co-star role? Well, nothing really. A co-star refers to the 𝗦𝗜𝗭𝗘 of the role. A day player refers to the type of 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧. 𝔸𝕝𝕝 𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕖𝕣𝕤 (𝕚𝕟 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖) 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕔𝕠-𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕤 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕔𝕠-𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕖𝕣𝕤. Deciding which co-star roles are “day player” roles comes down to an assessment of the script and ultimately, a locked DOOD. This is why, for …