by anitakumar | Aug 30, 2015 | Tough Love for Actors, US
His phone calls to me came daily. Jon Stewart, long before his Oval Office meetings with President Barack Obama, was doggedly pursuing a meeting with a woman most people had never heard of, but whose work was enjoyed internationally. It was the mid-1990s, well before...
by anitakumar | Aug 27, 2015 | UK
Once you’ve stepped into a casting director’s studio, realize that we are one hundred percent on your side. We truly want you to be exactly right for the role and we do everything possible to make you sparkle and shine. It doesn’t always seem that way to actors,...
by anitakumar | Aug 10, 2015 | AU, Kym Jackson
A ‘demo reel’, ‘demo’, or ‘reel’ is a selection of the best clips of footage available to showcase your acting work. Your demo should NOT be longer than two and a half minutes (until you’ve played a substantial role on TV, or in studio produced or award-winning...
by anitakumar | Aug 4, 2015 | The Competitive Edge, US
Improv Dates Back To The 15th Century “Name Change Pending,” “God’s Been Drinking,” “Three Hole Punch” Folks, I have not gone off my rocker. These are the names of some 21st century improv groups and there are more…”, “The Steak and Blow Job Show”, “Oui Be Negros”,...
by anitakumar | Aug 4, 2015 | Questions & Actors, US
Desperation Caught on Tape! If you light a lamp for someone else, it will also brighten your path. ~Buddha I don’t know of any actor that walks into an audition room that doesn’t want the job, but how many actors want their fellow actor to get the job too? I was...