by anitakumar | Jul 11, 2018 | Commercial Actors Should Never...
I received a call from a talent manager a few days ago. She had some concerns about a job a new talent she took on, booked direct. It was in the commercial realm and she hoped I could offer insight. To make a long story short, all signs point to the whole thing being...
by anitakumar | Apr 24, 2018 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., Uncategorized
Ch-ch-ch-changes! The self tape requests have just made their way to commercials, folks. Well, that’s not exactly true. The first time I was asked to gather a few self tapes for a job was about 5 years ago. It was for a SAG job. Production had added a completely “new...
by anitakumar | Apr 23, 2018 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., Uncategorized, US
To agent or to no agent… and which agent? Those are the questions! Sometimes I feel like you can find an opinion to match what you think/want to hear on any aspect of the industry. I always go with the study that confirms that I’ll live longer for drinking a glass of...
by anitakumar | Feb 22, 2018 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., Uncategorized, US
Here I go… beating that drum (or dead horse, depending on how over this topic you are) again. My commercial friends: I can’t emphasize enough how important really great commercial headshots are. I think you know this. But I’m not sure you KNOW, KNOW this. I believe...
by anitakumar | Feb 13, 2018 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., Uncategorized, US
Commercial actors should never believe they are less than 100% in charge of their own success. Ok, I just started right out with a lie. I have no doubt you could rattle off a list of things that are out of the control of you, the commercial actor. I can! There are a...
by anitakumar | Jan 18, 2018 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., Uncategorized
One of the great mysteries (and frustrations) in the casting world is why some actors don’t show up to their audition appointments. Right now you, the actor, are either shouting at your computer in exasperation because you would never miss an audition, let alone be...
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