This episode deals specifically with navigating life as an actor in the time of Covid-19.
Here are just a few of the many wonderful things we learned:
What's your #1 audition tip?
Whats your #1 audition tip?
What's your #1 commercial headshot tip?
Here’s what you’ll learn:
1) Should YOU move to L.A. with your actor child? Here’s how to know for sure.
2) How long did it take Dove Cameron before she got her FIRST JOB and WHAT WAS IT?
3) How can you best prepare for your child actor’s future?
4) Can you work as a “legal 18” if you are only 16 or 17 years old? (Yes, here’s how!)
5) Should you as a parent also be your child’s manager?
6) What is THE LAW that protects all child actors? (You need to know about this!)
7) How can you get in touch with Bonnie so YOU can personally consult with her?
What's your #1 audition tip?
(Masters of Sex, Gilmore Girls, Grown Ups 2)
In this Podcast you will learn:
1) How can you feel more confident when you audition for things?
2) What HUGE movie star auditioned for Jami before he was a MASSIVE star... and then made a BIG impression on her... and WHY?
3) How can actors avoid scams?
4) What is something experienced actors know that new actors (sometimes) don’t?
5) What should you do if you don’t have an agent yet?
6) Do THIS every day.
What's your #1 audition tip?
(Alanna Masterson - Actress - Walking Dead Series Regular)
EMPOWER yourself as you hear about…
1) What made Alanna take a break from acting 10 years ago?
2) How can you deal with rejection?
3) Why is it not PERSONAL when you don’t get the job?
4) How does Alanna Masterson deal with sexual harassment issues?
5) How did Alanna get her part on The Walking Dead?
What is your #1 audition tip?
(Better Call Saul, A League of their Own, Sully, Grey's Anatomy)
Here’s what we talked about:
1) When did Ann first know she wanted to be an actress?
2) What was Ann’s first film (hint: it was a hugely successful movie)?
3) Do THESE two things when you’re scared (as an actor).
4) How can you build confidence?
5) Where can you find validation as an actor?
6) How can you deal with negativity and fear as an actor?
7) There is a lot you can’t control, but you CAN control THIS...
What is the first thing an actor should do when they move to L.A.?
In this podcast we covered:
1) As an actor, how can you not take all the rejection personally?
2) What is one great way to deal with the unpredictability of an acting career?
3) How has the industry changed for the better over the years?
4) Who do you think Rory should have ended up with?
5) How does being an African American actor play into the roles you get?
(Series Regular on Gilmore Girls)
Here’s some of the cool stuff we talked about:
1) How did this Gilmore Girls Star become an actor “by accident?”
2) How did Yanic go from a modest single parent up-bringing to the life of a Hollywood professional actor?
3) For child actors, is it important to start your acting training at a young age?
4) What is it about “being yourself” that all great actors understand?
5) How can you not “push” as an actor?
6) How important is training for an actor?
What is your #1 audition tip?
(Bosch, Grey's Anatomy, Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
In this podcast YOU will learn:
1) What is the best advice for actors who are just starting out?
2) How do you prepare for a scene with extreme emotion?
3) How important is it to be memorized?
4) How was DaJuan able to cry so much on Grey’s Anatomy?
5) What is the best way to prepare for an audition?
6) What is it like getting to work with Shonda Rhimes?
(Bosch, Grey's Anatomy, Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
In this podcast YOU will learn:
1) Should you have a career to “fall back on?”
2) How can you balance the craft with the business?
3) What’s the most important thing an actor should know/do when they first come to L.A.?
4) What does it mean “They need more of you in there?”
5) What’s the best part of being on a hit tv show for 6 seasons?
What is your #1 audition tip?
(In The Dark, The Librarians, Bella and the Bulldogs, Leverage, Band of Brothers)
In this podcast YOU will learn:
1) What makes a great headshot...GREAT?
2) Do casting directors look at actors with no credits?
3) What was the casting process like for Band of Brothers?
4) Do casting directors look at actors who aren’t represented?
(In The Dark, The Librarians, Bella and the Bulldogs, Leverage, Band of Brothers)
In this podcast YOU will learn:
1) What a casting director is looking for from your audition?
2) Do casting directors look at actors with no credits?
3) What kind of training is a casting director looking for?
4) Do casting directors look at actors who aren’t represented?
(Cold Case, Ringer, Roswell)
In this episode, you’re going to learn:
1) What is the most challenging part about being a casting director?
2) How much is too much for an actor to reach out to casting directors?
3) How can you find a job working for an agent or casting director?
4) How important is it for an actor to have a really good reel?
5) How can you avoid picking the wrong agent?
(Cold Case, Ringer, Roswell)
In this podcast, here are some important topics we cover:
1) What does this casting director say is “the best education an actor can get?”
2) What should every actor do every day?
3) What does Crazy Ex Girlfriend and Broad City have in common?
4) Don’t ever send an email to a casting director that says THIS ————???!
5) Should you chat with the CD before an audition?
(Supernatural, The Suite Life of Zach & Cody, Christmas with the Kranks)
In this podcast, you will learn:
1) What was it like working on The Suite Life of Zach and Cody?
2) How do you memorize lines?
3) What is it like on the set of Supernaturtal?
4) Why should you “never be a dick” on set?
(Supernatural, The Suite Life of Zach & Cody, Christmas with the Kranks, Supernatural Fandom)
In this podcast, you will learn:
1) Why Kim Rhodes calls L.A. “A chimera and a meringue”?
2) How can you develop true confidence?
3) What’s the worst part about this industry?
4) Is just being YOU enough?