November 2024
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IN THIS VIDEO:
05:50 – Why do CDs care if you submit for multiple roles? Should I submit if my agent is?
14:39 – What can I do if I don’t have a reader and can’t hire someone?
18:40 – How do I handle things when they’re not in my control?
21:35 – Should I put short videos of myself doing different characters on IMDB? Website? Social? Do CDs want this?
29:35 – Can I request SAG vouchers retroactively?
32:30 – What’s the best way to make myself known to CDs?
37:30 – How can actors get the same breakdowns agents do?
40:58 – What’s the difference between stage direction and physical action traps?
44:30 – What is the most important first step to finding a new agent?
47:05 – What are some ways to maintain contact with an agent who I’ve connected with?
54:25 – How do I rise above feeling defeated a after a bad audition experience so I can give my all next time?
01:03:25 – Is it best to have an agent to get speaking roles?
01:07:35 – How do I follow up with CDs after auditions?
01:10:50 – What are the “mid-level” agents?
01:12:35 – Does it mean anything if production doesn’t provide any feedback on your performance on set?
01:15:50 – How can I keep focus in a distracting audition waiting room?
01:21:00 – Info on using the Share Your Stuff post
01:25:28 – How can I be a good reader?
01:28:20 – Is it “bad” for my career to do background work?
01:30:00 – How do I audition for a role I know is in preproduction when I don’t have an agent?
01:33:50 – I’ve auditioned for 2 projects where the dates overlap… should I be concerned?
01:34:28 – Is it a trend for US productions to shoot in other countries where production is cheaper?
01:40:19 – Is it OK to attach 2 clips from the same project to my submission?
Resources Mentioned in this Episode
- Spotlight – S7:E8 – Making Connections
- Spotlight – S7:E12 – Rep Ready
- KB – S1:E6 – How to Follow Up with a CD
- KB – S2:E2 – Cultivating Relationships with CDs
- KB – S2:E4 – Letting Go Of Attachment
- KB – S2:E5 – How To Create Conversations With Industry People Using Social Media
- KB – S2:E6, How To Ask For An Agent Referral
- UM – S3:E8 – Post-Audition Mindset Freedom
- CL – S5:E8 – Bad Readers
- OH – S8:E1 – 58:00
- OH – S8:E1 – 45:15
- OH – S7:E9 – 16:05
- OH – S6:E6 – 33:30
- OH – S5:E6 – 17:00
- OH – S4:E2 – 50:48