The Web For Actors blog

Announcements, tips and the occasional argument about what an actor website is for.

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From the blog · Oct 20, 2017
7 Acting Tips to Live by Every Day

Do you want to become a better actor? Of course you do, everyone has room for growth.

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From the blog · Oct 13, 2017
Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers

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From the blog · Oct 5, 2017
Few reasons for an actor website

"Your Google results directly impact your career." That is the tagline for BrandYourself, a service used by hundreds of thousands of professionals trying to bury Facebook pages and other social media accounts and embarrassing stories that pop up when they google their names.

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From the blog · Oct 2, 2017
Actor's life on a budget!

This is a special edition blog as it is hosted on Stage 32. This is my first time ever posting on there, but I've been a member for years and I strongly believe that anybody in the industry should join as well.

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From the blog · Sep 29, 2017
Audition for Your Career, Not the Job

A complete guide for actors on how to craft auditions for film and TV, from Los Angeles-based master acting coach Tim Phillips, creator of the Sherlock Holmesing the Text(R) method."Those who read this book will find that there is much to learn from Tim Phillips.

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From the blog · Sep 22, 2017
Actor's Website Dos and Don'ts

I can't even begin to count the number of actors who have contacted me saying that they've lost hours of their life, thousands of dollars, and countless sleepless nights just to get their actor websites RIGHT!

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From the blog · Sep 15, 2017
Improvising Out Loud

Jeff Corey (1914--2002) made a name for himself in the 1940s as a character actor in films like Superman and the Mole Men (1951), Joan of Arc (1948), and The Killers (1946).

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From the blog · Sep 8, 2017
Background Actor Gigs

This blog post is a bit past due. I started writing it almost a year ago, and said to myself, you know what would be nice to have before I write an article about getting background jobs? ...

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From the blog · Sep 1, 2017
Audition - by Michael Shurtleff

The casting director for Chicago, Pippin, Becket, Gypsy, The Graduate, the Sound of Music and Jesus Christ Superstar tells you how you can find your dream!

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From the blog · Aug 25, 2017
Free Banner & YouTube in 12 Easy Steps

FREEBIE? Okay, before I go into the YouTube stuff, I know why some of you are here. You want that freebie, right? We created the YouTube banner that you can grab for free here.

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From the blog · Aug 18, 2017
Actors Affirmations

Audio Version is Available in Audible Shelf The law of attraction is based on the idea that everything in the universe has a "polarity", meaning that everything, from the food you eat to the people you talk to to the things you say to the things you think, contains an either positive or negative kind of energy.

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From the blog · Aug 11, 2017
2 Tools to Use For Actor Branding

Today, I want to suggest something different. This may not be for everyone, but I'm sure some of you will find this useful and will try it out.