Acting reels, demo reels, sizzle reels... call them what you will. Right after your headshot it's the second most important thing you need to convince a stranger you are a perfect choice for their film.
I've been staring at my actor website to-do list for the past hour and I've been inspired by social media hashtags to organize and categorize all of my tasks using alliterations (i.e.
Today, just a quick post to remind you that you don't have to write a lot to make an impact, ergo, your bios on your website and on your social media can be brief and catchy, but certainly if you are doing cold outreach and contacting people through social media, PLEASE, do not write 20 paragraphs!
Many aspire to improve their acting skills and always wish to take their names into the limelight. Of course, acting is a lucrative and a glamorous career option.
It is very clear that we normally focus on actor websites. Duh, that's what A stands for in IADB, but IFDB is already taken up by Internet Famous Database, so all you filmmakers out there gotta talk to them for stealing your "f".
"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.
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!
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.
I am a networker. I enjoy all sorts of meetups and events, but one event in particular that I attend regularly has the concept of networking down to science.
I hear stories all the time about how so-and-so got into the industry as an actor.
I was recently inspired by a conversation I had with Lisa Gold of Act Outside the Box.
You may already be familiar with the Insta Nudge and how it works, but up to this point you may not have seen it in action.