Are you an actor looking to maximize your online presence? If so, you've come to the right place! Having an actor website is a great way to showcase your work and reach a wider audience.
People have been asking me how to make video thumbnails look cool. We all agree that auto-playing videos is just not cool, and we all know that the thumbnails that Vimeo or YouTube will select for you, may not be the greatest to use as a preview, right?
I've signed up for a membership to a certain website for actors... I was contemplating for a while whether I should name the website, and figured, heck... why not?
Tip Thursday - Fixing the Blank Video Frames on Instagram Have you ever encountered a blank preview image on Instagram video?
Let me start off by saying this: there are no excuses for not utilizing social media.
First let's answer this question. How would I know about influencers and what companies might want (or expect) from them?
If you know me, you know I've been whining to all the actor services and telling them how they can improve their tools.
Better late than never!We've been meaning to enable this integration for THE LONGEST, and each time we got closer to it, we saw an issue of some sort with the way that Instagram sends or collects information.
Instagram integration for Web For Actors is now imminent. You can already give it a shot if you'd like but I will have a walk through video available in two days, so come back to check it out then.Also, also...
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.
First of all, if you don't have a YouTube channel yet, or you haven't stylized it yet, check out Part 1 to this blog: Free Banner & YouTube in 12 Easy Steps - otherwise you should be good to go to start applying these tips to your YouTube channel and to the way you advertise it.
I have previously spoken about starting a YouTube channel, but to this day I get questions from actors saying "I don't have YouTube, how do I upload videos directly to Web For Actors?" Well...