Quick Tips on How to Get Work as an Extra in Movies or TV In the early 2000’s when I decided to get into acting, I was fortunate to join the (extras) cast members in “The Alamo”. I have very fond memories of that production experience and by the end of it all I walked […]
A prepared actor is a professional actor. Here is the free clothing measurements card that will help save you time when self-submitting to small projects, casting directors and agents. Your resume should include your height, weight, eye color and hair color but this card has the rest of the information needed for costume fitting. A […]
Now that the new year is here I had the urge to purge starting with my walk-in closets. Yes, I have 2 walk-in closets full of clothes, shoes, wigs, and seasonal clothes. I started taking out clothes I don’t wear often but then I had a thought. Could I use these clothes for my actor’s […]
There is a reason great actors aren’t caught ‘acting’, and that is because they thoroughly research their character. How do you do that? Well, I am about to show you. While cleaning out my very disorganized external hard drive, I found a character analysis worksheet that I was using to help me research my […]
Hey everybody! Today I wanted to talk briefly about a hot topic for actors…..drum roll::::::> Should actors work as background/extra on a film? Yes or no? Many people have too many opinions and some people even say stay away from extra work! As for me, I say working as an extra is a must […]