The 9 Winners of The Career ACTivate Self-Tape Challenge
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How to Win a #MonologueChallenge
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Casting Process from the Showrunner’s POV
Casting Process from the Showrunner’s POVDo you ever wish you could be a fly on the wall and see how actors ACTUALLY get cast? In this Vlog, we got the opportunity to sit down with VJ Boyd (Lincoln Rhyme, SWAT, Justified) and got the inside track on:What the...
Series Regular Anjelika Washington Interview
Series Regular Anjelika Washington Interview #tbt to this exclusive podcast interview with Career ACTivate Elite Program alum Anjelika Washington on her journey and preparation to landing a lead Amazon’s Legend of the Master Legend after having 0 TV credits...
Productivity Over Panic: Handling the Production Shut Down
Pilot season can sometimes feel non-existent. Here are a few things that can make a huge difference in your expectations and experience of pilot season… whether you audition for a single pilot or not.
Tackling Overwhelm
Tackling OverwhelmWhat do you do when you think you "should" be able to do everything? Coach Sarah gives some simple tips on how to tackle...
Is Commercial Print Work Right For You?
Is Commercial Print Work Right For You?Is Commercial print worth doing? Maybe you have friends who have had some nice paychecks from their print jobs? Perhaps you’ve thought about it? But where do you start? Is it, or isn’t it a good idea?Generally, when making a...
Pilot Season: A Shift In Perspective
Pilot season can sometimes feel non-existent. Here are a few things that can make a huge difference in your expectations and experience of pilot season… whether you audition for a single pilot or not.
Stuck in Your Career? Here Are 3 Things to Stop Doing
Stuck in Your Career? Here Are 3 Things to Stop Doing I don’t need to tell you that we just started a new year and a new decade. If you’re like most actors, you probably took some time over the holidays to reflect on your goals and design a plan of action to...
How To Make A GREAT First Impression
In the entertainment industry there are so many amazing artists, collaborators and content creators a lot of amazing opportunities to be had if you put yourself out there and meet people.
What’s A Realistic Booking Ratio? Veteran Actor Publishes His 2019 Audition Stats
What’s A Realistic Booking Ratio? Veteran Actor Publishes His 2019 Audition Stats It’s time to check in on 2019’s audition statistics. You may be asking yourself: Did I have a good callback ratio? What about my booking ratio? If you’re not keeping track, you may never...
How to Break-Up… Gracefully
How to Break-Up… Gracefully We all know that feeling. It’s the feeling that it’s probably time to break-up with your agent or manager. The circumstances and reasons can vary. They haven’t returned your emails or calls. The number of casting appointments has...
How to Handle a Booking Slump Part 2: Re-inspiring Your Reps
How to Handle a Booking Slump Part 2: Re-inspiring Your Reps Every actor goes through a period in their career where, no matter what you do, no matter how right the role, the booking seems to go the other way. It happens to all of us! Once that audition’s done, it’s...
What a successful Hollywood producer learned from Harrison Ford
What a successful Hollywood producer learned from Harrison Ford You’ve booked the job. Congrats! But now you have to bring it when you’re on set. Are you ready? Other than the obvious things like show up early and know your lines, what can you do to bring your A-game?...
4 Principles to Success with Veteran Writer/Producer/Director Peter Iliff
4 Principles to Success with Veteran Writer/Producer/Director Peter Iliff Do you have what it takes? Have you ever wondered what it really takes to be successful in Hollywood? The creator of Point Break, Patriot Games and Varsity Blues, W. Peter Iliff, lays out the 4...
Getting Over a Booking Slump
Getting Over a Booking Slump It’s Been a While Since You’ve Booked...Now What? This industry we love so much is an inevitable mix of high highs and low lows. All it takes is one booking to change your whole week, month, maybe even year. But what do you do if you...
When is the right time to join SAG-AFTRA?
When is the right time to join SAG-AFTRA? This is a golden question for all actors! Before I moved to LA I was given all sorts of mixed opinions on when I should join the union. The nuanced titles were also a bit confusing from being Non-Union vs SAG-Eligible vs...
What Thomas Jefferson, Emily Cook, and Michael Phelps Can Teach Us About Audition Mindset
What Thomas Jefferson, Emily Cook, and Michael Phelps Can Teach Us About Audition Mindset How is your pre-audition mindset? You get an email from your agent with a “big” audition. What is the first thing you feel? BE HONEST! Recently I got an audition for a...
How to Build + Maintain a Strong Relationship with Your Reps
How to Build + Maintain a Strong Relationship with Your Reps Strong relationships are the key to getting to the next level No matter where you are in your career, strong relationships are the key to getting to the next level. Yet, many actors don’t...
Conquering the “I’ll never be good enough” thoughts
Conquering the “I’ll never be good enough” thoughts A recovering perfectionist’s words on Imposter Syndrome A lot of us run around thinking that we’re talented and hardworking. Strike that: we know it! We pound the pavement, take classes, stay up-to-date with current...
Tips to Nail the Audition with Casting Veteran Susan Bluestein
Tips to Nail the Audition with Casting Veteran Susan Bluestein We all want a higher booking rate, don’t we? Well, Casting veteran Susan Bluestein tackles this very subject in a power-packed interview. Inside, she shares what makes an actor stand out when they walk...
How to Get Into More Audition Rooms with Casting Veteran Susan Bluestein
How to Get Into More Audition Rooms with Casting Veteran Susan Bluestein How can you tweak your online casting profile to stand out and get more auditions? TV casting veteran Susan Bluestein has some valuable insight for you. Plus she’ll share what else she looks at...
How to avoid waiting room mind games at your next audition
How to avoid waiting room mind games at your next audition How do you feel when you’re in the audition waiting room? Do you feel calm and relaxed? Or do you feel stressed and nervous? Maybe you feel excited? Or perhaps you rotate through all those feelings? If you...
5 Ways to Continue Your Industry Relationships Using Facebook
5 Ways to Continue Your Industry Relationships Using Facebook WHOA! You just attended a film festival and saw an incredible short film. So incredible in fact, you had to waltz right up to the director and producing team and tell them all about how awesome it was....