There are many choices on how to run your acting career and the more you have it defined, the better you will do. You have to name it. Once you name it you can build around it. Otherwise you are shooting in the dark and there are just too many people shooting in the dark not going anywhere. It’s not a lack of talent in most cases. It’s a matter of never naming it and shaping your goals around it. That would include shaping your promotions and marketing around it as well. So, what is casting? Casting is what you would be cast as. It would be what you are personally aiming for in your career. It would be what a casting director would see fit for you. It would be what you show the casting director what you are fit for. I have a method I use to know my clients and I think that it can help you as well if you don’t have your casting nailed. Answer the questions below and this will help a little on the shaping of your career and what to aim for in your marketing. When I have a client who has not really nailed their casting they have found this little exercise very enlightening and helpful.
1. Name three actors or actresses (pending your sex) that you admire and want a career similar to theirs.
2. Name three rolls in three different films that you feel you would have been perfect for had you had the chance.
3. Name three TV shows that you would be thrilled to be on.
4. On the TV shows listed above name what type of characters. Example, if you named “24″ then would you be a terrorist, a field cop, or someone in the actual office? If you named “CSI” would you be a victim, the bad guy, a new detective?Would you be the lab tech, etc? Shape it. Name it.
5. What are your strengths in acting? Are you better at comedy that drama? Are you able to laugh and smile naturally? Are you more of “an actors actor?” Take a look here. And answer honestly.
6. What age ranges are you able to play easily?
7. What is your body type? Are you bald? In shape? Out of shape? Thin? Fat? Gorgeous? Pretty? Unique facial characteristics? Not so pretty?
With the above questions you can really see quite a lot. Now let me give you an example of what comes out of this questionnaire when I interview a client. I can pull the best colors to shoot with, what to aim for in wardrobe choices, what mood I am looking for in the shot, the stance, the make-up and so on and so forth.
Thank you to Jessic a Petty John at headshots 101 for this incredibly informative article and all the help for actors in Los Angeles and around the world!
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