Archive for the ‘Actor Stuff’ Category
Posted by on 16 Nov 2010 by
theBean in
Actor Stuff,
Editorials,
News
If you’re a Los Angeles gym-frequeting resident — whether a starlet trying to keep the OK! magazine cellulite-finding faux-journalism rats at bay — or an up and coming actress that needs to mix in some Abs with her (sadly secondarily important) Julliard degree — you’ve likely seen this super-hot, buff new trainer around town. We [...]
Posted by on 17 Mar 2010 by
theBean in
Actor Stuff,
News
Every month, ActorBean.com has a competition for The Best Actor Reel, ever. We rotate between the absolutely ridiculous and the submission of standard “serious”, agent-submission material. This month we celebrated Meisner with the “Worst Meisner Exercise, Ever” Grand Prize: Jackson wins a free round trip ticket on Virgin America from New York to Los Angeles! [...]
Posted by on 06 Mar 2010 by
theBean in
Actor Stuff,
News
It’s almost midnight in LA but… how cool is this site? Kickstarter.com is a site we accidentally stumbled upon thanks to Nate Taylor (his feature film Forgetting the Girl will be unveiled this year), that actually helps young film directors FINANCE projects! Take this young chap for example. He’s bald, he’s kind of funny, and [...]
Posted by on 25 Feb 2010 by
theBean in
Actor Stuff,
News
An actor’s reel is ideally about 2 minutes long. Any shorter, they don’t get to see what you can do. Any longer, the attention span is shot — unless you’re the next Meryl Streep. And let’s face it — your probably aren’t. No offense! You may — and hopefully will — get there one day. [...]
Posted by on 31 Jan 2010 by
theBean in
Actor Stuff,
News
Short of drinking a gigantic bottle of Vodka… it’s a a bit tough to walk into a major network television audition completely relaxed. And you know what? At an audition, you don’t really want to be completely relaxed… the natural energy stirred about by being excited and nervous at the same time is a good [...]
Posted by on 31 Jan 2010 by
theBean in
Actor Stuff,
News
Ever wanted a list of agencies you could research and submit to? Check out our list here — these are the hottest big agencies & boutiques out there, complete with contact information like address, phone numbers, emails, and agent names. The “BIG” Celebrity Agencies Creative Artists Alliance (CAA) 2000 Avenue Of The Stars Los Angeles, [...]
Posted by on 26 Jan 2010 by
theBean in
Actor Stuff
There are a few ways to get the exclusive eyeyballs of a top four agent — i.e. a powerplayer at William Morris Endeavor, CAA, ICM, or UTA. You can do one of three things, essentially: 1) Sleep with a big agent 2) Be related to a big agent 3) Do something unconventional and affectant to [...]
Posted by on 26 Jan 2010 by
theBean in
Actor Stuff
Like we’ve touched on before, a headshot session is a freakin’ stressful part of an actor’s career. The shots have to rock, and you’re dropping quite a bit of money in an effort to “get this one right”. So, two days before the session — you’re rummaging through your closet, wondering: what the heck do [...]
Posted by on 26 Jan 2010 by
theBean in
Actor Stuff
Let’s face it… headshots (besides the eternally wallet-opening get an agent One-on-Ones), are one of the most expensive tools in an actor’s career. They’re absolutely unavoidable, some can cost more than a month of rent, and they have to turn out absolutely, utterly fantastic. Easy deciding who to shoot with? Yeah right. So… who are [...]
Posted by on 26 Jan 2010 by
theBean in
Actor Stuff
We’re all feeling the economic crunch — and let’s face it. We actors always seem to be in a… ‘less than awesome’ financial state. So when it comes to headshots, some of us literally can’t afford to spend any money getting them. Do we give up, and get Bob across the hall in 4C to [...]