by davidshogan | Mar 9, 2019 | Acting, Actor Business, Actor Tips, Casting, Uncategorized
For the most part, I believe people are decent and do their best based on the information they have at the given time. However, on occasion, I have found myself in a production rife with problems, and, looking back, there were “red flags” present during the casting...
by davidshogan | Oct 9, 2018 | Actor Tips, Filmmaking, On-Set
Congrats! You’ve been cast (no, not casted – it’s never ever, ever “casted” /end rant) in a zero budget film (a “Passion Project”), which usually means you will not be paid a dime, but you should receive copy (a digital download of the project), credit (as in...
by davidshogan | Mar 15, 2018 | Actor Tips, Auditioning, Casting, Self-Taping
If you’re an on-camera actor, you probably have been asked to submit a self-taped audition. Heck, we have put people “on tape” for theater auditions, so even actors who aren’t making camera work a priority have probably run across a request for a self-tape. But, you...
by davidshogan | Mar 23, 2016 | Actor Business, Actor Tips, Brand, Headshots, Seattle
First off, I know that you know that the image above is not a good headshot. Well, there are actually some decent things about it: the framing (but, it’s cropped a bit wide and he’s off in a corner), the lightning, the background (neutral is good), and the...
by davidshogan | Oct 17, 2015 | Acting, Actor Tips
Actors and Athletes The prep work of an actor is, in many ways, similar to that of an athlete. In between gigs, the actor and the athlete must train in order to stay sharp and ready for the next job (or the next game). Okay, so maybe you are not an athlete, and you...
by davidshogan | Sep 2, 2015 | Acting, Actor Tips, The Artist's Path, Theater, Training
Acting has been around since the dawn of time. Right? Or, at least since Thespis. Which must be where we get the word “Thespian” from, yeah? And, please tell me, dear reader/actor, that you know what a thespian is. I am writing about the history of acting...
