Recommended resources - Actor Video Transcripts
Video 1 Transcript
The first resource that I would recommend is imdb.com. You can just go on there and look up actors, but as you're starting to do things, you can get an IMDbPro account, and from there you can upload pictures of yourself and have a little bit more control of your account. I also recommend actorsaccess.com, which is where all the breakdowns come through. Breakdowns are when a casting director is looking for actors for a film, they'll post a breakdown, so you're going to want to have some kind of actorsaccess account. In your own region, there may be other websites that are available to you. I also think improv classes are huge. I have an improv online school, improvwizards.com will teach you how to do improv, and read lots of books.
Video 2 Transcript
I would highly recommend Actors Access, number one, and if you've been able to get onto, you know, developing an IMDb account, get the IMDb Pro, be professional, but you can submit to projects from there. You can also network and reach out to other, you know, other actors on there, other filmmakers on there, you know, you can connect and, email or even call some of their managers or agents. I would look at, you know, CL Casting, Cap Casting, Casting Networks, 800 Casting. There's a lot out there, but yeah, connect with, like, go to your local college, local universities looking for talent.
Video 3 Transcript
Your agent or your manager should be presenting most of your audition opportunities to you, but you should be doing the work yourself because some of these parts will fall through the cracks or a manager or an agent sometimes sees you here and you wanna broaden those horizons, right? So IMDb, IMDb Pro is a great one. There's all kinds of opportunities in there. Backstage is a great one. I always recommend good workshops. If you can find a good workshop with an instructor to the trust and peers that you can go up and work a scene and then get good positive feedback and then work that scene again, it's amazing. Workshops are my favorite. This is my only plug. I did team up with my friends, Charon and Corbin, and we provide an online course called actingoutcourse.com. And I truly believe that the three of us give you three different perspectives, three different actors giving you their experience in the industry for 20 plus years. And it's all right there.
Video 4 Transcript
The resource that I'm currently recommending to a lot of people is a podcast called Audrey Helps Actors. It does have some language, so just be aware. But she does such a good job of taking the acting career and really talking about the business side of things and how to take concrete steps to further your career. Because we talk a lot about like craft and being such an excellent actor, which is so important. You want to really hone in on that and make sure that you have those talents to bring. But a lot of acting comes down to, you know, making sure you have good headshots, making sure you're set up on IMDB and making sure you are taking care of what you need to take care of with your agent or your manager. So Audrey Helps Actors podcast is a great resource.
Video 5 Transcript
Recommended resources for an actor would include, well I have an agent so that helps a lot, but I get most of my work from the thing called Backstage. It's, it was an old magazine for a long time, like Variety, where you find a bunch of acting news and, you know, industry information. But Backstage is a massive, massive resource of audition postings from all over the world and you can filter it to get your age group, demographic, paid, unpaid, union, non-union, all stuff. So I'd say Backstage.com is my go-to resource by far. I think it's like $150 a year and when I got it, you know, four or five years ago, it paid for itself in the first week because I got a job for $150. So yeah, I'd say Backstage, there's other things, casting networks, actors access, and a bunch of things. And read books, read books about acting. Alan Arkin's book, Acting, is one of the best resources I've ever read. He's a great actor and a great storyteller.
Video 6 Transcript
A great resource for actors is IMDb Pro. That's always how I recommend people find their representation because basically it gives you access to seeing all of the agents and their clients and it gives you a good idea of who you want to work with, where you would fit in, who would best represent you, and also has links to their websites, the way they like to receive submissions. And I also recommend just like going on Facebook and finding local communities or groups that post castings regularly or people that are just making short films in your neighborhood. It's a great way to make a community and just be working all the time so I definitely recommend that.
Video 7 Transcript
If there's any acting classes around, join them and make sure you go to every single class because there's times I've seen actors, they sign up for a class that is six weeks long and they may show up two or three times during that six weeks. If there's a six-week class, go every week. Every time that there's a class, go. The more you learn, the better you get. So please take advantage of every single class that you can think of. There's classes online, there's classes in your local communities. Just take as many classes as you can.
Video 8 Transcript
You can go to imdb.com where you see all of the actors and all of the experience they've had and they have auditions posted on there that are freely posted that people can respond to. Most of the auditions, the resources that you're going to need access to, you're not going to get access to. That's where your agent or manager comes into play. I would just say for a recommended resource, just look up your local theaters and stage theaters and start acting.
Video 9 Transcript
Recommended resources. Well, I would say this app Lifey is probably a good one. They're not paying me to say that, I promise. But, you know, being able to receive quick digestible tips in a variety of categories, that's really helpful. But I would also just, I would do classes, acting classes, local classes, improv classes, study, read different acting techniques. I'm a fan of Eric Morse and his books. So that would be probably my top suggestions.
Video 10 Transcript
Get in any acting class you can get into. You'll find the contenders from the pretenders right away. Also, do your dialect work online. There's a lot of YouTube videos that teaches you different dialects. And then, read plays. Read as many plays as you can, and then practice doing those things. Those are the best sources to keep your acting skills on top. Plus, watch movies.
Video 11 Transcript
Okay, I have one very simple recommended resource for you. It's a YouTube video. It's called Michael Caine teaches acting in film. It's a 58-minute video. It's a little bit dated, but not in the information in the video. Watch it.
