Rules for good head shots
“How to present yourself for photos” The first rule for good head shots is to make sure our head shots look like us. The second rule is to make sure you can duplicate your hair style and make up that matches your head shot. Many photographers will offer makeup. Make sure that the person doing…
Read MoreWalk, don’t run, to enhance fat-burning
Exercise is the partner to healthy nutrition. What kind of exercise?A nonstrenuous exercise plan that is easy to do and easy to keep up on a regular basis is the partner to healthy nutrition.How do you know if you are getting the right amount of exercise? Learn how to calculate your heart rate. In order…
Read MoreHow to Go From Acting to Directing
Every actor, at one point or another, considers the idea of directing. Some of the world’s top film stars have successfully taken control of a movie project. It also happens with a lot television and theatre performers. If you have a desire to direct but only have acting on your resume, here are some things…
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Read MoreChampionship Networking Tip – Let others know about your special talents.
Championship Networking by Eric ShawYour Host Christie Philips Speak Up! If we don’t say something … no one will know. We should let others know about our special talents. Not everything in the game of the “business” should remain confidential. It’s called the entertainment “business” or the entertainment “industry” for a reason. No matter what…
Read MoreBelievabililty is the key to successful performance
Believability Is the Key to a Successful Singing Performance A song is more than words and music. To be successful, a singing performance, just like an acting performance, must be believable. A true entertainer will transform a song into a total experience to be remembered and pleasantly recalled for a lifetime. To achieve believability, song…
Read MoreDos and don’t’s when creating your resume
Resume Hints by Elias Stimac If you are an actor, a great headshot will get us noticed. But, a well organized resume will get us the job. Often, promising candidates for movie, TV, or stage roles will lose the bookings because their credits are inaccurate, disorganized, hard-to-read, or just plain sloppy. Dos and Don’t’s guidelines when creating…
Read MoreThe Timing of Your Meals
The timing of our meals makes all the difference in the world. We need to eat w/in 1 hour of waking & 4 hours thereafter. But, it’s not always easy to eat right after we wake up, not to mention to have to eat every 4 hours. It is so important to eat every 4…
Read MoreThe Eyes Have It
THE EYES HAVE IT Eyes and what’s behind them are extremely important to our careers. Your photo will start getting interesting when your eyes “talk” or “dance” or “insinuate.” Look into the camera lens as if it’s your best friend. It is. Depending upon your choice of characters, take photos feeling enraged, smug, ugly, questioning,…
Read MoreLimiting your “bad hair days”
Limiting your “bad hair days” and keeping your hair in great shape will only benefit your career. Your host, Nina Fehren, shares insights from “Being Beautiful Inside & Out,” by actor and model, Ann Marie Crouch. Being Beautiful is a series of podcasts that shares information from Ann Marie and her DVD, “BEING BEAUTIFUL Inside…
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