More Auditioning Tips from Little Fish in a Big Pond
More Tips on Auditioning1.Do not get sexual during a love scene with the casting director. Even though some of them may like it, it’s not professional.2.Do not make small talk with anyone in the room.3.Know who you are reading for and what they’re accomplishments are.4.Compliment the producer or director or casting director on their latest…
Read MoreAudtioning Tips from Little Fish in a Big Pond by Lizzie Maxwell
To The Audition! You’re about to be called in. You’ve been sitting in the room with your competition. There are people who look the part more than you. It doesn’t matter. The one who gets the part is the one that brings that interesting characterization of a human being in with them. If you are…
Read MoreA Message to Parents of Child Actors from Little Fish in a Big Pond
A Message to Parents of Child Actors A lot of people want or think that their children want to be in show business. They watch television and see their children can act or dance. Don’t push them. What happens is that the children can change. You don’t want to have a meal ticket situation where…
Read MoreGetting the call back from Little Fish in a Big Pond
Getting the call back The person who gets the call back is the person who brings a little something extra to the audition reading. The actor must also look the roll. These two factors are important in determining who’s coming back for the producers to look at. Sometimes doing a decent reading is just not…
Read MoreBlowing It and Getting Over It
Blowing It and Getting Over It Sometimes you’re just going to blow it – no matter what you do or how hard you work, for some reason you’re going to blow an audition. There are many reasons for it. Fear of success, fear of failure, not enough sleep, not enough focus, intimidation, personality conflict with…
Read MoreAudition from Hell
Audition from Hell Auditions can be hell depending on the personality of the casting director you’re reading with.Sometimes, it can be the audition from hell. For example, when a casting director enjoy putting actors down for the choices they make or one who approaches everything from a negative point of view. Or, a casting director…
Read MoreBreathe – leave your anxiety outside the audition door
Breathe Most of us have to work a few ‘other’ jobs for a living. So getting to an audition can sometimes be a fiasco. Finding someone to cover your shift, car trouble, changing into the right look for the part you’re going out for, etc. all of these can cause anxiety and you don’t want…
Read MoreWhat Casting Directors Do
What Casting Directors Do Ever wonder exactly what it is that casting directors do? Here’s a summary:When handed a job by a producer or director, a casting director will first make the preliminary lists of actors they think are right for the roles. Then they run those names by the producers. Next, they put out…
Read MoreThe Moods of Casting Directors
Little Fish in a Big Pond The Moods of Casting Directors or Casting Directors are Human They’re human just like you. They have good days and bad days. Some are always wonderful no matter how frenzied they are, and others can be totally crazed all of the time. Some use their power (the power they…
Read MoreIt’s not what you get, it’s what you give
Do you have people in your life that you’ve bonded with at some strange level though you don’t know them very well? Keep them. One of Lizzie Maxwell’s was her dermatologist, Dr. Zacarian, from Massachusetts. While she hadn’t seen him for a few years, they kept in touch. Dr. Z was always interested in her…
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