With no licensing and no bonding required for talent agencies, expect an influx of rip off ‘agents’ who will steer new comers and wannabes to ‘their’ photographers, ‘their’ demo reel or ‘slate’ producers, ‘their’ acting coaches or ‘schools’ etc. And don’t forget the ‘upfront fees’ that the scammers often charge.

Not to overstate. No casting person has said ‘we’re casting right off the IMDB’ so you’d better have a subscription to IMDB PRO and you’d better have your photos and resumes there and you’d better be sure all your credits are there and that they’re accurate AND YOU’D BETTER BE AWARE OF YOUR STARmeter ranking. No one has said that. Yet

Easter Sunday seemed like a good time to check out Soul Surfer at the local cineplex. Before I spend a few minutes wandering in the wilderness of my own messy thought process, let me say up front that Soul Surfer is a good movie. It works. Remember I said that. Now on to the wandering… [...]

… playing with a download of Adobe Lightroom 3, Alien Skin’s Exposure 3 and various free presets. Here I’m testing out a Kodachrome filter…

TXMPA is at the forefront of the success of the current Texas Film Incentive program which has helped generate $610 Million in new in-state spending…the program has accounted for 55,000 jobs for Texans over the past two years.

the trilogy of plays, THE OLDEST LIVING GRADUATE, LU ANN HAMPTON LAVERTY OBERLANDER and THE LAST MEETING OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE WHITE MAGNOLIA were originally collectively known as THE BRADLEYVILLE TRILOGY and they were originally produced in the old DOWN CENTER STAGE and in the KALITA HUMPHREYS THEATRE at DALLAS THEATER CENTER under the direction of the late PAUL BAKER

let me know what you think about actors who put SAGe on their resumes? Is it right? Is it ethical? Is it even legal?

An actor’s work is never done. Keeping the instrument honed and ready for the next opportunity is vital to the success of an actor’s career. Meet some of the leading acting teachers and coaches in our area to find a good match for your success.

When my wife, Jane I arrived in Hollywood in 1979, I was a “young” actor from Dallas. And I was the prototypical fish out of water.

Thanks to screenwriters Philip Daay and Chris Engen for attending the Austin Actors Conservatory presentation of the script for their series pilot, TWILIGHT NATION