I’ll try to wrap up my little treatise on headshots. Here are some questions you may want to ask when you make your photographer calls: Can I meet with you before the shoot? How much do you charge? Is a deposit required and is it refundable? Do you shoot digital or film? How many Rolls [...]

SAG has finally rolled out it’s new IActor online casting service. The IActor service is available only to SAG members with paid up dues. IActor FAQ The fact is that SAG has had IActor ‘up and running’ for the past year…sort of. I’ve had my resume, headshots and video on IActor for many months. But [...]

HEADSHOTS. The quest for the perfect headshot is never ending. One or more good headshots are probably the single most important marketing tools an actor, particularly a beginning actor, will have at his/her disposal. The importance of having a good headshot is hard to over emphasize. Even when you have the perfect shot, if you [...]

Other than soaking in as much SXSW as you can…if you’re in Austin… may I make a suggestion? A couple of days ago I stumbled onto a site that has taken up way too much of my time since. It’s called QUARTERLIFE.com. You can spend a lot of time at this place just checking out [...]

One of certainties of the professional actor’s life is that there are often long periods of time when one is NOT acting…at least not for a paycheck. But just because the actor is not employed, it doesn’t mean he/she can’t be ‘working’ at the actor’s craft. What are some non-acting pursuits we can use to [...]

Villa Muse is an incredibly ambitious film studio and housing community that is proposed to be built on an 1100 acre site near Austin, Texas. In order to make this development work, the Villa Muse developers are asking for some serious cooperation from the city of Austin. The building site lies on the outskirts of [...]