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How to Book More Acting and Modeling Gigs by Using DirectSubmit

Ilana Rapp — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:00:18 +0000

It’s not as hard as you may think to submit yourself for acting and modeling roles. With a little research and some elbow grease, you can be on your way to booking gigs in no time. In order to submit yourself for roles, you will need to do the following: – Research what type of […]

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Battlestar Galactica Actor Tricia Helfer – Take the Plunge

Ilana Rapp — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 15:03:50 +0000

Battlestar Galactica actor Tricia Helfer played the unforgettable incarnations of character Number Six. Currently, Tricia is in two back-to-back shows which premiered at the same time: Shudder Network’s Creepshow and Syfy’s Van Helsing. Just like Number Six, Tricia follows, and leads, with great authority. Like many high school students, Tricia was a typical teenager with a life […]

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Different Types of Models and Modeling Work

DirectSubmit — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 17:27:06 +0000

Here we will describe the many types of modeling you will find in the modeling industry. Some models only fit into one category, while another model may fit into multiple. With that in mind, here are the modeling categories at a glance: FASHION MODEL: This category is the most exclusive and most difficult of all […]

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Using Instagram to Launch Your Career

Kurtis Bright — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:15:10 +0000

It’s hard to imagine in this social media-saturated world that there was a time before Facebook, before Twitter, even before MySpace. But that’s the ancient past of course. These days if you want to make a splash and grab some online eyeballs, you’re looking to Instagram, especially if you’re a performer. While platforms like Twitter […]

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Get Your Look Together And Get Cast: The Importance Of Creating An Overall Package

Kurtis Bright — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:20:03 +0000

If you’re dedicated to the life of the working actor, then you know as well as I do how much fun we get to have doing the best job in the world. (The secret is we get to play!) And unlike mentally checked-out 9-to-5ers, we get the privilege of being fully engaged with doing what […]

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Acting Terms Everyone Should Know

DirectSubmit — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:00:35 +0000

Here is a great list of acting terms and Entertainment industry terms which you will hear often on film sets, in theatre productions and in recording studios. Above the Line – A budgetary term for movies and TV. The line refers to money budgeted for creative talent, such as actors, writers, directors, and producers. Academic […]

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Five Ways To Be Your Own Talent Agent – Effectively

Kurtis Bright — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 15:25:28 +0000

As dedicated actors, we all know just how hard we work. But the truth is that, when it comes to the actual acting, it really isn’t like “work-work” in a way, is it? The joy and emotional high we get from performing makes even the long days and endless auditions fun, truth be told. If […]

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Ways To Expand Your Acting Career

Kurtis Bright — Wed, 22 May 2019 15:38:19 +0000

As we all learn early on when we get into the acting game, choices are important. It could even be said that making strong choices is the key difference between being a decent actor and being an excellent one. But one thing actors who are looking to build a career don’t have a choice about […]

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Attending An Agent Or Casting Director Showcase For The First Time – Don’t Freak Out!

Kurtis Bright — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:28:14 +0000

So, here you are. You’re no longer a fresh-faced young newbie just out of a theater program or just climbing off bus in the big city for the first time. You’ve been around for a bit, you’re starting to feel like you’ve got your audition game down, or at least it’s developing nicely. You’re a […]

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This is How You Get an Audition…

DirectSubmit — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 19:35:54 +0000

Here is a fast breakdown of how an Audition occurs when talent Direct Submits to a Casting Notice… A. Our Talent, (Amber Waves) DirectSubmits to a NYCastings Casting Notice. B. The Casting Director sees the Talent’s complete Multi-Media Profile (Photos, Video, Audio & Credits) in their list of Submissions for each Role being Cast. […]

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Creating New Skill Sets – And New Revenue Streams – With Commercial Print Work

Kurtis Bright — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:19:12 +0000

Actors are funny creatures. Funny-haha? Sure. Quite often. But let’s be real: some of us are also funny-peculiar. Surely we all have that one actor friend who has a boatload of weird rituals and quirks that go way beyond avoiding saying “Macbeth” in a theater. Perhaps it’s just a function of working so closely with […]

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Seven More Great Ways to Take Your Social Media Game to the Next Level

Kurtis Bright — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:03:04 +0000

It’s a mad, mad, mad digital world out there, and we’re all caught up in it to some degree. No matter how badly we might like to escape from the constant pull of the digital screen demanding our attention, it’s simply a fact of life these days. But there are also some truly wonderful things […]

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Six Vital Online Actors’ Tools You Aren’t Using Right

Kurtis Bright — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:07:11 +0000

When you stop for a second and think about how much time people spend online, it’s hard to believe that the internet has really only been in widespread commercial use for a little over 20 years. Imagine if you were transported back to the 1980s and you were suddenly not able to access your Facebook […]

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Headshot Fixes Every Casting Director Wishes You Would Do

Kurtis Bright — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 19:44:47 +0000

It’s autumn in New York, and naturally a young actor’s fancy turns to thoughts of…new headshots. Or at least it should. If you have even a vague sense that it might possibly, maybe, perhaps be nearly time for new headshots, that means you’re probably overdue. This is hard to admit; as actors, very few of […]

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You’ve Heard About Agents But… What’s A Manager?

Michelle Lulic — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 16:49:45 +0000

Odds are you’ve heard of an agent before. They’re the people who hold the key. They get you into the rooms for the casting directors that will book you in your next big role. And the rest is history. But, what’s a manager? When most people think of managers they picture the guy with their schedule in their […]

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10 DO’s vs. DON’Ts for meeting an agent

Kelly Calabrese — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:52:00 +0000

So you’re meeting an agent… Palms are sweating. Hopes are high. You want to make the best impression! Take a deep breath, sit back, and read this advice from agent Heather Finn of Frontier Booking International. Heather handles on-camera commercials, voice-overs and print. Her clients have booked commercials and voiceovers for Chemistry.com, Dominos, Las Vegas Tourism, […]

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Be Who You Are – Commercial Print Headshot Advice with Agent Rick Miller

Kelly Calabrese — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:50:00 +0000

Movie stars and glamour queens may grace the pages of magazines, but when it comes to commercial print work… “natural and approachable” people snap the real money shots. “There is a difference between what someone wants to see themselves as, what their family and friends think is a pretty shot, and what works in this […]

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TO ASK… OR NOT TO ASK? Advice on what to say when meeting a Talent Agent, with Bloc’s Jim Daly

Kelly Calabrese — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:06:00 +0000

Meeting a Talent Agent for the first time can feel momentous, as if you should genuflect or feel devoutly grateful but, “We are all just pieces of a puzzle,” shares Bloc’s Legit Talent Agent Jim Daly. “When that show finally goes up on Broadway or that episode airs on TV, we are all a part […]

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That’s a Plus! – What it takes to be a Plus Sized Model – with Anthony Higgins of MSA Models

Kelly Calabrese — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:02:00 +0000

Hour Glass… Curvaceous… Zaftig women can make over $200,000 in the plus sized modeling business. That’s a whole lot of dough – so to get started, here’s what you need to know… A plus size model, in the past, was a size 10-12 – up to a size 18 for fashion. Now, they are calling […]

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Spotlight on Actress Sandra Palmeri

Kelly Calabrese — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:01:00 +0000

Watch the video interview below where ace reporter Kelly Calabrese interviews actress, Sandra Palmeri on her experience using NYCastings and booking projects such as the feature film “Alone” and several principle roles in commercials like: Jack LaLane Power Juicer, Hana Tea, Dream Lash & Pajama Jeans. Filming & editing compliments of Angelita Ali @ Reel Services. […]

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