MARKETING YOURSELF AS AN ACTOR

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

MARKETING YOURSELF AS AN ACTOR:

These days, being a professional actor doesn’t necessarily mean fancy credits on your resume and paparazzi following you around town. As Hollywood expands past Los Angeles with the use of the internet and other modern technologies, anyone can be the actor they want to be. It often comes down to attitude, confidence and perseverance. The ability to market yourself as an actor is much easier than it used to be, and a lot cheaper. If you’re not getting the auditions you’d like, and you eventually DO want to see your name in lights, take your career into your own hands–within limits, of course. Here are some tips on how to market yourself as a professional actor without being Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie and having a publicist/agent/manager do it for you: HERE ARE A COUPLE OF TIPS ON ACTOR MARKETING.

#1 Use strong marketing materials, like great headshots, a resume showing your 'quality' training. #2 Be remembered. Whether you get the gig or not, casting directors remember those good auditions as well as the bad ones, ie the unprepared, the tardy, the attitude ones. #3 Think outside the box. If you have an agent, great! But don't be afraid to do some leg work on your own, be a go-getter don't trash someone, another actor or

casting director because it didn't go your way, just keep going.