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Understanding TV/film casting lingo

April 22, 2013 by The NYC Actor 1 Comment

Lead, Co-lead, Principal, featured, background, supporting, U-5. These are the titles of some of the various roles in any given film/TV casting. But understanding what all these mean can be tricky and if you are unfamiliar with the lingo it can dampen your experience on set – especially if you mistake a featured role for […]

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Acting, acting for camera, actors access, actors access. nycastings. backstage, auditions, Auditions & Callbacks, background, casting director, Casting Directors, Casting Networks, Casting Services, castings, CD, Commercials, extra, Film & TV, films, finding auditions, television, The Unions, tv
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Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren on Women in Hollywood

August 22, 2012 by The NYC Actor 0 Comments

Helen Mirren on Hollywood – YouTube. The Dame giving a speech on the importance of women in the industry – and indeed, the world.

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Celebrity, inspiration, the industry, video
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Chris Gethard – The Chase is the Thing and the Thing is the Chase

August 9, 2012 by The NYC Actor 2 Comments

Find 15 minutes to grab a coffee and read this post from UCB staple and comedian-extraordinaire Chris Gethard. It is so worth it. ———- For Chris: I’ve always really wanted to get into acting and/or comedy but I’m terrified of failing at it. How do you get the courage to perform? – Anonymous Here’s a […]

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Acting, Celebrity, how to audition? nervous? Auditioning nerves? fear, nerves, performing, producing your own work, stage fright, television, the shoot, tv
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Comcast

From Audition to Set: My first commercial booking

July 27, 2012 by The NYC Actor 0 Comments

Over on The NYC Actor on Tumblr I was asked to talk about my first booking. I chose my first commercial because that is the better story! There was a posting on Actors Access for a Comcast commercial. I was working with a non-union agent at the time but I wasn’t going out that much. […]

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Acting, acting for camera, Anecdotes, Ask Me Anything About Acting, Auditions & Callbacks, Booking Work, castings, Commercials, Film & TV
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Ato Essandoh

The NYC Actor Podcast: Ato Essandoh – Part Two

May 8, 2012 by The NYC Actor 1 Comment

In the second part of our interview with Ato Essandoh (Garden State, Blood Diamond) we discuss the process of auditioning and callbacks with the likes of Martin Scorsese, letting go of the desire for fame, and what it’s like to work on a TV show with Barry Levinson. Listen to Ato Essandoh – Part One […]

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Acting, Agents & Managers, Booking Work, Celebrity, Commercials, d.i.y., Film & TV, finding management, podcast, representation
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