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The Actor's Hour
Now, there are those that say you are defined by what you spend most of
your time doing. This means that when someone asks you what you are, you
should answer with what you do most of the time. Since you're reading this
page, you would probably answer "actor." But is that so? Do you
really spend most of your waking hours in pursuit of your acting career?
If you sleep eight hours a day and work a day job
eight more, that leaves eight hours or less for the rest. You're not
spending most of your time acting. Unless you're fortunate enough to
already have acting as your day job or not
need a day job because you're independently wealthy, it's just not possible to
spend the majority of your time in acting. However, you should be making
use of every minute you have.
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Get and Stay Informed
You need to catch up on pertinent news, peruse headlines and read
articles of interest.
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Variety
- The Hollywood Reporter
- Studio Briefing - headlines
and a paragraph or two, quick and to the point
- The Los Angeles Times - two
important sections, Calendar
Live and Company
Town
- Back Stage West /
Drama-Logue - once a week
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Submissions
That age old saying about your agent getting only 10% because you do
90% of the work applies. Unless you bootleg the full, uncensored edition
of the Breakdowns (which we officially discourage... wink, wink), you
can check these sites for some casting information.
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Actor
Access to Breakdown Services - who said Gary Marsh doesn't give
anything away?
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Back Stage West
/ Drama-Logue - once a week
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Follow-Ups
Don't botch getting a job because you didn't maintain contact. This
is a business. Keep your contacts alive.
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Send some postcards,
letters and once in a while, a unique inexpensive gift to the people who
control the strings. I like using computer generated graphics and labels.
I've sent six packs of bottled soda relabeled with my
headshot and an appropriate message. I've also sent milk cartons with my
headshot and a "Have You Seen This Actor?" notice attached on
the side. Use your imagination. Just make sure they don't forget you.
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Make Connections &
See What Your Peers Are Doing
Read and respond on the forums. You get to share information, make
new contacts and see what the other guys in your shoes are up to.
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- Wolfesden Actor
Exchange - without a doubt, the busiest and best forum for Los Angeles
actors, something useful every day.
- Showfax Discussion Board
- not the busiest of boards but some of the regular contributors are working actors and other
professionals in the Biz, i.e. Gary Marsh, quite the little
goldmine for getting accurate information
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