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Why Being Picked Up to Series May Not Mean You Keep Your Pilot Job

As Secret Agent Man knows all too well, the casts of pilots aren’t set in stone until the end of June—leaving six weeks for network execs to change their minds.

How To Become a Film Producer With Dogfish Accelerator

Dogfish Pictures founder James Belfer and COO Michelle Soffen have founded Dogfish Accelerator, a three-month program geared to training would-be film producers in how to get their filmmaking ducks in a row.

How to Deal With Unprofessional Co-Stars

It may be sneaky, says Michael Kostroff, but sometimes passive-aggressive behavior is the best way to nip unprofessionalism in the bud.

Capture Video Anytime, Anywhere, at Any Speed With GoPro

If you really want to show what you can do, where you can go, and just what all that money for your gym membership has bought you, you’re going to need a little bit of help. And the GoPro Hero3 Black Edition could be it.

How To Go From a C-List Actor to an A-List Actor

There is no secret but that hasn't held back the gallons of ink that have been spilled here and elsewhere trying to give insight as to how to get through that golden door. Most of the advice is exactly as good as all the rest, and precisely none of ...

Why You Need To Pay Attention To Your Heart as an Actor

Just like training your pet snake to do something – besides eat rats and constrict – it's difficult to make changes that are permanent in our own physiological system, if we don’t know how it works.

3 Steps To Surviving Post-Pilot Season Agency Roster Cuts

If you've been handed your walking papers for any reason, here are some ideas to help salvage the situation.

How To Find Freedom As An Actor

Freedom is the ultimate goal of technique. Many actors have no repeatable system of work. Afraid that technique will trap them, they use random instincts, which produce random results.

Why It's Important to Share Your Acting Career Goals

A lot of actors shy away from talking about their career goals. They believe that they must protect their dreams from the naysayers who warn them of how difficult the business and how "realistic" you must be when it comes to your career pursuits.

How To Define Your Type, Create Your Brand and Write a Logline

What’s the difference between a type and a brand? Do you need a brand? How do you discover what brand you are? And what’s a logline?