An Actor's Resume: Special Skills & No-No Skills
"No-No Skills" are items on an actors resume that should never – repeat, never – be listed as skills on an actor's resume.
Casting
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Recently a reader sent me a question about the latest headshot trends: whether a headshot should have a border or be full bleed. Every five or so years the "in" headshot format alters.
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CD Wendy O'Brien on What She's Looking For
She currently handles "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," "Sons of Anarchy," "Men of a Certain Age," and "Teen Wolf," as well as slew of pilots—and she loves her job.
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Pilot Season: Landing an Audition
Yes it's that time of year when the entertainment industry is tossed into a tail spin as hundreds of pilots are sought and fought for.
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The Casting Couch: Real and Virtual Foreplay
A reader recently reached out to me asking for guidance on a taboo subject. What is it? The casting couch. The practice of demanding sexual favors in return for casting a performer.
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CD Jen Rudin Talks Casting Office Etiquette for Kids
Rudin believes in “creating an honest, positive, and comfortable audition environment.”
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Sig De Miguel on the Importance of Integrity in the Casting Process
For the last 15 years, Sig De Miguel has worked almost exclusively on casting feature films. He says his first exposure to the entertainment world came from watching movies regularly with his family.
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Showmance is what happens between two emotionally charged people involved in a show are attracted and then collide. And sometimes even an airbag or condom can't provide safety.
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Marisa Ross knows comedy. The Los Angeles–based casting director for the hit CBS series "How I Met Your Mother," Ross is also casting with Alyson Silverberg the Fox pilot "Iceland."
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'Gossip Girl' CD David Rapaport Discusses How He Finds New Faces
My favorite method of finding new talent is going to the location where we're filming and casting real people, not actors.
