technology

How to Create a Workflow For Your Video Project

No matter the scale of your project, avoiding stress while creating content is next to impossible. If you can find a way to channel that nervous energy, you sometimes end up making something greater than you even anticipated.

Advice for Building a Personal Website For Actors

Building a personal website is vital for marketing yourself and your career. A simple, well-laid-out website serves as a great portal for your work, easily digestible for casting directors, potential employers, and anyone else interested in what you do.

5 Reasons To Avoid Fixing Your Project in Post-Production

From the technical to the tactical, here are five tips to develop the best post-production strategy for your project and help you get your plan started before it’s too late.

How to Create a Demo Reel the Smart Way

Kristina Latour, of Latour de Force Productions, gives tips on creating the right demo reel.

iDJ Turns Any Apple Device Into a DJ Turntable

Numark has developed a full line of them—the iDJ series—which only need your ingenuity and your iOS device to make them work.

Why Technology Is the New Casting Industry Standard

Since I'm involved with actors worldwide, I've seen a shift lately in terms of an abundance of "too-good-to-be-true" casting notices, i.e. sites that claim that if you pay their membership fee they will introduce you to casting directors.

How To Mix Sound for Live Performance

Sound designers spend years perfecting their craft. However, for the novice, here are some tips for teching your Off-Off-Broadway show, showcase, or cabaret night.

6 Steps To Putting Yourself On Tape

Being a bi-coastal curious actor means that you should be ready to put yourself “on tape” for an audition at the drop of a hat. So, here are a few things to keep in mind for next time.

Steinberg Cubasis Turns Your iPad into a Multitouch Digital Audio Workstation

As its name suggests, Cubasis is a new “entry point” for Steinberg’s Cubase software for Digital Audio Workstation arranging, recording, and editing tasks—and one that takes full advantage of the unique features of the iPad (particularly multitouch), just like GarageBand does.

How To Set Up a Film Shot

So whether you're shooting your own short, web series, reel, or audition, here are some questions and tips to make sure the end product is perfect.