Comments on: Independent Producer/Director Zak Forsman’s advice to actors

By: soahc

soahc — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:33:07 +0000

Give me a break. Come into the 21st century. Sending in head shots is a more laborious process for everyone involved. Digital submissions are the future.

And telling the actor to do something random is just a way to make sure you have an actor who is good at doing what they are told to do. Sometimes people who are good at doing what they are told to do are not also good actors. The best actors audition roles to suit them, rather than auditioning themselves for roles.

By: 2Acting

2Acting — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:20:34 +0000

It definitely makes sense that those actors that take time and effort to physically send their headshots and resumes in are the ones that are the most serious.

Great advice, thank you for sharing!

By: Kristina

Kristina — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:14:17 +0000

Lance so glad you posted this and I can only hope more actors read and reread this…

Knowing the directors’ (producers, client, etc.) style, history, something about them, etc. is so crucial.

When I co-host the PerformerWebinars.com we talk about this in depth.

and of course the submission process quotes…

It’s more about knowing people and building relationships than hoping to play the lottery by clicking and submitting to everything.

Thanks,
Kristina