After weeks of negotiating during a time when commercial actors have seen themselves working harder for less pay, members of SAG-AFTRA have strongly approved a new deals for acting for television and radio commercials.
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John on the end of ‘The Office’: “It’s a life-changing event and there’s just no way to describe it”
We’ve all seen or heard “Not a Paid Spokesperson” during commercials, which indicates that the person in the commercial truly loves the product he or she is pitching — and is not just being paid to say that (of course, they are usually being compensated anyway). It’s often an effective way to sell products, but the rise of so-called “reality commercials” — that is, commercials that cast non-professionals as spokespeople for the product — is bad news for commercial actors (who are already seeing declining pay).
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An article in Advertising Age asks a question worthy of debate: Can an actor be in too many ads? Most little-known actors would see nothing wrong with a steady stream of paying commercial gigs. But if an actor becomes a familiar face by appearing in commercials for too many products,
Should Actors Worry About Appearing in Too Many Commercials? Read More »
There are only a few reasons why anyone gets booked on a commercial: Your look!
Booking Commercials – Your Image will get you work faster than your “Read” Read More »
“It’s one of those things where you open up the audition and you’re like, ‘Sure, I’ll tape something but who knows…’ And then I just kind of kept going up the chain, I couldn’t believe it. It felt kind of pie in the sky of a national tour,” Nagraj said.
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Roth talks about the business of voice-overs, voice-over reels and what he’s listening for, what classes you should take and if actors should be worried about AI.
Interview: Voice-Over Casting Director Andy Roth on Reels, Auditioning and AI Read More »
“In the first part of my career, I was doing sitcoms, TV commercials, soap operas, and I started seeing this other style called naturalism. I wanted that for me, but I had to learn what that was and how to inhabit it,” Williams says.
Michelle Williams on “Making Bigger Choices” in Her Acting Roles Read More »
Julia Roberts says that she doesn’t stay in character during filming, though she does admire actors who does.
Why Julia Roberts is “So Deeply Thankful For All the Jobs That” She Didn’t Get Read More »
