Melissa Kostenbauder shares how she helped shape the cast of ‘The Studio’, collaborating with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and her best advice for actors on self-tapes, slates, and headshots.
There are 6 main factors to consider with your headshot, each one playing a critical role in how your shot comes out.
What looks great to you may not be what casting directors have in mind. This guide will teach you what looks to go for.
A lot goes into creating an actor headshot. Overall, it is about capturing the essence of the actor for a particular look they are after.
It’s arguable that for an actor there is no more important marketing tool for their career than their headshot. So, it’s also important to work with a good headshot photographer.
Your headshot should be a clear introduction. It is your opening scene. It should lure agents in without dramatic effects. Keep it simple and engaging.
Here’s a quick rundown of the most important features that make up a great headshot.
This guide is meant to be provide you with end-to-end advice, with the results ensuring you a great experience and results from your actor headshot session.
When your get headshots, no matter how experienced they are, nobody knows what they’re doing when it comes to your personal preference.
Here’s the question you should be asking: Can the photographer bring out both my commercial essence and my theatrical essence?
Your headshot needs to capture you. Your unique personality and how you’re castable.
Here’s 3 Questions That Will Help You Decide If You Need New Headshots
When you hire someone to do something for you — an artist, a skilled worker, or anyone for that matter — what they do is what you get.
No one cares if your eyes are asymmetrical or if your smile is crooked. All they care about is if you look like you can play the part. Period.
If you’re rushing the process you’ll surely spend more money and time than you wanted to in the first place.
Just like any other part of your branding, however, paying for a headshot is all about investing in something now, in order to get much higher returns later on.
Casting directors and agents know the difference between professional headshots and those taken by an amateur.
Headshot photographer Vanie Poyey received an email from an old client whose manager had offered to take her headshots. What did she tell her?
Your agents need to sell you so when they ask for headshots with personality just trust them!
When someone is overly controlling about every aspect of the shoot from the largest detail to the smallest of details, it tends to stifle creativity.
