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![]() Anthony Smith left a successful corporate career as a senior manager in Nike and Levi\'s after 15 years to follow his dream of becoming an entrepreneur, writer, motivational speaker and actor. While enjoying success in his \"new\" life, Anthony shares his business insight and acting experience with young actors. Aside from acting work, he has created www.actingcareerstartup.com http:// and his first book, Acting Career Start-Up: Four Key Factors For Success will hit the U.S. market in April 2007.
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![]() Acting: How to Get DiscoveredHow is it that some people get discovered as actors? Why does it seem like they don't have to work so hard to get the attention of agents, directors and casting directors? Why do some people get all the good roles? There is a reason for everything!
It’s easy to say, “They’re just lucky.” Or “They were just in the right place at the right time.” ![]() Acting Headshots: 11 Sets of Questions to Ask your Headshot Photographer Before the Shoot!You will want to make sure that you conduct a thorough interview of your potential headshot photographer BEFORE you agree to work with him/her. This will help you avoid any unwanted surprises in your headshot experience. So what are the questions you will want to ask the photographer during the interview? ![]() Choosing a Headshot Photographer: 10 Things to Look forHere are some things you will want to consider when choosing a headshot photographer. ![]() Actor Headshots: 6 Steps to Getting Great Pics!I’ve learned over the years that if you want good information, you have to go to the best. I had a recent conversation with Peter Hurley, hailed as one of New York’s best headshot photographers. I asked him what, in his opinion, are the steps are to ensuring that we get the best actor headshots possible. This is what he told me: ![]() How to Start an Acting Career if you Live in a Small Town: 17 Things you Can Do Today!How to start an acting career? My personal experience coupled with what I got out of a recent conversation with best-selling author Brian O’Neil (Acting As A Business: Strategies For Success), allowed me to produce this list of things you can do to facilitate your acting career start. Many questions come from young people who are frustrated by the fact that they live in a small town and can’t seem to find any opportunities to act in their area. I hope you find this list helpful. ![]() Auditioning and What you Can Expect (part 3)Auditioning is a funny thing. It's difficult to understand and figure out what a casting director is thinking, what he/she is looking for and why really you have been chosen or why not. The fact is that 99% of the time you never find out, especially the why not. Here are some interesting thoughts, observations and experiences from me. ![]() Auditioning and What you Can Expect (part 2)Auditioning is a funny thing. It's difficult to understand and figure out what a casting director is thinking, what he/she is looking for and why really you have been chosen or why not. The fact is that 99% of the time you never find out, especially the why not. Here are some interesting thoughts, observations and experiences from me. ![]() Auditioning and What you Can Expect (part I)Auditioning is a funny thing. It's difficult to understand and figure out what a casting director is thinking, what he/she is looking for and why really you have been chosen or why not. The fact is that 99% of the time you never find out, especially the why not. Here are some interesting thoughts, observations and experiences from me. ![]() How Do you Build a Successful Acting Career?Are you just getting started in your acting career? Have you been acting for some time now and aren’t satisfied with the amount of work you’ve been able to get? Are you getting work consistently, but only making enough money to make ends meet? Do you want to kick start your acting career? If after reading those questions, you feel compelled to read on, think about the following:
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