‘Acting & Hollywood’ Archives
New Studio Opens in Phoenix, Arizona
Pictor Studios provides production services for photography and filmmakers. [Read More]
Landscape vs. Portrait Headshots
Writing as a photographer, the choice of framing is always a primary consideration when composing a shot. I always shoot in both horizontal and vertical frame, although most shots of a single person are in the vertical frame. Here are some comparisons of horizontal-frame [Read More]
Widescreen Headshots in Chicago
Photo by Amazing Headshots, Newport Beach, California Here is the latest trend in headshots in the windy city. The format is a horizontal landscape like a movie or an HD TV screen. Maybe the idea is that the producer and director can better visualize the actor in a [Read More]
Couch Surfing in Beverly Hills?
One of my colleagues recently wrote about the high cost of renting in Los Angeles. I mentioned that it is possible to live for free in Beverly Hills, the toniest address in America. He asked if I was talking about couch surfing in Beverly Hills. Not exactly, I [Read More]
What Just Happened
In a previous post I wrote about What Do Movie Producers Do? Here is a hilarious movie that shows what a movie producer’s week is really like. The movie is titled What Just Happened and stars Robert De Niro as a top Hollywood producer trying to save two of his [Read More]
What is Short and has a Big Head?
So you want to be a Hollywood leading man? Besides the obviously being good looking and charming on-screen persona, what other traits might many leading men share? Well a lot of leading men are short and have large heads. Literally, and sometimes figuratively. Yes it is [Read More]
What Do Movie Producers Do?
In a previous article, I wrote that you become a movie producer simply by declaring yourself to be one and then to go about doing what a producer does. So what exactly does a movie producer do? First of all there are lots of producer titles: Executive Producer, Associate [Read More]
Make Your Own Darn Movie!
OK, you’ve moved to Los Angeles, started taking acting classes, and had you headshots done and printed. You don’t have any experience yet and can’t get your foot in the door with an agent. So you have been reading Backstage West and submitting headshots to [Read More]
How To Submit Your Headshot For Roles
In a previous article I wrote about the first three steps to a beginning acting career: 1. get headshots, 2. take acting classes and 3. submit for roles. Let’s talk about finding out about castings and submitting for roles. Mainstream Movies For mainstream Hollywood [Read More]
SAG Members Ratify New Contract
June 10, 2009 (LOS ANGELES) — Members of the Screen Actors Guild voted by a wide margin to ratify a two-year contract covering movies and television shows. 110,000 SAS members received ballets and 35% voted. 78% of the voting membership were in favor of ratifying the [Read More]
How to Become a Hollywood Producer
Would you like to be a Hollywood producer? How does someone go about becoming a movie or television producer? Must you go to film school? Is a special license or degree required? Do you need to get hired by a major studio like Warner Brothers or Fox? Some people do go to a [Read More]
Should Actors Work for Deferred Pay?
Aspiring actress Sarah B. asks: I am an newcomer to Hollywood, having recently moved here from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I have been taking acting classes and submitting headshots for independent films. I recently auditioned for a small independent feature and was offered a part. [Read More]
Norwegian Wins Eurovision Song Contest
A young Norwegian lad won the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. The annual contest, now in its 54th year, was televised live from Moscow on Saturday night. Rybak is a singer and violinist from Nesodden just outside of the Norwegian capital Oslo. Twenty five contestants from [Read More]
Your Actors Headshots
If you are going to pursue an acting career you need a headshot. What exactly is a headshot? What are they used for? Where do you get them? Traditionally a headshot is an 8×10 Black & White glossy print showing the actor’s face and hair. Nowadays it can be in [Read More]
Open Auditions in Orange County
Here is an audition opportunity. They are looking for an energetic and charismatic presenter for a new Web TV show called The Juice. Read what they have to say. “The Orange County Register is developing a new Orange County Web TV show. It focuses on celebrity , [Read More]
Three First Steps Toward an Acting Career
Here are three first steps to begin your acting career. There are many personal qualities you need to be a successful actor in Hollywood. First you must be good looking, meaning that you look good on film. In a word you must be photogenic. But let’s say that you already [Read More]
Two Things You Need To Succeed in Hollywood
Every year thousands of people move to Los Angeles with hopes of launching a successful movie career. They come from Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Georgia, Louisiana–all over the U.S. and even from all over the world. Unfortunately, about 99% of the aspiring stars never find [Read More]
