For myself whenever I read audition postings, if the person requests for a headshot and clamors on about how it is for a big production I usually ignore it unless they provide specific details about the company or the people behind it.

A lot of times people actually just collect photos and then use them in an unauthorized way. Or worst, it is some person who is trying to lure you for something unrelated. I think dating sites are a great example where you often see lesser known actor/model photos where people use them deceivingly as their profiles. Who would have thought things as simple as a headshot can create so much trouble huh?

I remember one time before an audition my 2 and a half year old nephew accidentally head butted me on the lips and as a result I had a cut for the audition. Wasn’t really noticeable though which was the good thing

The snow has come back too it seems, so that is the only thing that could possibly put a damper for people’s schedules.

Essentially, you can approach it like an interview where you are trying to find out the agencies direction and goals for you to determine if they will be an ideal fit for your career. On the other hand, some people approach it in an audition style where it’s almost as if they are trying very hard to impress the agent as if they were trying to land a role.

I’ve tried it both ways personally before and to me the interview style is the best. My reason for that is that I don’t think you should have to try too hard to make an agent see your marketability in the industry. If they are truly a good agency fit for you and you believe in your skills, in my opinion they should be able to use their creativity and see dozens of ways to market you.

If they don’t and you still sign on with them for some reason I can only imagine that you will get frustrated as it will seem like you have to work extra hard just to get them to try and push you more. For this meeting though, I am just going to approach it very casual and friendly way. With this agent I want to be able to feel confident that I can speak with them at any time to ensure that the working relationship is always in tact.

As I mentioned before too, I was still interested in looking for a supplemental martial arts place as I believe I can push myself a bit more. Learning a new language is another thing that can be useful for life in general and at the same time is a useful skill set as an actor. My English is actually a lot better than my Chinese ironically, so maybe I’ll improve that.

I guess I will try and do some research or get opinions from people in regards to some good things to possibly learn. Like always though, whatever it is I would prefer not to learn it just for acting specifically. Will probably need to find an activity group of some sort too as it is usually easier to learn that way.

Hopefully some of those projects will go through that my friends wanted to do which should make the year more fun and will definitely provide new experiences for me. Looking forward to the rest of the year.

Hope everyone has a great New Years!