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- Keep Hollywood Knocking - Career Advice from Three's Company's 'Larry' Richard Kline
- Talent Is Common; Workmanship Is Rare: An Article For Beginners and Professionals
- Do Your Own Thing - Casting Director Jamie Carroll sheds light on Hosting Gigs
- Choose to Produce - How to launch your own production biz with tips from Choice Films
- Spotlight on Actress Sandra Palmeri
- FaceBookings - Casting Director Ken Lazer offers friendly advice for actors
- Juggling Babies - What it takes to play the role of Actor-Mom in NYC, with Anna Fishbeyn
- Acting 201 - Knowledge You Need for Script Analysis
- TWELVE EXCLUSIVE insights from legendary director Joel Schumacher
- Know Where You Belong - Photographer/Director, Wilhelm Scholz, shares his simple and clean career advice
- The Del Close Marathon - Behind the mask of improv mastery and madness
- Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel - His artistic choices, exposed in a new documentary
- Get the Unexpected - Jay and Mark Duplass share their organic style of filmmaking
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Do Your Own Thing - Casting Director Jamie Carroll sheds light on Hosting Gigs
Written by: Kelly Calabrese
"You have this dream," you want to host a show...
"But you can't go to Barnes and Noble and learn how to be a successful host," says casting director and lifestyle expert Jamie Carroll who casts for HGTV, FOOD NETWORK, MTV, the TRAVEL CHANNEL and more!
"That's why I offer to help, why wouldn't I," Jamie says with an energy that refreshes the air. SECRET REVEALED...
Jamie Carroll WANTS you to succeed. (As do most casting directors! It is the truth... and so helpful to believe).
Starting out as an intern in a cas
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Talent Is Common; Workmanship Is Rare: An Article For Beginners and Professionals
by Jason Bennett (2010 Runner-Up for Best Acting Coach in NYC)
Acting and singing talent is far more common than most realize. But professional artists know talent is not at all enough to sign with a leading agent and maintain a career in film, television, theatre or musical theatre.
This article contains a "sample menu" of the main ingredients of "artistic workmanship." Workmanship is "the product or result of labor and skill; work executed." The artist
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Acting 201 - Knowledge You Need for Script Analysis
by Jason Bennett, 2010
How do you see what's going on in a script so deeply you can craft amazing performances and give masterful auditions for any casting director? People often think, "To develop great script analysis or cold reading skills, I need to begin with working on a script."
But, the far more sophisticated answer begins with exploring areas of knowledge you should know all about before you begin script work. For beginners, this may be surprising. And for professional actors and singers, there may be advanced areas of knowledge that will deepen your work, break you out of habits and advance your cold reading abilities.
This article will introduce you to subjects that will help you become a master of script analys ...More
Choose to Produce - How to launch your own production biz with tips from Choice Films
Written by: Kelly Calabrese
Award Winning Writer * Producer * Partner…
If these accolades appeal to you as an artist, then get ready to mentally devour every word of advice from the award winning partners of Choice Films and Choice Theatricals…
Summer Crockett Moore and TonyGlazer launched Choice Films back in 1998 (Tony came on board in 2000). They started with a small show in Manhattan and since grew their business to a ½ million dollar level!
To achieve this m
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Get Real
Strickman-Ripps, Inc. Casting + Research shares how to get REAL acting gigs
Written by: Kelly Calabrese
Countless companies rely on testimonials, market research, and man-on-the-street interviews to help sell their products and services. This demand for engaging people means another opportunity for actors to make $$$ - IF - they know how to best represent themselves.
When it comes to finding genuine people, Jill Strickman-Ripps rules in casting and research. Jill founded Strickman-Ripps, Inc. Casting & Research in 1992. Prior to starting the company, Jill was producer of Still Photography and Special Projects for Photographer/Director Neal Slavin where they
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Essential Acting Elements
Casting Director Tony Pichette speaks scientifically about the casting process
Written by: Kelly Calabrese
How often do you meet a casting director who majored in Theatre and minored in Chemistry? Not too frequently! That is why I had to ask Casting Director Tony Pichette about his view on the periodic elements... of the acting business. Luckily, for NYCastings, Tony agreed to lend his sense of humor along with his insight about this ever changing, reactive industry.
It all began with a molecule of passion. Tony Pichette decided to learn more about the world of acting by getting to the core of it all... in
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REEL EXPERIENCE w/ actor Joanne Baron
Actor Joanne Baron shares her first hand knowledge of video auditioning
Written by: Kelly Calabrese
Like a shooting star, Joanne Baron often finds herself traveling a great distance for acting gigs. Yet no matter where she lands, Joanne has to keep up with the casting process… which means auditioning via video.
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Get Funny Fast - Stand-Up advice from Andy Engel, New Talent Director Comix
Written by: Kelly Calabrese
Andy Engel has over eighteen years of experience producing New Talent shows in NYC. He helped countless talent, including: ...More
Get the Unexpected - Jay and Mark Duplass share their organic style of filmmaking
written by: Kelly Calabrese
As a writer/director team, Jay and Mark Duplass create smart, witty, relationship driven films for audiences that want to laugh, cry, grimace and applaud - all at the same time. They start by writing a tight script, building a unique, powerful structure, and then they do the unexpected. They give their actors complete artistic freedom to evolve each scene into something fresh and inspiring.
"We have a shaggy control," says the Duplass brothers, Jay & Mark, about their organic approach to filmmaking.
The result... movie magic.
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Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel - His artistic choices, exposed in a new documentary
In a time of discretion, regulations and racial tension, Hugh M. Hefner built an empire without borders or boundaries. Some may call him a genius. Others, a gluttonous instigator. Either way, Hugh Hefner is undoubtedly - a mastermind of self-invention.
“Controversy is the way you change things,” Hugh Hefner shares in his documentary, Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel, by Oscar-winning™ producer/director Brigitte Berman.
The very word, ‘controversy', makes his choices sound overtly risky. And, certainly, he falls in ...More
The Del Close Marathon - Behind the mask of improv mastery and madness
Written by: Kelly Calabrese
52 hours of non-stop improv in New York City!
Once again, improv mania took over New York as The Del Close Marathon celebrated its 12th anniversary this weekend. It kicked off at 6pm on Friday July 30th and went full throttle until Sunday evening. Whoa! That's a lot of side splitting laughter, game playing and 'Yes- And'ing – and – founders Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh shared the reason for it all, with NYCastings…
Along with Amy Poehler, the four members produced their own sketch show Upright Citizens Brigade for three seasons on Comedy Central in 1998-2000. During the succ
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Know Where You Belong - Photographer/Director, Wilhelm Scholz, shares his simple and clean career advice
Written by: Kelly Calabrese
From Spain, photographer/director Wilhelm Scholz has traveled the world producing imagery for advertising and editorial clients in countries such as New Zealand, Greece, The United Arab Emirates, China, Peru, and more.
His keen eye for capturing the essence of a location, developed while working in New York as a first assistant, producing shots and making sure all was in order on set.
Before long, he took the next step.
"I realized I could do my own thing," Wilhelm Scholz shares. "I saw what people were doing and felt confident I could do that as well. So, I built a portfolio of what I really like, which is travel with a commercial twist to it. All location based, very little studio."
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TWELVE EXCLUSIVE insights from legendary director Joel Schumacher
Written by: Kelly Calabrese
As the creator of countless hit movies…
From St Elmo's Fire, to Lost Boys, A Time to Kill, and Phantom of the Opera - acclaimed director Joel Schumacher knows how to create stories that spark emotion and ignite audiences.
For his latest film, TWELVE (based on the best-selling novel by Nick McDonell), Joel fans the flames of young kids with free flowing money and no fear of danger.
Filmed in New York City, TWELVE, features background talent chosen through N
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FaceBookings - Casting Director Ken Lazer offers friendly advice for actors
Written by: Kelly Calabrese
Auditioning has a great deal to do with the art of social networking. Everything in an audition sends a message and builds a profile in the mind of the casting director. The more you know, the larger potential you have to grow. So, NYCastings sought the insight of a CD with nearly 20 years of professional experience and a generous nature when it comes to offering top news and recent insight to actors on his company's Facebook...
Meet Casting Director Ken Lazer.
Currently the owner of Ken Lazer Casting, Ken has cast hundreds of national, regional and local television commercials, webisodes,
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Keep Hollywood Knocking - Career Advice from Three's Company's 'Larry' Richard Kline
Written by: Kelly Calabrese
Way before the Regal Beagle, legendary sitcom funnyman – Richard Kline – aka “Larry” from Three's Company, began to build a regal career in the entertainment industry with an acting degree from Northwestern, major theatre credits and enough commercial work to keep him from waiting tables.
But here's the part to really toast a beer over… Richard Kline continues to ‘take a step that is new' every year. Richard hasn't stopped working, as an actor/director, since his 8 seasons on Three's Company, for over 30 years!
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Law & Order State of Mind
Casting Associate Philip Huffman helps actors drum up street cred...
Written by Kelly Calabrese
Oohh, New York. It's a place where three “Law & Order” episodics film and countless actors strive to add that signature sound to their reel.
“It's like a New York right of passage,” says Casting Associate Philip Huffman who works on NBC's “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Yet, getting on the episodic takes a lot more work than it appears at street level. “It's not that easy. There are plenty of established actors who have never been on the show,” Phil shares.
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You've Gotta Have Heart
Actor Paul Dano on his latest movie The Good Heart
Written by: Kelly Calabrese
As soon as Paul Dano walks into the pressroom, he expresses concern for his director, Dagur Kári, who flew in from Iceland despite the erupting volcano. This gentle, in the moment display of emotion gives instant insight into why Paul Dano plays deep characters brilliantly...
You've got to have heart as an actor! And that heart comes from the core of each person.
In his latest movie, The Good Heart directed by Dagur Kári, Paul Dano stars alongside Brian C
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AMAZING Print Advice
From Agent Charlie Winfield of FunnyFace Today, Inc.
Written by: Kelly Calabrese
Ever wish you had super powers? The ability to spin a web and have casting directors captivated by your face and talent?
Breaking news alert! YOU CAN become super…
In the print universe, “there are so many things people can do to enhance their longevity in the industry,” says print agent Charlie Winfield from FunnyFace Today Models Inc.
At FunnyFace Today (FFT), they “have all types
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Reach a Higher Level
Acting Biz Tips from Ingrid French Management
Written by: Kelly Calabrese
Attention talented actors…
If you want to get work and keep working then you must “conduct yourself like a business,” says personal manager Ingrid French of Ingrid French Management.
“Sometimes very talented and creative individuals can forget that this is a business in terms of returning phone calls promptly, making sure you are stocked on your resumes, that your headshots are updated and that you send thank you notes to casting directors.”
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Joan Rivers - A Piece Of Work
Written by: Kelly Calabrese
Roars of laughter, as loud as a reeling roller coaster, fill the theatre as Joan Rivers discusses her life during the Tribeca Film Festival.
With each question at this Q&A, Joan can not help but make a side splitting response, a talent she credits to DNA.
“My father was a doctor and he was so funny people would laugh until they died,” Joan says. “And my sister is a lawyer but she has great humor. And my grandson is funny and Melissa. You learn to see things crooked. When the whole family laughs at funny things it makes a big difference.”
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