Stop over-thinking it and start the Substack already (or podcast, YouTube Channel, IG account etc)
Kat Elizabeth on why the urge to start a Substack, podcast or channel is worth following even if it never leads...
Marketing Videos for Actors
59 videosTreating the career as something you promote on purpose: the website, the mailing, the follow up, and the difference between being busy and being visible.
Stop making excuses to avoid being seen. You're as ready as you'll ever be.
Kat Elizabeth on why the list of things to finish before you start posting keeps growing, and why showing up is what...
If you're tempted to start a new YouTube Channel (or IG), watch this first.
Kat Elizabeth started a new YouTube channel to escape her old one, then came back. The reality checks she got, and the...
How to Use Social Media as an Actor Without Feeling Like a Content Creator
Why an actor's job on social media is to be findable, credible and connected, and five kinds of collaboration that grow...
Using Online Platforms to Fund and Finance Your Film | The Business | SAG-AFTRA Foundation
GoFundMe, Seed&Spark and Slated explain how creators actually raise money: audience building first, a 30 day sprint,...
How Skyler Zurn Cast Inde Navarrette in ‘Obsession’ + Finding Breakout Talent
Obsession casting director Skyler Zurn on how Inde Navarrette won Nikki, why the audition felt like a bomb, what kills...
What voice clips do actors need?
Casting directors on what they actually want to hear in a voice clip, and why the demo reel is not the thing that gets...
The 5 Lies That Keep Actors Invisible
Five beliefs that stop actors from reaching out, why each one sounds reasonable, and what actors who did 21 days of...
The 560 Power Moves That Changed 10 Actors' Careers in 21 Days
What happened when 10 actors made about 560 outreach moves in 21 days: manager referrals nobody asked for, a film offer...
CON-ventional Wisdom: Conventions as an Income Stream | The Business | SAG-AFTRA Foundation
Five convention veterans on booking agents, table setup, autograph pricing, self-promotion and what to say to the fan...
How To Email Casting Directors (And Get More Auditions)
Four UK casting directors on what to put in the email, when to send it, and the one that got an actor booked on a show...
How to Make a Spec Ad with AI and Premiere (Full Workflow)
A full workflow for building a spec ad with AI agents and finishing the cut yourself in Premiere.
How One Text Message Got Me a New Manager (When I Wasn't Even Looking for One)
How a no-agenda check-in text during a 21-day outreach run turned into a new manager and agent, and why the results...
How to Create Your Own Content as an Actor (with Keena Ferguson)
Actor, writer and director Keena Ferguson lays out five steps for self-producing content, plus the deadline habit that...
How to prepare for an agent or manager meeting
What to wear, what to research, what to ask about fees and communication, and why any agent is not better than no agent.
January Reset
Craft goals instead of result goals, a weekly self tape, and the cheap ways to fill yourself up creatively when nothing...
Do acting showcases work?
Why a coach who could sell showcases does not run them, who they still work for, and what to do with the money and the...
Cosmetic Surgery For Actors
You do not need it, you are allowed to want it, and there are working reasons a face that moves is worth more than a...
My Hollywood Family Story
A coach descended from one of Hollywood's great writer-directors on why she still started with nothing, and why nepo...
You Need To Fight For Your Audition
Most actors audition to avoid losing a job they do not have. What it looks like to go the other way, and where the line...
You're Never Too Good
Background, commercials, verticals, soaps and student films. Why the only good reason to decline is that you do not...
Don't wait for Hollywood to tell you that you are an actor
Nobody arrives with a wand to make you an actor. What to do with the years before anyone hires you, and two examples of...
How to Get Started in Voice Over Acting (with Laurie Burke - the original voice of Google)
Laurie Burke, the original voice of Google, lays out her TALKS method for breaking into voice over, from home studio...
How to Get started in Audiobook Narration (with an award winning narrator)
An award-winning narrator on the gear, demo format, publisher outreach and income behind a full-time audiobook career.