Want A Role In A £1.4 Million British Feature Film? (The Director Told Me This)
At a screening in MediaCityUK, Oscar-winning filmmaker Chris Overton explains how his 1.4 million pound feature Dust is...
Self Submission Videos for Actors
22 videosHow to find the roles you are right for, write a submission that gets opened, and keep a submission habit going without it eating the week.
How to Break Casting's Heart
Three submission habits that cost casting time, and how to avoid them when you self-submit from online casting sites.
Reasons You're Not Getting More Auditions From Casting Websites Part 2
What union actors need on a casting site profile, from headshot looks to clip-length footage, and why comparison...
Reasons You're Not Getting More Auditions From Casting Websites Part 1
Three fixes for a non-union casting site profile: two distinct headshot looks, footage split into clips, and acting...
8 Gmail Tricks for Actors - Improve your Gmail performance
Practical Gmail setup for actors juggling a personal and a professional address: aliases, color coded labels, auto...
7 Well-Known Actors Who Used Backstage
Seven working actors, from Sandra Bullock to James Earl Jones, on how Backstage listings got them their first jobs.
Which Online Casting Website is Best for You?
Which casting sites carry student films, theater, commercials, features and TV, so you only pay for the ones matching...
Are you on the right casting website?
How to work out whether the casting sites you pay for are the right ones for your goals, the work you accept and your...
SelfSubmitU: Who Are We?
How a paid service handles an actor's daily submissions, filters roles to your rules, and how it differs from an agent...
How To Filter Audition Notices Into A New Folder In Gmail
A step-by-step Gmail walkthrough for routing breakdowns and audition notices into their own folders instead of your...
Actors Return On Investment from Casting Sites
How to work out whether a casting site subscription is paying off, using submissions, auditions and a simple percentage.
Should You Track Your Self Submissions?
How logging every casting site submission reveals your real audition rate, which headshot works, and whether each paid...
3 Ways ShowFax Helps Actors Acting Career
What a $68 Showfax membership gets you: free Actors Access submissions, free sides and a usable profile link.
Top Acting Sites For Actors Los Angeles
A ranked rundown of seven Los Angeles casting websites, what each one covers, which cities they serve and which are...
Building a Strong Online Casting Profile (Part 3)
How to audit an existing casting profile using your submission results, label your reel clips by role type and build...
Building a Strong Online Casting Profile (Part 2)
How to build on a basic casting profile: on type headshot sets, an on type reel, and tracking which sites actually get...
Building a Strong Online Casting Profile (Part 1)
The baseline setup for an online casting profile: choosing the right site, completing every field, and the one headshot...
How To Upload A Demo Reel To Actors Access
The exact click path for getting a reel off YouTube as an MP4 and onto your Actors Access profile.
How To Save Time Submitting To Casting Sites
Five practical fixes for actors who cannot find time to check breakdowns, from written restrictions to delegating...
The Best Time For Actors To Submit To Casting Sites
How to work out when breakdowns land on your casting sites, and a three-times-a-day schedule for submitting inside 12...
What You Should Be Doing With Your IMDb Profile | Workshop Guru
A checklist for getting your IMDb profile complete: contact info, photos, self-submitted credits, missing credit...