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  Well, here are. We're living in a time of a major health crisis: COVID 19 or The Corona Virus.  The world as we used to know it has ceased to be. We are a world, a country, isolating itself in an attempt to protect ourselves. We are wearing masks now. Well,, some of us are wearing masks. There are always those who think they are immune to things like COVID 19 and, even scarier, there are those who think the whole thing, this whole worldwide pandemic , is a hoax. So in protest, they refuse to become government puppets and wear their masks.  Needless to say the problem is not going away any time soon.  So here we sit, waiting for the world to start again. Thousands die every day. There doesn't seem to be any real idea of when it will end. In fact there is a real concern with the approaching cold and flu season, the problem that is The Corona Virus will only get worse.  Where then, you might ask, does that leaves actors and other professionals in this industry? ...
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Off Camera with Sam Jones

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Actor/Musician Jeff Daniels  Off Camera with Sam Jones The above screen shot is from Sam Jones' interview with Actor Jeff Daniels on The Off Camera Show . You can see the actual segment taken from a longer interview by clicking on the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boIqmOj16Qs Actor friends. If you haven't caught this series on YouTube...do yourself a favor. There is a channel for the series. I'm not saying you have to subscribe. I'm just saying Check out this series.  It's insightful. It's inspiring.  Host Sam Jones sets a nice, relaxed tone with the actors he engages in conversation about their beginnings, their struggles, their techniques etc... It's apparent Jones is a fan but he doesn't get all creepy, fanboy with those sitting across from him. He asks the right questions. He lets them tell stories.  In other words, the interviews are entertaining.  He talks to actors, directors, writers, com...
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In and out. In and out. In and out.

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just breathe.  just...fucking....breathe. if it's supposed to happen, it will.  just keeping it reel copyright 2019 all rights reserved
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Time To Give Some Love

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 Jeremy Bustin Copyright 2019 All Rights Reserved  Jeremy Bustin Copyright 2019 All Rights Reserved  Jeremy Bustin Copyright 2019 All Rights Reserved Jeremy Bustin Copyright 2019 All Rights Reserved Let's talk about head shots. They're the most important marketing tool for an actor. They are your business card to casting directors and to the world. Above are some selected photos from my recent session with  Photographer Jeremy Bustin . These photos aren't technically head shots. They are more horizontal in layout.  Below is a headshot . It has been cropped and sized appropriately.  Jeremy Bustin Copyright 2019 All Rights Reserved I've been lucky to have worked with Jeremy twice now. The headshot photos Jeremy has shot for me have been well-received by agents and casting directors. Jeremy understands his craft and has an undeniable talent and passion for it. I've been lucky to work with him and gladly prom...
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What Were You Thinking?

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From The Room (2003) Tommy Wiseau QUESTION: Why do actors post their audition tapes on YouTube or any social media outlet for that matter? I don't get it. I really don't.  The answer would have to be ego .  Look at me! Look at what I can do!  Most actors have been saying that since they took their first steps. The problem is, videos of babies taking their first steps or saying their first words are adorable. Videos of actors acting badly in auditions for roles in which they didn't book are, well, less adorable. Truth, a lot of them are train wrecks and you watch them for the exact same reason: you can't turn away from the horror. You're transfixed by the unbelievable and unimaginable and afterwards, as you compose yourself, you mutter, "My God. That was just awful." I've seen some pretty pathetic auditions posted online.  Let me clarify my use of pathetic .  From a technical standpoint, these auditions are subpar in t...
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Don't Care

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DON'T CARE.  Ain't that some shit to see listed as points to remember when taping an audition or performing an audition live? DON'T CARE.   How can you not care? This is your career we're talking about here. Not care? What's the point then? I mean, why am I doing this? Doesn't a casting director want to see that I care? That I give one damn about the project they're casting? That I really want to land the role they've asked me to audition for? Doesn't any of that matter? Well, yes and no.  Yes, they want to see that you have prepared for your audition. They want to see you've thought about who your character is and that you understand the context of the scene.  They don't want to see you act, though. And they sure as Hell don't want to see that you care about getting the job, that you're worried about getting the job. They don't want to see anything but you as that character presenting a truthful, real performance. ...
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An actor submits for a project...

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Today was a good day.  Work is good.  just keeping it reel copyright 2019 all rights reserved ...
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