Keeping It Reel: An Actor's Blog

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...

just breathe.  just...fucking....breathe. if it's supposed to happen, it will.  just keeping it reel 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 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...

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...