Actors, some friendly reminders as you reflect upon your career in 2021:

1. Pins are wins (seriously.)

2. If Casting continues to request you, you are doing something right… even if you haven’t booked yet.

3. We’re still in the midst of a global pandemic. Give yourself grace.
4. You are a professional actor, even if you didn’t work on a set this year.

5. Self-taping and Virtual auditions are hard and weird… but they will get easier with time and practice.

6. You’re not “too old” to succeed as an actor (and tell anyone who says so to fuck right off)
7. Next year might be better or it might feel the same. As long as you continue working your craft, you will be moving in the right direction.

8. Count ALLLLL the little successes: callbacks, new reps, every audition… they ALL matter.

Cheers to y’all!

#CastingLovesYou

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17 Jun 21
Hi, I'm hearing from a lot of actors who are feeling left behind as they see more of their friends back on set.

So I'm here to remind you that...
1. You can't compare your journey to anyone else's - you are apples and oranges.

2. People only share the good stuff on social media - you have no idea what their bad days are really like (or how frequent.)
3. Only one person can get the job at the end of the day - what is for you will not go by you. (Thank you, Brian Cox, for that perfect quote.)

4. We are *still* in the middle of a pandemic and things are still getting up and running - it's hard, but practice patience.
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Actors, you should ALWAYS read *all* of the instructions for your self-tapes, as they (and we) are all a little different.

But in case Casting hasn't specified certain things, here are some simple basics you can follow, (to protect your/your reps sanity): #minithread
Again, these are to guide you ONLY if Casting hasn't otherwise specified. (Read all of the instructions, every time, I beg of you!)

1. Slates: if Casting doesn't say where to put your slate, (beginning, end, separate) put it at the end. We should see your performance FIRST.
2. Slates (again): if Casting hasn't asked for a slate, it's still good to include a basic one, saying your name and height, (great if you can make it full body, but ok if you can't.) It's good for us to hear how you pronounce your name and get the perspective on your height.
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