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Auditions this week and next

by Alan Nusbaum on June 22, 2009

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Did you that Variety, the industry’s leading newspaper keeps an on-line list of every TV series that is currently in production, on hiatus, cancelled and who the casting director is.

This is a page that you should bookmark and watch every day in you are seeking auditions in the TV market in New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Toronto.

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Talent Agency and Casting Director listings

by Alan Nusbaum on June 14, 2009

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There are many talent agency and casting director listing services that you can purchase talent agency and casting director addresses in New York and Los Angeles. Some are free web listings such as the Association of Talent Agents and National Association of Talent Agencies. On there web site are listings of all the member talent agencies across the US up to date as of June of this year.

There is and the New York Agencies Guide published by Henderson Enterprises that you can purchase at a nominal cost.

On the West Coast you have the Los Angeles Talent Directory published by Acting World Books.

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Screen Actors Guild strike adverted

June 9, 2009

There is a recent post on Inside TVI Actors Studio about the SAG strike.

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Mailing Actors Headshots to Casting Directors

June 9, 2009

A recent post on our twitter page, (@LionsLoveLambs) stated that she just mails her headshot to the casting director as opposed to doing showcases. Both are good ideas and as an actorpreneur you need to utilize all the tools to gain acting employment. Whether that be mailing out your acting headshots to relevant casting directors* [...]

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Your Boring

June 6, 2009

If you have not read Seth Godin’s books - I suggest you run out and start buying them. As an aspiring and professional actor, an actorpreneur, you will get great ideas. stories and thoughts on your acting career.
Also, please take a look at his newest Blog posting, “You’re Boring”

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Actorpreneur around the world

June 3, 2009

Conducting The Business of Acting from Capetown - London - Auckland - London - New York - Perth - Melbourne - Sydney - Brisbane - Leeds - Manchester - Paris - Münich - Berlin - Køln, to name a few.
Getting my United airlines statement in the mail today, Year to date on United airlines = [...]

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The Globalization of Actors

June 3, 2009

The globalization of actors. Have you noticed all the Australian and UK actors starring on American TV series. Even US TV series such as Law and Order has localized versions of their episodes.

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Actors Unions in Australia

May 11, 2009

In the States, you have SAG, AFTRA, AEA. In the UK, you have British Equity, Canada has ACTRA, and in Australia, the union that oversees the guidelines and protects actors is the MEAA, The Media Entertainment Arts and Alliance.
While I cannot stress enough the importance of understanding the Unions policies, how to obtain membership [...]

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United and Air New Zealand’s First Class Lounge

May 11, 2009

Well it may not be 5 star dining, but the Sydney Airport First class lounge serves beautiful salads, a massive collection of Australian wines and good old American Hots Dogs!
Not a bad way to start a 15 hour flight back to Los Angeles.

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MagicJack Telephone gadget for Actors

May 6, 2009

Actors take note. What a great way to save money and have an LA or NY telephone number, even if you live in Auckland, New Zealand. This device, the MagicJack uses your USB port on your computer and hooks to a regular phone where you can then make calls for free. as long as you [...]

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