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Examples
Photos and a good resume are essential to your acting career, used to
capture your unique style and experience so that Casting Directors will
want you for that part. They are your tools of the trade, so you
want the very best.
Unfortunately, few beginners know what a real headshot or acting resume
even looks like. The following examples should give you a good idea of
what Agents and Casting Directors will expect from you.
Headshots
Most headshots are fairly close photos of the actor's face. However, 3/4 shots
are also fairly common. As the examples (actual size 8x10 in.) show, your headshot should always have
your name on the front and your resume printed or attached to the back. Sometimes
you will also see agency contact information printed on the front of the photo.
Other Photos
One of the most popular ways to keep yourself in the minds of the casting community
is to send photo postcards. These are just regular postcards, blank on the back
with the actor's photo and name on the front. Use them as a promotion tool whenever you'll be performing
in something you want people to see.
Many actors also carry business cards with their photo on the front and contact
information on the back.
Postcard
actual size 5x7 in.
Contributed by Tonya Beckman
Email: tlbeck1@aol.com |
Business Card
actual size 2x3.5 in.
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Composites
Composites contain several different images of the actor. While most commonly used by models and commercial actors to show off a range of looks and character types, composites can be used by any actor (or stunt performer, as the example shows).
Beginner's Resume
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Joey Actor
non-union
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Phone: (818) 555-3131
Pager: (310) 555-2399
Email: actingjoe@nowhere.com |
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Height:
5'9
Weight: 160 lb.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown |
Film/Television
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Attack of the Muppets
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Featured extra
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Dir, Jimbo Henson
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Theater |
Mr. Snoggin's Day Out
Macbeth
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Dr. Achoo
Banquo
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LaFayette High School
Baxter Community Theater |
Training |
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Teri Mitchell
Ronald Gould
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Voice
Dramatic Arts
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Lafayette High School
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Special Skills and Interests |
Skateboarding, Rollerblading, Swimming,
Tae Kwon Do (brown belt), Running, Drawing/Painting, Juggling, Archery,
Scuba (PADI certified), Photography.
Valid Drivers License and U.S. Passport.
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Advanced Resume
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Joseph Actor
SAG / AFTRA
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The Arcadian Agency
2140 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 124
Los Angeles, CA 90069
(310) 555-5989
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Height:
5'9
Weight: 160 lb.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown |
Film |
The Talon
Soldier of Misfortune
Going Nowhere (USC grad film) |
Talon Shin, lead
Harry, supporting
Neil, lead
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Dir, Natalie Kwan
Dir, Bruce Chamsuwan
Dir, Joshua Siegel |
Television |
Sleepwalkers
My Uncle the Hillbilly
Beach Bumz
Rumor Parade (pilot) |
Guest Star
Cousin Rudy, recurring
Featured
Host |
Veritime Productions
Brontein/Gray
FOX television
E! Entertainment
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Commercials/Industrials |
List available upon request |
Theater |
Dante's Vacation
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Tick
Hamlet
Going Nowhere
South Park - The Musical
Our Village |
Mephisto
Oberon
Feral Boy
Laertes
Neil
Kenny
The Mayor
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Backstage Productions
Pasadena Playhouse
Pasadena Playhouse
Design Players Troupe
City Lights Theater
Actors Workshop LA
Rosemont Theater |
Training |
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Jerry Gordon
Rose Dawson
Ray Park
Teri Mitchell
Jeff Sable
Michael Donovan
Nowhere University
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Film Acting/Scene Study
Method/Scene Study
Stage Combat
Voice
Stand-up Comedy
Commercials seminar
Theater Arts
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B.A. degree
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Special Skills and Interests |
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Tae Kwon Do (black belt), Stage Combat, Skateboarding, Rollerblading,
Swimming, Drawing/Painting, Juggling, Archery, Scuba (PADI certified),
Photography.
Dialects: Irish, Southern, Texas, German
Valid Drivers License and U.S. Passport.
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