Is acting a career for you?
Is acting a career for you? Do you have a flair for drama? Do you like being centre-stage and attracting attention? Acting may be the perfect career – and the work options are infinite. Why opt for a career in…
Why background extras are important!
Why background extras are important! Overlooking the role of extras in films, TV, streaming or commercials is a mistake – they play a very important role. Without them, productions would be very, very different. Extras help bring backgrounds to life,…
Working as an extra can help your career if you want to work in TV!
Working as an extra can help your career if you want to work in TV! Working as an extra might not get you noticed by directors – but it will certainly provide extremely valuable experience for anyone planning on developing…
Tips to get into the Acting and Extra Industry
Tips to get into the Acting and Extra Industry Achieving a successful acting career is not easy. Having talent and being in the right place at the right time is not enough – you have to work at it. Take…
What are the different acting techniques?
What are the different acting techniques? Acting is hard work, and there are lots of different techniques available to create the perfect performance. There is no one style that is ideal for every role – you have to choose the…
Buyout Fees
What are Buy out fees? How do they work? Whether you are new to hiring talent or to being hired yourself, buy out fees can come across as complicated. Phrases are often used like usage, rollovers and buyouts. When it…
I Want to be an Actor – What Advice Can you Give me?
I Want to be an Actor – What Advice Can you Give me? You’ll never make it. It takes talent and hard work. It’s a case of being in the right place at the right time. There are so many…
How to Get Yourself an Agent
How to Get Yourself an Agent Working on your behalf to push your career in the right direction with amazing assignments, an agent is an important person in the life of an actor or extra. Landing a great agent is…
Become a Screenwriter!
Become a Screenwriter! Every TV series, every film, every soap opera episode starts life in the same way – as a seed in the creative mind of a screenwriter. A screenwriter is the person who puts the words in the…
How to Become Famous
How to Become Famous A tongue-in-cheek look to widen your chances of worldwide fame that lasts longer than 15 minutes Have you noticed how some people seem to be famous for… ummm… how shall we say it?… not doing anything…