http://www.actorsreporter.com Actors Reporter Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:01:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   [flv]/wp-content/themes/actorsreporter/videos/columns/19_Little_Fish_Blowing_It_Getting_Over_Itll.flv[/flv]   Blowing It and Getting Over It   Sometimes you’re just going to blow it – no matter what you do or how hard you work, for some reason you’re going to blow an audition. There are many reasons for it. Fear of success, fear of failure, not enough sleep, not enough focus, ... http://www.actorsreporter.com/2010/columns/little-fish-in-a-big-pond/blowing-it-and-getting-over-it/   Audition from Hell   Auditions can be hell depending on the personality of the casting director you’re reading with. Sometimes, it can be the audition from hell. For example, when a casting director enjoy putting actors down for the choices they make or one who approaches everything from a negative point ... http://www.actorsreporter.com/2010/columns/audition-from-hell/   [flv]/wp-content/themes/actorsreporter/videos/columns/17_Little_Fish_breathe.flv[/flv]   Breathe   Most of us have to work a few ‘other’ jobs for a living. So getting to an audition can sometimes be a fiasco. Finding someone to cover your shift, car trouble, changing into the right look for the part you’re going out for, etc. all of these can cause anxiety ... http://www.actorsreporter.com/2010/columns/little-fish-in-a-big-pond/breathe/   [blip.tv ?posts_id=3710011&dest=-1]   What Casting Directors Do   Ever wonder exactly what it is that casting directors do? Here’s a summary: When handed a job by a producer or director, a casting director will first make the preliminary lists of actors they think are right for the roles. Then they run those names ... http://www.actorsreporter.com/2010/columns/little-fish-in-a-big-pond/what-casting-directors-do/   [blip.tv ?posts_id=3584428&dest=-1]   Little Fish in a Big Pond   The Moods of Casting Directors or Casting Directors are Human   They’re human just like you. They have good days and bad days. Some are always wonderful no matter how frenzied they are, and others can be totally crazed all of the time. Some use ... http://www.actorsreporter.com/2010/columns/little-fish-in-a-big-pond/the-moods-of-casting-directors/   [blip.tv ?posts_id=3460028&dest=-1]   Do you have people in your life that you’ve bonded with at some strange level though you don’t know them very well? Keep them. One of Lizzie Maxwell’s was her dermatologist, Dr. Zacarian, from Massachusetts. While she hadn’t seen him for a few years, they kept in touch.   Dr. Z ... http://www.actorsreporter.com/2010/columns/little-fish-in-a-big-pond/it%e2%80%99s-not-what-you-get-it%e2%80%99s-what-you-give/ [blip.tv ?posts_id=3356009&dest=-1]   Little Fish in a Big Pond 13 - Union vs. Non Union   Getting into the union, as you probably know by now, is a Catch 22. You have to book a job to get you into the union and you have to be in the union to book a job. ... http://www.actorsreporter.com/2010/columns/union-vs-non-union/ [flv]http://www.actorsreporter.com/wp-content/themes/actorsreporter/videos/columns/12_Little_Fish_nonunion.flv[/flv]   UNION VS. NON-UNION   Welcome back to “Little Fish in a Big Pond,” by Lizzie Maxwell. Today’s “Little Fish” article is about union verses non-union.   Getting into the Union, as you probably know by now, is a Catch 22. you have to book a job to get in the union and ... http://www.actorsreporter.com/2010/columns/little-fish-in-a-big-pond/building-your-contacts-2/ [flv]http://www.actorsreporter.com/wp-content/themes/actorsreporter/videos/columns/11_Little_Fish_other_work.flv[/flv]   Welcome back to “Little Fish in a Big Pond,” by Lizzie Maxwell. Today’s “Little Fish” article is about the many jobs in this industry.   It’s hard to believe that there are so many actors not making a living at their craft because in these times there are many different ... http://www.actorsreporter.com/2010/columns/little-fish-in-a-big-pond/the-many-jobs-in-this-industry/ [flv]http://www.actorsreporter.com/wp-content/themes/actorsreporter/videos/columns/10_Little_Fish_Contacts.flv[/flv] BUILDING YOUR CONTACTS You probably came to town with a few contacts. A friend of your aunt’s neighbor is a casting director or your doctor knows someone who knows someone. Throughout the years Lizzie Maxwell has made quite a few contacts. She doesn’t like to put anyone on the spot so she ... http://www.actorsreporter.com/2009/columns/little-fish-in-a-big-pond/building-your-contacts/