Actor Discernment: When Casting Director Advice Goes Bad
Have you ever found yourself caught in an endless loop of conflicting casting director advice, feeling overwhelmed, immobilized by which advice was the right direction to follow, not knowing what to ignore and what to keep? I've definitely suffered analysis paralysis of "what actors should and shouldn't do." And I was reminded that if you ask ten people for advice, you'll get eleven different answers.
In this episode, I'll share my experience of a recent conversation with a casting director whose service I paid $100 to give feedback on my Actors Access Site. Her superior disposition caused her to offer unsolicited opinions on my social media presence, my self-submission success, and my overall approach to acting and how I should do things without even asking about my business goals or getting to know me. Once we finally reviewed my Actors Access, she divulged it was the best she'd ever seen, and she didn't know why I hired her. And I wondered the same thing.
When we ended the call, I decided that would be my last time taking advice from a casting director or anyone who showed no interest in getting to know more about me before arrogantly offering one-size-fits-all advice.
Lastly, I share my approach to using highly effective postcard marketing to help me get into the doors of casting offices.
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