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We show actors how to build professional careers in film and TV.
- The Video Vault | Insights and answers to over 3000 business of acting questions
- The Success Path | Regular action steps that mimic one-on-one career coaching
- The Journey | An 8 level course covering the entire process of building your career
- The Coaching | Live monthly members small group coaching Zooms
- Interview series with top Emmy and Academy level casting directors
- Free Gift: First 45 pages of The Hollywood Survival Guide For Actors on sign up!
Learn to:
- Source more auditions
- Be better prepared for auditions in room (hence more likely to book)
- Find representation
- Build pro-grade marketing materials
- Improve your mental health
- Network more effectively
- Improve your organisational skills, habits & systems
- Send better self tapes
- Overcome nerves and insecurities
- Create your own content
Think of all the things you would (or wouldn't) have done, if only you had known then what you know now...
Now... You can know.
Welcome to the Secret Actor Society.
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Manifestation + Healing Hour Replays
1 video
These replays include the Manifestation & Healing hour WITHOUT the Q&A that follows the exercise. The Q&A portion is not recorded so our members can enjoy a safe space to heal and share.
Our resident healer Patti Troisi is an alignment coach, international speaker, actress and writer with over...
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Networking In Person
79 videos
How to network in person at events, film festivals, panels, house parties, and any other place.
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Theatrical Agents
33 videos
All things regarding theatrical agents and managers. How to get one, how to keep one, and how to let one go.
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Managers
18 videos
All things regarding theatrical agents and managers. How to get one, how to keep one, and how to let one go.
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Step 2: Reassess Your Marketing Materials
14 videos
This section covers how to review and analyze your headshot, resume, demo reel and online profile to ensure that you only have the best headshots, footage and stuff on your resume. Curate them, make sure they are current and phenomenal.
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SAG-AFTRA
34 videos
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Casting Workshops
31 videos
How and why to use casting workshops to your advantage in Hollywood today.
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Step 1: Learn How To Act
15 videos
Learning the craft of acting is your top priority as an aspiring actor.
Most of the people you audition opposite have either trained in a degree or a 1-3 year full-time course, or have plenty of experience acting.
It is vital for you to reach a level where you can consistently perform at a ...
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Step 5: Collect Footage Of You Acting
10 videos
Footage is really important and to have it curated in the right way is crucial. These days demo reels aren't the only things that are used to share footage. The section covers how to avoid having old, dodgy-looking or low-resolution footage and the rules you need to follow to ensure you have nice...
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Step 7: Meet Casting Directors, Filmmakers, and Reps
22 videos
Meeting Casting Directors, Filmmakers and Reps in person (and via other channels) is really important since it's possible to book jobs from these interactions. In this section, you will learn how to network effectively and fearlessly and the best places to network.
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Step 8: Join The Union
13 videos
Joining the Union (SAG-AFTRA for the US and MEAA for Australia) is quite a big and important step in your career. In this section, we'll walk you through the different ways and methods to join the union and how to be proactive to ensure you are eligible to become a member.
Info on how to join SA...
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Step 9: Get a Manager You Love
18 videos
Your manager and management is the extension of you who runs your business, so you can focus on being a creative artist. In this section, we'll cover the roles and responsibilities of a manager and how to communicate effectively with your manager so you can get the most out of the partnership.
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Bonus 1: Build Your Social Media
15 videos
Building your social media can help you book independent low-budget and short-film projects. This section will show you how to get started with building your social media profiles and different strategies such as the best platforms to use for optimal exposure.
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Casting Directors On In-Room Auditions
173 videos
Every Casting Directors has different preferences for working with actors in their office. Get to know the specific tastes casting director by casting director to help you book your next role.
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Bonus 2: Create Your Own Content
9 videos
From web series to skits online to short films that you may or may not enter into competitions - these are all ways to create your own content. In this section, we'll explore how becoming a content creator elevates you as an actor, allows you to understand how the acting industry works a little b...
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Greg Apps
36 videos
Greg Apps ( https://www.theauditiontechnique.com/ ) began his career as an actor but transitioned into casting almost 40 years ago!
He’s cast 100’s of television episodes including Australian classics, Round the Twist, Lift Off, Winter, Deadline Gallipoli and Wanted.
Having been involved with...
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Showcases
19 videos
Discussing the use of showcases to show your work to casting directors and representation.
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Dylan Mooney
16 videos
Dylan Mooney is an American actor and producer from Santa Barbara Ca. He has a B.A. in Theatre Arts from the Univ. of Cal-State Los Angeles and was inspired through his experiences as an actor, to come up with a solution for all actors that need a scene partner to run lines with but don't want to...
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Networking Online
29 videos
Networking via email, social media, self pitching and mailing lists. This includes maintaining your industry contact tracker and learning when and how to appropriately reach out to people.
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Casting Directors: Conversation Series Sponsored By Flicks4Change
20 videos
Conversations with the Emmy and Academy Award level casting directors in film & TV around the world. These are the top casting directors in their field; sharing their stories, insights, tips and advice in this brand new series of hour long interviews.
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Instagram
62 videos
One billion people use Instagram every month. Learn from the pro's how to use the platform to your advantage. Ryan Walker and Ben Whitehair from TSMA consulting will guide you through their methods for not just growing a substantial, engaged following, but also give tips on how and when to post,...
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Scot Boland (Interview)
41 videos
Getting his start in TV casting, his first long running series was “Diagnosis Murder” for which he cast 46 episodes first as an associate and later as a casting director. Shortly after that in 2000 he partnered with the Vivacious Victoria Burrows to form Burrows/Boland casting. Since then he has ...
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Meg Morman (Interview)
38 videos
Meg Morman has cast over 300 tv episodes and 120 films. Her first gig was as casting Associate for 20th Century Fox's Feature Casting Dept, she soon became Manager of Casting where she oversaw epic films such as ‘From Hell’, Ice Age, The Banger Sisters, The Italian Job and Be Cool.
In 2004 she ...
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Seth Yanklewitz (Interview)
38 videos
Seth Yanklewitz is the former Vice President of Network casting at Fox Broadcasting
On the television side, his credits include Mindy Kaling’s limited series Four Weddings and a Funeral for HULU; the DC Comic’s series Pennyworth, the original series Godfather of Harlem and the upcoming Chapelwai...
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Gayle Pillsbury (Interview)
32 videos
Gayle Pillsbury has cast dozens of the biggest shows on television. Her first long running show was 3rd Rock from the Sun of which she cast 67 episodes. It's success propelled her casting career onto many other shows including The Drew Carey Show, According to Jim, Terminator; The Sarah Connor Ch...
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Lisa Beach (Interview)
38 videos
Lisa Beach is an award winning casting director with a career that spans 35 years with over 100 film and television credits.
Her first job in Hollywood was as an assistant for director Nick Meyer on the movie Volunteers. Lisa went on to work as an assistant for two years under casting director ...
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Lisa Zambetti (Interview)
43 videos
Originally from the Bay Area, Lisa spent over a decade in NYC as an actress on Broadway and Off, writer, director and producer for many award winning theatre companies. While working at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, Lisa met casting legend Billy Hopkins who opened her eyes to the wonders of the ca...
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Tanny Jiraprapasuki
36 videos
Tanny Jiraprapasuke is a mindfulness coach and long time practitioner. Born and raised into the Theravada Buddhist tradition, she received her training from Phra Maha Sakchai Thitamedho of Wat Suddhavasa in Riverside CA, and graduated from Harvard University, Divinity School with a Master in Theo...
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Victoria Burrows (Interview)
37 videos
Victoria Burrows | Casting Director
A renowned casting director – Victoria Burrows career spans 30-years in both film and television industries. Miss Burrows started working in the casting field with top independent casting director Ramsay King. She apprenticed under Ramsay for four years before...
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Dave Newman (Interview)
43 videos
David has worked in various aspects of the industry for the last 30 years, the last 20 years in casting, including 7 years working with Christine King Casting. Having started his casting career with hundreds of commercial projects he then progressed to work on some of the biggest and most success...
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Ronnie Yeskel (Interview)
32 videos
Ronnie Yeskel has had a prolific career casting film and television since 1989. Her list is iconic film and television include Pulp Fiction (1994), Bean (1997), Hope Floats (1998), Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 (2011), and The Sessions (2012), which won the Audience Award at Sundance in 2012. This merel...
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Bonnie Zane (Interview)
40 videos
Bonnie Zane is the casting director of 74 TV shows over the last 25 years. After starting as a casting Associate on the Larry Sanders show, her first Full Casting Director Credit was 90’s hit series Mad about You.
She followed that up with popular programs including News radio, Sports night and...
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Step 5: Collate Your Contacts & Reconnect
15 videos
Having a structured way to collect and keep track of your industry contacts is really important and makes it way easier if you need to reconnect. Check out the videos in this section to find out the best way to do this.
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Step 4: Double Check Your Ego
12 videos
Sometimes when actors get some credits and start building some degree of success, they no longer think they need to do some fundamental things like networking or self-submitting. However, no actor is too good to do these types of activities and they help actors to grow their careers. Find out how...
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John Frank Levey (Interview)
40 videos
John Frank Levey is a casting director for John Welles Productions and is one of the most respected in the industry. Levey has won four Emmy awards (ER and West Wing) and is the recipient of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the Casting Society of America. Levey is best known for hi...
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Risa Bramon Garcia (Interview)
40 videos
Risa started casting in New York as an extension of her rich theatre life. From there she and her partner, Billy Hopkins, took their first step into feature film casting with DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN. They worked as a team for 11 years. During and after their successful partnership, Risa cast so...
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Kahleen Crawford (Interview)
30 videos
Kahleen’s childhood love of black and white films and the actors in them, and obsession with Danny Boyle’s Shallow Grave and Trainspotting, were the start of what led her graduate from Glasgow University with a degree in Film and Television with Theatre Studies.
Shortly after her graduation in 2...
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Anya Colloff (Interview)
35 videos
In the film world, Anya Colloff cut her teeth as a casting assistant on Air force One, and casting associate on The Lost World: Jurassic Park in the same year!
Since then she is known for casting, Serenity, The First Time, Walk Hard, The Dewey Cox Story, Sex Tape and Bad Teacher.
It’s remarkab...
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Lou Mitchell (Interview)
35 videos
Australian Casting Director that’s been in the game for over 30 years! A crucial member of Maura Fay Casting she’s cast roughly 280 episodes of television and 20 films. Her longest running shows include 65 eps of Snowy River: The McGregor Saga, 74 eps of The Saddle Club, 58 eps of City Homicide,...
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Casting Directors On Self Taped Auditions
164 videos
Casting Directors breakdown their specific likes and dislike when it comes to actor self tapes. Leap ahead of the pack with these invaluable insights.
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Josh Einsohn (Interview)
38 videos
Josh Einsohn grew up in Dallas and then went to Washington University in St. Louis, where he graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Drama.
After several years working in Production, he decided to start all over again and commit to a career in Casting. From his first feature as a Casting Assistant, ...
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Casting Directors: Rapidfire
21 videos
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Casting Directors On Booking the Role
161 videos
There are many factors that go into booking the role. In this Collection, Casting Directors give inside intel on how you can stand out from the pack.
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Amanda Mitchell (Interview)
37 videos
Originally from Singapore, Amanda Mitchell worked in the film and television industry for four years before migrating to Australia. She cut her teeth working with Australian casting legend, Christine King, as a casting associate on hugely successful projects such as The Dressmaker, Kill Me Three ...
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Sunny Boling (Interview)
28 videos
Sunny Boling cut her teeth as casting assistant for Christian Kaplan in the feature casting office of Twentieth Century Fox, followed by assisting Shelia Jaffe on Just Married and Francine Maisler on The New World.
Then in late 2004 she ventured into the independent world joining forces with Meg...
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Casting Directors On Selecting Actors
204 videos
Casting Directors get an impossible number of submission for every role. So, how do they narrow their selections? Find out here.
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Planning & Goal Setting
10 videos — 1 extra
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Resources & Guides
2 videos — 5 extras
ALL OF OUR RESOURCES AND GUIDES CAN BE FOUND HERE:
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Becoming An Expert Collaborator
12 videos
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Business Skills
7 videos
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Marketing
12 videos
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Kerry Barden (Interview)
39 videos
Starting off in New York, Kerry Barden has been instrumental in assembling countless Oscar nominated and winning ensembles: Spotlight, The Help, A Winters Bone, Good Will Hunting and August Osage County.
His list of A-List films is so impressive it would be amiss to not share a few more… The Pit...
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Filmmakers: Conversation Series Sponsored By Flicks4Change
1 video
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Carmen Aiello (Interview)
23 videos
Carmen Aiello was born to an exuberant French mother and a vivacious Italian father. It seems from the start, he was born to love life. Never content to be a mere observer, Carmen started in theater and dance at a young age, taking classes in both art forms and winning lead roles in major product...
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Deborah Barylski (Interview)
31 videos
Deborah Barylski is an Emmy-Award winning casting director, a job she has held for the past thirty years. Some of her most recent credits include The Middle (2009), Arrested Development (2003) (for which she won the Emmy), Life with Bonnie (2002), Still Standing (2002), Home Improvement (1991) an...
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Ricki Maslar (Interview)
47 videos
Ricki G. Maslar is a successful casting director and producer with over thirty years experience in the entertainment industry. She has held a variety of positions as an agent, casting director, teacher and producer. As a casting director, Maslar has had the opportunity to work on studio and indep...
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The Breakthrough Experience
8 videos
Transformative Experience
The inspired and committed Presenter and Facilitator of The Breakthrough Experience, Faith Martin, introduces you to a powerful two day seminar that opens your heart and mind to a never before experienced sense of knowing that there is a magnificence, order and beauty of... -
Demartini Method
9 videos
The Demartini Method® is a breakthrough discovery and cutting edge personal transformation methodology which results in a new perspective and paradigm in thinking and feeling. Developed by Dr. John Demartini, it is the culmination of more than 47 years of research and studies in numerous discipli...
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Casting Director Insights
26 videos
We have a section talking about casting directors but why listen to us talk about them, when you can hear the answers directly from the CDs themselves?!
Some of the best CDs in the world have been kind enough to share their insights with us in zoom chats during the pandemic.
We are releasing ...
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Faith Martin
49 videos
From a theatrical family and with a love of film, theatre, performance, and storytelling, Faith Martin began her career as an agent. In twelve years, she started the careers of a number of now well known international actors.
IMDB Profile - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0552275/
Faith then move...
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Andrew Steel
2 videos
Andrew is the co-founder and President of the Secret Actor Society. An international award winning NIDA trained actor, he has worked extensively in theatre, film and television both in Australia and the U.S. His credits include Home and Away, Wonderland, Days of Our Lives, The Justice Lease, Dead...
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Asian Actors
14 videos
Industry questions relating directly to the Asian Actor experience.
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Pete Malicki
35 videos
Pete Malicki is a playwright, animation producer and arts administrator based in Sydney, Australia. He has set up or run a dozen creative industry organisations including Arts Business Academy, where he works as a career and business consultant, and the global acting phenomenon World Monologue Ga...
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The Actor's Guide To Getting The Job
5 videos
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The Actors Network
8 videos
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Seven Deadly Sins: The Actor Overcomes
9 videos
7 Deadly Sins The Actor Overcomes provides a unique approach to the profession of acting. The profession of acting is a vastly different conversation than the artistic desire to perform. One could argue the business of performance art may be the most difficult relationship you ever have with your...
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How To Use Secret Actor Society
4 videos
Instructions and information on how to use the Secret Actor Society Website.
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Expert Introductions
21 videos
All of our experts introduction videos in one place so you can get to know us all one by one!
We ALWAYS recommend Googling and IMDBpro-ing anyone you are listening to for advice in the industry.
We stand by the current industry experience that our experts have and want you to know for your...
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Kym Jackson
244 videos
Kym Jackson is the author of The Hollywood Survival Guide for actors and a busy working actress with 60+ feature film and TV credits, including This Is Us, American Crime Story, NCIS, SWAT, and BET show, Rebel.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1249826
Kym is a voting member of The Television Academy...
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Anthony Brandon Wong
83 videos
Anthony Brandon Wong is an award-winning actor best known to international audiences for his role as 'Ghost' in "The Matrix Reloaded", "The Matrix Revolutions", and as the lead character (alongside Jada Pinkett Smith) in the "Enter the Matrix" video game. His numerous other screen credits include...
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Ben Whitehair
149 videos
Ben Whitehair is a champion for social change through art and business. He is a working actor in Los Angeles, Chief Information Officer of https://tsmagrowth.com —entertainment’s premier social media management and growth firm—and co-founder of the online business academy for actors, https://work...
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Shaan Sharma
105 videos
Since relocating to Los Angeles in 2007, Shaan Sharma has quickly grown into one of the most respected and sought-after educators for on-camera acting craft, acting business knowledge, and career strategy.
www.StoryTellersConservatory.com
Shaan is a working Commercial and Theatrical SAG-AFTRA ...
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Amy Walker
64 videos
Amy Walker is an award-winning actress, singer/songwriter, producer, and writer, whose internationally acclaimed work has been featured on TEDx, the TODAY Show, NPR, Inside Edition, and more.
www.21Accents.com
http://youtube.com/amiablewalkerShe is known around the world for her chameleon-lik...
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Ajarae Coleman
138 videos
Ajarae Coleman is a working actress with dozens of network TV, film and commercial credits. After feeling frustrated by a lack of reliable research tools for actors, she founded www.ActingResourceGuru.com (ARG) to give actors practical steps to get more auditions, book more work, stay in the know...
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Kevin E. West
67 videos
Kevin E. West is a veteran television actor in Hollywood with over 70 credits including Guest Starring on The Righteous Gemstones (HBO), Hawaii 5-0, Criminal Minds, Bones, Castle, Touch, CSI: Miami, Justified, Aquarius, Leverage, Lost, 24, Desperate Housewives, NCIS, Alias, CSI, Judging Amy and d...
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Shaked Berenson
66 videos
Shaked Berenson has produced, and executive produced over 40 films and two television series, including the animation franchise SPACE DOGS, which generated over 100mil in worldwide box-office.
In the past 15 years, Shaked financed, marketed, and distributed over 120 films across all genres. He...
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Blair Hickey & Brian Wold
77 videos
Blair Hickey has been a working actor for over 25 years, starting with stage and daytime TV work in New York, then continuing in Los Angeles, appearing primarily in television and commercials. Highlighted credits include The Big Bang Theory, NCIS:LA, Heroes, Medium, How I Met Your Mother, Ghost W...
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David H. Lawrence XVII
85 videos
After a 30 year career in radio, David H. Lawrence XVII moved to television, and has been seen on FX's The People vs. OJ, ABC's epic series LOST, CBS' legendary CSI, The Mentalist and military thriller The Unit, NBC's spy comedy Chuck, Good Luck Charlie and ANT Farm on Disney, Touch and The Finde...
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Melissa Center
41 videos
Melissa Center is a passionate actor, filmmaker & co-founder of Whole Self Systems. As an actor her credits range from a recurring role on Grey’s Anatomy to a tour of A Chorus Line. Her feature film All I Want can be seen on Amazon & her award-winning short R.V continues to screen across ...
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Bonnie J Wallace
62 videos
Bonnie J. Wallace is the author of the best-selling Young Hollywood Actors and acclaimed Hollywood Parents Guide, producer of the popular Hometown to Hollywood podcast, and writes a blog for parents of young actors at bonniejwallace.com as well as articles for Backstage.com as a Backstage Expert....
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Darren Darnborough
97 videos
Darren Darnborough is the Co-Founder & CEO of WeAudition.com - the Video-Chat Community to Audition, Rehearse, Self-Tape and Get Advice.
Darren is also an experienced Actor and Filmmaker, working across the UK, Europe & Hollywood. His TV & Film work includes MacGyver, Magnum PI, Roo...
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Ryan Walker
30 videos
Ryan is the founder of TSMA Consulting www.TSMAConsulting.com , managing hundreds of social media profiles and navigating over 35 personal social media partnerships as a social media influencer on his own Instagram...
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Ayelette Robinson
83 videos
Ayelette is an actor, voiceover artist, and producer. Previously an attorney and multiple award-winning legal technologist, she is also the founder of ActorsGuru, a career management tool for actors. Her first web series, The Couch, which has an innovative Make It Yours structure, got her a spot ...
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Ryan Basham
102 videos
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Karen Workman
110 videos
New Zealand born Karen has lived in the USA since 1993 and is the author of the invaluable resource book for parents of aspiring child actors, 'Baby Steps'.
https://babystepstohollywood.com/
Use Code: SAS20 for 20% off all Baby Steps products!She gained her Doctorate in Piano performance f...
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Elke Osadnik
62 videos
Elke Osadnik/Berry has been working as a Recruitment Subject Matter Expert for over 23 years including a specific focus on cross-border recruitment and immigration. Since commencing her own US visa journey (Elke is an actor, who came to the US in 2011 on an O-1B visa for acting) Elke eventually t...
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Forbes Riley
87 videos
“You are the sum of the obstacles you overcome,” Forbes frequently says, as she turns her dreams into reality time and again.
www.ForbesFactor.com
Forbes is an author, award winning television personality, entrepreneur, creator of the SpinGym fitness sensation and one of the most sought after...
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Jess Orcsik
61 videos
Jessica Orcsik is an established actress, performer, choreographer and producer featuring in Stage, Film & Television productions for over 30 years. She is the founder of American Arts, Film & TV Academy, LLC in Los Angeles.
www.AAFTA.com
Jessica is a leading facilitator for internati...
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Storytime
53 videos
Tales of Hollywood, Acting, Networking and other stories that share lessons, laughs and knowledge to help you in your career. Come here and just hit play when you need a little light humor to remind you that you're not alone :)
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Headshots
37 videos
Planning, shooting, editing, formatting, printing, uploading and presenting your headshots.
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Resume
29 videos
Learn what a professional actors resume looks like and how to ensure yours includes the right information, formatted correctly.
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Demo Reel
24 videos
Writing, creating, producing, editing, formatting, and uploading your acting demo reel.
Your demo reel is the main deciding factor when casting and filmmakers are considering what level you are at as an actor.
Understanding what to focus on when building a demo and creating single scene cl...
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Branding
41 videos
How to analyze, decide on, and market according to your branding and type.
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Commercial Representation
30 videos
How to find, sign, and get the best out of your commercial agent.
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Regional (Local Hire) Representation
13 videos
Having regional and local hire representation in other cities and countries is an effective way to find work in projects filming outside Los Angeles / New York. Find out how it works, the benefits, the commitments you need to make, and whether having local hire rep may be something that could wo...
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International (Non-USA) Representation
11 videos
Having international representation in other countries is an effective way to find work in projects filming outside the USA. Find out how it works, the benefits, the commitments you need to make, and whether having an international hire rep may be something that could work for you in your career....
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Voice Agents
8 videos
All things relating to voice over representation.
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Auditions - Live With Casting
59 videos
A live audition is considered any audition that is taped by the casting office, filmmakers, or a production company. This is as opposed to a 'self taped' audition.
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Auditions - Self Taped
49 videos
Self taped auditions are taped by you and uploaded to the internet to share with casting. Most often, these auditions are done in your home, a friends home, at a SAG-AFTRA taping facility, or at a paid self-taping facility.
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How The Casting Process Works
9 videos
There are many people involved and many systems implemented at every stage of the casting process. The more we understand about the way the system works, the more effectively we can find ways to benefit from and navigate it.
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Audition Preparation
60 videos
So you have your scenes - what now? What exact steps do you need to take to effectively prepare for an audition? How long should it take? When are you ready? Can you over-prepare? Do you need to know your lines? Find the answers to all things relating to audition preparation in this fascina...
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Finding Your Own Auditions
37 videos
There are many strategies, places and ways to find or get auditions... they are all listed here in this empowering section. Don't forget - this is your career... noone else will hand you opportunities or success - you must go out and grab it for yourself!
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Actors Access / Breakdown Services
44 videos
Breakdown Services is the top level casting / audition listing website for casting professional projects in the film & TV industry.
Some of the projects listed are also shared with the sister site - Actors Access - a site that offers casting breakdowns accessible to actors.This sectio...
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Casting Networks / LA Casting
3 videos
Casting Networks is a popular casting website which posts worldwide casting calls and auditions. There are a wide variety of auditions for theatre productions, voice-over roles, feature films, talk shows and reality shows. Auditions are posted daily for Los Angeles and New York, however, Atlanta,...
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Self Submission Websites - Other
11 videos
There are so many self submission sites other than the big two (Actors Access and LA Casting). Europe has E-Caster, UK has Spotlight and Star Now, Australia has AT2 and Showcast. This is where you can find information on each of these sites and so many more from around the world.
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Casting Directors
23 videos
Casting Directors, or CDs are the gatekeepers of Hollywood. Learn about them and their staff.
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Film Producers & Executives
24 videos
Learn more about producers and studio executives working in film.
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Acting Classes
23 videos
Every type of non-full time class relating to the field of acting in film and TV.
Acting classes, improv, voice, scene study, on camera, foundation, movement, kids classes, theater classes, improvisation, breath work, alexander technique, and so much more...
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Comedy / Sitcom Acting - Craft
7 videos
Comedy and sitcom is an art form all of its own - learn the intricacies of the style here.
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On Set Etiquette Parents & Young Performers
33 videos
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SAG-AFTRA Conservatory
28 videos
A membership community within SAG-AFTRA that provides education and services to union actors. The conservatory offers classes, seminars, a summer intensive event, access to AFI first year film castings, access to Blacklist writers table reads, self taping facilities and so much more.
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Twitter & Tweeting
46 videos
Twitter is a news-focused social media platform used by 275 million people worldwide each year. Gain insight from TSMA's social media and business of acting coach Ben Whitehair on how to use the site to enhance your public profile, build your career, and make new connections in the film and TV i...
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Facebook
17 videos
Facebook is the world's largest social media platform - used monthly by 2.38 billion people. That's close to 1/3 of the worlds population. Learn from TSMA's Social Media pro and business of acting coach Ben Whitehair tips on how to cut through the noise and use Facebook to network, market yours...
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LinkedIn
10 videos
LinkedIn is the primary social media platform used for executives in the business world.
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Social Media - Other
12 videos
General social media questions and all things relating to specific Social Media Platforms EXCLUDING Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIN, and Facebook... Those areas have their own dedicated sections.
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Business Cards
16 videos
Business cards are an important marketing tool for most people - but are they used by actors today? We think yes, and in this section you will learn how to ensure your business cards best represent you as a brand and leave a positive lasting impression with any industry members you meet.
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Website
19 videos
Firstly YOU DO NOT NEED AN ACTING WEBSITE. Look at Chris Hemsworth, Johnny Depp, Scarlett Johansen and almost any other top actor to see that THEY DON'T HAVE ONE.
But... if you're going to do it anyway or if you already have one, here's how to at least do it right.
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Postcards & Thank you Cards
25 videos
Postcards and thank you cards are a simple yet effective form of communication. Learn how to create, format, and effectively utilize these promotional tools to stay top of mind and maintain a connection with people you want to work with in the future.
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Email Marketing
12 videos
Learn from top Hollywood business coaches and networking pro's the tips and tricks to effectively market yourself and stay in touch with your industry contacts using email.
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Other Promotional Tools
12 videos
One sheets, gifts, branded promotional items - learn what's out there to stay top of mind.
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IMDB Pro
21 videos
The Internet Movie Database professional ( www.IMDBpro.com ) contains details and contact information for every film and TV series, every agent and manager, and every production company that is working professionally in the industry today. You can use this resource to find filmmakers, agents, ma...
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CastingAbout
21 videos
CastingAbout provides a detailed list of Casting Directors along with contact info and what they are currently casting. You can save notes on each CD so you remember when you interacted, mailed, or auditioned for each of them. The label printing function allows for mass mailings to offices that...
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Mindset
94 videos
Keep yourself on track with tips and advice on staying mentally healthy in a tough business.
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Habits & Systems
75 videos
Daily habits and systems used by successful working actors and business leaders to enhance productivity and quality of life.
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Accents & Languages
62 videos
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Background Performers
6 videos
Background work is a fun and often rewarding place to get involved in performing in film and TV. It is a wonderful training ground for being on set, a great money maker when working union, and provides a unique entry point to get into the union... that's how I got in over fourteen years ago!
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Day Jobs
13 videos
Going from a red carpet one night to behind a bar the next day can be painful for us to handle. It confuses our mind and skews our perception of who we are and the progress we have made. But remember - 90% of actors in SAG-AFTRA don't make their insurance each year. That means 90% of actors ar...
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Secret Actor Society Membership
We show actors how to build professional careers in film and TV.
- The Video Vault | Insights and answers to over 3000 business of acting questions
- The Success Path | Regular action steps that mimic one-on-one career coaching
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JL1 | How The Film & TV Industry Works
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SAS Journey: Become a Working Actor
Level 1: How The Film & TV Industry WorksLearn:
- The various types of work available in the industry
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JL2 | Marketing Materials That Get You Auditions
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SAS Journey: Become a Working Actor
Level 2: Marketing Materials That Get You AuditionsAs the first point of contact with filmmakers and casting directors, your marketing materials are an extension of yourself and an indication of your level of professionalism. Get clear knowledge on how to ma...