Offshore
One Audition in Four Months
My agent told me there was a limit on how many auditions I could turn down. Three months later I've turned down four or five, done exactly one, and neither he nor my manager has dropped me. The auditions were never how I was getting work.
Acting Tips
What I Learned From My First Time Behind the Casting Table
After three years of auditioning for other people's projects, I finally produced my own short film and sat on the other side of the casting table. Here is what I learned watching auditions instead of giving them, the good and the bad.
Acting Tips
You Can Buy Craft. You Cannot Buy a Booking.
An acting coach advertising that he will help you book more is selling an outcome he does not control. Credits do not make a good teacher, but a promise of bookings is a business claim and it needs business evidence. Here is what to ask before you pay, and what coaching can honestly give you.
Projects
My Next 12 Months Are Full
I am four weeks into a rotation offshore with no acting work until August, which has given me time to think about how I ended up with seven films booked through 2027. It all goes back to a bad shoot in a park in 2023 and a message from a DP.
Uncategorized
My First Offshore Rotation Back
After three and a half years away, I'm back working offshore in oil and gas. The money stress is gone and I have a reason to be out here now. Here's how the rotation fits around my acting and the films I'm funding.
Acting Tips
Nobody Owes You a Role
Hard work does not entitle anyone to a role. Here is why believing you are owed one hurts your work, and the mindset that makes you happier.
Acting Tips
The Different Levels of Independent Film
Not every independent film is the same opportunity. Here are the levels, from reel-builders to the ones that get you noticed, and how to tell them apart.
Acting Tips
Bad Manager vs Good Manager: What the Difference Actually Looks Like
I fired one manager and signed another who does the actual job. Here is the difference between them, and how to find one worth signing with. That runs about 135 characters, so it works as both the WordPress excerpt and the Yoast meta description without trimming. If you want a version that leans harder on the Pugh/Scorsese names as a hook for the listing page, say the word and I'll write that one.
Acting Tips
The Competition Is Fierce and It’s Not Getting Any Easier
Breaking into film is harder than it was five years ago. Here is what you are up against, and why even actors who did everything right struggle to get signed.
Acting Tips
Should You Move to ATL to Pursue Your Dream
The author, an Atlanta-based individual, provides advice for aspiring actors planning to relocate to major film cities like Atlanta, LA, and NYC. Recommendations include attending acting classes, getting headshots while still employed, starting to build acting resumes locally, applying for local casting calls, and saving 3-4 months of living expenses before moving. The goal is to be well-prepared to start an acting career in the new city.