Acting Success Begins With An Actors Resume
The headshot expresses the look and feel of the actor at a glance, but the actors resume sells the versatility, skillfullness, and success of an actor before he or she ever shows up to the audition. In this article we will go back over the reasons for creating an acting resume and also what to think about when you are putting one together.
An acting resume is exactly one side of one page, and you will usually want to have it stapled to the back of your head shot. This single page should represent you as an artist, as an entertainer, as an employee, and as a colleague. So the main thing is to understand what auditioners want from you. Think about the specific show they going to be doing and try to compare it to their previous work. What types of shows do these people typically produce, and who do they usually cast for the role you want? After you’ve thought about and understood these things, the next step is to try and give them what they want. Since you’re a professional actor, this will come pretty naturally to you.
The only thing you need to realize is that your acting resume is not an extension of you as an actor, it is an extension of the part you want to play. So, you should twist and pull at the facts of your professional life until they fit, as closely as possible, the specific audition. Don’t lie; just list the parts of your acting career in an order which suits the demands of the part. This will hardly take you any time at all to do before each show. Five or ten minutes per audition could be the difference between your next big break and your next season of waiting tables.