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Don’t expect all the usual trimmings on the Hollywood party circuit this holiday season.
Showbiz party planners have begun to scale back soirees as part of industry wide belt-tightening. Several congloms have canceled their holiday bashes, while others are simply toning down the revelry. After-preem bashes are also being reassessed in this economy.
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How to max out Apple TV’s potential… (Gizmodo)
Productivity and Values…(Productivity 501)
Being Christian in the Acting Biz… (The Acting Room)
MGM and CBS Team up with Youtube… (Life Hacker)
Dark Night Heading to $1 Billion…(Deadline Hollywood Daily)
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Characterization in acting…(Notes On Acting)
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Is it possible to earn a living as an actor? Bet you’ve heard that before…Yes, but it is difficult. According to SAG’s records, only 6% of the almost 100,000 actors who are already in the union make what SAG speaks of as “middle-class” earnings of $30,000 to $70,000 a year, and only 2% make over $100,000 annually…
This is the thing; if you have been following this blog you already know it focuses both on the personal, technical and business sides of acting. So you know I personally believe every actor is his own boss, his own company, his own business, his own PR, accountant, manager and his own employee. So ask yourself this…
Technically your check looks like it should be enough to cover your bills, expenses and even saving up for a rainy day, doesn’t it? But then something happens, and you end up eating dry cereal and the occasional can of tuna waiting for the next check to arrive…
All of us have bills to pay, obviously. And we also have countless expenses: classes, headshots, assistants, printing…etc. And con artists know this. So they come up with get-rich-fast “jobs” that are alluring. Generally these offers take on forms such as: packaging envelopes form home, making jewelry, investing in stocks packages, fabricating candles, assembling together some form of hand crafted what-not…and as you do you will be making thousands! Tens of thousands!! Or so they say…
Here is what “How to break into acing, for Dummies” has to say about this oh-so-delicate subject.
Whether we like it or not, we all have to pay taxes. But Paying taxes on your acting income can be a little trickier than paying taxes on your income as a janitor or bank teller or computer programmer. For example, The company that you work for as a computer programmer probably automatically deducts state and federal income taxes out of your paycheck. As an actor, it’s up to you to set aside a certain amount of your acting paycheck to cover
Unless they’ve made a huge mistake or betrayed you someway, its usually very hard to move on from your agent. The feeling is that of leaving someone who believed in you when others wouldn’t give you a chance. And that’s how most actors feel. But at the end of the day, they are making money and you are making money, and it’s a business relationship One of the best pieces of advice I ever received…
Everyday we are faced with great decisions. But not every day our decisions have such a large impact as this one: should I chase a dream that has very few possibilities of generating large income but fulfills me personally, or should I invest my time in a career with steady and greater income and find time someplace else to dedicate to my passion.
If you are an actor you have already made that choice. If you are starting out or pondering whether to try acting you need to know one thing…
Agents are there to help actors get work, so it wont come as a shock to you that there are thousands of phony agents trying to take your money. Whether a single agent or an agency, know what you are entitled to and what your rights are.
First of all if any agent asks for ANY money upfront using excuses such as investing in pictures, a nominal fee or even a monthly fee….RUN!!!!…