16 Jan Acting Tips for Beginner Actors
Navigating Pilot Season for Beginner Actors
The entertainment industry witnesses a surge in opportunities during the pilot season, a window between January and April when aspiring actors converge upon cities like Los Angeles, Atlanta, and New York. Despite the online streaming that made adjustments to the pilot season historical trends by opening up new opportunities to cast and shoot pilots throughout the year; still, for new actors stepping into the unknown, this season serves as a beacon of hope, offering a chance to climb a rung higher in the industry ladder.
Unveiling Your Unique Casting Type
Amidst the industry’s frenzy, understanding your casting type emerges as a game-changer. While it’s important to stretch your range as an actor, veterans know the value of aligning with roles that resonate with their essence.
Identifying your ‘wheelhouse’ or the roles that naturally suit you becomes imperative for beginners. This understanding aids in targeted submissions, saving time and energy for both actors and casting directors. It’s about showcasing your authentic and best self rather than contorting to fit a mold.
The general wisdom is ‘to give them you until you is what they want.’ And that’s why it’s so helpful to know how you are perceived at the audition. How you come off might not be the ‘who’ you think you are. It’s not unusual for some very gentle souls to play a totally believable gangster or for a real cad of a human being to come off as a priest or kindly counselor. If you keep getting called in for certain types of roles, then that is how they see you.
Mastering Your Craft
Once you have grasped your casting type, the journey towards mastery kicks off. Collaboration with mentors, agents, and coaches becomes invaluable in honing your range and perfecting your niche. Thus, you will probably want to consult with your acting coach as to which roles are in your wheelhouse, and then work to perfect or expand that range. Brad Heller, a top Los Angeles acting coach who has been teaching actors to navigate and break through the Hollywood acting industry for 30 years, has been effectively helping actors to identify their typecast. In addition, you and your agent must be on the same page when it comes to them submitting you for the right parts rather than going out for every role under the sun.
Elevating Your Audition Game
Casting folks are generally pretty good in their evaluation of an actor’s suitability for any given part, so when you are called in for an audition, be sure to have plenty of ideas, the better to collaborate with the casting director in trying out different ways of approaching the part. Moreover, being yourself in auditions is paramount. It’s about solving casting puzzles rather than striving to fit in.
It should go without saying that if you dress the part, your odds of them seeing you in that role will increase. And remember, you’re not there to be evaluated. You are there to solve their casting problem. The casting person is on your side. They’re hoping you’re the one!
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