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Marketing Seminar

"JUST TELL ME WHAT TO DO!" The Actors' Marketing Seminar is a one time class that I do 3-4 times a year that is designed to save you time and money on the path to your acting destiny.

It starts with a survey done by the whole class on how they see you in a quantifiable way. We take the results and start to establish what strategies you should use in your marketing materials to get past the road blocks.

Then, you will cast a project and see why certain headshots get picked and others get dumped... and trust me it's not what you think.

Then, we cover agents and managers: how to get them, but more importantly how to make them work for you. We cover contracts, showcases, alternate submissions, demo reels, goal setting, ending procrastination, solving crisis through mission statement, how to turn acquaintances into allies, and much more.

Everyone who takes this class, changes their headshots and everyone who takes the class walks away with a new drive to overcome the now understandable industry. You may RETAKE this class for $50- , and many do, because there is so much to absorb.

You will receive a packet of materials about an inch thick that you will use to refer to in the future.

Rob Roy I have been networking and creating value. Your marketing class Billy... I have capitalized on so many opportunities since my first marketing class and I believe that none of this could have been achieved without the techniques you teach in your marketing classes and the care that have for each of your students. From the 3 commercial campaigns I've starred in to the features I've shot and am about to start shooting, Thank you!!!! Landon Vaughn I just booked a lead role in the independent film “Illusions Lost'. My first film project. Very exciting! Couldn't have done it without your help. The marketing class got me the audition. Learning to audition in regular class got me the call-back. And working the call-back material during class helped me get the job. Can't say thanks enough! Jeffery Krebs As an actor, I always thought that an audition was about the character I was reading for. I tried hard to "be" the character. It was not until taking classes from you, Billy, that I realized that it is really all about me. I know now that when I go for an audition, the auditors want to see ME, not a character. This made my job as an actor so much easier...it's easy just being me. It has paid off. I just booked a supporting role (3 Weeks/8 scenes)in the full length feature “Wrinkles,' starring Lou Diamond Phillips. We begin shooting in November at Universal Studios. Thank you Billy for being such a great teacher and wealth of knowledge!

Drake Johnston Booked recurring role on 7th Heaven and guest star spots on Gilmore Girls and Six Feet Under. “Billy is a great! He helped me bring my inner feelings to my acting which has given me my own technique to become a better actor. He keeps it simple, making it easy to be a “real' actor and not pretend to act.' Jeremy Brandt 24 commercial bookings and a SAG card all in one year and I just booked a co-star role on ALIAS. I wanted to tell you that since I've come back to your class I have booked two more independent films...'THE DATE' (Lead) and FAIRYTALE FOLLIES' (Supporting). I used the “frozen read'(?) technique that you taught us just for practice, but I used it in the audition (I just stared the other actress down at the end without even saying my last line) and the director loved it! That was fun! Thanks Billy! Kyle Reed Hey Billy you are teaching me to book. This year I've booked 2 national commercials, 4 films, and a play. Billy you have helped me immensely!   Shirley Eldred Before taking your class, I felt something was missing from my on-camera performances and I couldn't put a finger on it. Through your industrious efforts, I now understand and I'm liking what I see. I will continue to refer my fellow actors to you because I think this is the best film class I have taken.

JUST TELL ME WHAT TO DO!

This is a 12 hour seminar (9AM - 9PM) that teaches you how to get past the barriers set up by the Movie and T.V. industry. You will learn:

• Marketing image and where you fit in.
• Building a marketing strategy.
• Understanding headshots from the casting director’s point of view and making your headshots work.
• Making your limited marketing $$$ go further.
• Agents, Managers, and how to make them work for you.
• Demo Reels- what to put on, what not to put on, and “Do I have enough to make a tape?”
• SAG / AFTRA- Join or wait?
• Creating value first and the mindset of the working actor.
• Doing more than you say / Building a list of Allies
• Scams and how to avoid them (including new scams that even experienced actors fall for).
• MUCH, MUCH MORE!

SCHEDULED SEMINARS

Saturday January 17th 2009
San Diego

Saturday April 25th 2009
Los Angeles

Saturday August 29th 2009
San Diego

Saturday November 14th 2009
Los Angeles

See Map for Details - Food and 140 page packet will be provided.

Cost: $229

****Call WCI Studios to secure your spot.****

William Cowart started acting in 1979 and has been continuously working and building a career ever since. Over 60 plays and numerous Film and T.V. credits fill out his resume as well as being a Supervising Producer for 6 Reel Pictures (Cactus, Niche, Hank & Edgar) and a feature film writer for Emmet/Furla Films, Fogleaf Media and Ross Bell(Producer Fightclub, KillBill.). He has worked as a casting associate with several casting directors, as a film development associate, and as a director. He brings a passion, knowledge, and love to the craft that is contagious. This dynamic course has been developed out of years of training, experience and exploration in all aspects of Theatre, Improv, Film, and Television production.