Related Links
Attention: Before getting headshots, I highly recommend getting your colors done. Here are 2 places I know of that provide this service.
San Diego: Color Me Special - Winter, Autumn, Summer, Spring? Find out what colors bring out the best in you. Contact Denise Welsh at 619-985-0158 to schedule an appointment.
LA: The Color Company www.jillkirshcolor.com
Headshots
Greg Crowder Photography
www.gregcrowderphotography.comGreat headshot photographer who I highly recommend. Discounts for WCI students.
Karine Simone Photography
www.karinesimonphotography.com
Another great photographer I have shot with. Great eye. Discounts for WCI students.
Kenneth Dolin Photography
www.kennethdolin.com/
Check his work out. $50- discount for full session for WCI students.
Headshot Reproductions
IGSO
Ray's Lab (a little more expensive but great quality and quicker service)
Reproductions
Argentum
Demo Reels
www.quicknickel.comIf you have attended a forum or read an article on demo reels in the last few years chances are you have heard of Robert Cambell and QuickNickel.
Casting Director Workshops
http://www.reelpros.comCasting director workshops looked highly upon in industry. Membership is $50/year. ReelPros2 is for younger actors (ages 18-26). Workshops usually range from $30-45. They also do classes which are open to the public.
http://www.aiastudios.com
Casting director workshops and classes.
http://www.tvistudios.com
TVI holds casting director workshops and classes and also does career counseling. Yearly membership is expensive, but there are a lot of benefits.
http://www.thecastingnetwork.com
Casting director workshops/career counseling and networking.
Casting Links
http://www.lacasting.comMost used commercial casting website. Can submit yourself to projects. Free with agent, $10/month if you don't have an agent. Must register in person.
http://www.nowcasting.com
Casting website used for mostly theatrical casting. Can submit yourself to projects. $10/month with or without agent. Can register online.
http://www.actorsaccess.com
A part of Breakdown Services, Ltd. Can view special breakdowns for actors and submit headshot and resume online to casting directors. Theatrical mostly. Registration is free.
http://www.backstagewest.com
Home of Backstage West, the leading newspaper source for actors. Can find breakdowns online or order subscription to have delivered to home. This is where Grad/Student and most Non-Union Films list their projects.
Actor Websites by ActAdept.com
Build your actor website at ActAdept.com and get the first 3 months free as a member of WCI Studios
Important Show Business Links
www.imdb.comAnything and everything you'd ever want to know about any actor, producer, director, movie, tv show, you NAME IT! IMDB is THE source for any information having anything to do with film and television.
www.samuelfrench.com/store
Bookstore for the entertainment industry. Find any book on acting or the business and get up to date directories of agents and casting directors here
people.delphiforums.com/showtalk/
An online acting community known as the Professional Actors Resource Forum, sometimes
called Parents of Actors Resource Forum. Our members are primarily teen and young adult
actors, and as you may have guessed, parents of actors. We also welcome adult actors,
agents, managers, producers, directors, casting directors, and other industry professionals.
www.castingabout.com
Lists all current TV shows and casting directors including associates and assistants.
www.actingmagazine.com
General Info for for actors. Not a good deal of info right now.
www.info4actors.com
great best, worst, and scam areas.
www.thefutoncritic.com
Give you a primetime grid to catch shows. You can download shows if you have an audition and don't know the show. (May require Tivo)
indycine.com/ictes.htm
INDY CINE - a filmaking resourse site. Packed with link and information. Discounts of cameras, editing,etc.
www.group101films.com
4000 films in five years, all 30 days at a time.
Group101Films is an LA-based filmmaking collective that challenges each member to shoot a short film every 30 days. Started by five entertainment industry professionals in 2000, the collective has exploded with over 600 filmmakers in 12 cities across the U.S. and abroad, making Group101 the largest producer of short film entertainment in the world.
Our mission: to empower filmmakers everywhere.
www.ientertain.com
Welcome to ientertain.com, a free SOCIAL NETWORK of like minded ARTISTS, ENTERTAINERS and INDUSTRY. Here you can share creative ideas, get advice, help others, further your career, get hired, and fill in the missing pieces of your project!
Other
www.healthysuccess.orgKathy Hardman - Certified Mindful Coach
Attached is an article on that was on TV the other day. This is what I do.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12169334/from/ET/
kehardman@aol.com
greatchanges4u@aol.com
(619) 698-6132