Feb 23 2009
Face Up To It? It’s How You Act!
I do not know what I am going to do after I have completed this course. I need to get a job in the performing arts but, how I am going to do that I do not know. Getting a break in the acting industry is not easy because there are so many other talented people trying to get a break. Not only is it based on luck and being at the right place at the right time it also goes on what you look like and if you haven’t got a face that fits then more than likely you won’t get a job.
What you look like matters but, you also need to have talent. Body-wise only a few characters have significant limitations around your choice of actor. You can use camera tricks to make people look bigger or smaller. As long as you have the look that the casting directors are looking for.
When you first start out in the acting industry you will need a good head shot. A head shot is a close up shot of your face. Casting directors, producers, writers and directors use your head shot to get a quick look at you to see if you have the right physical attributes for a given role.Your head shot will usually have two components. An 8×10 close up picture of your face and a copy of your resume (sometimes also referred to as your list of credits). Your picture can either be colour or black and white, but considering how cheap colour photos are to reproduce nowadays, consider going this route.
