Can anyone give me some information about talent resumés for complete newbies?
I was selected by a casting director for a film through a talent search where directors and such can view your "portfolio" online and request more info or hire you for a job. I have been asked to submit myself for an audition for the part by the director and have been asked to send in my resumé but I'm so new at this kind of thing and have nothing to begin building a resumé with, much less have something ready to send. Anyone ever come across a situation like this? It's clear on my portfolio but I just don't want to not address it at all. Is there a good way to do so?
Any help would be appreciated. Its not a lead roll so I don't think it will be a problem but then, what do I know? ;)
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MJ LOVER'S Example is terrible. NEVER put your birthdate or your age. It will limit you. You could look older or even much younger than you actually are in the eyes of the casting directors.
Here's a basic example to help you better organize your resume:
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww80/ELDORADO59...
RESUME-ALWAYS use the 3 column format!
Here's the standard LA format. In NY, it's usually the same but with Theatre being higher up than Film/TV (/ denotes column breaks):
At the top and centered:
Name (Centered and is largest in font size)
Union affiliation (if any)
CELL Phone Number
Email
Far Left side below the top and centered stuff:
Height
Weight
Hair color
Eye color
Right side opposite of statistics:
Agent logo with contact info (sometimes if you have an agent, you can remove your own cell phone and email address. Then weirdos that find your stuff in the dumpster can contact them instead of you)
Film
Title/(Lead, supporting)/Director
Television
Title/(Lead, guest star, co-star, regular, Under 5, recurring)/Network
Theatre
Title/Specific character played/Production company or director depending on who is more prestigious.
Commericials
ALWAYS put "List available upon request!" Do keep a separate list of the commercials with the Casting directors involved in case an agent asks.
Training
Skill learned/School or teacher/Location (LA, NY?)
OR
Skill learned/Teacher/School, Location
ie. Cold Reading/Margie Haber/Margie Haber Studios, LA,CA
Special Skills/Abilities
Be creative with this. When I was starting out and interviewing with agencies, they would usually go straight there and talk about my special talents and even had me demonstrate some of them
DON'T:
-Put extra work
-Put Modeling/Print gigs. You make a separate resume for that.
-Lie
-Put age. If an agent asks you when you meet with him or her, then tell the truth. It's for legal reasons. ie. Under 18 can't work normal hours and need parent/guardian to sign stuff or you have to be at least 25 to do a beer commercial.
-Put your home phone number or address unless you want weirdos coming to your house.
-Put dates. It ages you!
-Have it separate from your headshot. It should be cut to fit and stapled to the back of your headshot.
If you don't have many credits, show that you're serious by having training from the best and a lot of unique special skills/abilities that you can actually do.
Look into doing a video submission. Put yourself on camera by going to places like Breakdown Services (Actors Access) where you can put yourself on camera either being interviewed or performing a monologue. Also, look into going to an acting class where you can work on scenes and monologues from various works. WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T LIE!!!!! You may think you could get away with it but this industry is often not as small as people think.
Break A Leg!
yuur resume will need this
name
DOB(birthday)
height
weight
hair color
eye color
email (for this you may want to make another yahoo thats more professional like mines is [email protected] this email is juss for casting calls ndd business)
phone number
My acting and modeling objectives:
Film
Tv shows
commercials
commercial print
Experience
class skits
training
special skills and hobbies
sports and hobbies