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Mominbiz, I didn't find anything that explained copy-blocking in that google link. Could you explain a bit more or direct me to a site that would have that info? And do you think it's necessary to do for adult actors with acting websites? Thanks for all the great info!

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Originally posted by Olivia:
Mominbiz, I didn't find anything that explained copy-blocking in that google link. Could you explain a bit more or direct me to a site that would have that info? And do you think it's necessary to do for adult actors with acting websites? Thanks for all the great info!

I'm glad you asked this question. I've been checking around and have now learned that with all the new technology and abilities of newer (newer than 5 years) computers these days, even copy-blocking cannot stop anyone from copying a photo. With features like iPhoto on the iMacs, for example, anything can now be photographed, even if it can't be copied and pasted. So, for anyone wanting to put photos online, please be aware that they can no longer be protected as they once were.

Multimedia category works well for any viral, www, cell phone and/or internet credits.

http://bbs.backstage.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8011031/m/740105761

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Another great resource for an acting resume is:

Acting Truths and Lies (purchased at www.info4actors.com)
I think it's one of the best books on the business side of acting. VERY concise and NO BS!

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Originally posted by ELDORADO59:
Another great resource for an acting resume is:

Acting Truths and Lies (purchased at www.info4actors.com
I think it's one of the best books on the business side of acting. VERY concise and NO BS!

Thanks! I corrected the link for you.

I'm hoping there are actual resume format samples in this suggested book, as the intent of this thread is to be able to view actual samples and not just advertise books about the business or classes associated with those books that do not have actual samples.

Thanks again!

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Originally posted by Mominbiz:

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Originally posted by ELDORADO59:
Another great resource for an acting resume is:

Acting Truths and Lies (purchased at www.info4actors.com
I think it's one of the best books on the business side of acting. VERY concise and NO BS!

Thanks! I corrected the link for you.

I'm hoping there are actual resume format samples in this suggested book, as the intent of this thread is to be able to view actual samples and not just advertise books about the business or classes associated with those books that do not have actual samples.

Thanks again!

I'm only promoting it because it gives good information that I haven't read in other books. I don't work for the company and am not promoting it for that reason.

There's one example resume followed by what to do and NOT to do.

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There's one example resume followed by what to do and NOT to do.

Sounds good!

Here's the standard LA format. In NY, it's usually the same but with Theatre being higher up than Film/TV (/ denote column breaks):

At the top and centered:
Name (Centered and is largest in font size)
Union affiliation (if any)
CELL Phone Number
Email

Left side under 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, featured)/Director

Television
Title/(Lead, guest star, co-star, regular, featured)/Network

Theatre
Title/Specific character played/Production company (depending on who's more prestigious, you can interchange this with Theatre, or director)

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?)

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.

To be a bit more specific for Television billing for LA and/or NY, this is copied from Casting Director/Author Bonnie Gillespie's column The Actors Voice on Showfax.com, which I supplied the link to in the opening of this thread.
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Television Billing

Series Regular: contract role with exclusivity to the series, network, and production company for a term of a year or more; paid for a predetermined number of episodes produced, on contract for all episodes, even those in which the character doesn't appear.

Recurring: character returns over multiple episodes, either on standing contract or contracted periodically, based on negotiations and number of appearances.

Guest Star: one-episode guest whose character's storyline is central to that episode, works at a weekly rate (and is under contract for the week, even if only shooting a day or two).

Co-star: one-episode guest whose character's storyline may or may not be central to that episode (since co-star billing actually depends more on negotiation than size of the role), anywhere from one line to multiple scenes.

Contract Role: a soap opera AFTRA contract term for a daytime series regular or recurring character.

Under 5: an AFTRA-only contract term for a character with between one and five lines.

Extra: non-speaking role with no on-screen credit. This billing does not belong on an acting resumé.
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Also, following the billing, the Director should be listed in addition to the network. (Hey, we've got to give those hard working directors credit where credit is due, plus it can make great conversation with agents and CDs, in addition to letting them know who they can contact should they have any questions about what so-and-so actor is like to work with on set ).
I.e., Dir. Barry Kemp/ABC. If an actor is working on a series with varying directors per episode it can be listed as Dir. Various/CBS or Dir. Multiple/CBS.

Here's a good discussion about understudy roles on resumes. For theatre, yes, you include them.

http://bbs.backstage.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/932105/m/436109381

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