Acting Resume Stupids

Marlon Brando

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Originally posted by Anam_G:
how about removing height weight hair color etc....most of it is visible in the headshot anyway. and why limit myself by putting exacts. say they are looking for a 5'7 actor, and i am 5'6...they may not call me in.

I don't list hair and eye color since we all should be using colored headshots. I keep height and weight.

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makebelieve

Kevin Bacon

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What if the CD is color-blind and they can't tell from the headshot what color are your eyes/hair. Probably a very small chance of this happening but just wondering about that possibility still.

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Marlon Brando

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Originally posted by makebelieve:
What if the CD is color-blind and they can't tell from the headshot what color are your eyes/hair. Probably a very small chance of this happening but just wondering about that possibility still.

Then they can ask their associates when they're not doing CD workshops.

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Mominbiz

Harrison Ford

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Originally posted by makebelieve:
What if the CD is color-blind and they can't tell from the headshot what color are your eyes/hair. Probably a very small chance of this happening but just wondering about that possibility still.

The good news is, whether your hair and eye color are on the resume or not, it will not keep you from getting an audition or a booking if you look like your headshot, are prepared, do your job well, and fit the part! Don't overthink the little things and if you have an agent, be sure to follow their instructions on whether to have those listed or not.

- MIB -
"If you can dream, you can do. Making it happen is up to you!"

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fhamid

Newbie

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Originally posted by TRUTHTELLER59:

7. Saying you're Fi Core. Though it is a legal right recognized by the US Supreme Court, it has a stigma. If you're going for SAG, your resume says SAG. If you're going for non union, it says SAG Eligible.

So if you're eligible to join SAG, you can write "SAG Eligible" on your resume?

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fhamid

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And I'm not fi-core, I'm just eligible to join and have not paid any fees to join or anything.

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Trillian

Denzel Washington

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Originally posted by makebelieve:
What if the CD is color-blind and they can't tell from the headshot what color are your eyes/hair. Probably a very small chance of this happening but just wondering about that possibility still.

That's an SOL CD, if you ask me.

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Trillian

Denzel Washington

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Originally posted by Anam_G:
how about removing height weight hair color etc....most of it is visible in the headshot anyway. and why limit myself by putting exacts. say they are looking for a 5'7 actor, and i am 5'6...they may not call me in.

If they're so exact about height and you don't have what they want, you're just wasting everybody's time.

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Marlon Brando

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Originally posted by TRUTHTELLER59:

7. Saying you're Fi Core. Though it is a legal right recognized by the US Supreme Court, it has a stigma. If you're going for SAG, your resume says SAG. If you're going for non union, it says SAG Eligible.

So if you're eligible to join SAG, you can write "SAG Eligible" on your resume?

You write SAG-AFTRA Eligible or SAG-AFTRA E if you are eligible.

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Marlon Brando

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Jeckyll625

Sean Penn

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Truthteller, I agree with you on everything except one point. Here in NY, almost all actors list the school at which they acted in a student film for. So, if I acted ina Columbia Grad student film I list it as "Columbia Grad/director's name). Otherwise it is taken as misleading when it's not listed as a student film. We don't literally write student film. But Columbia, and SVA are respected so it looks good on the resume, and I am young so perhaps it isn't a bad thing as much either. But even casting directors here and agents have said to list the film schools because they are well-respected.

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Marlon Brando

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Truthteller, I agree with you on everything except one point. Here in NY, almost all actors list the school at which they acted in a student film for. So, if I acted ina Columbia Grad student film I list it as "Columbia Grad/director's name). Otherwise it is taken as misleading when it's not listed as a student film. We don't literally write student film. But Columbia, and SVA are respected so it looks good on the resume, and I am young so perhaps it isn't a bad thing as much either. But even casting directors here and agents have said to list the film schools because they are well-respected.

I guess you can do that in NY since your film/tv opportunities aren't as big as LA's.

But in LA, film is either major studio or indie. Doesn't help to say you're a student film actor on this coast.

It's NOT misleading to leave out the fact that it's a student film. If it's actually shot well, who cares? You're only going to use 30-45 seconds of it for a clip on ActorsAccess. If anyone asks you can say "oh it was made by Columbia/NYU alumni." Most of them are going to be alumni anyways.

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