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Essential Tips for Getting Brilliant Commercial Headshots

Essential Tips for Getting Brilliant Commercial Headshots

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July 25, 2024

Commercial headshots are a well-covered area. After looking at a slew of headshots and talking/listening to countless commercial actors, there seem to be two camps on the topic: ...

Commercial Actors Should Never Forget Their Self Tape Job List

Commercial Actors Should Never Forget Their Self Tape Job...

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Commercial Actors Should Never Disparage the “Silly Asks” of Their Auditions

Commercial Actors Should Never Disparage the “Silly Asks...

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Commercial Actors Should Never Fail to Get the Self Tape Done

Commercial Actors Should Never Fail to Get the Self Tape Don...

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‘Ted Lasso’ Recasting Role for Season 4 of Apple Series

With Ted Lasso‘s Season 4 formally greenlit last week, casting can officially begin. But before the selection process of actors for new characters starts, the comedy series is going through a bit of recasting.

The Hollywood Reporter

Colin Farrell in Talks to Star in ‘Sgt. Rock’ for DC Studios

Colin Farrell is in negotiations to return to the world of DC with Sgt. Rock, the World War II action movie to be directed by Luca Guadagnino for DC Studios.

Variety

‘Legends:' Steve Coogan, Tom Burke Among Cast of Netflix Thriller Series

Tom Burke (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, The Souvenir) and Steve Coogan (Philomena, The Reckoning) are among the lineup of British stars joining Netflix‘s upcoming thriller series Legends.

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Maika Monroe to Star in Universal’s Adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s ‘Reminders of Him’

Maika Monroe is set to star in Universal’s adaptation of Hoover’s novel Reminders of Him. Vanessa Caswill will direct the film.

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