How to Build an Acting Resume

Series Summary

An acting audition is a sample of a piece of work that an aspiring actor/actress performs in order to get hired for a role in a movie, play, or show. Casting directors hold auditions in order to view the range of an actor’s talent in the form of a memorized monologue or reading an act of work that the actor has never seen before. Often times, casting directors want to see emotion, body language and assumption of a particular part in the actor’s performance.

Are you auditioning for the first time and don’t know what to expect? Do you need a refresher course in auditioning for a part? Do you have no idea where to look for an acting job? Watch this series of videos and learn more about acting auditions. Our expert explains how to prepare your resume and demo reel for acting auditions. Whether you are auditioning for an “extra” part or a starring role, you will benefit from watching these audition videos. Get tips on wardrobe basics for different parts. If you need help locating acting jobs in your area, our expert can help you solve that mystery. Learn the valuable skill of networking in order to find the perfect acting job. Once you get an audition, you will need to know what to expect and how to introduce yourself in the casting room. Get tips on preparing yourself for an audition and feel confident in your acting skills!

Video Transcript

"My name is Katrina Cook and I am a casting director with Katz Casting. I am here on behalf of Expert Village.com to show you some important ways to build your resume. First of all if you will notice on the back of the headshot, I mentioned you need to have a resume. As you will notice here, she has quite a bit of experience listed on her resume which is attached on the back of your headshot. Now if you have not done anything before you will not be able to list all these things. You are going to start out basically listing your name, your contact information because you probably won’t have an agent yet. Start listing different things you have done perhaps plays in high school, plays that you are doing right now, any type of training that you have had, special skills and things like that. At the top put a note that you are ready to start building your resume. The first thing I would suggest doing is by being an extra. An extra is also known as a background player. It is all of the people in the background that makes up a scene behind the main actors. This helps you gain experience, to learn set protocol and most importantly to network with other actors as we all know that networking is the key to success in this business. "