Do's & Don'ts for Actors

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"SCOTT DUPONT: Hi, welcome back. I'm Scott duPont on behalf of Expert Village. And in this whole topic about how to be a working actor, this little segment we're going to touch on is the do's and don'ts of what to do and what not to do when you're finally on set, or set etiquette if you will. Do show up on time. In fact, if you're a professional on time means 15 minutes early, and the reason why you want to be a few minutes early for your scheduled call time is whether it's a commercial or film, they can spend tens of thousands of dollars per hour with all the production costs. So, showing up even 5, 10 minutes late is a no-no. Number two, you want to have the proper wardrobe or wardrobe selection and any other instructions that they gave you ahead of time. Normally, one of the assistant directors or one of the PA's will call you ahead of time, everything you need to know to be on set. The other thing is make sure when you go onset, you check in immediately where the second assistant director or one of the key PA's and usually that'll be given to you ahead of time because if you just say, "Hi, Bob!" and he's not the person responsible for checking in, they might not know you're there, okay? Especially if they have a lot of different actors that day or if they're shooting different scenes with different actors or they might also have extras. So, it's very important to check in with the proper person. Now here's another thing. If you need to use the restroom, if you need to take care of some other business or something, that's fine, but it's critical that you check in with that proper production assistant, say "Hey, Tom. I've gotta run to the restroom. Is that okay?" Okay, but here's why. If you take off even if it's just for 2 minutes and they start. "Hey, we need Scott, that guy over there with the blue shirt and the blonde hair." If you're not there and they start yelling and screaming, it is a not a good thing and once you get on the set, you will see how fast everything moves. Couple other do's and don'ts is you don't want to get in the way of any crew people. They've got really important business. Never ever, ever, ever talk to any of the celebrities if you're lucky enough to work in a commercial or film with a celebrity unless you're in the scene, unless you have lines with that person, don't go over there and bother them while they're working under lines or take pictures, any autographs, anything like that. So, those are the basic do's and don'ts. There's a lot more. Overall, just wrapping up here. Just use common sense .Oh, the other thing. Last but not the least, make sure you turn your cellphone off. Usually they don't want any cameras on set. Just be quiet, pay attention and have fun. More coming back on Expert Village."