Position:Home>Theater & Acting> Theater acting head shot help!!!!!!!!
Question: Theater acting head shot help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
i do alot of serious theater acting, this may sound weird but, i'm doing my own headshots for the first time!. I have Dark brown medium/long length hair, I'm half cuban so i'm kinda tan, my eyes are the exact colour of my hair same dark brown!. I'm going to be using these FOR THEATER ONLY! I'm auditioning for Beauty and the beast ( i'm already in) and since i'm one of the oldest in the younger cast, I'm auditioning for lumierre's girl friend, Babette!. some questions
1) for BatB should i enclose b/w photo, color, or both
2) Should i post my resume on the back, like professionally done!?
3) have you been in Beauty and the beast!? how did your babette act!?
-xoxo kathy (theater freak!)
all and every bit of advice is welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Kay, first of all!? Don’t diss the “freaks” with a passion for theatre – they’re the ones spending their time trying to help people in the “Theatre & Acting” section, and they will not help you if you diss them!. You’re only eleven, so I’m giving you a break, but don’t act superior if you’re asking for help!. You won’t get very far!. Especially if you’re doing it at eleven!. Or at least be more specific about who you’re dissing, so we who are passionate about theatre don’t get offended on accident!. ^_~
On the other hand, congrats for discovering a love of theatre at eleven (or before, since you say you’ve been doing a lot of serious acting)! It took me until I was 14 or 15!.
AAANYWAY!.
Head shots should be black and white, 8!.5” x 11”, stapled to or printed on the back of your resume!. Photo should be of you from your bust up, not full body!. It’s always best to seem as professional as possible – it gives a good impression, shows you care about the way thing should be done, and lets the director know you will have a professional attitude about the production!.
Get into the habit of professionalism NOW – don’t ever let anyone tell you it’s JUST community theatre or JUST a school play – I have seen school plays that have rivaled professional productions, because the actors took it seriously enough to give it their all!.
Anyway, you might want to bring a color photo, regular size, just in case – or maybe check with the people you’ll be auditioning for about what they want!. Different directors have different preferences!.
And don’t worry about your weight or baby “phat” – I weigh almost 140 and I’m a size 4!. And heck, size doesn’t even really matter that much – Marylin Monroe was a size 10 and is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses ever!
A lot of how your body looks depends on how you carry yourself!. Posture is everything!. If you always act like you’re proud of how you look, people won’t think twice about it!.
Kay, I’ve rambled a lot!. But you said all advice is welcome, so I’ll end with this:
Don’t become a diva!. You may think me saying that is silly because you’ve already said you don’t want to be one of those people who wants to become famous, but not all divas are famous!.
A diva is pretty much anyone who thinks they know so much about theatre (or painting or singing or stage tech or whatever, but in this case theatre) that they have nothing left to learn and they are better than the rest of the people in their community!. Divas judge people they have just met, or haven’t met at all, on their first impressions, and are hard to impress!.
Mostly, divas have a lack of respect!. They don’t respect people who haven’t done as much as them or gone as far, and assume they have done more and gone farther than most new people they meet!. They stereotype people and feel superior to them!. They are the people who will tell you “it’s only a high-school play (or whatever)”!.
I’m not telling you this because I think you are a diva-to-be!. I’m telling you this because you said every bit of advice is welcome and frankly, people like this piss me off!. The trouble is, most of them really are talented and it’s gone to their heads!.
Stereotyping “those freaks who think show business is life and wants to become famous” and declaring your detest for them is a step toward being a diva!. Having a passion for theatre is nothing to sneer at, and there’s nothing wrong with wanting to have some recognition for your work!. In the performance industry, fame goes hand in hand with success!. Some people want to be successful at something they’re passionate about (and, since they’re passionate about it, are dedicated to and probably very good at)!. Don’t disrespect that!.
If you’re talking about people who want to become famous merely to be famous, that’s a whole different story, and those are people I have some trouble understanding!. Many are vapid and superficial, and will never achieve their goal of becoming famous because vapid and superficial is not what it takes!.
Anyway, break a leg at the audition! Sorry if I got lecture-y at all!. It’s a bad habit of mine!. Good luck with the head shot!
~ PepperWww@QuestionHome@Com