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PCR AUDITION ADVICEHow to get a good headshot
For any audition – film jobs, theatre auditions or TV casting you need to be prepared with a resume and headshot. Your actor’s headshot and resume is the most important tool that you can use when it comes to finding your next acting job.
Read the advice below and get a great headshot to give to casting directors, casting associates, agents, directors and producers.
• A headshot is a photograph taken from your shoulders upwards.
• Standard size is 8x10 inches – depending upon the type of acting job or audition you’re attending you should check what type of photo is required.
• Your headshot should be a recent photo, so that casting directors can see how you look right now. You can supply your photo in back and white or colour.
• Casting Directors want to see what you look like without make up and adornments so remember to be natural.
• Learn how to resize your digital headshot file to under 1mb and around 72dpi.
• Your headshot should define your qualities as an actor that in turn define the types of roles you should be playing. The photo should connect with the viewer, create emotion and intensity.
What makes a great headshot for your next acting job?
Agents receive thousands of headshots. Yours needs to stand out. They should be able to picture the actor in specific types of roles ie a villain, a comic, a romantic. An effective headshot should represent qualities that give a perspective for casting you.
Find a photographer…
If you want a professional photographer to take your headshot pictures you need to decide your budget. Find actors who are happy with their headshots and the cost. Spend time looking at different photographers’ websites and examples of their work for other actors.
Be clear what you want. Do you want a theatre acting job? Or a TV acting job or do you want to work in TV commercials? Your headshot needs to present your strongest type in a clear way.
For more advice about how to find your next acting job and how PCR can help you, visit our advice pages.