New Fans and Old Foibles

So did you keep track of all your auditions, callbacks and bookings in 2008?  If not, it's probably a good idea  to start this in 2009, not only to track your progress but also to keep track of all your new casting contacts and hopefully fans.  If you did keep track, you get a gold star!  So now's a good time to go over any trends you may notice. 

Did you do better with comedy?  Were you called in more with one picture type?  Were you called in multiple times by a certain casting director?  Check your log...did you keep notes?  Maybe at every audition where you had to cry, you choked, never got a callback.  Or maybe every time you read for XYZ casting you felt rushed.  All of this is extremely valuable info if you take the time to modify where needed and keep doing what's working.  Get better in 2009!  Start now.  Don't wait until next month, when you go out on an audition with that same casting director who hates your accent, to work on it. 

If you booked tons, congratulations and keep on booking.  Something tells me 2009 is going to be a banner year for new actors---with the industry shifting so dramatically---make sure to be ready when opportunity knocks!

--Heather Langone