Part 1 of Talent Agency Pet Peeves: The video reel from the "Why Are You Doing This To Me??!!!" School of Acting.

 Talent Agency Pet Peeves Part 1

Good morning all, this is Part 1 of Talent Agent Pet Peeves. Here we explore the "Why Are You Doing This To Me?!!!" School of Acting video reels. These are reels in which the actor (most of the time, a female) is being victimized, terrorized, chased, beaten, stabbed, shot etc.  Invariably she will scream, yell, cry or otherwise indicate the unfairness of it all...

Yes, it is terribly unfair...Its horribly unfair, its colossally unfair--to the AGENT! In most instances this is not what we consider ACTING--rather I personally consider it a 'acting out' of some childhood trauma of the actress who finds that she must play out this victimization role in a horror or slasher or thriller indie production.

Yes, of course most of these awful flicks are written, produced and directed by men--damn those awful testosterone wielding fellows--but ladies, c'mon...don’t send these reels in to your agent as a testament to your acting skills. IT'S NOT. The weepy, running, crying fearful woman is NOT acting in my book.

Just as wrestling, running, falling, punching, slapping, kicking are not forms of acting. I see this as stunt crying. Please, please, please, stop using these reels as some kind of actual representation of your acting ability. Show them to your friends, get out the popcorn and enjoy them with family. Keep them away from your agent!

Take a real acting class from an industry recognized teacher and let’s get on with it, hmm?

Sincerely,

Ross Grossman
Director
Affinity Artists Agency
Licensed, SAG/AFTRA/AEA/WGA/DGA/AFM

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