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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