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Be careful who you let in your ear 🎧

Not everyone with a loud opinion deserves space in your head. Before you take advice to heart, ask yourself: are they working? Are they actively casting? Do they have people around them who are building real careers?

A truly successful person is never talking trash about someone else. So if an account, an instructor, or a “mentor” is constantly pointing out what’s wrong with the industry, what’s wrong with other actors, what’s wrong with you, that’s data.

People who are unhappy in their own lives are not leading the career you want. And they can’t lead you there either.

The voices you let in shape what you believe is possible. Make sure they’re pushing you somewhere real! 🎬

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They rehearsed that self-tape until it was flawless. Then they got to set and got replaced! 😳

There’s a version of “prepared” that actually works against you. When you’ve run a take 40 times to get it polished, you’ve rehearsed away the one thing directors need on set: the ability to respond in the moment. A locked performance looks great on a screen. It falls apart when someone changes something.

On this week’s episode of Get Scene Unscripted, Netflix director, intimacy coordinator on ABC’s RJ Decker, producer, and working actress Stacia Crawford sits down with host Jesse Malinowski to break down what directors are actually watching before you say action, and why the self-tape that gets you hired isn’t always the performance that keeps you there.

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You’ve put in the years. You’ve done the work. And somehow it still doesn’t feel like enough. 🎬

What if the problem isn’t your progress, but the measuring stick? The credits, the tier of auditions, the level you “should” be at by now... none of that captures what you’ve actually been building. The range, the resilience, the clarity about who you are as an actor. That only comes from the journey, and it’s worth more than any single credit.

On this episode of That Actor Couple, Jesse and Candace Malinowski get real about the TV credit myth that’s keeping actors stuck, why “am I where I should be?” is the wrong question to be asking, and how to audition with your partner without it wrecking the relationship.

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Three years of quiet follow-up. Then one day, a $3,000 job, done in 30 minutes! 🔥

That is what consistent, high-value follow-up actually looks like in practice. Not a single viral moment or an immediate pay off. Just showing up long enough to be the obvious answer when the need finally arrived.

On this week’s episode of Get Scene Unscripted, voiceover artist and Atlanta Voiceover Studio co-owner Heidi Rew tells the story of a client she had been marketing to for years with zero response.

Heidi and host Jesse Malinowski also get into why on-camera actors are sleeping on voiceover, how studio rosters work and how to get on them, the 10-auditions-a-day approach, and why your acting training already gives you a serious leg up in the VO world.

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Not prepared on set? That’s when you make the entire Southeast look bad! 👀

That’s not a hot take. That’s how it gets remembered. And more importantly, that’s the job. If you can’t show up on set ready to work, you shouldn’t be on set in the first place.

On this episode of That Actor Couple, Candace breaks down what it’s like to film three vertical projects back to back with 19 pages of dialog a day, the real cost of that pace, and why the actors quietly getting labeled on set aren’t struggling with talent. They’re struggling with preparation. Plus Jesse reveals exactly how he dealt with a month of no auditions, and it may not be what you’re thinking.

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Most actors aren’t stuck because they lack talent.
They’re stuck because their week looks the same on repeat: self-tape, wait, scroll, doubt, send another audition into the void 🫠

Progress doesn’t come from doing more of the same. It comes from getting in front of people who can actually book you and getting clear on what’s working and what’s holding you back.

Careers don’t just happen. They get built on smart strategy and putting yourself in the right rooms 💪

That’s the whole point of the Booked It Challenge. Four weeks, four casting directors from NYC, New Orleans, and Atlanta, and a real plan to stop spinning. All for $37.

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If casting offers you a live read, take it 👏

On this week’s episode of Get Scene Unscripted, Tassel Talent Group owner and talent manager Gail Tassel calls out a mistake she watches actors make constantly. Given the choice between live Zoom audition and a self-tape, they default to the tape because it offers unlimited takes and total control. The trade-off nobody wants to admit is that casting can’t direct you through a tape. They miss the chance to see you take an adjustment, read off another actor, and problem-solve under pressure.

Gail’s rule for self-tapes: treat it like you’re walking into the room. One or two takes, done. Anything more and you’re not auditioning anymore, you’re editing yourself out of the booking.

That’s the conversation Gail and Jesse get into on this week’s episode, plus the real reason actors get dropped, the Sean Hayes mindset that books more roles, the social media post that cost one of her clients his agent, AI quietly replacing Marvel’s digital team, and the demo reel platform casting actually wants you on.

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A lot of actors think being available 24/7/365 is their edge. No vacations, no time off, phone always on, ready to drop everything for any audition. That mindset feels like dedication, but it’s really just a fast track to burnout! ☠️

Jesse used to live that way. The only break he’d take was between Christmas and a few days into the new year. Then he figured out a way to stay available, but still enjoy his life, and the bookings started landing in places he didn’t expect

’24: Legacy’, booked from Ireland. A direct booking that came after a Zoom callback on the Nile River in Egypt. A TV show booked from Sedona.
There’s something about being out in the world, fully present, that changes the read. You’re not gripping the audition. You show up looser, and the camera picks that up.
So how available should you be?

Don’t stop living for this business. Mindfully design your life so you can say yes when the call comes. More chances at bat means more bookings.
Go on the trip, keep your travel tape kit ready, and remember that a well-rounded human makes a well-rounded actor.

What is your craziest travel taping story? Did it feel different? 👀 Let’s keep the convo going in the comments!