The Audition Report

What It Takes to Become a Commercial Actor

Many A-list actors in film, theater, and television began their careers in commercials. Brad Pitt, Matthew McConaughey, and Courteney Cox were doing food commercials, a cell phone commercial, a soap commercial, and a tampon commercial, to name a few. Any way you look at it, commercials are a great way to get your feet wet with the camera.

Tomorrow, register for Free for our TVItalks® with Los Angeles Casting Director Michael Sanford and Talent Agency, Director of Adult Commercial division, Hugh Leon from the LA Talent Agency, Coast to Coast.

The one-hour Q&A via Zoom is free and sponsored by TVI Actors Studio. RSVP is required. Register here. https://bit.ly/tvitalksfree or click the link in the TVI Instagram profile.

Do not look for a talent agent, let a talent agent find you.
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Everything good manager or talent agent is always looking for a good actors to represent.
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Without question, if your passion is acting, and you’re studying the craft, being dedicated, focused and work hard you will no doubt succeed.
~ .alan.nusbaum
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Unrealistic Expectations of Actors
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Less experienced actors often use online casting sources and believe they don't need talent agents.
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These actors typically have less (if any) experience securing proper representation for themselves.
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The actor's frustration stems directly from expectations regarding what a legitimate talent agent requires to represent an actor.
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Would you mind taking a moment to review the 2021 EMMY® nominated actors and those that have won an EMMY? They are all well-educated, significantly trained, and the majority have extensive theatre experience. Everyone on the list is on an equal playing field, and anyone could have won.
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Let's discuss it via TVItalks, our online townhall via Zoom. Click the link in the Instagram profile and choose "Free TVItalks®." Then, we can discuss the criterion of the need for having representation or not.
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See you online, via Zoom and on TVItalks®
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Feel free to comment below.
~ .alan.nusbaum

This is a great piece of advice for actors meaning that one should not concentrate all your efforts and resources in one area.
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While focusing on a film career, start booking TV commercials.
~ .alan.nusbaum

Are you an actor to act?
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Don’t chase the cash, hone the craft.

The beginning of episodic season also marks the beginning of a full slate of auditions.
~ .alan.nusbaum

Auditioning for the acting job makes you a “working actor”.
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Booking the job, is the easy part.
~ Alan S Nusbaum

Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable.
-Paramahansa Yogananda

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.
-Lee Brown

Complaining about obstacles makes the obstacles seem bigger, shut up and figure out a solution.

“Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity.
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They seem to be more afraid of life than death.”