I can’t believe how fast the summer is flying by! I remember when I was younger and my mom would tell me that time goes by faster the older you get. It’s true. TV networks are starting to get ready for the fall tv season. And if you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know that I’m a little OCD when it comes to my prep work for the new shows. I noticed that the website where I get my fall tv schedules have put up some of their information already, and I thought I’d share the links…
Author: Jen Levin
Jen Levin
Actress/Blogger - I’m originally from the Bay Area, but I’ve been in LA for over a decade now, so I consider myself a native. I’m working as both a blogger and actress (with a couple of day jobs to pay the bills on the side). I love being in the entertainment industry where every day is an adventure! When I’m not working on my career, I’m either reading (I’m a total book nerd) or enjoying my newfound love for spin class (which is helping towards my goal of losing 100 pounds for the last time). I like to joke that I’m a girl with Southern charm and Jersey moxie, which I think has worked well for me so far!
originally published on June 28th, 2o13 in “Finding My Inner Bombshell” I’ve been a member of SAG-AFTRA for over a year now. I originally joined AFTRA prior to the merger vote, and now I’m a member of the merged unions. And besides having better work opportunities, better pay, and protection on set (something I could have used in the past), there are lots of other things that are out there for union actors. First of all, there are free casting director workshops through the SAG Foundation. A big controversial thing in the acting world are casting director workshops that you pay for. I…
Wednesday: 3:40pm-Working at day job. Trying to focus on work and not thinking about how much you would rather be acting (or doing anything else besides working at your day job). 3:41pm-Hear the text message notification vibration coming from your phone. Wonder if it could possibly be from your agents. 3:42pm-Check phone under desk so nobody else sees and realize it is a text from your agents! Silently celebrate while you read the message. 3:43pm-See that the audition is for tomorrow when you are supposed to be working. Prepare nerves to ask for the time off. Confirm with your agents…
Recently, my friend Rayshell and I shot a scene that we created ourselves. We did this because we both wanted some footage for our demo reels. Now, here’s some explanation for non-industry people. When you have a demo reel (which is a clip or series of clips of video of you acting), and you get submitted for a role (either by your agents or on your own), you have a slight advantage. All actors submitted who have a demo reel get to the top of the list. So it is seriously in your favor to have some video clip up…
Whether you use Google, Apple, or Blackberry; pretty much everyone has an app for contact and a calendar. These are great for making sure you don’t miss any appointments or auditions and making sure you can mail thank you notes when you need to, but you can do so much more with them that can help you with your career. In my contacts app (I use Contacts through Apple), I have all the basics: agents information in case I need to remember their address for something, acting coaches that I might use for a big audition, and photographers I love…
Being an actor can be weird sometimes. You never know when you’ll work. You might audition for something and hear back a year and a half later that you booked it (that happened to me last year). When you do book a job, you spend more time waiting to work than you do working. And a 14 hour day sounds totally normal. One of the weird aspects of being an actor is being prepared to audition for any show at any time. I learned something very important about being prepared for all shows at The Actors’ Network. Which if you…