6 episodes

Should you go to Hollywood or Atlanta to pursue your film career? Every week actors Ben Austen and Jef Holbrook wrestle with that question and more on The Bi-Coastal Actor.

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    • Arts

Should you go to Hollywood or Atlanta to pursue your film career? Every week actors Ben Austen and Jef Holbrook wrestle with that question and more on The Bi-Coastal Actor.

    Listener Questions

    Listener Questions

    Listener Questions! This time around, Ben and Jef answer five listener questions from actor Nolan Martin, including: 1. How do you find classes? 2. How does a theatre actor break into film? 3. Are mass mail-outs to agents still a thing? 4. Does my agent decide my type? 5. Can you be forever labelled an extra if you do too much extra work?

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Maintenance

    Maintenance

    Audition Maintenance Techniques for Actors In-depth on some audition maintenance techniques for auditions. How do get ready for auditions so they become bookings!

    • 37 min
    Auditions

    Auditions

    Topic: Preparing for Auditions in LA and ATL. This time, Ben and Jef talk about being ready for auditions in LA and ATL. How do you memorize lines in a hurry? How important is my résumé to a casting director? What classes can I take to improve?

    • 32 min
    Type

    Type

    Forget “Typecasting” and Find Your Track. Actors say: “What’s my type?” when they could be asking “What’s my track?” Ben and Jef talk about the how to choose your path in the biz.

    • 48 min
    Networking

    Networking

    Can a Bi-Coastal Actor Ever Be Local? Can you get an Atlanta agent if you live in LA? Should you even try? Can an actor living in Atlanta go work in Hollywood? This time around on Ben and Jef take on the issues of having one foot in each town.

    • 42 min
    Pilot Season

    Pilot Season

    We all know it exists in Hollywood, but is there such a thing as pilot season in Atlanta? For our debut episode, actors Ben Austen and Jef Holbrook take a look at what makes pilot season in Atlanta different from pilot season in Los Angeles.

    • 37 min

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