A real life case study in combing the trades.
By now you’ve probably heard me espouse the importance of reading the trades. Right? Well, I feel compelled to show you how it worked for me, recently. A few weeks ago, I woke up to my regular routine of brushing my teeth while reading the trades, around 6:30am. I saw the blurb below and followed […]
Cheat sheets aren’t just for high school, anymore.
You have been doing as I’ve suggested: you read the trades on a daily basis; you’ve been watching TV to see what types of new shows are getting made, which old shows are getting canceled and which are getting picked-up, again. Additionally, you’re developing your own ideas in hopes of getting pitch meetings, selling the […]
It’s just a little white lie…
How many times have you told a little fib? Often, right? We all do. Things like: Sure I read that book; I weigh exactly what it says on my driver’s license; I’m comfortable swimming; I’m completely proficient in using a teleprompter. Talent lies because talent wants to work! Some lies seem easy to forgive (especially […]
10 reasons to create your own show:
It requires you to watch TV with a more critical eye for what’s being sold… so when you audition for somebody else’s show, you’ll understand what they’re looking for. It feels good to act like you’re “in the game”… sometimes you’ve gotta fake it until you make it (shh, don’t tell anybody I said that)! […]
AND THE NOMINEES ARE …
I always say it’s important to know what’s selling and what’s winning… Read on, if you’d like to stay in the know. Lifted from Cynopsis…
“Build it and they shall come”
The phrase, “Build it and they shall come,” was made famous in the movie Field of Dreams. What in the world does a movie quote about baseball have to do with your TV hosting career? It’s all about the build. How do you build a hosting career if you’ve never hosted before? Naturally, YOU know […]
Expert! Expert! Read all about it!
When was the last time you turned on the TV and saw Jillian help an obese person lose weight, Emeril whip up a meal in 30 minutes or Ryan report on the goings-on of a celeb? If you’re anything like me, it was probably just a few minutes ago. How is it that I can […]
Make it your own!
Do you hate it when you go to an audition and the casting person says, “Feel free to make it your own” … as if they hadn’t hired a completely competent writer to slave over every work in the script! It’s not as if you’re getting paid to rewrite their bloody copy, right? WRONG! As […]
TV Host VS Actor
People often assume I’m an actor because I work on-camera; and while, I hate to be nit-picky, I have to correct them because I am NOT an actor. I’m a host. Um, what’s the difference? As an actor, one plays a role (another person). Duh. You’re probably an actor, so you didn’t need me to […]