“That’s the girl!” “That’s what how I pictured him!” “Bring her in!” “Let’s get him in the room!”
That’s what casting needs to scream when they see your headshot. The problem is that every role is different and every media is also different. You need to have enough looks on your LA Casting, Actors Access, Casting Frontier, and others to allow your reps, and yourself, to submit the right look. And, though each look is about what you are wearing, it’s more about what you are conveying. What do you play? What feeling do you stir? What’s your tone and style? Can casting see you in the specific role from that one inch thumbnail picture they see? My job is to make that thumbnail pic compelling enough to get you in the room!
That’s what casting needs to scream when they see your headshot. The problem is that every role is different and every media is also different. You need to have enough looks on your LA Casting, Actors Access, Casting Frontier, and others to allow your reps, and yourself, to submit the right look. And, though each look is about what you are wearing, it’s more about what you are conveying. What do you play? What feeling do you stir? What’s your tone and style? Can casting see you in the specific role from that one inch thumbnail picture they see? My job is to make that thumbnail pic compelling enough to get you in the room!
