YOUR ACTOR RESUME

YOUR ACTOR RESUME

BY DR. MEL CAUDLE

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW IMPORTANT YOUR ACTING RESUME IS?  IF YOU HAVEN'T, MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO.  YOUR RESUME IS ONE OF TWO MARKETING TOOLS THAT REPRESENTS YOU AS AN ACTOR.  YOUR RESUME PLAYS AN INSTRUMENTAL ROLE IN CASTING FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.

1. It is a reminder to producers, directors, and casting personnel, of your likeness when they begin to make decisions.
2. The information on your resume provides the key contact information to the powers at be.
3. It is a simple way to express your qualifications and specialty skills.
4. Provides the wardrobe department (after you are cast) with your measurements and sizes.

Since your resume is important, an actor needs to spend time making sure that it is eye-catching and represents who you are.  For instance, if you are a fun loving individual, you wouldn't want to use what I call a stoic format. Rather, you would want to choose a style that is more to your personality.  Don't go overboard with fancy fonts and colors, but choose your template carefully.  By researching online, you can find several free templates available that should fit your needs.  Listed below are some tips when creating your resume.

• Use a template found online.
• Include your name, and agent and/or manager's contact information
• Be honest.  Only put work on there that you actually did.
• Don't include your extra work.
• List your specialty skills.
• List your measurements, hair color, eye color, shoe size, and clothing size.
• Punctuate correctly.
• Make sure you spell check for an error free resume.

Listed below are several A-List Actors resumes that demonstrates the different styles.  As you will discover, there isn't just one way.  The important idea is to provide the information producers, directors, and casting directors need.