2024 was loaded with bruises, but optimism abounds for the new year ahead in the business of acting ...

 
2024 gave us, perhaps, the biggest shifts in the business of acting landscape than we have seen in decades ... and while the "newer" business of acting is upon us, it remains and will continue to be an industry in transition. Newer, but not necessarily better ... depending on who you are, what you do, what your union status is and where you live, among other factors. 

My number one 2025 survive and thrive tip is to stay informed; always be a smart actor, not just in the business of your personal career and career journey, but smarter, knowledgeable, about the industry itself.

My new year assignment for you: Do your homework. Keep up with the shifts, the changes, the challenges in the landscape. Have an opinion ... and let your opinion guide you, motive you and challenge you on your career-focused personal and professional goals in the year ahead and beyond. Let your opinions start and feed conversations you have with fellow actors and content creators in positive ways.

My contribution to this endeavor is a commitment to keep you informed on "the latest" by sharing information I find, sources I learn from ... and to provide some perspective along the way.

Let's start this endeavor with a reference to a recent article from the Los Angeles Times that reports on the downturn in the 2024 box office, but offers a positive and encouraging look at signs of optimism for 2025. Not a bad way to refresh the page, refresh your outlook and start both planning and implementing everything it will take for you to log your best year yet in the "newer" business of acting.

Happy new year! I wish for you all of the success you seek in 2025!

BL