tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88985865088187049812024-03-13T09:41:04.304-07:00The (New) Business of ActingIn support of his popular books for actors, "The Business of Acting: Learning the Skills You Need to Build the Career You Want", "The New Business of Acting: How to Build a Career in a Changing Landscape,", "The New Business of Acting: The Next Edition" and "The New Business of Acting - The Next Edition: COVID Update," talent manager and educator Brad Lemack offers commentary, perspective and information -- and addresses questions and comments from readers and site visitors.Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-67293345602911603342023-02-13T11:26:00.001-08:002023-02-13T11:26:18.327-08:00Tax time could mean business of acting savings ...<p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XxqXfOdtj1gMxIAlj7T7FTsvI6cRQ3C8vyeKwEE-iMZeqpFIBJRT4ZFs5l_IVcKELmyy-Qg-BeLWU-E6a4QW7s3yrUzFkAeyXSFjLWNnr06pfFD3zqWhV1VF2VUt8-6U-kQU4lYK7zurGxqMkjCSGhbykJt48MIznydbjHG6gDPbfMm_jIQ6xOr0hA/s1396/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-13%20at%2011.44.43%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1396" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XxqXfOdtj1gMxIAlj7T7FTsvI6cRQ3C8vyeKwEE-iMZeqpFIBJRT4ZFs5l_IVcKELmyy-Qg-BeLWU-E6a4QW7s3yrUzFkAeyXSFjLWNnr06pfFD3zqWhV1VF2VUt8-6U-kQU4lYK7zurGxqMkjCSGhbykJt48MIznydbjHG6gDPbfMm_jIQ6xOr0hA/w320-h304/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-13%20at%2011.44.43%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>We all want to take "home" as much of what we earn as possible -- and, often, your tax return is a great, yet often overlooked, vehicle for claiming legitimate business of acting expenses that you can deduct from your business of acting earned income earned. Well .. it's that time again ... and as you start preparing for your April tax filing, you might find my <a href="https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/actor-tax-deductions-67537/">latest Backstage column</a> helpful.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Costs incurred for self-taping (light ring, back drop and microphone purchases), commissions to agents and/or managers, classes, workshops, coaches and other training, parking expenses when you go to an in-person audition, auto mileage (or Uber, Lyft, or bus fare) to get you to/from that audition, your Actors Access, Casting Networks or other subscription service that you use to submit yourself for auditions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit, serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit, serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">The list goes on ... and is detailed in my <a href="https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/actor-tax-deductions-67537/">Backstage article</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit, serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit, serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Happy deducting!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit, serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit, serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">BL<br /></span><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-10723192823831888172021-11-30T09:39:00.002-08:002021-11-30T09:39:29.290-08:00A personal Action Plan will absolutely keep you on track, keep you focused and keep you motivated all along your journey to earn opportunities in the new year ...<p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Every journey needs a map to guide you and, if ever there was ever both a real need and a real opportunity, 2022 it is.</span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I have an entire chapter in my book about Action Plans: How to create one, why you need to create one, how to follow yours and have to adapt and focus along the way. A person Action Plan is essential.</span></p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="d4hhv" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QZ8gAiVHwSM/YaZhNlxXbCI/AAAAAAAAAtE/yiEU8fIrDVYVfkOj6n2r-qrCfVRjFV7FwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1032/lights%252C%2Bcamera%252C%2Baction%2Bplan%2Blogo.11-28-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="1032" height="208" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QZ8gAiVHwSM/YaZhNlxXbCI/AAAAAAAAAtE/yiEU8fIrDVYVfkOj6n2r-qrCfVRjFV7FwCLcBGAsYHQ/w432-h208/lights%252C%2Bcamera%252C%2Baction%2Bplan%2Blogo.11-28-21.jpg" width="432" /></a></div>"Lights, Camera, Action Plan!" is the name of my <a href="https://www.solacting.com/lights-camera-action-plan.html" target="_blank">brand new workshop</a> that I am debuting at Sol Acting Studios, in Albuquerque, this Saturday. <span style="font-family: inherit;">I love New Mexico, I love Sol and I love the passion and the potential in every person I have met and come to know through my classes and seminars there. I am really excited about this one!</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">For those of you who can't join us there, </span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">remember this: Action Plans are made up of what you want to achieve and the tasks you will undertake and</span> <span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">implement to achieve those goals.</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">All goals you have targeted and all tasks to be </span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">committed to to achieve those goals have to be activities and results that you can achieve on your own. An Action Plan to get you cast in a series regular role this coming network pilot season isn't something that you, alone, can make happen. But, there are steps you can take to getting you better prepared and ready for this opportunity when you arrive at that doorstep.</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Often, it takes representation by an agent or a manager to get you in the room for the big stuff. So, an Action Plan to get you prepared and ready to seek and get signed for representation is a big deal ... and certainly a goal you can set and achieve on your on.</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Start by creating evidence of your potential to submit to and attract the attention of a talent rep. That begins with content creation. That also begins with a commitment to professional-level classes and training. Proof of your commitment to the career you seek and your ability to create that evidence that</span> </div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">can convince an agent or manager that you are worth the investment of both their time and talent will go a long way towards getting you that representation and the relevant, professional experience that you will</span> </div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">absolutely need to get in the room for the big things every actor dreams of.</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Dreams can become reality. It just requires that you a) apply patience, b) do the work and c) create, launch and implement a solid Action Plan that can, step by step, get you to the next stop on your career journey.</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">You can do it!</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">All best, keep safe ...</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e9g81-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">BL</span></div></div><p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="d4hhv" data-offset-key="2b2ov-0-0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><br /><p><br /></p>Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-85984855587804286252021-06-15T08:16:00.002-07:002021-06-15T08:16:53.050-07:00A great self-tape that gets you to step 2 is all about your slate first and your acting audition second ...<p><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qSH-1NR_x58/YMjEM_3kEXI/AAAAAAAAArc/ufgULzQszSwFtptcnAgpzIspNlNzAzbQACLcBGAsYHQ/s1146/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-06-15%2Bat%2B7.44.28%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1146" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qSH-1NR_x58/YMjEM_3kEXI/AAAAAAAAArc/ufgULzQszSwFtptcnAgpzIspNlNzAzbQACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-06-15%2Bat%2B7.44.28%2BAM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Getting back to work in the new landscape means the need to instantly grab the attention of a casting director who requests a self-tape audition from you ... and it's not about your audition. Here's the big secret: It's all about your slate. <span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">That's the topic of my <a href="https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/why-the-slate-is-the-most-important-part-of-a-self-tape-73441/" target="_blank">new column in Backstage</a>, out today. </span><p></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The excitement over getting a self-tape audition request can really make your day. It's an opportunity to show a bit of your career potential evidence to an industry pro who is, </span></span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">potentially</span></span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">, in a position to hire you to do what you most love to do. </span></span><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">But the excitement ... the preparation ... to have your self-tape audition be spot-on has your focus 100 percent of nailing that audition. But that's potentially big mistake.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The casting director has to see your audition before she can be impressed by it ... and if your self-tape slate doesn't first establish, right up front, your readiness for the job, that self-tape audition you worked so hard to get right might never get seen.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make a great first impression first. Give a personable, confident, approachable, friendly slate to both introduce you, your brand and your readiness for the role. Then hit the ball out of the park with the perfect self-tape audition that checks off all of the right boxes to get you to the next </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">step.</span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I know you are great actors! But where do you rank on the "slate scale"? It's time to A+ that!</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">BL</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5moeg" data-offset-key="1gma5-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1gma5-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="1gma5-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5moeg" data-offset-key="a04u9-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a04u9-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><br /></div></div>Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-46299593317123362772021-05-14T09:51:00.000-07:002021-05-14T09:51:13.731-07:00How to nail a virtual showcase and leave a lasting, positive impression ...<p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It's great to see the pandemic thaw continuing ...</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-24cW1ozgEFs/YJ6m8ikIW5I/AAAAAAAAArM/PszycCfyuKIfXE3ZF6KVbnDASpFBk5nvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1202/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-05-14%2Bat%2B9.19.46%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="1118" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-24cW1ozgEFs/YJ6m8ikIW5I/AAAAAAAAArM/PszycCfyuKIfXE3ZF6KVbnDASpFBk5nvgCLcBGAsYHQ/w373-h400/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-05-14%2Bat%2B9.19.46%2BAM.png" width="373" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;">But as we continue to emerge, some of the changes COVID brought us in the business of acting will be here for a while, like virtual showcases. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;">Rather than a limited number of performances and a cap on venue seats, the potential global industry audience waiting to see what you might bring to the table is unlimited-- and that's great news. But that opportunity also comes with some critical challenges.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;">Here's hint: audio quality, visual images, content selection and acting for the camera vs. acting for stage.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;">All of this is the topic of </span></span><a href="https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/a-talent-manager-on-how-to-nail-a-virtual-college-showcase-73261/" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">my new Backstage column</a><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;">, just out today. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Now, let's get you working!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">BL</span></span></p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="51u6v" data-offset-key="1qhbm-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; font-size: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="1qhbm-0-0" style="direction: ltr; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-top: 2px; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="1qhbm-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br data-text="true" /></span></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="51u6v" data-offset-key="3s5kb-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; font-size: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3s5kb-0-0" style="direction: ltr; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-top: 2px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #1b95e0;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/a-talent-manager-on-how-to-nail-a-virtual-college-showcase-73261/</span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-60937978093675045632021-03-05T12:33:00.000-08:002021-03-05T12:33:09.775-08:00Thinking about a career as a talent rep? Signing talent isn't the first priority ...<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 0.9375rem; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PLR5GBTrgfo/YEKVDsbhCuI/AAAAAAAAAqc/Xn6MZXEiwDsY1uuU2mggqrFHCPnU5SSHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/s5dic9yfc1xvhe6anl4x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PLR5GBTrgfo/YEKVDsbhCuI/AAAAAAAAAqc/Xn6MZXEiwDsY1uuU2mggqrFHCPnU5SSHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/s5dic9yfc1xvhe6anl4x.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />I am often </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">asked by actors about how about to find an agent or a manager to represent them ... </span><p></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recently, however, I was asked by several soon-to-graduate college seniors about the journey to opening your own talent agency or talent management firm. It was an interesting conversation that reminded me that, while many things have indeed changed in the last nearly four decades since I launched my own talent management firm, one thing has remained a constant: Signing talent is not the first task at hand.</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">My <a href="My latest Backstage column is out today ... and while the topic may not of interest to a lot of you, some of you might be interested in reading about the hoops to be jumped through for those of us who choose to open our own talent rep businesses.">latest Backstage column</a></span>, which is <span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">out today ... address the hoops to be jumped through for that brave entrepreneur (or group of entrepreneurs) who want to set out on their own as a talent agent or talent manager owning and running their own firm in the new business of acting.</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It also explains why those of us who embark on that journey turn gray so young ... :)</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stay safe, keep positive ...</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">BL</span></p><p><br /></p>Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-75566064220056917052021-01-22T13:57:00.002-08:002021-01-22T13:57:32.750-08:00Repping actors, artists and content creators is a business of acting career path option many are considering ...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gcTu7IBaQlI/YAtJbcr2cSI/AAAAAAAAAp4/B9aKcUk2O9cNfqS4x5H-NfWtJKNFq8NEACLcBGAsYHQ/s261/Unknown.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="261" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gcTu7IBaQlI/YAtJbcr2cSI/AAAAAAAAAp4/B9aKcUk2O9cNfqS4x5H-NfWtJKNFq8NEACLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/Unknown.jpeg" /></a></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ever considered a career as a talent manager? Maybe thinking about that now? The pandemic and the resulting shift in the business of acting landscaping has many, particularly young people, considering career options in the industry other acting. </span><p></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">My friends at <i>Backstage</i> asked me to focus <a href="https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/want-to-become-a-talent-manager-heres-what-you-need-to-know-72506/" target="_blank">my next column</a> on what pursuing a career as a talent manager is like – and what it takes to score great clients, build a great reputation and earn a living. And even it's an acting career you </span></span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">remain intent on pursuing, I hope this article might give you a bit of perspective on what to expect from you representative, whether agent or manager. </span></span><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The more you as an actor know about what it is we do -- and how and why we do it -- the better client you become and the better team we make together</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">That <a href="https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/want-to-become-a-talent-manager-heres-what-you-need-to-know-72506/" target="_blank">new column</a> is out today ...</span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">All best, keep safe, stay positive ...</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">BL</span></span></p><p></p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="ecsal" data-offset-key="1cdbm-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></div><br /><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="ecsal" data-offset-key="b5l61-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div>Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-59766760196206041292020-11-18T12:17:00.006-08:002020-11-18T12:17:47.960-08:00Ready to get back to work? Been offered an acting gig? What you need to know before you say "yes" in a new business of acting COVID landscape ...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QfEqTx3UKQY/X7WA99j62MI/AAAAAAAAAo4/A28AXcxeQW0HEN5ab-R_tA-sJm6LYfBZACLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-11-18%2Bat%2B11.51.06%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="1316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QfEqTx3UKQY/X7WA99j62MI/AAAAAAAAAo4/A28AXcxeQW0HEN5ab-R_tA-sJm6LYfBZACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-11-18%2Bat%2B11.51.06%2BAM.png" width="320" /></a></div>It's been a long eight months and we're all eager to get back to work in the new business of acting. But a lot has changed during those six months, setting the stage (or the set) for everything that now follows in a COVID work landscape.<p></p><p>In many regions, production has returned. Content creators are creating. Actors are acting, directors are directing, producers are producing and all kinds of platforms are preparing to and presenting new content across the board. This is all great news, but it comes with a "however."</p><p>The new COVID compliance rules and regulations are supposed to ensure -- or better ensure -- everyone's safety back at work. But is that enough?</p><p>My <a href="https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/what-actors-should-ask-reps-before-accepting-job-during-covid-19-72102/" target="_blank">new column in <i>Backstage</i></a>, out today, talks about what you need to know before you say "yes" to any job or opportunity in this new landscape.</p><p>Indeed we are all eager to get back to it. But primary among those desires also needs to the requirement and the protocol to keep you safe ... and the primary decision maker on that front should always be you.</p><p>Stay safe, keep positive ...</p><p>BL</p><p><br /></p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="ei4a2" data-offset-key="9v088-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></div>Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-25259770964078724082020-09-04T15:22:00.000-07:002020-09-04T15:22:47.905-07:00New "Inside the Business of Acting" YouTube series episodes explore how actors can get back to business and stay COVID-safe ...<div class="separator"><p style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="New episodes of the YouTube series "Inside the Business of Acting" explore getting back to work in a COVID-complaint landscape." border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1998" height="160" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UHcoVmt93wE/X1K6_IdlsmI/AAAAAAAAAoU/K5iu6JVEDScFYtZAzXfWYQjScIeqO-exQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h160/YouTubeBanner_Green.jpg" title="New episodes of the YouTube series "Inside the Business of Acting" explore getting back to work in a COVID-complaint landscape." width="400" /></p></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">In support of my <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DL5MDKS/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=ipusa20-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=aa1f8a8abed36c49c431d6874afadb7d&creativeASIN=B08DL5MDKS"><i>COVID Update </i>book supplement</a> to <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/New-Business-Acting-Changing-Landscape-ebook/dp/B07HFHKMWS/ref=pd_sim_351_1/133-5622638-7221904?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07HFHKMWS&pd_rd_r=655660bc-a705-4083-b8cf-ff90ecfb244e&pd_rd_w=73wVO&pd_rd_wg=SbChw&pf_rd_p=50fdecc9-bf07-4d35-ad07-39e73888f6b9&pf_rd_r=CAJGYKZVTSWEWGYFAGPW&psc=1&refRID=CAJGYKZVTSWEWGYFAGPW">The Business of Acting: The Next Edition</a></i> (th</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">at </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">was published earlier this month), we have released a new collection of episodes of our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq01PH_JpE4fSXS9tnC2MSA/videos"><i>Inside the Business of Acting </i>YouTube series</a> that features conversations with industry leaders talking ab</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">out the new COVID landscape and how both actors and the content creators they work for can get back to business and stay COVID-safe and be COVID-compliant. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">There is a lot to talk about. So I hope you will check out these new episodes as you begin to step back into the "new normal" and adjust to the new rhythm in the new business of acting.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">New episodes are being released each week. Here is a guide to the segments released in the last few weeks:</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO4cmoUoWV8" target="_blank">Episode #3.1</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO4cmoUoWV8" target="_blank">Amanda Richards, Director, Talent and Casting, Sony Pictures Television.</a></span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atByo4qKOPM" target="_blank">Episode #3.2:</a></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atByo4qKOPM" target="_blank">Adam Ginivisian, Agent and Partner, ICM Partners.</a></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyzK2v7-AiY" target="_blank">Episode #3.3:</a></span></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyzK2v7-AiY" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">A Panel of Working Actors: </span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Pamela Roylance, Eric Rollins, Ron Weisberg and Chris Ranney.</span></a></span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ss27m1AHLo" target="_blank">Episode #3.4</a></span></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ss27m1AHLo" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Gary Marsh, </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Breakdown Services and Actors Access founder, President and CEO.</span></a></span></b></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0EbV1clD5g" target="_blank">Episode #3.5:</a></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0EbV1clD5g" target="_blank">Brianna Ancel, Vice President, Adult Theatrical Department, Clear Talent Group</a>.</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Stay informed, be safe, keep positive ...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">BL</span></p>Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-83427428784125653232020-08-04T11:17:00.001-07:002020-08-04T11:18:07.095-07:00"COVID Update" book supplement designed to guide your career journey back on track in the new landscape ...<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EBzng3c31-8/Xymk-R3qR5I/AAAAAAAAAn4/1Psxie9ZTkoLNEUC9TtRg3kRSS-Cd54MwCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/B-of-A_Next_Covid_Cover_SMALL.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EBzng3c31-8/Xymk-R3qR5I/AAAAAAAAAn4/1Psxie9ZTkoLNEUC9TtRg3kRSS-Cd54MwCLcBGAsYHQ/w175-h262/B-of-A_Next_Covid_Cover_SMALL.jpg" width="175" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The COVID pandemic stopped all of us in our tracks. But as the industry slowly begins a gradual ramp up, it’s time to get a handle on how the pandemic has change the business of acting. It’s also time to carve out and create a smart, strategic, COVID-proof action plan to get back to work and to thrive in this new landscape. <o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I hope I can help with that. I have written a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/New-Business-Acting-COVID-Update-ebook/dp/B08DL5MDKS/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=brad+lemack&qid=1596562419&sr=8-2" target="_blank">“COVID Update” supplement to “The New Business of Acting: The Next Edition,”</a> which will be released on August 12<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">The supplement offers a perspective on the new landscape and guides readers through the creation of a COVID-proof action plan that will get you refocused, motivated anew and back on track with the journey of your career.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Three take-away pieces of advice from "COVID Update:"</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">1. If you are not yet represented, do not seek representation at this time. Until agents and managers have a clear understanding of what the casting needs of the new landscape with be, we're not yet able to assess our rosters against those needs.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">2. If you are represented, get reacquainted with your agent and/or manager. Check in with him or her or them to see what they might need from you -- and what you can do for them -- as we all slowly begin to get back to work.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">3. Be 100 percent certain that any set, stage, performance venue or any location where you are hired to work is 100 percent COVID-compliant. The supplement offer up details ... but no job is worth accepting if there are any safety risks of any kind for you while at work.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Keep safe, stay positive ...</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">BL</p>Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-80547010350394224352020-07-01T09:41:00.001-07:002020-07-01T09:41:24.331-07:00We want you to work, but that doesn't always mean booking the job ...<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="2p6t1" data-offset-key="7jm5a-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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Getting ready to for your close-up comes with a whole new set of rules and regulations to keep you and your fellow artists safe in this COVID-19 landscape. That's the topic of my <a href="https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/talent-manager-on-navigating-work-in-the-new-covid-19-landscape-70937/" target="_blank">newest article for Backstage</a>, out today ...<br />
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I predict that there will quickly be more opportunities to work than ever before for actors (and other craftspeople in the business of acting) as the tremendous need for content meets the lifting of restrictions and important protections that are now in place. But it's a return that is going require preparation that far exceeds just memorizing your lines.<br />
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There has been a shift, too, in how we who represent actors are now involved with their actual audition process in ways we have never been able to before.<br />
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It's all good news! Time to <a href="https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/talent-manager-on-navigating-work-in-the-new-covid-19-landscape-70937/" target="_blank">read up</a>, get ready and be a part of the great return to work!<br />
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Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-69673564173752603212020-04-14T14:32:00.000-07:002020-04-14T14:32:04.396-07:00The Career Spring Cleaning You Should Do While Stuck at Home ...<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="df75t" data-offset-key="foojv-0-0">
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit;">We can and should use this unexpected time out to get prepped and ready fo both the opportunities and the work that will be in abundance when the industry gets up-and-running again -- and that includes sprucing up all of the support materials you </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit;">use and every piece of</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit;"> evidence of your career potential that you rely on for audition submissions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Usually these categories of workers are exempt from this kind of assistance. But it's a whole new world now, so don't overlook some relief that might be available to you now that may not have been accessible to you before this outbreak.</span></div>
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Thank you, Grace for your coverage and thank you Sol mates for work well done this weekend in class!<br />
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<span data-offset-key="2qe1m-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">But as my <a href="https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/why-you-shouldnt-let-income-define-your-career-69700/" target="_blank">just-out, year-end column in Backstage</a> addresses, do not make the mistake of judging your career progress this past year by the amount of money (if any) that your acting work may have generated for you in 2019. </span></div>
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Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-52451679802396483822019-12-11T08:23:00.001-08:002019-12-11T08:23:31.686-08:00Merry, Happy & "Why Aren't You a Star Yet?" Holiday Visits Home Often Require Patience and a Bit of Pre-Planning ...<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="66fq4" data-offset-key="8oliq-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-84468306581038066922019-09-18T11:24:00.000-07:002019-09-20T09:03:27.406-07:00TV Pilot Season is now a year-round event ...<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="ks86" data-offset-key="4k61i-0-0">
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My <a href="https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/how-the-tv-landscape-and-pilot-season-are-changing-68998/" target="_blank">latest Backstage column</a> addresses the new pilot season landscape. In short, it's not really a "season" any more. Now, it is pilot season all of the time ... and that now requires year-round preparation and readiness for both actors and those of us who represent them. </span><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); white-space: pre-wrap;">It also means potential access to greater opportunity without actually having to be in Los Angeles, at least for the </span></span><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , , sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); white-space: pre-wrap;">initial </span></span><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); white-space: pre-wrap;">part of the process.</span></span></div>
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Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-34036928622750741842019-08-14T21:28:00.000-07:002019-08-15T00:34:36.681-07:00Thank you, Betty White for showing producers, casting directors, networks and production companies "the way" ...<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="4cbdi" data-offset-key="eat1m-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(29, 33, 41); color: #1d2129; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Older actors are hot properties these days ... and we all have Betty White to thank for the shift in perspective. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's never too late to embark on a new adventure or a "next chapter" career -- and if it's the new business of acting you have set your sites on, then I hope you will take a few minutes to read my <a href="https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/talent-manager-betty-white-factor-musts-actors-later-in-life-68774/">latest column in Backstage. </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There is some helpful advice there, too, for actors of any age. But if you're a bit older and new to the business (or want to be), <a href="https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/talent-manager-betty-white-factor-musts-actors-later-in-life-68774/">this one is for you!</a> :)</span></div>
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Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-34713890387681896262019-07-08T10:05:00.001-07:002019-07-08T10:05:42.441-07:00How did you spend your summer? Hopefully prepping for the fall phase of your career journey!<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="35ket" data-offset-key="7fbti-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span data-offset-key="7fbti-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">While many people take it a it easy during the heat of the summer, a smart actor recognizes that now is the perfect time for a career potential evidence tune-up.</span></div>
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Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-89615667553771790532019-04-19T11:46:00.000-07:002019-04-19T11:46:32.380-07:00Post-network television pilot season presents a great opportunity to refresh the page on your career journey ...<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="bu3kb" data-offset-key="6oeiu-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-80312746124023024212019-04-09T09:20:00.000-07:002019-04-09T09:20:48.878-07:00The Business of Acting Career Clinic one-day workshop returns to Albuquerque the weekend of May 10th!<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fqj0a" data-offset-key="7afe-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span data-offset-key="7afe-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Friday evening, 5/10, 7-9PM, we will have a Meet and Greet free event and then on Saturday, 5/11, from 1-6PM, we will be knee deep in my <a href="http://solacting.com/the-new-business-of-acting.html">Business of Acting Career Clinic master class and Self-Tape Workshop</a>. </span></div>
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Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-47222039510255843932019-03-20T11:57:00.000-07:002019-03-20T11:57:13.980-07:00Creativity has its limits when crunching the numbers for your business of acting tax returns ...<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="1k6lj" data-offset-key="1dluh-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-21020789663176663532019-03-07T07:54:00.000-08:002019-03-07T07:54:21.843-08:00The most valuable real estate in LA may very well be a parking space ...<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="4gnei" data-offset-key="b95qf-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span data-offset-key="b95qf-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">"Better have loose change handy" and other valuable pieces of career-protecting advice are contained in a cautionary tale I share in <a href="https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/when-arriving-on-time-is-too-late-a-cautionary-tale-for-la-actor-67409/" target="_blank">my latest Backstage column</a>. </span></div>
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Brad Lemackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932487959463576687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898586508818704981.post-38098038465394129532019-02-26T08:06:00.000-08:002019-02-26T08:20:24.946-08:00The LA acting community prepares to say "goodbye" to Hollywood legend Samuel French ...<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="e1qnd" data-offset-key="2suka-0-0" style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span data-offset-key="2suka-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Very sad to learn that this Hollywood legend, on Sunset Boulevard, <a href="https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/02/25/l-a-s-samuel-french-bookshop-to-close/?fbclid=IwAR0pfGqPT-Uf-nHd8zUnjQtAHOan-5il9TUqqD026T26CZWHT2guwN38rzE" target="_blank">is closing at the end of March</a>. Online sales, particularly of books, has forever changed the landscape. One of the things I love best to do is to stroll the aisles of real, actual bookstores and discover titles along the way. My bookshelves at home are packed with evidence of these excursions. As these gems leave us, we are less connected as a community as a result.</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="2suka-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Might Lin-Manuel Miranda and "friends," who recently stepped in to save NYC's Drama Book Shop, do the same for LA's Samuel French? Mr. Miranda ... the Powerhouse would like a chat with you ... and to the people who have led and worked at SF over the years, thank you so much for your knowledge, your support and your service to the business of acting.</span></div>
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