Know Your Type?
Wednesday 20 January 2010
And that is my reason I am posting here today. After being involved in amateur film and theatre for the past 5 years, I have decided to try and get myself some professional work. The trouble is that while I know what type of roles I am usually cast in, I wonder if this is a result of my 'look' or the way I present myself.
Now for the part that I am hoping you can help with - one website that I visited suggested getting complete strangers to look at your headshot and tell you, based purely on appearance, what type they think you are. And seeing as I don't know any of you I wondered if you could help. I also wondered if anyone else wanted to do the same.
Below is a list of the types (full explanation and examples of celebrities who the writer believes fall within each category can be found at http://www.actorpoint.com/acting-articles/acting-type.html)
THE INNOCENT
REGULAR GUY (GAL)
THE EXPLORER
THE SAGE
THE HERO
THE OUTLAW
THE MAGICIAN
THE LOVER
THE JESTER
THE RULER
THE CAREGIVER
THE CREATOR
So who knows, maybe I am marketing myself suitably or maybe I can open some doors through a different approach at castings. Thanks for your help guys! I think my headshot attached to this post. I really appreciate it.