What An Actor Needs In A Headshot
Thu, 10 July 2008, 12:17 pmashleyjane.aus6 posts in thread
What An Actor Needs In A Headshot
Thu, 10 July 2008, 12:17 pmI'm about to get my first set of headshots done, but there are some specifics that I'm not sure of.
Firstly, what is a contact sheet?
Secondly, these 8" x 10" prints that every actor should have, are we supposed to have a whole stack to hand out, or are we supposed to have one to take to auditions but still keep for ourselves?
It sound very expensive to keep handing out these 8" x 10" prints.
Any other information on headshots would be helpful.
Thanks!
Actor's Headshots
Fri, 11 July 2008, 09:25 amWalter Plinge
Most actor's photo's are submitted and stored electronically these days. I think you will find very few places still insist on having a hard copy 10x8 black and white headshot.
Most photographers provide their clients with their proof sheets and finished images on disk. The photographer I use provides a single hard copy 10x8 as part of the package, along with the disk.
I have only been asked to forward a hard copy of my headshot once in the last 5 years. Every other audition or casting I have attended has been conducted using my online or e-mailed shots.
The old days of posting off your headshot and CV to casting directors and 'going on file' are over. It's all done electronically these days.
Hope this helps.
Tulipa.