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I’ve always respected and done my best to practice the childhood lesson “if you don’t have something nice to say don’t say anything at all”. But I have come to believe that “not saying anything at all” is a mistake. Instead, I focus daily on speaking my mind responsibly and respectfully with the true intention…

Dear friends of arvold, You may not know this, but we completely self-fund our arvold YouTube channel. While we do allow YouTube to run ads along the bottom, as many of you with YouTube channels know, we recoup only a tiny fraction of what it takes to keep them going. Our videos (“arvlogs”) have never been…

Back by popular demand, Erica Arvold and Richard Warner are returning to Atlanta this September to lead our three most popular intensives, and (the amazing) Richard Warner will also be offering private coaching.  We’re excited to work with Southeast film artists again this year! All programs will be held at the Robert Mello Studio in Doraville.  Here are all…

With the boom in the film & television industry in the MidAtlantic and Southeast regions, we at arvold casting rely more and more heavily on self tape submissions.  They’re great; they allow us to see actors from all over the country efficiently & cost effectively.  We know they’re very useful to actors in this region,…

You wouldn’t believe the number of files we get titled “Resume 2015” and “Headshot”.  And I get it, you’re at home looking at the one resume that exists on your hard drive – yours.  However, imagine you put out a casting notice, or a crew call, or a job posting, and BOOM the next thing…

We were so thrilled to come to Atlanta in March of 2016 and had a blast working with the amazing community down there, both through workshops and private coaching with Richard Warner!  Huge thanks to the students and to our hosts, the Robert Mello Studio, Get Scene Studios, and Catapult Acting Studios. We also got…