the actor’s persona: honing your craft through self-awareness Our own casting director/producer Erica Arvold, CSA, casting associate Jen Ingulli and acting coach Richard Warner invite you to chapter 5 of an ongoing discussion about the creative life and an actor’s craft. This session will focus on the professional persona: what’s your type, and how can…
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lights, camera, audition
a workshop on the technique of virtual auditioning The ability to self tape and produce a good virtual audition is an invaluable skill in the modern actor’s arsenal. The virtual audition is not only about the performance, it is also about submitting a video that looks professionally produced. The quality of a self tape helps…
new projects, new system
Hello actors! Erica Arvold here, sharing a WHOLE LOT of important information that I hope you will read through carefully, thanks in advance for spending the time! As we delve into several upcoming projects (including Season 2 of the AMC series, TURN: Washington’s Spies) we are streamlining and simplifying our casting process…and need your help!…
the screenwriter’s brain
Screenplays are an art form…and the process of screenwriting fascinates me. The screenwriter has the daunting task of expressing a story through vision and tone which requires structure yet, as a reader, I never want to see that structure working…I want to be so dazzled by the character and the emotional journey of the story…
here we go again!
The biz is buzzing in the Mid-Atlantic region! When this happens, we all gear up, expand and must keep learning, inquiring and honing our skills. While we grow our office staff (note: we are looking for an incredible freelance casting assistant with a business brain and/or technical wizardry – email info@arvold.com with your resume) and…
arvold LIVE: chapter four
working successfully in commercials, television and film Please join us in a series of conversations open to all film artists and artisans. Our own casting director/producer Erica Arvold, CSA, and acting coach Richard Warner invite you to Chapter Four of an ongoing discussion about the creative life and an actor’s craft. They’ll talk about what…