Like every actor out there, I have a stack of books sitting on a shelf gathering dust becoming more and more irrelevant by the minute. There are some good informative books, but they’re becoming the exception rather than the norm. Sometimes I look at my stack of irrelevant books and resent them for costing me (taunting me with their perfect spines) especially as there is so much fantastic advice and information out there on the internet. Here’s a few below, these are just the ones I subscribe to so there may be tons more. Let me know if you find any.
Bonnie Gilespie’s Blog – The Actor’s Voice
There is so much amazing info here, all for free. Everything here is positive, inspiring and useful. Casting Director Bonnie Gilespie has clearly put a lot of time into this column on Showfax and even though she’s US based, it’s relevant internationally.
rss feed: http://more.showfax.com/columns/avoice/index.xml
Showfax, wiz all zis information your are really spoiling uz. This time it’s Bonnie Gilespie and friends. Friends being people in the biz, and there’s quite a few. By a few I mean tons.
rss feed: http://more.showfax.com/plus/pov/index.xml
Another column on Showfax, this time from Casting Director Mark Sikes. Mark posts some great advice on a weekly basis…he’s there every week.
rss feed: http://more.showfax.com/columns/corner/index.xml
Yet more great advice. ActorCast is a US based web service allowing Actors to submit directly to Casting Directors existing services. Their blog has articles, How to guides, Q&A’s and Open calls.
rss feed: http://actorcastblog.com/blog/?feed=rss2
A US trade journal for Actors proving just how much of an industry this actually is. They have a regular advice column.
rss: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Backstage-Columns
Advice and insight from three actors from across the pond. Ben Whitehair, Joe Von Bokern and Emily Beuchat share their stories, resources, recommendations and stuff from their respective acting scenes in LA, Chicago and New York. Read it, you will be entertained and you will learn things!
rss feed: http://playbillsvspayingbills.com/?feed=rss2
Brought to you by a couple of London actresses…Catherine Balavage and Genevieve Sibayan. Ok! ok, you caught me, this suggestion’s a little biased but we do have some interviews with fantastic casting directors and people involved in Film and TV.
rss: http://feeds.feedburner.com/FrostMagazineTheFilmSet
Know any more blogs that I’ve missed out? Leave me a comment below and I’ll update the post.
Update:
Minimum Wage Actors [Thanks Pete Jenkinson for this one]
News about National Minimum Wage stories affecting or having affected Actors and Performers.
rss: http://actorsminimumwage.wordpress.com/feed/
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Genevieve Sibayan is a London based Actress, you can find Genevieve’s blog here and get updates by clicking on her rss feed. If you’d like to subscribe to The Film Set on Frost Magazine then click here.
Good Find Pete!! Thanks so much! :o)
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You should include http://actorsminimumwage.wordpress.com/ it has a lot of legal advice that I’ve found helpful.
:-) Keep up the good work
Thanks Bonnie! I will definately put the word out. x
Hey, thanks, Genevieve! :) If you have any awesome folks you’d like to connect for POV content from your neck of the woods, we’d love the introductions. :) And THANK YOU for the kind words about my work. It’s because of readers like you who love soaking it up each week that it’s such a pleasure to do. :)