023 ACTORS TALK PODCAST CAROLYNE BARRY on Acting In Commercials – How To Hit The Ground Running in Hollywood or Where You Live

Summary: Some of the best paying jobs and actor can book are in commercials. But what does it take to book work in this highly competitive business? This episode of Actors Talk with Tommy G. Kendrick is sponsored by AUDIBLE.COM. For a free trial offer EXCLUSIVELY for podcast listeners follow this link for details. Here's a great YouTube.com video that gives a taste of the information covered in this episode of Actors Talk with Tommy G. Kendrick. Here's a LINK to a second Carolyne Barry YouTube.com video with more tips for actors. Learn How to Hit The Ground Running in my conversation with triple threat actress, teacher and casting director CAROLYNE BARRY. ...there's not one way to do or become anything... You have to sort of make your own decisions based on the input of people whose opinions you RESPECT Carolyne Barry on beginning your actor training with commercial classes... People say to me, I hear you're supposed to start in commercials..that's how you start. And I go well, you've got it ass backwards. The better the actor you are the better you're going to do in commercials. So I think you should train seriously in a professional setup for a year to two years. then you go get a commercial agent. And then you start doing commercials. What people should say is the first place you should try to get work is commercials but not the first place you should get trained. But where do you start? How do you keep from getting ripped off? What is the standard for professional instruction? Do you really need to take a commercial acting class? How many actors get seen for each role in a typical national commercial? What do you need to know to compete? Is your head shot appropriate for online casting? Can you work in Commercials if you're non-union? What percentage of commercials today are SAG, AFTRA or SAG-AFTRA and what percentage are non-union? What are the key mistakes actors commonly make during the commercial audition? What is the proper way to work with cue cards and how do you learn? How to Slate Like a Pro Do you CHEAT OUT or MOTIVATE OUT? What is MASTER TALENT TEACHERS and why you should know These are just a few of the topics I discuss with Carolyne Barry who has a thirty year career as an actress and teacher. Why should you listen to her? She's booked over 400 national commercials as an actress and she has cast over 500 commercials. She is at the top of the list of the best and most sought after commercial acting coaches in Hollywood. I highly recommend you visit CarolyneBarry.com and check out her blog posts. Recent posts include COMMERCIAL AUDITIONS INSIDER AUDITION TECHNIQUE, DEALING WITH STRESS, AUDITION PREPARATION TIPS, MEETING WITH A POTENTIAL AGENT and so many more. This is a wealth of FREE information. Each one of these blog posts is like a free acting class with Carolyne Barry. Be sure to bookmark her site and visit it often. Carolyne Barry is also the driving force behind an intriguing new endeavor called MASTER TALENT TEACHERS About MTT Achieving success with a career in the arts can often be daunting and intimidating. You might feel lonely, overwhelmed, a bit lost; swimming in a sea of opportunity with no real way to grasp onto that thing that will allow you to turn what you desire into your artistic career. That’s why we created Master Talent Teachers. MTT is a group of successful talent teachers with long and illustrious careers who have come together as a creative, synergistic group to pass on our recipes for success to you. We are a creative eclectic mix of gender, age, ideology, approach, disciplines and expertise. We are not offering “get rich quick” plan or a “ten easy steps to success” program. Better yet, MTT offers important craft and career training as well as how what we teach continues to thrive in the constantly evolving world of entertainment. By sharing our stories, tips,