Industry News & Articles
Below the Line News - voice of the crew
Insights, Articles, Tips & Clips
Your Industry Insider - interviews of successful pros, advice on breaking into the Industry
Playbills vs. Paying Bills - excellent resource for actors in all arenas
Actor Genie - great actor resource of what’s going on in town
Jack Plotnick - insightful articles
Working With Actors - Blog
Brains of Minerva - archives of fantastic articles, interviews, info
Acting Classes and Coaches
Los Angeles
The Bramon Garcia Braun Studio – LA (with Master Classes in NY, Toronto and other cities)
Richard Seyd – Seydways Acting Studios - LA and San Francisco
Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) – comedy training – improv & sketch
New York (Classes & Coaches)
Mimi Lieber – via email directly – mimilieber1@gmail.com
Steppenwolf School - NY, LA, Chicago
Memphis & Skype
Corey Parker - Memphis based coach, teacher, and Skype coach extraordinaire
Voice/Dialect Coaches New York
Books
Risa’s Bookshop (via Amazon) BOOKS YOU SHOULD READ
Risa’s Bookshop List - download as word docx
Technology Support & Resources
Casting Workbook – online casting/actor resource – create, organize and distribute valuable information
ActivePitch – *formerly Active Submission - online casting/actor resource
Actors Access - online casting/actor resource – part of Breakdown Services
Now Casting - online casting/actor resource
Speedreels - Tape auditions/scenes as well as reels
Website and Reel Designers
Caught in the Web Studios - w/Sarah Sido – Websites – design & classes to create your site
Real Edits by Sam - w/Sam Littlefield - Reels – cool reel editing
Speedreels - Reels – known for doing it professionally and well – see menu of services
Taylor Nida - Reels - young and talented, very reasonable, he did my reels
Paul’s Video - Reels - top editor with good prices
Quick Nickel - Reels -concise, clear work, good prices
Zach Book – Websites/reels - new filmmaker, energetic, very reasonable
Kyle Art Web Design - Websites – simple, smart and affordable
Gedaly Guberek / Professional Distraction - Websites/Blogs (like Making Your Website “Grandma Proof”)
Edit Plus - Reels/Editing/Taping/Transfers - Dave Manship - crafts your reel, re-edits scenes as needed
Photographers and Headshots
Los Angeles
Shelli Wright – natural, captures you wonderfully, fantastic with kids, reasonable pricing
Anacia Weiskittel - a true artist with an amazing eye, terrific with kids, reasonable pricing
Mara Casey – real, strong, character
Bader Hower Photography – actors love Bader
Braden Moran Photography – real, natural, reasonable pricing
Dennys Ilic Photography – high end celebrity photography, very cool portraits
Kenneth Dolin Photography - good looking, intense, good with kids, mid-range pricing
Paul Gregory Photography – pricier but very high end, NY and LA
Innis Casey Photography - honest, simple, real
David Muller Photography - strong, natural, amazing eyes, mid-range pricing
Michael Sanville Photography - strong, real, striking
Dana Patrick Photography - natural, strong, great eyes, a little pricier
Theo and Juliet -also more expensive but do excellent work
Bjoern Kommerell – bold and dramatic
Paul Smith - strong, sexy, intense, loves mouths, pricier
Starla Fortunato Photography - high end celebrity photographer
Greg James – attractive, appealing shots, good with kids, reasonable pricing
Buckman Headshots - great angles/contrast, fully captures the individual, mid-range pricing
Vanie Poyey Photography -fun, real, natural, mid-range pricing
Caroline White -lovely pix and feel, good prices and energy
Shawn Smith - strong contrast, attractive, mid level pricing
Cathryn Farnsworth Photography - fun, alive, good with kids, good pricing
New York
David Rodgers Photography - been shooting actors, writers, musicians… a long time
Susan Shacter Photography - edgy, dramatic, poetic
David Noles - personal, intimate, dramatic, environmental
Good Profile Picture (Aurelien Millechamps) – natural, beautiful, easy, reasonable
Nadia Quinn - aka Nadia Wahhab - natural light, in and around NYC, intimate, real
Sam Khan, Image Works - strong, clean, real, mid-range pricing
Litho/Reproduction House
Argentum Photo Lab - this is the place I use
Isgo Photo Lab - also really good for price and quality
Prints Charm’n - inexpensive and good
Reproductions – great deal for prints
New York
Creative Pursuits & Other Coaching
Lisa Rothstein – The Davinci Coach - Career Coaching
Bella Mahaya Carter - Life and Creativity Coaching, Author
Justina Vail - Life and Career Coaching for Actors and other Artists, Author
Melodie Somers - Life and Communications Coach – NY
Myra Model Management & Script Development - Script development, packaging, consultation, management
Favorite Artist Sites/Blogs
Jeff Bridges - you know the Dude
Michael Laskin Studio - teacher, actor, blogger
Casting By - the movie – on Facebook – an inspiration
Showing Up - the movie – A Conversation about the Audition
Gladwell.com - Malcolm Gladwell’s site
Theatre Companies
Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST in NY)
Ensemble Studio Theatre LA (EST – LA)
Manhattan Class Company (MCC in NY)
Rogue Machine Theatre (Los Angeles)
LA Stage Times - What’s going on in LA Theatre
Scripts and Scenes
Why Insanity - movie monologues
Actors Pages - audition sides
Beauty and Body in LA
Back to Wellness – acupuncture, pilates, chiropractic, massage (Valley Village)
Arcona Studio – the only facial and facial products you’ll ever want (Santa Monica)
Chaz Dean Studio – home of Wen cleanser and organic color (Hollywood)
Healing Waters – hydrotherapy/colonics, natural and pure (Studio City)
Mindfulness and Zen-like things
For your Head and Heart in LA
Black Dog Yoga - especially Melissa Morgan’s Restorative Class (Sherman Oaks)
Rising Lotus Yoga - small place, really good classes (Sherman Oaks)
More Business Services
Accountant - Keith Smukler
Floral and event design - Julie Stevens Design
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