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New York Fashion Week’s garden variety: Carolina Herrera, Donna Karan & Barbara Tfank
Sep 14th
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LA Time’s correspondent Booth Moore reports on the NYC Fashion Week experience:
Maybe it’s the grow-your-own food movement, the popularity of farmers markets, or simply the fact that these are spring collections, but botany is sprouting up as a theme all over the runways.
Carolina Herrera took colors, prints and floral appliques from 18th century botanical plates for her collection, which included a gown hand-painted with the image of a flower, along with its name and species.
For her Garden of Eden-themed collection, Monique Lhuillier worked with cherry blossom print taffeta, draping it into a pleated A-line cocktail dress and a ball gown. (Also spotted: “sage green,” “mint floral” and “poppy” organza.)
At Donna Karan, shoes were decorated with leather leaves and gauzy long slip dresses were “saffron-stained” and “tamarind-distressed.” A rough-textured, jute-colored nubuck jacket was reminiscent of a seed sack.
Jenny Packham, who is fast becoming a favorite of the red carpet set for her lovely gowns — many of which have sleeves, for those who care about that sort of thing — tapped wallpaper specialists de Gournay to design the moody, hand painted florals for her finale gowns, one in a silk crepe de chine with a beaded tulle shoulder.
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New York Fashion Week: Marc Jacobs’ ’70s show
Sep 14th
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The LA Times’ Boothe Moore breaks down the Marc Jacobs show @ NY Fashion Week:
At Marc Jacobs’ spring/summer show, the look was unmistakably Jodi Foster from the 1976 film “Taxi Driver.”
Which is not to say that the models looked like preteen prostitutes exactly — but that they looked like bright lights in the dark city.
Hearkening back to the 1970s, these are clothes for strutting your stuff and looking like you’re living large even if you’re not — long, floaty halter dresses in geometric prints; slinky, one-shoulder striped jersey gowns; puffy sleeve blouses worn with even puffier long skirts cinched with leather sashes and finished off with overgrown corsages; zigzag patterned metallic knits and enormous straw hats with the rims turned back.
Suiting was a focus, but it was glam suiting, such as a cropped butterscotch satin jacket and matching short-shorts, a sorbet pink satin pants suit with flared trousers, or an over-sized blazer embroidered with bands of silver and gold sequins, worn atop fluid cream silk crepe trousers.
It might not have been the most thought-provoking Marc Jacobs collection, but it was exuberant, from the pink, purple, black and gold color palette to the glitter-dusted platform sandals. Top it off with great-looking structured, flap-front handbags, More >
Casting for disabled actors
Mar 3rd
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Acting opportunities exist for disabled actors trying to build their entertainment careers. Organizations also protect disabled actors and ensure that they are treated fairly and equally in the entertainment industry.
In 2005, the Screen Actors Guild reported that one-third of the union’s disabled members could find film or television work. Though the SAG concluded that more acting opportunities could exist for disabled people, they admitted that conditions for disabled actors pursuing their entertainment careers are improving.
In 2008, the SAG launched a campaign to promote awareness of actors with disabilities. Organizations like Casting for Disabled Actors serve as advocates for disabled actors pursuing entertainment careers. The mission statement of Casting for Disabled Actors is “to provide equal and honest representation to disabled actors and actresses in the film and television industry.”
If you are a disabled actor pursuing acting opportunities and an entertainment career, don’t be discouraged! You can find work in the entertainment industry, and many people and organizations are looking out for you.
What Is a Publicist and Do You Need One?
Mar 3rd
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A publicist may be someone who can assist you with talent development. Publicists create and manage publicity for high-profile public figures like celebrities and authors. They find opportunities to get their clients to important events and place their clients’ names in magazines.
An important part of talent development is making sure that people know what you’re doing and what your talents are. Publicists have good relationships with journalists and people in the entertainment industry. They are able to write press releases and spread word about your booming entertainment career.
While agents usually earn a percentage of a client’s income, publicists usually charge a flat fee. A publicist will not be worth the money if you’re just starting your entertainment career. In order for a publicist to benefit your talent development, you will need to create a name and reputation for yourself first.
What is a typical pay for a commercial?
Mar 3rd
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When you’re starting your entertainment career, you will probably wonder how much acting opportunities pay. Union and non-union actors usually have different kinds of deals. Keep in mind that, even if you are a non-union actor, you will be paid on a union scale if you’re working on a union shoot.
At the beginning of your entertainment career, you will be a non-union actor. Non-union actors usually work on a buy-out deal, which means the actor will receive a lump sum of money, and the commercial will be used for a specific period of time. Non-union actors usually pay their agents themselves.
For acting opportunities in commercials, child actors usually make about $500. Every time the commercial appears on television, the commercial will have a schedule rate of payments. An actor can make much more, depending on how often the commercial runs.
Regardless of the acting opportunity, make sure you safeguard your entertainment career by agreeing to the terms before you start your work. You don’t want anyone to take advantage of you, and you should be clear about how much money you will be compensated.
Is Entourage any reflection of the entertainment industry?
Mar 3rd
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Have you ever watched HBO’s “Entourage” and wondered if it accurately portrays the entertainment industry? Does the relationship between agent Ari Gold and actor Vincent Chase represent real life relationships between agents and actors? If you want to pursue an entertainment career, you should be able to separate fact from fiction.
Ari Gold is an arrogant go-getter who presents his clients with acting opportunities. According to some sources, Ari’s character is based on the personality of real-life agent Ari Emanuel. Emanuel founded Endeavor Talent Agency, which merged with William Morris Agency. Emanuel represents high-profile clients like Mark Wahlberg and Martin Scorsese.
However, small talent agencies don’t always have the advantage of securing high-profile clients. They are just trying to find acting opportunities for new, fresh talent. They must cultivate relationships with promising talent and cut the glamorous deal-making.
If you’re interested in pursuing an entertainment career, be sure to do your research. Shows like “Entourage” overlook many of the gritty, less glamorous details of the entertainment industry.
Meeting an Agent for the First Time
Mar 3rd
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The best way for new talent to jumpstart an entertainment career is to secure a meeting with an agent. When meeting with an agent for the first time, new talent will want to make an everlasting impression.
The agent may only have a few minutes to devote to the meeting, which means the aspiring young actor will only have a few minutes to prove him or herself. If the first meeting goes well, the prospect will probably be invited back to meet with other agents.
Generally, the agent wants to like the new talent, and he or she wants to help aspiring young actors launch their entertainment careers. However, new talent might be nervous and actually sabotage the first meeting.
Starting an entertainment career is like starting a new relationship. The initial meeting with the agent is like a first date: be respectful, be courteous, show interest if you mean it, and bring your best self.
Though you are there to impress the agent, don’t spend the whole time talking about yourself – hold a conversation with the agent instead. The agent is more interested in knowing new talent as people rather than as characters. Actors can be stereotyped as narcissistic people, but you More >
Marketing Your Personality
Mar 3rd
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Pursuing an entertainment career and going after acting opportunities require more than just showcasing your looks. Demonstrating that you have a unique and memorable personality can help you stand out among equally good-looking and qualified candidates.
Do you have a special talent or quirk? Show off your quirk to boost your chances of breaking into an entertainment career and securing more acting opportunities. Even if the audition or meeting doesn’t require you to demonstrate it, find a way to work your special talent into your meeting with the casting agents or directors.
For example, Taylor Swift writes her own music. “I thought if I could walk into an audition and play a song that I had written, then I’d stand out. And that has really made a difference,” Swift once said, in an interview.
Swift had an edge over other pretty girls with pretty voices because she offered a whole package. What can you do besides act? Can you sing? Can you dance? Are you funny?
If you’re serious about pursuing your entertainment career, you are going to have to work hard to open yourself up to acting opportunities. The best way to do this is to be as flexible and as versatile as More >
