Posts tagged Talent Development
First-Ever Plus-Size Show Hits N.Y.C. Fashion Week!
Sep 16th
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People Magazine’s Thailan Pham reports: ‘It wasn’t all stick-thin models ruling the runways during New York Fashion Week, as curvy stars like Nikki Blonsky, Gabourey Sidibe and model Emme sat front row yesterday to take in the first-ever plus-size show during fashion’s most high-drama week. “This is a milestone in the plus-size community. We’ve never had anything like this,” Blonsky said at the OneStopPlus.com presentation on Wednesday. “To be in New York City Fashion Week, which I think is the biggest fashion week in the world, to be here is just a huge thing for us.” And plus-size model Emme, couldn’t have agreed more: “You have to join forces to make a statement and to be part of a revolution. It’s monumental in its reach,” Emme told PEOPLE, adding, “I think the big statement that’s going to be made with this fashion show is not only going to be made within the full-figured community but I think it’s going to talk to the bottom line of design houses, designers, and business people involved in fashion,” she said. “Why don’t we make clothes above a size 12? Why don’t we load heavier in sizes 14, 16, and 18 in stores? Just change More >
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.
More >Importance of a mentor
Mar 3rd
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An excellent asset for your acting career, a mentor can assist you with talent development and give you advice for obtaining acting jobs. You can hire a mentor, or you can befriend someone who would like to be your mentor. Either way, a mentor will give you direction and direct your focus.
A mentor can help you develop your acting career by opening industry connections for you. Your mentor probably knows a lot of people in the entertainment industry, and you might be able to gain access to these valuable contacts.
A mentor can help you with talent development by helping you recognize your flaws and develop your strengths. A mentor should be honest with you about your potential and should tell you how you can best pursue your acting career.
Should I enroll in acting school?
Mar 3rd
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To become an actor or actress, you might have to go through a talent development program. The entertainment industry is highly competitive, and you will have to do everything you can to give yourself an advantage over your peers.
Acting schools teach aspiring actors valuable skills, and they provide talent development for their students. You should consider enrolling in an acting school if want to explore your options. In addition to giving you talent development, an acting class can help you decide if you really want to become an actor or actress.
Depending on where you live, you can probably access many different types of acting classes. Try method acting classes, a private coach, monologue classes, self-confidence development workshops, improv workshops, or scene study workshops. Any type of class will offer you talent development.
Some young people who want to become an actor or actress decide to pursue study on the college level. The advantage of studying theater arts in college is that the ambitious young actor will graduate
How to handle stage fright
Mar 3rd
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One aspect of talent development is learning how to manage your nervousness or “stage fright”. If you feel nervous during an audition or performance, you should learn how to manage this anxiety. You will have a hard time pursuing a career in acting if you have “stage fright” all the time!
The easiest way to combat anxiety is to be prepared for every audition and performance. The more prepared you are, the more confident you will feel. If you doubt yourself, this doubt will show. During talent development, young actors should learn how to be best prepared for their auditions.
If you’re nervous about how you will look at the audition, consider setting up a video camera and filming yourself for talent development purposes. You will get a better sense of what the casting agents and directors will see when you audition, and you can make adjustments as necessary.
When you pursue a career in acting, you will constantly need to make yourself vulnerable, especially to strangers. Learn how to believe in yourself; confidence will ultimately help you conquer your “stage fright”.
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.
How to prepare a reel
Mar 3rd
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In order to prepare your first acting reel, you will need some experience. First, contact all the directors you’ve worked with during your acting career thus far. You will need clips from the work that you’ve done. Sort through all the clips and choose the ones that represent your level of talent development.
Obviously, if you haven’t done that much work during your short acting career, you will have fewer options. Talk to a talent development specialist and see if you can find at least two or three scenes from student films or small parts.
Some work is better than no work. Remember: as you advance in your acting career and pursue talent development, you will have more experience and more samples to showcase.
You have two options: you can make a reel yourself, or you can hire a professional to create one for you. If you choose to make your own reel, you will save money, and you will be able to edit it as many times as you want. However, if you don’t know what you are doing, you will be paying with your frustration and time, which could take away from your acting career. Hiring a professional can be more More >
What’s a reel?
Mar 3rd
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Once you have accumulated some acting experience during your acting career and have completed talent development, you will want to compile your television work on a demo reel, a video presentation that showcases your capabilities as an actor.
After all your talent development, you should be proud of the work that you’ve done. An actor’s demo reel is an essential marketing tool that will help you secure future jobs and propel your acting career forward.
Reels are typically as long as an average television commercial: about 30 seconds. Imagine that you are the casting agent or director and ask yourself if you would want to watch your video. Is your reel captivating? Is it boring? Should it be longer? Shorter?
An actor’s demo reel is especially helpful if you want to pursue your acting career in different parts of the country or even in other countries. When a casting director can’t meet with you in person, they can “meet” you via your reel instead. Now, many websites allow aspiring actors to upload their reels, which casting directors can browse.
A reel can also help you continue your talent development. You can watch your reel and pick out things you’d like to improve for the More >
Are American Idol auditions like real life auditions?
Mar 3rd
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If you watch “American Idol” and want to pursue a career in the entertainment industry, you are probably wondering if auditioning for “American Idol” is anything like going completing talent development or auditioning for a casting agent or director in real life.
In an article for MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22884182/), writer Andy Dehnart Dehnart asks: “Should people with proven talent and who are not new to the industry even be allowed to compete?”
“American Idol” is not a realistic portrayal of how real auditions work. When you go to an audition, the agents or casting directors might not give you any feedback – this can be a frustrating reality for new talent. You could leave the audition without knowing anything, which is not conducive to talent development.
Viewers of “American Idol” see hundreds of contestants try out for Simon, Paula, and Randy in just two days. Do you think all this “new talent” actually auditions for the “famous” judges? Auditions are not usually glamorous, and the people judging you might be assistants screening you for a next round of auditions.
Is American Idol an accurate assessment of talent?
Mar 3rd
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On “American Idol”, the good singers always seem to make it to the final rounds of judging. However, in real life, so many people audition that even that talented ones might not make it to the final rounds. Luck is a huge component of the auditioning process. When hundreds of people are competing for a handful of roles, even the most qualified people, with the most extensive talent development, might be rejected.
In an article for MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22884182/), writer Andy Dehnart claims that new talent or “’untapped talent’ is not entirely what the series has found or seems to be searching for this season.”
According to Dehnart, one contestant, Kady Malloy, had already produced an album and attained a record deal with Arista. In 2003, “American Idol” contestant David Archuleta won a singing competition, which means that he was not new talent. He had already achieved some exposure.
What do revelations like this mean for you when you’re pursuing talent development or just starting to audition? Think about the other people coming to your audition. Though you are new talent, others might have lots of experience. In a fiercely competitive industry, ambitious people are fighting for even the smallest parts.
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