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Follow Your Agent’s Instructions

April 23, 2023

When you are in school, part of what you are taught is how to follow instructions.  In the big world of graduating from school, you are expected to be able to follow written instructions.  Unfortunately many new, current and pro talent lack the ability to take the time to read instructions and submit whatever may […]

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Why you Never Retract a Submitted Audition, Unless You have a Doctor’s Note

April 14, 2023

In the entertainment industry, many talent have multiple representatives they work with to potentially increase their bookings to grow their resume.  It’s a big boost to your ego to have so many options to receive opportunities from.  There is a downside though, receiving the same audition from more than one representative.  Let’s chat about what […]

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You Should Get Along with Your Agent or Manager

April 14, 2023

If you reach out and have representation of any type in the entertainment industry, this means you are looking for assistance with your career from an industry pro.  As a talent, this typically means you will work with the representative’s rules, respond when you’re reached out to and be a considerate and cordial person when […]

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Why You Must Read all Instructions Before Submitting a Voice Over Audition

April 13, 2023

WOW, all I can say is wow.  Today we received a very detailed voice over audition from a relatively new client.  For voice over, typically you have the rate, usage, character or role descriptions and the script.  For today’s project, not only was the above all listed, but there were two roles with two different […]

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Why are you SAG-AFTRA and Not FiCore?

March 29, 2023

In today’s world of acting, whether it’s on-camera or voice over, there is still a 4 way split of talent.     Non-union talent account for a large amount of talent in the entertainment industry.  These talent have no restrictions, because they are non-union.  If a non-union talent does work a union project, they may […]

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We Voice Political Ads

March 26, 2023

The political arena is picking up pace again as we near another big election year.  Who will be running for president in 2024?  Who will be running for governor, senate, house, sheriff, judge, and everything in-between? At Impressive Talent, we have the voice for what ever your political preference may be. We understand that election […]

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Why Size Matters…..For Head Shots

March 26, 2023

When you want to be an on camera talent, the first way anyone sees you to consider you for said role is through your head shot. What is a head shot? A head shot represents a professional image of a talent that matches their every day look, usually edited a bit by professional photographers to […]

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Understanding why Talent Need to be Compensated for Each Type of Media They are Seen or Heard on ie.. Usage

March 15, 2023

When a company or production house or ad agency has a job to fill, we see all sorts of rates for these projects.  Some projects pay very well, some pay horribly and some are in a mix of unknown because the usage is not identified clearly.  When hiring a talent, you do not just pay […]

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Mark and Wendy Whiner are not welcome in the Entertainment Industry – Stop Complaining

March 1, 2023

Remember the Saturday Night Live skit from way back when which featured Mark and Wendy Whiner?  Anything and everything they experienced in life they had to complain about it, non stop. In the entertainment industry, no one wants to hear a whiner.  If you’ve got complaints, work it out, don’t go to your agent, cd, […]

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When you are Represented by an Agent, you Must Follow Their Rules

February 23, 2023

When a talent in the entertainment industry decides they want representation, know it isn’t all peaches and cream.  You will be responsible for your end of the deal and the agent will be responsible for their end of the deal.   The potential discussions about representation include: Region representation is covered Type of entertainment the […]

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Why You Do Not Need an Exclusive Agent or Manager

January 21, 2023

In the big, fabulous world of the entertainment industry, there are many traps that can limit a talent’s growth and experience by deceitful practices all around. Who can you trust? Who shouldn’t you trust? Let’s chat today about the following topics: Agents Agents that Double Dip Managers Pay to Play site Agent A talent agent […]

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What is FiCore?

December 3, 2022

Around the world, talent and at times production and clients are unaware of what FiCore is. Learn from this video: Even if you have a SAG-AFTRA production,  you legally can hire non-union talent If you have a non-union production, you are welcome to hire a union talent, but if the talent lies about their union […]

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When you Book a Job with an Agent, the Agent gets Paid, then You get Paid

November 1, 2022

In the complicated world of being hired for a job in the entertainment industry, it’s almost a guarantee that each individual job will be different from all of the others.  There is no straight and narrow path because each job has it’s own production, crew, directors and goals. When you have an agent submitting you […]

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The Only Way to get Paid a Higher Rate is to not Accept Low Rate Jobs

October 13, 2022

Talent of all genres have struggled for years to get better paying rates for jobs.  Unfortunately the rates have been sliding downward for some time.  What can we do to fix them?  You as the people who get paid for the jobs need to put your foot down and state you will only work the […]

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Why you need Source Connect Standard and Why Sometimes that’s not Enough

October 12, 2022

If you are a  professional voice over talent residing in the USA, you should already have a paid Source Connect Standard or Pro account.  Source Connect is a software that connects you to any other client or production house that uses the same software.  When it is used, you sound like you are in the […]

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Can a Production Require All Talent Hired to be Current Union Members? Meaning SAG-AFTRA or Ficore?

August 15, 2022

The short answer is no. No, no, no! How do I know?  I called SAG-AFTRA months ago and had a long discussion with them. If you receive an audition request or posting requesting talent who are only “union” talent, meaning SAG-AFTRA or Ficore, submit anyway even if you are not a union talent. A union […]

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Why All Bookings MUST be Listed on Your Resume, Always

July 22, 2022

Frequently when reviewing new talent, we see talent who are advised from so called coaches to leave off parts of their bookings on their resumes.  Some of the biggest genres of acting being left off is commercial and print bookings.  The people who advise talent to leave off categories are misinformed and their coaching is […]

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Renewals of Contracts in the Entertainment Industry

July 19, 2022

In the entertainment industry, there’s always work to do. In today’s world it’s more complicated than ever before to do the work of an entertainer/actor/model/voice talent due to our pandemic.  Fortunately there are a few potential fringe benefits if you worked a job for a video or print production and the client was pleased with […]

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Does a Talent Need a Manager?

April 5, 2022

In the entertainment industry, there’s many ways to find acting, modeling and voice over opportunities. Some talent like to have professionals assist them to find the “bigger jobs”.  Some talent never want to share a penny of their income and find all of their work on their own, some find the right agent who doesn’t […]

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Things Your Agent Needs to Know When You are on Set

March 27, 2022

In most instances, if a talent books a job through an agent, the proper procedures occur, passing the wand of communication from agent to talent and talent being responsible to show up on time and being prepared for the shoot date and/ or record date. If you are an adult, you are fully responsible for […]

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All Files Submitted Must be Labeled Appropriately and Filled out Electronically

March 11, 2022

In today’s digital age, anyone can create, edit, revise and send documents quickly from their computer or mobile devices.  Unfortunately, these devices make it easy for people to slack and not take the time to label said file as requested or with their first and last name. Why does labeling a document or photo matter?  […]

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Sticking to Commitments & Not Emailing Your Agent Every Hour

March 11, 2022

In the entertainment industry, everything is rush rush until you are booked, then you as a talent are stuck waiting for details for said shoot.  Additionally if you are put on hold, first refusal or are pinned it’s the same situation.  Behind the scenes, we cannot see what is happening, in the end these people […]

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Why You Should Always List your Commercial Bookings on your Resume

February 21, 2022

  Since Impressive Talent was created, we’ve been informing talent from all walks of life that commercial credits are a must have in the entertainment industry. Frequently we see this: Commercial (credits to be provided upon request)     The above is not acceptable on any resume.  It actually implies that you have no commercial […]

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Let’s Talk Head Shots

February 18, 2022

If you wish to be an actor or model, the most important investment is your head shots.  Why?  These are what are submitted to producers and casting directors who decide who gets to audition for projects. Below are three of our talent all with Fantastic head shots!   What do professionals want to see in […]

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Working in the Entertainment Industry During a Pandemic

November 10, 2021

Corona Virus, Covid 19, the pandemic or whatever you want to call it has altered the way the entertainment industry works in 2020 and beyond.  Every production with in person talent has skyrocketed in price with the extra expenses of Covid tests, Covid delays, certified Covid professionals and extended hotel stays.  Everyone wants to be […]

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Why Coaching is Necessary to be a Success in the Voice Over Industry

September 25, 2021

    If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it several hundred times, “Hiya, yeah, I am ready to be a voice over talent.  My wife says my voice is really good and my mom agrees.  I am ready to work.”  It’s a rarity for any type of talent to skyrocket to fame based on […]

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Why All Talent in the Entertainment Industry Should Submit Auditions ASAP

September 25, 2021

Life in the entertainment industry is never a 9-5 job.  Every producer, director, client, ad agency, marketing agency etc. works in a rapid paced environment.  Their projects are started well before any potential talent are involved.  Once the job hits the talent agency, these industry pros are anxious to compare talent and present potential talent […]

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Why Hire Talent Through an Agency? Free Auditions is at the Top of the List at Impressive Talen

September 25, 2021

The never ending decision for talent seekers is, where to find talent?  How do they know the talent are professionals?  Will they accept your rate?  Will they be on time to the shoot or recording?  Will they even show up at all? When working with Impressive Talent, you have a full one stop shop. Our […]

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I signed an NDA for a Project. Once The Project is Out I can Talk About it, Right? No!

July 21, 2021

In the entertainment industry, many jobs are kept tight-lipped for several reasons.  The producers do not want any talent to reveal any details if it’s a juicy weekly show, a talent on set may have something drastic, dreadful or incredible happen to them and they do not want anything leaked out to the public or […]

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Audio Levels, Not too Quiet, Not too Loud

January 22, 2021

I wanted to touch base on a few issues I’ve heard in the past few months.. I hope you’ll be open to reading and viewing. 1.  If you whisper you must up your gain, if you yell, you must turn down your gain.  I know the direction for jobs is all over the place, but […]

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Where to Find the Best Voice for Your Voiceover Project & What a Voice Seeker Needs to Know

October 22, 2020

All around the world, individuals, companies, production houses, radio stations and tv affiliates need voices for a large variety of projects. In these days of Covid, the recording for projects has completely change in the voiceover world.  How do you find the right voice for your project and what information do you need to provide […]

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How to find Talent for your Production, Film, Commercial, Ad or Campaign

October 10, 2020

Everyone wants to be an actor.  Many say they are actors and have a well organized resume and documentation to back them  up.  Others say they are an actor and you can see by going to their YouTube channel, TikTok account or podcast.  That’s the issue, everyone has their own idea of what a professional […]

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When you need to join the Union, SAG- AFTRA vs Ficore

October 7, 2020

I wanted to share some information about being SAG- AFTRA versus being Ficore, which is just about the same thing except you are not limited to the types of jobs you can do if you go Ficore. SAG-AFTRA and Ficore are essentially the same thing.  You are a paying union member with a SAG ID […]

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Yes, we do Have Award Winning Voice Over Artists from Around the World

December 26, 2019

Ever since Impressive Talent opened for business, we have been very particular about which voice over artists we added to our roster. Each voice over artist on our roster is a professional talent who has coached for years and continues to attend conferences or learning sessions to keep up with the trends in the voice […]

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Why First Refusals are so Important to Respond to Immediately

July 31, 2019

Just a quick update about First Refusals, which can be one step before you book a job. A First Refusal means you are one of the final choices for the client.  If you get a First Refusal, you would need to block off certain dates and respond back to ME ASAP to let me know if you […]

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Why Your Headshot Needs to Pop with COLOR

July 15, 2019

As an agency, we are submitting talent to casting directors all of the time.  These submissions occur through casting databases like Casting Networks, Casting Frontier and others.  To submit talent, each talent must have a profile set up online.  When you create your profile,  you must have bright, colorful photos to make your headshot stand […]

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We Don’t Double Dip on Commissions at Impressive Talent

July 13, 2019

I noticed a commission rate subject has been discussed online lately so I wanted to address how things work at Impressive Talent. My goal is to be a fair anti-exclusive agent who provides many opportunities for my talent. First, The commissions at Impressive Talent are: Union 10% Anything else 15% Sometimes jobs will pay extra […]

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How to Find the Right Talent for Your Project

March 4, 2019

Are you a company, marketing group, advertising agency or small business looking for actors to assist with your marketing?  Here at Impressive Talent, we understand that you want to make sure to find the right talent for whatever your project may require.  Whether you need actors, print models, voiceover artists or hosts we can provide […]

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