http://www.theactorssociety.com/articles/ The Actors’ Society connects the actor with the industry in an atmosphere designed to support, educate and inspire professional actors in their career development. en The Actors’ Society Copyright 2009 2009-10-28T12:37:18+00:00 http://www.theactorssociety.com/articles/view/a_welcome_symposium_on_acting_in_the_us/ http://www.theactorssociety.com/articles/view/a_welcome_symposium_on_acting_in_the_us/ Film critic for the Guardian, Catherine Shoard, kicked off proceedings by introducing a distinguished line-up of transatlantic guest speakers, including UK casting director Jeremy Zimmerman (Hellboy, The Scorpion King) and author/casting director Nancy Bishop (Secrets from the Casting Couch), from the US. Career Advice 2009-10-28T12:37:18+00:00 http://www.theactorssociety.com/articles/view/words_of_encouragement_from_the_king...._well_adrian_king_at_adrian_king_as/ http://www.theactorssociety.com/articles/view/words_of_encouragement_from_the_king...._well_adrian_king_at_adrian_king_as/ As actors, we know that it can be a constant battle to maintain momentum and belief in the choices you have made and so The Actors’ Society looks to those who have already achieved a certain level of success to provide tangible means to educate, support and inspire you in your professional career. One such person is Adrian King of Adrian King Associates whom I was lucky enough to meet with earlier this year. Career Advice 2009-10-28T12:33:29+00:00 http://www.theactorssociety.com/articles/view/updates_to_casting_call_pro_service/ http://www.theactorssociety.com/articles/view/updates_to_casting_call_pro_service/ Casting Call Pro is an online directory of professional actors, presenters, agents and casting professionals. Whether you work in theatre, radio, corporates or television and film, Casting Call Pro is here to help. With 16,000+ industry professionals on our system we really are the central point for the UK acting community, listing the very latest acting jobs, auditions and casting calls. Useful Services 2009-07-10T18:19:52+00:00 http://www.theactorssociety.com/articles/view/how_useful_is_casting_call_pro/ http://www.theactorssociety.com/articles/view/how_useful_is_casting_call_pro/ Casting Call Pro (CCP) was setup in 2004 to provide advice and tools to empower actors. With 15,000+ members, all of whom have NCDT accredited training, Equity membership or 3 professional credits, Casting Call Pro has become the UK's leading casting and networking site. Useful Services 2009-01-09T02:28:50+00:00 http://www.theactorssociety.com/articles/view/making_it_in_hollywood/ http://www.theactorssociety.com/articles/view/making_it_in_hollywood/ As an English actor, you would be extremely lucky to find yourself in conversation with any Hollywood producer. So image my enthusiasm when I was in the company of such producers from The Butterfly Effect, My Step-Monster and American Pie 2. My two weeks in Los Angeles were not in vain to say the least. My goal was to find inside information about how one would get their foot in the door, their name known and face recognized. Acting Advice, Career Advice 2009-01-09T00:58:11+00:00 http://www.theactorssociety.com/articles/view/skin_on_skin_action_sex_scenes/ http://www.theactorssociety.com/articles/view/skin_on_skin_action_sex_scenes/ Whatever medium we view, we will at one time or another encounter a sexual scene. The scene might hint at a sexual act, contain mild visual images or display explicit images that relate to topics such as rape. In today’s media sex scenes can appear in anything from Soap Operas, reality TV, dramas, feature-length films or live on stage. The list goes on into radio, drama CD’s and voiceovers. So what does this mean for you, the actor? Acting Advice 2009-01-08T13:51:26+00:00