I've been freelance acting in ads, commercials, and a few shorts for the last 7 years. As an African American living in Taiwan that doesn't speak Mandarin fluently, it has been extremely hard to get acting work here. My dream has also been to get cast in a feature, but I rarely could even get an audition, even with several sample pieces I've appeared in. Because usually if they say "foreigner" they mean white. Or they require Mandarin fluency. Yesterday, for the first time in my life, I got to audition for a feature. I think it went well, but only time will tell. Hopefully, I'll finally get a named credit in a movie.
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Hey Terrence, I feel you - I'm an American, living and working in Germany. What's really helped me a lot is to take all the reasons I shouldn't get cast, (don't speak the language perfectly, too old, too young, whatever) and make those things my selling points. The other thing is sometimes you just need to show people how you want to be cast - even if that means shooting your own showreel material. Lastly, I think it's really important to begin to establish relationships with people in a position to hire you like directors and showrunners instead of waiting to be called in for an audition. But most importantly -- congratulations on your big win. I hope you crush your audition and have a blast doing it. That way you'll be sure to stay top of mind whatever happens.
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Hi Terrence - wishing you luck with your audition! Here’s a Stage 32 webinar that I recommend on booking work as an actor around the world: https://www.stage32.com/webinars/An-Insiders-Tips-to-Getting-Hired-as-an...
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Congratulations on the audition, Terrence Sellers! :D Hope you get the role!
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Congratulations on the audition, Terrence Sellers! My fingers are crossed for you!
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I think the audition went really well. Waiting to hear back.
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Great to hear, Terrance. Sending all the vibes.
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I got cast! Not the role I read for, but it's still a part with dialog and name credit.
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Congratulations on the role, Terrence Sellers! :D
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Congratulations, Terrence Sellers!!
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Congrats Terrence! I'm late to the party here, but that is fantastic!