By Abigail Hardin, June 06, 2024
Happy June, UTD!
Summer Tips to Get Ready for the Fall Season
We all thought, that once the SAG-AFTRA strike was resolved, production would roar early in the new year. Well, the roar was more like a big meow. The good news is, as we input new projects it is clear that Fall 2024 will be chocked full of production opportunities, continuing well into the 2025 new year. Start researching the Fall season NOW! Make your casting director target list and know which projects are a perfect fit for your unique talent.
June has historically been a great time to pursue new representation as there is a break in procedural TV production. The production schedule is looking more normal as many recurring TV shows are on a traditional hiatus and will be coming back in July and August. Talent agents, therefore, have more time to evaluate and expand their rosters and are starting to interview new actors' submissions. So don't wait to launch your representation campaign! To help you get started, log into your Up-To-Date Actor account to view our recent workshop Seeking Representation 101.
In August, the industry, for the most part, goes on vacation. Plan to take some time to enjoy those last days of Summer and have some fun. Reinvigorate your creative energy and begin the Fall with renewed positive goals, ready to seize the abundant opportunities on the horizon. Several of our recent free workshops are available to watch on the Up-To-Date Actor. Log into your account to take advantage of this great resource and move your career forward with specificity and bold action.
Upcoming Free Workshop
Lastly, Annie and I will be back at Actors Connection this month discussing at our free online workshop. The words that we use to talk about our talent are just as important as the expensive headshot. They are a reflection of our creative talent. This is never more important to understand than when writing a cover letter or note to the industry.
In this seminar, we will discuss in-depth the below 5 essential components of a door-opener cover letter/email note and how to professionally follow-up with industry contacts - how often and what to say:
- Subject Line: Use creative words to spotlight your unique talent and who recommended you (if you have a referral).
- What you want - an interview to discuss representation.
- How you are most often cast - type and age range.
- Why you are ready to book work - recent work, links to reels, quotes from directors, casting director, training, who you are currently studying with or have worked with, reviews, etc.
- Closing, that you expect to be successful.
All attendees, new to the Up-To-Date Actor, will receive a discount code for a 1-Month Full Access Free Trial to the Up-To-Date Actor. The workshop is free but registration is required. We hope you can join us!
- June 26, 2024 @ 3:00 PM EDT — with Actors Connection
Now, onto the news! 🌞
Strike Watch
- WGA and SAG Hope IATSE Deal Spurs Production: 'A Lot Being Held Up'
- IATSE Leader Is 'Hopeful' as Contract Talks Continue
- IATSE Pauses Negotiations on Area Standards Agreement Without Deal
- IATSE Remains "Hopeful" About Finalizing Basic Agreement
A.I.
- Artists Urge Action on AI, but Congress Is Slow to Respond
- Sony Pictures Will Cut Film Costs 'Using AI, Primarily'
- Netflix's Ted Sarandos To Hollywood: "A.I. Is Not Going To Take Your Job, The Person Who Uses A.I. Well Might"
- Bob Iger: Hollywood Should 'Embrace the Change' Spurred by New Tech
- How LLMs Might Soon Appear in TV Writers' Rooms: AI on the Lot
Streaming
- Everything Coming to Hulu and Disney+ in June 2024
- Netflix Releases Another Batch Of Viewership Data
- Netflix Is Not the Streamer With the Most Loyal Subscribers
- Apple Hints at Developing TV+ App for Rival Android Devices
- Ted Sarandos Regrets Comparing Netflix To HBO
- Everything Coming to Netflix in June 2024
- Max Price Increase, Subscription Cost Hike—How Much Money?
- How to Save Paramount: More Layoffs and Another Streaming Bundle
- Why Streaming Bundles Have Become Popular Strategy for Media Companies
Business
Film & TV
- KMR Talent clients still waiting for money after payment breakdown
- Upfronts 2024 Takeaways: More Sports, Franchise Reboots
- TV's Upfront Ad-Sales Talks Start to Heat, With 'Rollbacks' Expected
- Hollywood's 'White Collar' Jobs Up as 'Blue Collar' Work Decreases, New Study
- Why Loan-Outs Sent Hollywood Into Panic Mode
- Cannes 2024: Donna Langley at Kering Women in Motion Chat
- Furiosa Is a Flop in a $65 Million Summer Box Office Weekend
- Film Distribution Basics: How to Get Your Film Seen Right Now
- Film Festivals Threatened By Slow Economy, War And High Costs
- From 'The Crown' to 'Franklin,' How France Has Become TV's New Sought-After Backdrop
Theatre
- NYC Tourism + Conventions Calls on City Council to Prioritize Economic Recovery
- Broadway’s star power: a beacon of hope in the post-pandemic era
- The Broadway League Releases 2023-24 Season Statistics - $1.54 Billion in Grosses
- Does a Smash Hit Like ‘Lion King’ Deserve a $3 Million Tax Break?
- How Cultural Solidarity Fund Got $1 Million Covid Relief to NYC Arts Workers
Theatre Awards
- In their words: What made the 2023-2024 Broadway season’s shows belong in this year?
- Dead Outlaw and Oh, Mary! Among Winners of 13th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards
- Actors’ Equity announces nominees for ACCA chorus award
- 2024 Drama League Awards: Sarah Paulson, Hell’s Kitchen, Stereophonic – New York Theater
- Where Did the 77th Annual Tony Award Nominees Go to College?
Regional Theatre
- Subscriptions Are Dead, Long Live Subscriptions!
- Grown in Chicago: Creating Your Community
- The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia Receives 2024 Regional Theatre Tony Award
- Jeremy O. Harris to Head Williamstown’s New Creative Collective
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Film & TV
- The Hollywood Commission Launches MyConnext Platform For Reporting Misconduct
- Frameline Unveils Full Lineup For 2024 San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
- Asif Kapadia Honored At Inaugural Muslim International Film Festival
- Inevitable Foundation Visionary Fellowship For Disabled Filmmakers
- Jodie Foster Was 'Shocked' by Rape Victim Storylines Early in Career
- Max Unveils LGBTQ Pride Programming
Theatre
- ILLINOISE, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG And OH, MARY! Take Top Honors At LGBTQ Critics' Dorian Theater Awards
- TCG Names 2024 Rising Leaders of Color
- What if the Disabled Characters Were Just Going About Their Day?
- 'You Can Bank on Black Stories': Director Whitney White on the Success of Jaja's African Hair Braiding
- To Schele Williams, Race Is Vital to Both The Wiz and The Notebook
- 18 Times Asian and Asian Americans Made History on Broadway
Actors on Acting
- Tom Burke Calls Anya Taylor-Joy ‘Best Version of a Method Actress’
- Josh Brolin Doesn't 'Buy' Difficult Actors
- 'Abbott Elementary' Actor Lisa Ann Walter On Her Mother's Inspiration
- Kim Kardashian, Nicholas Galitzine Set for 'Actors on Actors'
- Nicole Kidman: 'Big Little Lies' Acting Was 'Very Tough on the Psyche'
- Brian d'Arcy James Has Achieved His College Goal
- What a Tony Award nomination signals to these 11 artists
- Video: Phil LaDuca Shares Advice for Young Dancers of Today at the Chita Rivera Awards
- Brad Oscar on the Challenges of Stepping Into a Long-Running Hit Like Wicked
Quick Bites
Film & TV
- Denis Villeneuve: 'Embrace the Power of the Theater’
- Richard Linklater Wants to Make a Film at 94
- Alamo Drafthouse Brings Back $5 Summer Kids Camp
- Rebecca Ferguson on Producing 'Silo': ‘I Don’t Like Hierarchies’
- Are Mid-Movie Ads on Streaming Coming? Here's What the Experts Say
- Netflix and Other Streamers Shortening the Wait for Theatrical Movies
- 'Platonic,' 'Twisted Metal' Crew Talk Comedy at Sony FYC Showcase
Theatre
- Adam Guettel and Craig Carnelia Will Teach Vocal Performance Masterclass
- Let Brian Cox and the Fringe Society Help You Bring a Show to Edinburgh in 2025
- Photos: Go Inside the Newly Renovated Palace Theatre
- Little Island Summer Season Begins Tomorrow With Twyla Tharp's HOW LONG BLUES
