Erin, a SAG-eligible actress, has worked with Aaron Marcus for five years through his workshops and private mentoring. She credits him with helping her choose headshots that earned compliments from casting agents, calling the guidance "worth its weight in gold." She recommends his workshops, mentoring program, and instructional book.
My name is Erin. I am a SAG eligible actress based on the East Coast. And I wanted to talk to you today about Aaron Marcus. Um, first off, he is a super nice guy. He, he really is. He is so incredibly helpful. And when I was starting out in this business, I guess it's been, ooh, wow. Um, God, over 5 years now. I was in an acting class and I was talking to an actress who had a lot more experience than I did about what she did when she was starting out. And One name she mentioned was Aaron Marcus, and his name actually came up a couple of times during the class. And I looked into him and I can't remember if I took a workshop first or did his private mentoring program, but I've done both. And workshops, they are super informative. Um, a lot of Q&A. Um, he, I gosh, I think this one time, well, he had a photographer that came in and talked to everybody. And then he has usually, um, I think the other time he had a casting director. Come in. I mean, that was really helpful. Um, so yeah, actually I've taken more than one workshop. And when I was first starting out, I also did his private mentoring and that was so incredibly helpful because A, I had no idea what I was doing. So he gave me a lot of guidance. Um, one thing I had my headshots taken and he helped me pick them out. 'Cause I had no idea what a casting person was looking for, what an agent might be looking for. Um, really what was the best way to present myself. And he narrowed it down to choices and took a look at them. And I can't, I mean, that was worth its weight in gold. I can't tell you. I got a lot of compliments on my headshots and the ones that I chose, well, Aaron had chosen for me. So I really, you know, that was really helpful. And just his advice, we've kept in touch and he's so helpful. He's such a nice guy. And I just get a thrill when I see him on a big TV show, like a House of Cards, by the way, he's got a great part in that. And I would definitely, please, you know, check him out, go to his workshops, Do the online. I don't know if we're having them because of COVID but do the online training. Definitely look into the mentoring. His book as well. It's like a, it's such a, it's an informative guide. And I just can't recommend Aaron enough. He's a terrific super person and a super great teacher. Thank you.
