In this YouTube monologue, veteran actor and commercial model Aaron Marcus (30+ years, 1,200+ jobs, credits on House of Cards, Gotham, Mr. Robot, etc.) explains how performers can find acting and modeling work in small or non‑Hollywood markets. He advises viewers to (1) check their state or local film commission websites for upcoming productions and casting director contacts, and (2) explore industrial, training, and corporate film projects—work commissioned by companies, associations, and government agencies such as the U.S. Navy, IRS, and AT&T. Marcus emphasizes that these opportunities are abundant even in smaller markets. He concludes with typical YouTube calls to action, directing viewers to subscribe, enable notifications, like the video, and visit his sites howtoact.com and howtoactandmodel.com/small‑markets for more detailed guidance.
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Hey, I'm Aaron Marcus, and welcome to my Acting and Modeling Tips channel. If you're not familiar with me, I'm just a regular guy, and I've been very fortunate. I've been a full-time actor and a commercial model for over 30 years. Perhaps you've seen my work. I had a recurring role in House of Cards, worked on Gotham, Mr. Robot, Halt and Catch Fire, Rectify. I have been in over 1,200 acting and modeling jobs, TV commercials, feature films, radio spots. And what I want to share with you today is how to get work in a small market. And I know most of the time people think, well, you know, I don't live in a major market, there's nothing going on. Hey, so let me give you a couple of quick suggestions on ways of going about finding work even in small markets. One of the things that you should definitely do is check out the film commission website in your area. Typically every state has a film commission and sometimes they will post different TV shows, films that are coming to town or that are in town. And you could also get the names of the casting directors and see if you can submit yourself and get work. The other thing that you might not have thought about and you should check it out and see if there is this kind of work in your area There are things called industrial films, training films, and corporate films. They're all the same thing. And basically, there are lots of different companies, there are associations, there are government agencies that hire actors to work on training films. I've worked on projects from the United States Navy to the IRS to AT&T and just tons. I've done hundreds of training films. And you'll find that there are a lot of these kinds of projects happening even in small markets. So anyhow, I just wanted to share those with you really quickly. You would be surprised to find out how much work is actually happening in your area. So if you found this helpful, don't forget to subscribe. You also want to click on the notification link so that way you can automatically receive the next quick tip that I share with you. If you like this, give it a thumbs up. You can also get more information from my website, howtoact.com. And if you want to learn more about how to get acting and modeling work in your area, I've got a great video that you can watch. Just go to howtoactandmodel.com/small-markets and you can read all about it. I'm Aaron Marcus. Don't forget, subscribe and click the notification button, and can't wait to talk with you again soon.
