Aaron Marcus explains the one question models and actors should ask at a go-see: "What are you looking for?" Getting a character cue like musician or biker lets you tailor your expression instead of giving a generic smile, using your acting skills to hit the right emotion.
Here's another acting and modeling quick tip with me, Aaron Marcus. I was at a go-see in New York just a couple days ago, and if you haven't attended a go-see, which is the audition for models, or you haven't been to one in New York, basically they're pretty similar. There could be tons and tons of people. They are quite often just looking for one or maybe just a handful of people. They were seeing— for this one, they were seeing people Originally for over 2 days, although they did decide to just cut it down to one 6-hour casting. And basically you walk in there, you fill out the forms, and you're brought up to the photographer at some point. And for this particular one, I was told that just look into the camera and give them a look. And so I have no idea what they're looking for. I know it's a pharmaceutical, But I don't know anything about it. So here is the one question that you always need to ask whenever you are attending a go-see. And I simply asked the photographer, what are you looking for? And he paused for a second and he said, well, you are either the musician, the pool player, or the biker. So I'm sure I'm not the biker unless it's, you know, it's some yuppie on a bike. And he said, and you're a little bit angry. Oh, no. I said, okay, now I've got something to work with. Because without that little piece of information, I'm clueless. And they're going to take, you know, one shot, maybe 2, 3. Sometimes they ask for profile shots, and then that's it. You know, that's— that actual process could take 30 seconds or a minute and a half, and that is it. That's why you've got to ask the photographer what are they looking for. Now, just be prepared. Sometimes you might get a response like, I don't know, just give me a look. In which case, like with any acting audition, you make a decision. You decide on what you think this character should be doing. Might be right, might be wrong, but if you try to play it safe and just do a generic kind of smile or a generic kind of look, it's not going to be interesting. So always ask the photographer what they are looking for. Then you need to use your acting skills and come up with the right emotions, And then present it to the camera. And, and by the way, I've got an entire workshop that will teach you how to do this. If you just visit my website, howtoactandmodel.com, click on the store page, and you will see tons of videos. One of them is dealing with how to create strong commercial photos. Anyhow, I'm Aaron Marcus. I hope this was helpful to you. If you're watching this on Facebook, Like it so that way it can be seen by others. If you're watching this on YouTube, give it a thumbs up. If you have any suggestions on things that you do at Egosi, please share it with others either on my facebook.com/howtomodel page or right here. Thanks so much, and I can't wait to talk with you again soon. Bye.
