Aaron Marcus, a modeling career coach, explains how actors and child models with few credits can build effective resumes. He shares a story of a family who moved to LA with limited experience but strong training from respected teachers, which satisfied agents and impressed casting directors. Listing reputable instructors on your resume can compensate for missing credits.
Hi, my name is Aaron Marcus, America's premier acting and commercial modeling career coach, the author of How to Become a Successful Commercial Model, now in its 5th edition, founder of howtomodel.com, and I've been making my living as an actor and a commercial model for over 26 years. I just got off the phone with somebody who took one of my workshops, and she and her 2 kids moved from the East Coast to Los Angeles so her kids could try to break into the LA market. And actually, they're having some real success, which is— it's always so nice to see people who've worked with me and then go on to have success. And one of the things that I was talking with her about was the resume, because they really didn't have much in the way of credits to put on a resume. And she was telling me that her children's agent had some very specific ideas about what was needed on the resume. And so just one of the things that I wanted to share with you, um, is even when, you know, even though they didn't have much in the way of experience, one thing they did have was really good training. And they worked with some really good people, uh, in LA as soon as they got out there. And what the agent was saying was, even if you don't have a lot of experience, if you can at least show that you've studied with really well-respected people, people who are known in that particular market, that can really help open up the doors and allow the casting directors to feel more comfortable in bringing you in because they realize you've got to start somewhere. So anyhow, I just wanted to share that with you. And if you do have any questions at all, always feel free to email me at aaron@howtomodel.com. You can visit me through my website, howtomodel.com, or join me on Facebook. which is facebook.com/howtomodel. Once again, I'm Aaron Marcus, and I look forward to talking with you soon. Bye. Bye.
