Aaron Marcus, an acting coach with 37+ years of experience, reveals the one question actors must ask agents: how do they see you being cast. Your answer shapes your headshots and which roles you submit for.
In this video, I'm going to be sharing with you the one most important question that actors absolutely need to ask during an agent interview. This way, you're going to know how to get the most out of your interview with the agent. And watch this video until the end, and I'm going to give you a great bonus video. It's the questions that actors must and never Ask a casting director. Okay, let's get started. Hi, I'm Aaron Marcus, and welcome to the Acting and Modeling Quick Tips channel and the Actor Career Center, where I've got a library of nearly 300 videos here sharing information from my 37-plus years of working as a full-time actor. Hey, don't forget, if you haven't done this yet, click the subscribe button and the notification bell. That That way you always know when I upload a new video. I try to do this every Tuesday, but it's all dependent on my schedule. So this way you'll know. And if you like the video, give it a thumbs up. That's really helpful. When you are meeting with an agent, there are a lot of things to keep in mind. One thing is, look, this is not the only agent in the world. So if you don't get the contract, you're not offered anything, you're not offered representation, it's okay. Yeah, you might be a little disappointed, but it's okay because there are lots of other great agents out there. But when you are going in, you want to try to learn as much as you possibly can during your meeting. So of course, and I do have other videos about preparing to meet the agent and things like that, but in this particular video, I just want to talk about The one most important question you want to ask, and that is ask the agent how the agent sees you being cast. That is crucial to your career. You need to know how people view you. You need to know what kinds of roles are you going to be submitted for, because that way you can create a headshot that is geared for that possible look. And, and I know that sometimes actors will say to me, look, I'm an actor, I have a wide range, I can do anything. Yeah, but you know what? Movie stars can. They can play against type. But for normal people like us, we are going to be cast based on our look. And of course, you got to have talent as well. I'm not saying, you know, you don't need to have any talent. But if you don't Like, for instance, look, I am not going to get cast as the head of Hell's Angels, the motorcycle gang. That's just not my look. And now I could be the accountant for the motorcycle gang. Maybe I'm the doctor that the head of the gang brings people to whenever they get shot or stabbed. Yeah, I could do the doctor, but look at me. I'm not in the motorcycle gang. So Once you know what your type is, then your headshot will reflect that, and that way you will be submitted for the right kinds of roles. Because if you submit a headshot that doesn't work for that particular character, you're not going to get a chance to audition. You're not going to be brought in by the casting director. So here's the deal: when you go see the agent No matter what happens, getting that piece of information from the agent, how he or she sees you being cast, is crucial to you. And in some ways, getting the contract, yeah, it's, it's great, it's nice, but this information in some ways is even more important. Now, just because one person sees you a certain way doesn't mean that everybody is. So if you have, and you probably will have, meetings with a number of different agents, Always ask that one question, how do you see me being cast? What kind of roles would you be submitting me for? And if you keep hearing the same advice, the same suggestions every time, or close to it, you've got it. And that information will be invaluable to you. So I hope this was helpful to you. Don't forget, if you haven't done this yet, click the subscribe button, the notification bell. If you like it, give it a thumbs up. And I promise. If you would like to learn about what questions to ask and never ask a casting director, use the link above, and that way you can click on it and watch this great video. And it might surprise you a little bit. And I've, and I've heard of people doing and asking certain questions that will, will just kill Your potential audition, 'cause the casting director will not take you seriously. So please watch this video, it's really good. And by the way, if you have any suggestions of questions to ask an agent that, that you think is really helpful, please share it with other people, share it below, and that way we can all learn from each other. That's the whole point of this channel, people helping each other. So also share the link and share it with your friends so that way we can build this community. of actors who are not being competitive, who are actually trying to learn and help each other. I'm Aaron Marcus, and I can't wait to talk with you again soon. See ya.
