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How to Create Your Acting and Dance Resume
Acting and Dance Resume
Creating your acting and dance resume, organizing your credits, and putting them in the proper format can be a daunting task for new talent entering the entertainment industry. Your headshot and performing arts resume are important marketing tools and often the first thing agents and casting associates look at, so you want these two tools to look polished and professional. Your acting and dance resume and headshot should be 8 x 10. Use plain white paper and a clean, legible font. Below is a standard layout to help get you started.
Top Portion
Line 1: Your name should be on top in bold letters.
Line 2: Under your name, place your Union affiliations (AEA, SAG-AFTRA)
Line 3: Your Agency’s or Management’s Logo
- If you do not have representation, place your contact information (cell phone, email, website)
Line 4: Optional: Personal Statistics (Height, Weight, Hair color, Eye color)
Line 6: Optional: Vocal Range (If you are a singer)
Credits
- Organize your credits into separate categories: Film, Television, Commercials, and Theatre.
- List your credits in each category in chronological order with your most recent credit first. Alternatively, you could list your most impressive credits first.
- Divide each credit into 3 columns:
- Name of project
- Role
- Director/Production Company for film and television or name of theatre for theatrical credits
Line 7: Film Credits
List the name of the film, the role you played (Principal, Supporting, Lead), Director of the project and/or Production company
Example:
FILM
Dreamland Lead Dir. Joe Smith/ Lion Films
Line 8: Television Credits
Format is the same as film credits. Role categories (Co-star, Guest Star, Recurring Co-star, Series Regular)
Example:
TELEVISION
Boston Medical Co-star Dir. John Jones/NBC
Line 9: Commercial Credits
If you have many commercial credits, write “List available upon request”
Line 10: Theatre Credits
List the name of the play, the role you played, and the theatre
Example:
THEATRE
Burn This Anna Hartford Theatre
Bottom Portion
Line 11: Training
List the school you attended or teacher you trained with in the first column, the type of class in the second column, and the degree or type of class in the third column.
TRAINING
Example: Acting Academy Method Acting Scene Study
Example: Milton College BFA
Example: Mary Sue Dance Ballet, Jazz
Line 12: Special Skills
List any special skills or certifications you have. You may also list foreign accents here or create a separate category.
I hope this helps!
Sample Resume
ACTRESS NAME
Artist Agency Logo SAG-AFTRA
Phone: (333) 246-9642 Email: actressname@gmail.com
Website: actressname.com
_____________________________________________________________________ FILM
Dreamland Lead Dir. Joe Smith/ Lion Films
TELEVISION
Boston Medical Co-star Dir. John Jones/NBC
THEATRE
Burn This Anna Hartford Theatre
TRAINING
Acting Academy New York Bachelor of Arts
Andrew John Method Acting Scene Study
Broadway Dance Dance Ballet, Jazz
SPECIAL SKILLS
Yoga, scuba diving
ACCENTS
British, French
Kale and Cacao Smoothie
- 1 ½ cup Water or Almond Milk
- 1 ½ cups Kale
- 1 tablespoon Chia Seeds or Hemp Seeds
- 1 Banana
- 2 Tablespoons Cacao Powder or Cacao Nibs
Blend all ingredients and Enjoy!
VEGAN AND GLUTEN FREE COSMETICS
If you are vegan like me or have gluten sensitivity you may not want to use personal care products or cosmetics that contain ingredients of animal origin or gluten. Finding cosmetics can be difficult because many companies use wheat, animal products, and an ingredient called carmine which is obtained from the carminic acid of scale insects and is often used in lipstick.
I wanted to recommend some of my favorite natural lines that carry vegan and gluten free cosmetics. Of course, always make sure you read all ingredients when shopping.
• Gabriel Cosmetics
• Neal’s Yard Remedies
• Jane Iredale
SPICE UP YOUR GRAINS
Grains are a great source of vitamins, protein and healthy carbohydrates that we need to sustain energy. Some people shy away from grains because they fear gluten sensitivity. Truth is, for most people, gluten is not an issue. It is an problem for the one percent of Americans who suffer from celiac disease or approximately six percent of the American population who have gluten sensitivity.
If you are sensitive to gluten you want to avoid wheat, barley and rye. Here are a few gluten free grains to try: amaranth, buckwheat, corn, millet, oats, quinoa, sorghum, teff, and rice
Below are a few tips on how to spice up your grains:
For brown rice – long grain brown basmati is good, healthy and fairly quick to cook.
• Instead of using water, use a vegetable broth or stock. Either low sodium or regular.
• Add any or all of the following dried spices to the pot (a few shakes are fine): Paprika, garlic, minced onion, red pepper flake, cayenne, turmeric or chili powder.
• For more depth of flavor consider a squeeze of lemon or lime and a dash of tamari sauce.
• You don’t need to add any oil or fats – it doesn’t do much for the dish except to add completely unnecessary fat and calories.
• To make a simple Mexican inspired rice add a few tablespoons (per cup of rice) of your favorite red or green salsa
Source: http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/ffl/newsletter/question-of-the-month-may-2013