Lauren Cato images

Actor Website Tips | No flash websites. Stay far away from flash.

One last thing to stay away from when deciding on who's hosting your website. Avoid flash websites at all costs! There are too many reasons to list why flash websites are the thing of the past, however so many web hosts...

Fun Facts | Websites for Actors

Build your #actor #website during a commercial break.

Actor Casting Hints | Impress Casting Directors

Maybe you're a screenwriter too, but it doesn't mean it's okay to change the script. You might offend someone.

Actor Dictionary | The Studio System

Today, the studios stand as the mainstream of filmmaking in North America. They are the primary source for obtaining funds and distribution for films. Their sole purpose is to find commercial material for a film, attach the right talent to that material, produce the film, market the film, and distribute the film. The studios usually own the rights to the property, and their primary method of generating revenue is from box-office ticket sales. Studios are situated on a large piece of land on which sound stages are built on. These sound stages are constantly being used to house movie-sets where most of the off-location scenes are shot. Currently there are 6 major studios in North America: Universal, Warner Brothers, Columbia, Disney, Paramount, and 20th Century Fox. There are also smaller studios known as mini-majors which include MGM, Lionsgate/Summit, The Weinstein Company, Relativity. As a film producer, your goal is to have a studio fund and distribute your film. You also want the studio to hire you as the producer, however, the studio system rarely attaches inexperience producers to their projects. The mere existence of independent films is a result of the studios reluctance to work with new producers. Within the studios, like any other business or company, there is a many divisions and in each division there is a hierarchy of employees. There are four main divisions within a studio: development, physical production, business affairs, and marketing.