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Actor Website Tips | Behind the scene photos. Yay or nay?

There's a big back and forth toggle war on whether or not behind-scene photos should be used on your actor website. When I first started hosting actor websites, to me it seemed as unnecessary trend. If you keep your...

Fun Facts | Websites for Actors

Build your #actor #website while brushing your teeth.

Actor Casting Hints | Impress Casting Directors

ALWAYS bring your headshot and resume. Don't assume they'll have it from your agent.

Actor Dictionary | Distribution Fee

This is the fee charged by a studio/distributor to the exhibitor in order to have their film exhibited in their theater(s). This is usually in the form of a percentage of revenue generated at the box office in any given market. This percentage can range from as low as 10% all the way up to 50%. A typical distribution fee is 30%. This is not to be confused with film rentals which is the studio' portion of the box office calculated after the distribution fee has been paid.NOTE: When it comes to accounting numbers, distribution fee is not factored in as "revenue" or "earnings" even though the money goes straight to the studio/distributor. This is just another one of those strange accounting principles practiced in the movie industry.