How Does a TV Commercial Actor Spend a Workday?
Press Kit A large part of the TV commercial actor’s workday revolves around building and refining hia press kit. A press kit is much like a resume for a traditional job including past experience, education and references. However, along with the normal aspects of a resume, a press kit includes promotional head shots, and may in some cases also involve a DVD of previous commercial performances. Working With an Agent A TV commercial actor will also spend much of his day working with an agent. Though some actors choose to research casting calls and commercial leads on their own, an agent quite often has access to listings and contacts that most independent actors do not. The actor will spend much of the day working with an agent to find out how to best sell his talent, and also will go on numerous auditions as recommended by the agent. Auditions Auditions are another large part of a commercial actor’s workday. Auditions may be set up by an agent, or discovered on classified postings in ma
