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Acting Resume for Auditions!!?

So I'm sending my resume and headshot and cover letter for a movie audition really soon. I'm getting new headshots this weekend and all that, but just wanted some more opinions on my resume. Is it good? Impressive? Well put together? Do you think I'll get the part? Thanks, help or tips are also very helpful! Please, just no rude comments (trying to be rude comments) Thanks for all of your answers! Post your question link and I'll try and answer yours if you answer mine! Thanks!! Here it is: Katie XXXXXX (XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX XXXX X. XXXXXXX Way XXXXXXXXXX CO, XXXXX XXXXXXXX@comcast.net 303-XXX-XXXX Personal Information: Date of Birth: 11/30/96 Age range: 10-16 Years of age Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue/Green Weight: 110lbs Height: 5’4” Acting Objectives: Films TV Shows Commercials Experience: Dig It!Khnum Janie Heath When I Grow UpBakerJanie Heath E-I-E-I-Opps! Cute Chick #1 Janie Heath and Jorgan Williams Pondering’ on the Porch Holly J CCHS Acting Camp Empty Stomach MomCCHS Acting Camp Appraisal Show Thief CCHS Acting Camp Celebrate Jamie Walnut Hills-Janie Heath Choices CountChoir Janie Heath “I Love Middle School” Music VideoKatie (Student)Pamela Widmann The Clock ShopOwnerPamela Widmann Post OfficeChris Pamela Widmann 2010 Fine Arts Competition-Dance 2010 Fine Arts Competition- Small Drama Five Choir Shows Seven School Talent Shows (Dance) Training: Denver Center of the Performing Arts course (DCPA) Hip Hop dance, Turns and Spins dance, Jazz dance, Pom dance, and Ballet dance training CCHS Summer Theater Skills Building 2009 Theater Arts 2 Theater Arts 3 Theater Arts 4 Theater Arts 5 Theater Arts 6Pamela Widmann Theater Arts 7Pamela Widmann Special Skills and Talents: Dancing, Singing, Memorizing, Choreographing, Cry on Cue, Accents, GT Student (Gifted and Talented), Honor Roll Student, Dance, Volleyball, Writing Novels, songs, and poems, Cheerleading, Gymnastics, Poms, Soccer, Running, and going to the movies. Also, spending time with friends and family.

Public Comments

1. Separate the roles from the production they were in, like Name of Play: Name of Role. That would be less confusing. Also in Special Skills and Such, you don't need to include Cry on Cue, you should just say acting. And separate your interests from your activities. "In my spare time, I also enjoy Soccer, Running, Going to the movies, and spending time with friends and family"
2. DON'T PUT YOUR HOME ADDRESS ON YOUR RESUME! There are enough horror stories about actors getting stalked because someone found their address. The ONLY contact info that should be on your resume are your CELL phone number and email address. DON'T put your age and birthdate on your resume either. You're limiting yourself doing that. You DON'T determine your age, CASTING DIRECTORS DO! A casting director might see you playing much younger or even much older. Get rid of Acting Objectives. That does NOT go on an acting resume. Here’s how you setup an ACTING resume: http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww80/ELDORADO59/scan0002.jpg RESUME-ALWAYS use the 3 column format! Here’s the standard LA format. In NY, it’s usually the same but with Theatre being higher up than Film/TV (/ denotes column breaks): At the top and centered: Name (Centered and is largest in font size) Union affiliation (if any) CELL Phone Number Email Far Left side below the top and centered stuff: Height Weight Hair color Eye color Right side opposite of statistics: Agent logo with contact info (sometimes if you have an agent, you can remove your own cell phone and email address. Then weirdos that find your stuff in the dumpster can contact them instead of you) Film Title/(Lead, supporting)/Director Television Title/(Lead, guest star, co-star, series regular, Under 5, recurring)/Network Theatre Title/Specific character played/Production company, theatre, or director depending on who is more prestigious. Commericials ALWAYS put "List available upon request!" Do keep a separate list of the commercials with the Casting directors involved in case an agent asks. Training Skill learned/School or teacher/Location (LA, NY?) OR Skill learned/Teacher/School, Location ie. Cold Reading/Margie Haber/Margie Haber Studios, LA,CA Special Skills/Abilities Be creative with this. When I was starting out and interviewing with agencies, they would usually go straight there and talk about my special talents and even had me demonstrate some of them DON’T: -Put extra work -Put Modeling/Print gigs. You make a separate resume for that. -Lie -Put age. If an agent asks you when you meet with him or her, then tell the truth. It’s for legal reasons. ie. Under 18 can’t work normal hours and need parent/guardian to sign stuff or you have to be at least 25 to do a beer commercial. -Put your home phone number or address unless you want weirdos coming to your house. -Put dates. It ages you! -Have it separate from your headshot. It should be cut to fit and stapled to the back of your headshot.