ActorsAndCrew.com is Employment and Networking for Entertainment Pros World Wide
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Employment and networking for the Entertainment Industry, world wide.
Description
What we do
Think of ACTORSandCREW as one place where everyone in the Industry can come to talk shop, schmooze, develop deals, get projects off the ground, and submit rich-media profiles directly to job opportunities with one click.
We believe that in concert with hard work, talent and perseverance, the relationships you develop are what facilitate your opportunities in the entertainment business. We serve as a catalyst.
ACTORSandCREW is an employment and networking site which serves all entertainment professionals, from actors to editors, costume designers to hair stylists, agents to studio executives, and everyone else. It is an engine designed to increase the number and types of jobs possible in the biz.
Who we do it for
We do it for the entire industry; ACTORSandCREW supports over 500 different job types specific to the entertainment business.
The site exists because we love the kind of people who have the guts required to create art for a living.
Where it works
ACTORSandCREW has members in 80+ countries, and throughout the United States. This site works to connect you to the industry, world-wide.
Why it matters
Anybody can post jobs, meet, review and hire anybody else on the ACTORSandCREW network.
ACTORSandCREW is an engine designed to increase the number of jobs and collaborations possible for those who use it.
Languages
English
Address
- 1701 Nichols Canyon, #104
- Los Angeles CA 90046 US
Contact
- Broadsword Communications, Inc
- dave (at) actorsandcrew (dot) com
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Additional Information
Although breaking into a field is never easy, it's even tougher when you're in the performing arts. For actors, there's an enormous amount of competition for even the smallest parts. Even those actors who are fairly established can have a difficult time sustaining and growing their careers. We've all seen even big-name performers who seem to fade from sight for several years after, for example, leaving the cast of a television show.
The same holds true for crew members. Cinematographers, film editors, costume designers, makeup artists, and others have to continually highlight their best work to successfully hunt for the next job. Thankfully, there are new avenues opening up that allow actors and crew members to link up with film production companies, find out about casting calls, and gain exposure in the worlds of television, film making, and theater. And it's all thanks to Web 2.0.
While Web 2.0 is often characterized in terms of user-generated content, we all know that social networking is a cornerstone of today's online communications. After all, the success of MySpace and Facebook attest to that. But while those huge social networking sites are valuable, they have the disadvantage of being open to everyone. That's contrary to the other founding principle of Web 2.0 - highly targeted, niche markets. For actors and crew members, it's great to have a profile on a large social networking site, but the chances are good that those sites won't facilitate connections with other people in the business. For that, you need a highly targeted site that is specifically designed to link talented actors, DPs, costume designers, and others with those who are doing the hiring.
Thankfully, vacuums are meant to be filled, and we're now seeing online vehicles that provide actors and crew members with the opportunity to create profiles, post their headshots, and upload their reels. More importantly, these sites are also tapping film production companies and others who are in a position to hire, and convincing them to post job openings. In this kind of arrangement, everyone wins, since actors and crew members don't have to mail out so many reels and books, and those doing the hiring don't have to sift through mountains of materials. Instead, they can proactively look for the right people for the job and contact them.
If you're an actor or a crew member, how do you tell the great social networking sites from those that are ho-hum? First, ensure that the site is a networking and employment site that serves film, television, and theater professionals worldwide. Second, make sure its search engine is designed in such a way as to increase the types and number of collaborations for the people who use it.
The third criterion is probably the most important, and differentiates the best from the rest. You must be able to upload high-quality video, audio, and photography, as well as documents. The quality must be better than that offered by, for example YouTube or GoogleVideo. When that's the case, the playback quality has HD clarity and can display at a large size - making you look and sound your best.
Lastly, the site should have direct access to industry job databases and the inside scoop on film production companies, film festivals, casting calls, and so forth. Generalized social networking may be the hallmark of Web 2.0, but in this niche, a networking site is also a vehicle for actors, crew members, and producers to find one another.
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