Hosted by Jonna Volz and Shelley Waggener

 

The Business of Acting Seminar provides an introduction to acting as a business and approaches becoming a working professional in the entertainment industry. Topics also include pictures, resumes, new technologies, agents, managers, unions, interviewing, marketing and the importance or your mental and physical health.

 

In this seminar you will gain a better knowledge of how the industry works and the steps you need to take to becoming a working actor. You will learn how to plan goals and the tools you need to be a success.

 

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• Money Talks

• Representation Defined

• Marketing You!

• Technology: What you need to succeed

• Networking: When “who you know” matters

• Professionalism ON SET

• Training: Knowing your craft!

• Be Healthy, Be Strong: The importance of wellness

• Understanding SAG-AFTRA

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Shelley Waggener IMDb (SAG-AFTRA)

Professional actor for 31 years

Professional Entertainers Network (PEN) Branson - President

Branson Film Office

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Jonna Kae Volz IMDb (SAG-AFTRA Eligible)

Professional actor for 26 years

Film & Media Association of Springfield - President

Green Glass Casting