Who Are We?
We are actors, leveraging grind, gratitude, and grit, to pave the path of achieving our dreams in the Los Angeles movie and TV film industry.
We dream big, but never get too big for our boots.
We believe in building our peers up on the way up.
We believe in kindness, courage, and community.
Our organization is designed by actors for actors.
We provide training, mentorship, and community.
Our organization offers a framework that builds mindset, skillset, and on set principles so we may stay competitive and compassionate in the Los Angeles TV and Film Industry.
What are the qualities of a good manager?
A good manager will focus on your performance as an actor, give you feedback on your auditions and help you prep for your on-set performances.
A good manager will have a sharp eye for your core essence and be able to help you get that reflected on your headshot and on your reel.
A good manager will have a solid strategy to get you in front of the right people for the type of projects you want to be a part of, when you’re ready.
A good manager will tell you that you have a drinking or thinking problem and will give you the kind of heart-to-heart talk that will help you get back on the mark again - right mind, sober mind, sharp mind.
A good manager will tell you when you’re not pulling your weight and will even drop you when they see that you are short changing yourself and your team. A good manager will know when to let you go, whether its because you’ve gotten a better opportunity or to keep you is to enable you to settle for poor behavior and/or quality despite how talented and gifted you are. You have to believe in yourself more than any other person on this planet for this to work.
More on Good Management provided for by SAG-AFTRA HERE.
Do you submit on Breakdown Express for actors?
No, instead we focus on these three areas:
Performance Preparation
Meisner - Method for Auditions and On-Set Performances
2. Archetype Essence
Headshot and Reels according to Market-Informed and Astrological Archetype Essence
3. Health and Mindset
Customized health plan to glow up and level up your skills.
What is the difference between a manager and an agent?
Your agent’s job is to get you into the auditioning room.
We understand that most management companies also do what agents do.
We encourage you to retain both a manager and an agent that both have access to submitting you on Breakdown Express.
We are a non-exclusive management company that focuses on your performances, both on-set and for auditions.
What kind of clients are you looking for?
We look for these qualities in a client:
SAG-AFTRA - We focus on actors who are auditioning for and working on union TV and movie projects.
Emerging Actor - You have a proven track record of booking at least 1 out of every 20 auditions and are auditioning 1-2 times per week.
Completed formal training from a reputable acting studio - You have already invested in yourself by completing formal acting training from a school.
Solid Reel from actual bookings and not pay-to-play - We want to see that you have put yourself in the ring and competed for roles. We understand that there are many acting schools and production companies that film your reel, but we do not count these because what’s more important is that you are experienced in competitive auditioning for roles in the marketplace.
Acting as a Career not a hobby - Representation is for actors that treat this as a career. You are already dedicating at least 20 hours per week towards auditioning, rehearsing, and preparing for your booked roles.
What does your management company do for actors?
Performance - We triple down on the details of performance. We ritualize and review your audition and onset performances with these acting techniques:
Response: How to read behavior and respond truthfully, how to daydream, how to rote through the ridiculous.
Reality: Imagining the relationship, objective, stakes, and tactics, rote through reality building.
Rehearsals: Beats breakdown, Emotional preparation, rote through running lines, and the self-tape auditioning process.
2. Presentation - We have a method to the madness when developing your character archetypes for both audiences and decision-makers.
3. Professional mindset - We help develop the actor’s soft skills such as on-set etiquette, how to network authentically, and build healthy connections.
