Build an Acting Resume
So, you want to try out for a part in a movie or a play? Well, all you need is your resume and your skills. So start building your resume!
Contents
Steps
Headshot
- Your headshot is a clear picture of your head, of course! You don't even have to have a professional take it. You can just take a picture of your head(make sure it is clear and you look good) and put it on the top left corner of your page.
Description
- Start with your full name at the top of the page. Below that, put the country you're from, and if it is a resume fora movie audition, put the name of your Screen Actor's Guild. For example, Sag-AFTRA.
- Of course, you need to put how the director/casting director can contact you! NEVER EVER put your phone number on your resume. If the director/casting direcotr loses the resume, and someone finds it, they could start calling you. Don't put your phone number, instead put your email.
- Your performer profile should take up most of your page. The first part of the performer profile is your gender: either male or female.
- After that is your height. Do it in feet and inches.
- Your weight should be next. Do that in pounds.
- If you are auditioning for a movie, you need an age range. If you are not, skip this step. Your age range is how old the characters you can play would be. You appear younger on the screen, so if you were 15, your age range would typically be 10-13. Of course, age ranges vary if you are taller or shorter, or look different. If you are having trouble deciding on an age range, leave it out and let your director/casting director decide your part.
- Hair color is next. Be very precise on it. If your hair is dirty blond, don't write blond, write dirty blond.
- Hair length. You can leave this out if you are a boy(unless you have long hair.)
- Eye color. Brown, green, blue, etc.
- Voice type. You might not need this if you are auditioning for a movie or a play that doesn't involve singing, but I would still put it. The voice types are soprano(can sing opera), second soprano(sings higher than most people), alto(a girl that sings lower), tenor(a boy that sing higher), and bass(sings very low.).
Shows/movies
- This is the most important part of you resume. To do this, write the show/movie name, press tab 2 times, write your character, press tab two times, then write in which theater/studio you did it in. For example, School of Rock Dewey Finn Broadway
Performing Skills
- This is the last part of your resume: the performing skills. There are five parts to this.
- The first part is labeled performance skills. Typical performance skills would be dancing, singing, voiceover, or improvisation.
- The next part is the athletic skills. These include basketball, gymnastics, soccer, or any kind of sport.
- The third part is accents. For some parts, you might need to fake an accent that you don't actually have. Like French, British, or Indian.
- After that is the spoken languages. You actually have to be fluent in the languages, not just know some phrases. Don't put the common language of where you live, for example English.
- The last part is what musical instruments you play. Like for example, piano or violin.
Tips
- For movies/shows, if one of them is a less known movie/show, instead of putting the character name put star or co-star or guest star.
- Be very precise on your description.
Warnings
- Don't fake any of your performing skills, you might be told to demonstrate during the audition.
