The Hollywood Connect Library
Category: Thrive
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Should I make my own movie?
Producer and actress Kathleen Cooke talks about making your own projects to move forward in Hollywood.
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Distribution for a film project
Producer and actress Kathleen Cooke talks about keeping distribution issues in mind as you produce a film project.
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Financing your film
Producer and actress Kathleen Cooke discusses how to get ready to seek financing to make a film.
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Keeping your audience in mind
Producer and actress Kathleen Cooke talks about keeping your intended audience in mind as you put your film together.
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Treatments, log lines & pitches
Producer and actress Kathleen Cooke discusses having your treatment, log line & pitch ready to go.
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Marriage and family life
Actress and Producer Kathleen Cooke talks about the dynamics of family life in the entertainment industry.
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Understanding show business
Actress Julie Crisante discusses the importance of knowing the business of entertainment.
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Good networking techniques
Actor Shaun Pilkington discusses how creative artists can promote themselves effectively.
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Getting headshots
Actress and producer Kathleen Cooke shares tips for getting some good professional headshots.
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Working as a SAG extra
Actress & producer Kathleen Cooke talks about getting into the Screen Actors Guild, especially as an extra or background actor.
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Should I take acting classes?
Actress Julie Crisante discusses the importance of acting classes, even for accomplished actors.
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How do I find a good agent?
Actor Shaun Pilkington discusses how to find a reputable agent.
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What marketing tools should I have?
Actress Julie Crisante discusses the various marketing tools that an actor should have on hand in Hollywood.
Category: Thrive
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What I Learned in Five Years
If I could give my 2007 self some advice as I arrived in Hollywood, what would it be?
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On Networking: Follow Through
In marketing and networking, your follow-through is vitally important -- here's how to do it.
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On Networking: How to Talk to Someone You Don't Know Yet
How do you talk to people you don't know without being introduced? Here's some advice...
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Basic Marketing for Actors
Actors should take an interest in marketing for one very important reason: in order for people to hire you, they…
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An Actor's Resume
This is how you should put together your acting résumé to help directors decide if you should be cast.
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Appetite for Distraction
Here are some great tips for fighting those weapons of mass distraction.
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Facing the Blank Page
What do you do when you are staring down the blank page? Here are some tips for breaking through creatively.
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Joining the Screen Actors Guild
Here's how to join the Screen Actors Guild, the labor union for working actors and performers.
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Bridging Two Worlds
Over the course of my career in the media, I’ve had the opportunity to visit hundreds of churches, ministries, and…
Category: Thrive
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Journal: The Quick and the Dead
A few years ago, I found myself in a place in life in which I couldn’t drive my car for…
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Journal: The Greatest of Ease
In preparation for an acting role, I started taking martial arts lessons. It looked so easy at first...
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Journal: Courage
Some thoughts on discouragement in Hollywood...
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Journal: Searching for Significance
One of the main reasons many creative people come to Hollywood is that they are looking for significance...
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The End of the Story
I've got this friend who hates to talk about movie plotlines to any degree before he's seen the movie himself.…
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Outside A Stained Glass Window
A few years ago, I took a trip with my father to Hong Kong. What I got was perspective.
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Journal: Positive/Negative
Artistry, which so often occurs in solitude, should never be solitary.
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Journal: Escaping a Terminal Life
What is this stuff called Courage that we all aspire to, but which can be so tantalizingly elusive?
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Questions On My Mind
The duty of artists is to get the world to ask the right questions.
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Journal: Glitter and Gold
Hollywood is known more for its myth than for its reality, at least in the eyes of the general public.…
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Facing the blank page
Here are some great tips for facing down the blank page of your creativity.
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How do I find a good agent?
Hollywood Connect discusses a few tips for finding a good agent to represent you.
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Getting your script read
Hollywood Connect discusses how to get your script to a production company.
