Offers for representation (!), with more mtgs on the way (!)
Today, I got verbal offers from two agencies (one theatrical, which is film & TV, and one commercial).
BOOO-YAHH!!
"But how did you even get meetings" you may ask?
Wellll....I did a couple of things :)
THING THE FIRST
Made a (great) impression in my Commercial Auditioning class. Not only did I get a reference from the teaching team to (and an upcoming meeting with) a top Commercial agent, I also got this cool quote (used in the referral email to the agent) which I'll be adding to my website: "a very good actor and sexy enough to be the next James Bond. His sexyness sneaks up on you."
THING THE SECOND
One of the websites I use to submit myself for auditions, NowCasting, allows agencies to list types that they are seeking, and then allows actors who fit those types to submit to those agencies. I happened to fit the bill at one, submitted electronically, and got a meeting! It took place last week; we'll see what comes of it....
THING THE THIRD
A couple of weeks ago I did a postcard mailing, but unlike my first one which was too information-y (read: boring), I went with a bullet point marketing approach:
"Hey! I'm looking for new theatrical representation--but who isn't? Well, here are the top 5 reasons to meet with me:
1) Training - over two years (currently at the Howard Fine Studio)
2) Reel - available at sundeepahuja.com
3) Versatile - My 'look' spans everything from Latin to Italian, and I plan to change my stage name to match
4) Driven - I'm a Stanford grad who has worked in finance and technology (in other words, I know business, hard work, and what it takes to succeed)
5) SAG - I'm eligible to join
Plus, I have new (color) headshots on the way. I look forward to reading for you!
- Sundeep"
And from the 50-odd postcards that I sent out I so far have scheduled two meetings, one of which took place today and resulted in a verbal offer.
THING THE FOURTH
I've been lucky enough to have a couple of actor friends of mine refer me to their agents. This so far has resulted in one upcoming meeting....
BOOO-YAHH!!
"But how did you even get meetings" you may ask?
Wellll....I did a couple of things :)
THING THE FIRST
Made a (great) impression in my Commercial Auditioning class. Not only did I get a reference from the teaching team to (and an upcoming meeting with) a top Commercial agent, I also got this cool quote (used in the referral email to the agent) which I'll be adding to my website: "a very good actor and sexy enough to be the next James Bond. His sexyness sneaks up on you."
THING THE SECOND
One of the websites I use to submit myself for auditions, NowCasting, allows agencies to list types that they are seeking, and then allows actors who fit those types to submit to those agencies. I happened to fit the bill at one, submitted electronically, and got a meeting! It took place last week; we'll see what comes of it....
THING THE THIRD
A couple of weeks ago I did a postcard mailing, but unlike my first one which was too information-y (read: boring), I went with a bullet point marketing approach:
"Hey! I'm looking for new theatrical representation--but who isn't? Well, here are the top 5 reasons to meet with me:
1) Training - over two years (currently at the Howard Fine Studio)
2) Reel - available at sundeepahuja.com
3) Versatile - My 'look' spans everything from Latin to Italian, and I plan to change my stage name to match
4) Driven - I'm a Stanford grad who has worked in finance and technology (in other words, I know business, hard work, and what it takes to succeed)
5) SAG - I'm eligible to join
Plus, I have new (color) headshots on the way. I look forward to reading for you!
- Sundeep"
And from the 50-odd postcards that I sent out I so far have scheduled two meetings, one of which took place today and resulted in a verbal offer.
THING THE FOURTH
I've been lucky enough to have a couple of actor friends of mine refer me to their agents. This so far has resulted in one upcoming meeting....
THING THE FIFTH
I prayed. And showered daily.
posted by sundeep at 10:30 AM
3 Comments:
Congrats on the great news man!!
Yahhh baby!!! Awesome news. Question- what would your Italian screen name be - Sunny Ahujiani?
My man!!! Your sexiness sneaked up on me the first day of freshman year. =) Awesome news; it must be a great high after some recent ups and downs.
Re: the stage name. I thought Ben Kingsley (Krishna Banerjee) did an interesting thing by inverting his initials and making it as non-threatenting as possible. So maybe think up some WASPy names with A.S. (Andrew Sinclair? Alex St. John? I see the guest spot on the OC already). Anyway, I think a full nom de plume is better than bastardizing your real name (no offense to Kal Penn). My two.
-AM
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