the importance of knowing your type - arvold CONVERSATION

How essential is it for an actor to know their type? Casting director Erica Arvold, CSA, and acting coach Richard Warner discuss what it really means to know your type, the incredible importance of knowing how you're perceived, how that knowledge can empower an actor to play with their own type and the character (not to mention how it helps your cast-ibility!)
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[@jackiejoy810]

I found you guys. Now I can't stop watch you

[@jackiesass4140]

I greatly appreciate your insights. Thank you for taking the time to post this!

[@williamsmith-bf2vv]

great advice, the more experience one gets the more one realizes the "type" one can portray.

[@richardvanweyden5060]

Thank you so much for that, well done, more like this please 🌻. Knowing yourself and the effect you make on others makes everything easier, like a personalized formula.

[@OdeeOz]

Excellent tips, and examples. Thanks for posting these.

[@mariaquintelas7257]

I just found your KZbin channel, thank you so much for your advice! I have a question: Is there any exercises, any self-analisys method you could share here? Or could you tell us where we could search for this information? Thank you*

[@phllfthyboity]

That's how I felt watching "Get Out" I could of had that role.

[@MiaDjojowasitoMalik]

This is very helpful. I hadn't thought about the film vs. commercials formats much other than stage vs. screen, thank you I really appreciate you guys making this info available online. We don't have that many acting resources in Indonesia & I've had to take an LA-based acting class on Zoom.

[@JesseLewisACTOR]

Loved this! A wake up call; literally and figuratively 😊📌

[@OurBarry]

Great tips. Thank you

[@wlacroix10]

How to do you type cast yourself when you don't look your age? and your headshot reads older but in person you read younger? Should your just take pictures according to the age you are mistaken for ( younger)? I hope that makes sense.

[@TKFOH]

Is "bad guys and boneheads" a valid type? Those seem to be the roles I thrive in.

[@karensaco7344]

IG celiac_actress_in_the_city - I'd love to see some examples of successfully performed sides - what did they do