HEADSHOTS AND RESUMES

AGENTS
If you have an agent, ask your agent for a list of their preferred headshot photographers.

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eBOSS CANADA – INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
The eBOSS Directory contains a list of headshot photographers across Canada
https://www.ebosscanada.com/listing/headshot–photographers

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VANCOUVER ACTOR’S GUIDE
The Vancouver Actor’s Guide provides a list of photographers in British Columbia
https://www.vancouveractorsguide.com/listings/photographers

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NOTE:  If you are a headshot photographer and your company is not in the eBOSS Directory
– It is FREE to add your company to the Directory

TO ADD YOUR COMPANY TO THE DIRECTORY (Free Basic Listing)
– Click https://www.ebosscanada.com/advertise
– Click the Free Package
– Follow the onscreen steps to add your company information

If you have an agent – ask your agent for an example of the resume format they prefer.

If you do NOT have an agent – see the example below for guidance

SAMPLE RESUME OF A NON-REPRESENTED PERFORMER
SAMPLE RESUME IN JPG FORMAT
SAMPLE RESUME IN PDF FORMAT

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Role Types – Film

  • Actor:
  • Lead: The actor appears in most scenes. Their role is central to the story.
  • Supporting: The actor fills a principal role and appears in one or more scenes.  Although important to the storyline, the role is not a lead character.
  • Principal: In film, this term refers to a speaking role, without specifying how central the character is to the story. It is also used to denote non-contract players who have five or more lines.
  • Featured:  The actor has one scene with one or more lines; not significant enough to be considered a supporting role and could be cut from the final version of the film. If the role remains, the actor’s name appears in the end credits.

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Role Types – TV

  • Series Regular: The actor is under exclusive contract with the show to appear (or be paid regardless of appearing) every week.
  • Recurring: The actor returns as the same character in multiple episodes.
  • Guest Star: The actor appears in a single episode, with a character whose storyline is central to that particular episode.
  • Co-star: The actor appears in a single episode, the character may or may not be central to that episode’s storyline.

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Commercial Credits

  • List your commercial credits as “List Upon Request”. 
    • This is appropriate even if you only have one commercial on your resume!
      • The reason for not listing commercials is to avoid naming past projects that may conflict with the product or company you’re currently auditioning for.

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Education and Training

Education and training should take up no more than one-third of your resume. 

  • It’s encouraged to include the names of instructors you’ve worked with.
    • Having respected and recognizable names on your résumé enhances credibility — and these individuals may serve as potential references!

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Special Skills

Special Skills are abilities you perform exceptionally well — so well that someone would hire you to do them!

Categories and how to list them:

  • Sports/Dance/Instruments
    • Include your experience level or how many years you’ve been studying or practicing the skill.
  • Languages:
    • Indicate whether you’re Conversational or Fluent.
  • Accents:
    • Only list accents you can perform confidently and on command.

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