Art Hindle on How To Deliver a good Head Shot

Head:  Delivering the head shot

by Art Hindle

(reprinted with the kind permission of ACTRA Toronto Performers Magazine)

In boxing, the head shot delivers a telling impact. So too does it in the acting world, perhaps more so than the résumé. The question is: what kind of headshot delivers what agents and Casting Directors are looking for?

A healthy discussion about headshots arose at a recent ACTRA Toronto members conference, so Performers magazine asked yours truly to survey agents and Casting Directors and collect their tips on headshots to pass on to you.