What is the acting resume format for California?

Question

Somebody said there are different formats for different places. Does anyone know or can anyone find the acting resume format for kids/teens in Burbank CA

THE CITY IS BURBANK!!!

Answer 1

In all honesty I can't see how it's different from one city to another. It can be, but other than your agent prefering a certain format, it's fairly basic. It's a list of your experience. You list your union affiliations, personal stats and contact info and all resumes regardless. If you're auditioning for film & TV you usually have those sections first with 3 columns.

If you have the Film section first, Column 1 is the name of the film. Column 2 is either the role you played or the type of role you played ie. MARY / LEAD. Column 3 is the name of the Director.

The next section is labeled Television. The three column format is: Column 1 is the name of the show. Column 2 is the name or type of role (co-star, featured, under 5, etc.). Column 3 is the Network like Fox, CBS, etc.

Sometimes the above sections are switched around. Ask your agent for their preference. **If your primary focus is theatre, then that section goes first.

Next comes Theatre. Column 1 is the name of the show (Phantom of the Opera), Column 2 is your role (Christine Daae) & Column 3 is the name of the theatre and city & state if it fits.

After that you sometimes have a section labeled Commercials, but usually you only type "List avaiable upon request" regardless of how much or how little experience you have in this area :-)

Then you might have a special skills section where you can list if you ride horses, do gymnastics, speak 6 languages, or whatever you do that might make you different than other people.

There are plenty of examples available online if you do a search. I say if you're just submitting pick a format similar to what I've described. Leave out any sections that do not currently apply to you and space things nicely. Line up your columns neatly. I'm sure this is not the only way to do a resume, but it's how my agent told me to do it and it's how I've seen some website suggest to do it.

Good luck

Answer 2

You want the format for a "city" in California. You don't want the format for the entire STATE.

You must specify the city where you will audition.

Your only concern is with the city where you will audition and work.