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How to be a Working Actor with Mark Hampton

Episode 26 of the The Honest Filmmaker podcast, hosted by Jim Eaves, titled "How to be a Working Actor with Mark Hampton" was published on April 30, 2024 and runs 33 minutes.

April 30, 2024 ·33m · The Honest Filmmaker

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Send us Fan Mail #acting #workingactor #auditioning This week I'm chatting to filmmaker, Actor and presenter Mark Hampton. Mark has written and directed his own projects in which he's cast himself in the lead roles, he's also appeared in commercials, TV, Netflix features, he's very much a working actor. Mark gave me his tips for auditioning, tips for starting out as an actor, we chatted about the Cannes Film Festival and Film Market and he also gave me some great networking tip...

Send us Fan Mail

#acting #workingactor #auditioning 

This week I'm chatting to filmmaker, Actor and presenter Mark Hampton.

Mark has written and directed his own projects in which he's cast himself in the lead roles, he's also appeared in commercials, TV, Netflix features, he's very much a working actor.

Mark gave me his tips for auditioning, tips for starting out as an actor, we chatted about  the Cannes Film Festival and Film Market and he also gave me some great networking tips. This is a really good one if you are just starting out as an actor or you are interested in progressing your acting career by listening to someone that's out there and very much a working actor, enjoy!    

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