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BECOME A WORKING ACTOR/STAR
- Answers to industry questions that you may or may not have known
- Everything you need to know about Agents and Managers
- How To Build Relationships with Casting Directors
- Learn how to build an arsenal of tools and techniques on how you can stand out against thousands of actors
MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR ACTING CAREER
After viewing this series, Chi's hope is that people who are on the fence about starting an acting career will quickly find the answer they’re looking for, and those destined for this business will be guided towards success.
If you need answers
Throughout this course, we will not only answer the obvious questions like: What am I doing wrong? How to get representation? Why can’t I get the next level? But go into further detail on, when and how to join SAG-AFTRA, how to navigate your career, audition strategies, and how to properly network with producers, casting, and Agents/Managers.
Where to start
If you first question is how I become a successful actor? This is a great place to start/learn from before making the mistakes that many actors make within the first 5 years of their career.
Why MBA?
Our mission is to help bridge the gap between training and integrating the business into your career. Acting schools charge thousands of dollars for “experts” teaching knowledge on the craft, not the industry. With a constantly evolving industry you need someone that has their ear to floor. Chi Muoi Lo is your ear, with 30+ years of experience in the industry as an actor, manager, director, and writer.
MEET CHI MUOI LO
Chi Muoi Lo has always known this travesty needed to be fixed. This is why he created Mastering the Business of Acting to be affordable and accessible to anyone who needs it. In this online acting class that's all about the acting business, Chi addresses all those missing pieces you've been looking for.
For over 30 years now, Chi has been acting, writing, directing, producing, and managing (see some of his acting work here). He owns the production company Black Hawk Entertainment, Inc. and management company Allen Edelman Management. His clients include Karen Malina White, Steven Krueger, Tyler Christopher and Richard Whiten.
After viewing this series, Chi's hope is that people who are on the fence about starting an acting career will quickly find the answer they’re looking for, and those destined for this business will be guided towards success.
For those already in the business, this series will provide much-needed advice to jumpstart their acting career.
THE EXPERTS
In this online acting class, you'll get the chance to hear these industry professionals provide unique insights on the acting business.
John Frank Levey
4-time Emmy Award Winner ER, Westwing, 3rd Watch, Shameless
“Noah Wyle’s audition for ER. Turned out to be a $100 million dollar audition. Pick your battles and where you focus your time and energy.”
Todd Eisner
Agent with A3 Artists Agency, APA, Innovative Award Winning
“I handle a lot of stars and it’s an ego issue. Careers go up and they go down. Sometimes you just need to go in and read for them and prove yourself. I think a lot of people lose sight of that”
Karen Malina White
Actress: Proud Family, Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, Mom, Malcolm & Eddy, Lean on Me
“When your self-worth is caught up, when you are working, you’re happy; when you are not you can fall into a depression. So, you got to have an outlet where you get to know who you are and it is not about the amount of work you get, or you don’t get.”
Nancy Hower
Director: Star Trek Voyager, Suddenly Susan, Teachers, The Sentinel
“Go in thinking I am not going to get this, but I am going to let them know who I am. The best part for you is one that has yet to be written.”
WHAT ABOUT THE ACTING BUSINESS DO WE COVER?
Watch some of the highlights of vital acting career and business topics we discuss in the class.
50 QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUSINESS
PITCHING
THE "AGE" QUESTION
HOW TO MARKET YOURSELF
ALL ABOUT CASTING: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
DIRECTOR AND PRODUCERS POV
Other Topics That We Cover
- Child Actors - Episode II
- The Value of A Good Coach - Episode III
- 3 Ways to Get your SAG/AFTRA Card - Episode IV
- In-depth Look at Studio and Network Testing - Episode VII
- The Best Time to Meet Casting Directors - Episode VII
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