F I L M wrote:
Do models want to eventually be actors?  We ask because we produce films.

Most of the models who book me for comps have recently been asking for a headshot from their selection as well as their comp shots.

I don't think the model/actor correlation is anything new. Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, Kim Basinger, Famke Jansen just to name a few.

F I L M wrote:
Do models want to eventually be actors?  We ask because we produce films.

The real question is not if they would want to be actors just for the asking, but if they really have any talent  useful to you in order to perform as actors or actresses.
I find that actors make better models for some of my shoot needs, but I doubt the opposite will work out effortlessly.
In this field it is not uncommon to see people with  the desire to tackle different things, but their mileage will vary.

F I L M wrote:
Do models want to eventually be actors?  We ask because we produce films.

I'd like to practice this now.

Brett Hunt wrote:
most successful models are great actors. They preform with out a script

+1

F I L M wrote:
Do models want to eventually be actors?

They sure do.

But the part that hits reality like a ton of bricks is when these models start to utter a word, such as a simple line on a script.

A big burly Rambo neanderthal looks good for the part, but when he utters the line: "I am your worst nightmare." sounding like Jar Jar Binks, all hell breaks loose.

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Raoul Isidro Images wrote:

They sure do.

But the part that hits reality like a ton of bricks is when these models start to utter a word, such as a simple line on a script.

A big burly Rambo neanderthal looks good for the part, but when he utters the line: "I am your worst nightmare." sounding like Jar Jar Binks, all hell breaks loose.

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Your point exactly


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQFho0_G1VI

F I L M wrote:
Do models want to eventually be actors?  We ask because we produce films.

Doesn't everyone?!

Sullen Garbo Siren wrote:
Pretty sure at least 90% of models want to be actors. I've known a lot of models who are GREAT models, but just don't have the confidence to act. I've been acting since I was 12, so I've been around both types for half of my life.

There is absolutely a shelf-life on acting, at least for females. How many 30something actors do you know who don't end up playing the part of "the mom"? It's like, boom, you hit 30, you're now "the mom".

If you're a "working" mom that gets a paycheck... how is this bad?

F I L M wrote:
Do models want to eventually be actors?  We ask because we produce films.

I would say that is is an individual thing,,    over the years several top actresses have pass through my studio...   In the 50's  most that I can think of did not have a  acting future planned..    After about  the early 70's   it became a valuable  future  goal..   

    One of the first nudes  series I shot   (1955)  the up comming model,  had no idea of acting being  her ultimate goal.    2 years later,  she got a break,  Called me and ask if I would not publish  those first photos.    Although we did many  commercial jobs  over the years,   and she rose to the top of the movie star ranks,,,   she knew very well that I would not  break the trust that we had..  EVERYONE WALKS THEIR OWN PATH..

Brett Hunt wrote:
most successful models are great actors. They preform with out a script

Unfortunately, that doesn't mean they perform well WITH a script.

Having talent is a plus.  But there's a lot more to film acting than just being able to perform dialogue in character.  That's why training and experience are so important.  Actors have to be able to hit their marks without looking at them.  They have to remember exactly what body moves they made at what points in the dialogue, so they can re-create them accurately in subsequent takes.  There's a lot of the technical in acting.

It also helps to be familiar with the lingo used on the set, so when a director says "Go back to your one" or "Cheat left", they'll know what to do.

I think models can make great actors.  But, like anything else, it takes a mixture of talent, training and hard work.

David W Richardson wrote:

Unfortunately, that doesn't mean they perform well WITH a script.

Having talent is a plus.  But there's a lot more to film acting than just being able to perform dialogue in character.  That's why training and experience are so important.  Actors have to be able to hit their marks without looking at them.  They have to remember exactly what body moves they made at what points in the dialogue, so they can re-create them accurately in subsequent takes.  There's a lot of the technical in acting.

It also helps to be familiar with the lingo used on the set, so when a director says "Go back to your one" or "Cheat left", they'll know what to do.


I think models can make great actors.  But, like anything else, it takes a mixture of talent, training and hard work.

I agree, but I believe "models" should at least try to see if they have this ability. In essence, the above observation holds true for models as well. Some folks just don't know how to pitch a "look" other than 'deer caught in headlights' successfully. Other models can't walk a catwalk well. While 'acting' can be a whole career onto itself, being camera capable isn't. It amounts to having a comfort level and ease to being yourself while exuding a charisma that engages the audience. This is a similar desired result in front of a still camera as well. There are many 'actors' who really don't act... they continually play themselves. They just have something that reads well with an audience. IF a model discovers they have added abilities and skills, and have a desire to expand their opportunities, they should give themselves a fair shot and explore the option. Great acting is like saying the goal is always Lance Armstrong, minus the better living through pharmaceuticals aspect, when riding a bike to get to the store still beats just walking. There's a lot of passable and entirely acceptable on-air talent without a Clio, Tony, Emmy, or Oscar in their future.