And That's a Wrap: A How-To Website Gives Actor Last Word on Headshots

Photographer Takes Supporting Role in TVLesson’s Headshot Tutorial; Short Film Highlights Actor’s Perspective on Entertainment Industry With Up-Close Footage of Photographic Techniques
By: TVLesson
 
Jan. 27, 2010 - PRLog -- Headshot photography is often considered from the photographer’s perspective, as a Youtube or Google search will quickly confirm.  What is often left out of the story is what the aspiring actor or actress feels and thinks during the process, especially as a rookie trying to break into one of the most competitive and intimidating industries in the business.  

Enter TVLesson. One of today’s fastest growing How-to websites, complete with its own film and production wing (TVL Studios), TVLesson.com continues to create high-quality content which not only delivers accessible lessons but also presents a distinctive take on commonly discussed and queried topics; for instance, teaching an aspiring actor or actress how to take a headshot. Featuring newcomer actress Brittany Fiola and professional photographer Natasha Rhodes, TVL’s “How to Take Headshots” is narrated primarily by Fiola, and interspersed with Rhodes’s commentary and instructional remarks on the details of various photographic and photo editing techniques. To date, such online tutorials are usually associated with poorly shot videos of a photographer ranting about ineffectively taken headshots or some other such version of a cautionary tale for actors trying to catch their big break. More often than not, this kind of tacky advice is usually framed by a shameless plug for his or her own photography services as a remedy for the out-of-work actor’s worst nightmare: never landing a call back from a casting agent due to a mediocre headshot photo.

This expectation is quietly upstaged by TVL’s professionally shot short which focuses primarily on the actress and her burgeoning career path.  The contrasting shot-to-shot sequence lends the film a documentary feel, as Fiola’s personal interview clips are balanced by her real-time interaction with Rhodes. TVL also includes just enough close-up shots of the actual process of photo editing to be informative and, unlike many of its contemporaries, live up to the “How to” in its title.

In the end, TVLesson leaves the viewer with an identifiable narrator who teaches the viewer by way of documenting her own experience – and does so without chastising the audience for taking bad headshots. As an online resource and meeting place for both experts and novices alike, TVLesson continues to rapidly increase its reach by targeting viewers who seek out high-quality content that delivers what it promises.

To watch the video: Go to www. TVLesson.com and search “How to Take Headshots” or go to http://www.tvlesson.com/video/37921_how-to-take-headshots....
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