So if we are taking the headshot as if we are in character does that mean for every different role we want to audition for we should take a new headshot?
But I wouldn’t say “in character” rather portray a part of yourself that would fall under basic character archetypes. You can create a few good looks with a few outfits within a headshot looks, just look into the general character archetype you’d like to audition for (I.e Bad boy, hero, girl next door etc) and create a basic look based on that. It’s honestly better to typecast yourself for characters based on how you look, This makes your facial features work for you instead of against you, the character archetype you associate with the most should be the looks you choose for a single shoot. Going out to take new headshots every time there’s a type of character isn’t very practical, especially if you don’t necessarily fit into the type of character and/or if the type of character doesn’t fall into the categories you already cover. But that’s not to discourage you from trying character archetypes outside of the ones you initially associate with; think you should pursue whatever role your heart calls out to.
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So if we are taking the headshot as if we are in character does that mean for every different role we want to audition for we should take a new headshot?
This is exactly what I was about to ask
Kind of yes, which is why you do multiple looks during a shoot to portray a wide range of looks that can fall into multiple character archetypes.
But I wouldn’t say “in character” rather portray a part of yourself that would fall under basic character archetypes.
You can create a few good looks with a few outfits within a headshot looks, just look into the general character archetype you’d like to audition for (I.e Bad boy, hero, girl next door etc) and create a basic look based on that.
It’s honestly better to typecast yourself for characters based on how you look,
This makes your facial features work for you instead of against you, the character archetype you associate with the most should be the looks you choose for a single shoot.
Going out to take new headshots every time there’s a type of character isn’t very practical, especially if you don’t necessarily fit into the type of character and/or if the type of character doesn’t fall into the categories you already cover.
But that’s not to discourage you from trying character archetypes outside of the ones you initially associate with; think you should pursue whatever role your heart calls out to.
@@AndyQuezadilla This is a very in depth response, thank you! It’s a big help, I couldn’t find much about this elsewhere so I appreciate the response.
Excellent advice thank you
Glad it was helpful!
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