Best Practices For Setting up A Modeling Comp Card

Models and actors have to have documentation not only of their skills, but of their ability to fit into a certain part.. A lot of times you won't even get to do that face to face. You have to rely on your model resume and headshot, or else a comp card. More and more you see comp cards being used by actors as well as just models. A lot of casting directors are now asking their actors for comp cards, rather than the headshot that used to be the standard. The first step in making your own comp card is reading this article.

First of all, you have to understand that you have a 'type.' Any kind of model or actor has got to recognize that there are selectedroles you are able to fit into to and also certain roles you cannot. It will be strictly a matter of the way you look. If, for example, you are very short and weigh 180 pounds, you are going to pretty much definitely not be getting hired to do any runway fashion modeling. Nonetheless, you could very well get placed in commercials aimed at larger ladies. Hence you will need to figure out the unique selection of archetypes which you are able to believably be a good fit for. If you haven't thought about this yet, check with your acting or modeling coach.

Now what you need to begin is to get the single best photo that represents each character type you believe you are a good fit for. The largest photo on your comp card you think can characterize your best and most successful role. You need for it to show anyone that sees your comp card straightaway that you are a perfect for that type of part. The surrounding, smaller photos, should demonstrate subsets of your main type. The will help to show some of your other capabilities, so you can easily include a wide range of parts that you think you're good for. But don't get greedy, either. Utilize the precious comp card real estate well by making sure your photos emphasize marketability over all else.

One of the most common questions is what size you want to make your comp cards. In the acting world, the standard acting resume format is the size of an ordinary sheet of loose leaf paper. An acting comp card should be exactly the same size as this. It makes everything simple that way. When you're making a modeling comp card, there is a little bit more variation with both the comp card and the resume requirements. The best advice here would be to contact a few agencies and just view modeling resumes that successful models are using. This will help you understand the best way to put together a modeling resume and a comp card that will be effectively for you as an individual.