Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Albuquerque is #1 in MovieMaker Magazine


As you may have seen in this morning's Albuquerque Journal, MovieMaker magazine has named Albuquerque the best place in the nation to make a film. MovieMaker magazine is targeted at independent filmmakers across the country.


Albuquerque outranked all of the other cities in the U.S. in their annual listing of the Top 10 U.S. cities to live and work in the film industry. We've made MovieMaker's Top 10 for the past four years but this is the first year that we've been in the #1 position.


Keep working and studying - there are a lot more film projects coming to New Mexico this Spring!
Steve Snowden
Route 66 Photography

Monday, January 18, 2010

Lucky for You, Most Actors and Actresses Don’t Become Successful.



There are hundreds of actors and actresses in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe area, but the reality is most of them are sitting on their hands thinking they are going to be "DISCOVERED".

The movie and television industry is a business, and you have to market yourself accordingly. You and your talent are a product that you have to merchandise, improve, and sell everyday.

Most hopeful actors and actresses don’t budget ANY of their time merchandising themselves. Lucky for you, most actors and actresses don’t become successful. There are too many other easier and rewarding careers in the world. If you aren't committed to your acting career, then you might as well choose a different career instead of wasting your time, waiting to be discovered while you walk around the mall.

If you really want a full or part-time career in the Albuquerque / Santa Fe movie and TV industry, you need take it seriously. You've got to want it more than the 100's of other men and women out there who want the same thing.

The lucky thing for you is, most of them will not take to time to sign up for acting classes. Most of them won't practice their facial expressions in front of a mirror for 15 minutes a day. Most of them won't volunteer at local theater groups for a chance to be on stage and improve their presence. Most of them will rely on a Polaroid or a cheesy shot from their MySpace page instead of taking professional 8x10 glossies to their casting calls.

So get to work! Call and get information on acting classes. Steve Wilmon at Ovations Film Actors Studio
www.OvationsFilm.com offers a variety of both evening and day and weekday and weekend classes.

Visit my website at
http://www.route66photography.com/ and see a sampling of my headshot work. Call me today and schedule a head shot session. I can accommodate your budget and your work and school schedule.

Make 2010 the year that you take yourself, your dreams, and your aspirations seriously!

Steve Snowden
http://www.route66photography.com/

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Another Satisfied Headshot Client

We recently updated the headshot portfolio for actress Jenna Brooks.


Jenna is perfecting her craft at Steve Wilmon's Ovations Film Actors Studio here in Albuquerque. Give Steve a call at 505.319.7780 for a complete schedule of the classes he offers.
We offer friendly, unrushed head shot sessions that include 5 high resolution edited/retouched images along with web-optimized versions for email and web site use, all for $95. Your edited images are given to you on CD along with a signed Photographer's Release. Print and distribute your images without restrictions.
There are a lot of exciting new and continuing film and TV projects now in the area. Set building is underway for the blockbuster new movie THOR up North of Santa Fe right now. Check out the local casting calls and start 2010 with a great new series of headshots.
Give me a call anytime at 505.401.6358 to schedule a headshot session that will fit YOUR family, work, and school schedule. Visit our website http://www.route66photography.com/ to see more headshots of Jenna and other recent clients.
TTYS,
Steve Snowden
Route 66 Photography