The document provides a list of guiding questions for interviewing an actor about their business of acting. The questions cover topics such as what projects actors choose and why, their rates for different types of acting work, whether they use agents, their views on actors' guilds and associations, their perspective on the Kenyan entertainment industry, how actors sustain themselves financially, how they manage their career and invest in improving their skills, and their stance on formal acting training versus relying solely on natural talent. The interviewer is also asked to review the interview and provide five key takeaways on their perspective of acting as a business based on the actor's responses.
The document provides a list of guiding questions for interviewing an actor about their business of acting. The questions cover topics such as what projects actors choose and why, their rates for different types of acting work, whether they use agents, their views on actors' guilds and associations, their perspective on the Kenyan entertainment industry, how actors sustain themselves financially, how they manage their career and invest in improving their skills, and their stance on formal acting training versus relying solely on natural talent. The interviewer is also asked to review the interview and provide five key takeaways on their perspective of acting as a business based on the actor's responses.
The document provides a list of guiding questions for interviewing an actor about their business of acting. The questions cover topics such as what projects actors choose and why, their rates for different types of acting work, whether they use agents, their views on actors' guilds and associations, their perspective on the Kenyan entertainment industry, how actors sustain themselves financially, how they manage their career and invest in improving their skills, and their stance on formal acting training versus relying solely on natural talent. The interviewer is also asked to review the interview and provide five key takeaways on their perspective of acting as a business based on the actor's responses.
• What determines projects that you choose to work on as an actor?
• What are your rates for stage acting, screen acting/ commercials? • Do you use casting agents to acquire gigs? • Are you part of a guild or association and what is your take on them? • How do you feel about the Kenyan entertainment industry? • Can acting alone sustain a Kenyan actor or must they have other sources of income? • How do you manage to achieve your tasks, do you have a manager? • How do you invest in your skills to be a better actor? • Are you pro talent/training? What is your take on an actor going to school Vs relying on their talent? • Review the whole interview and give five points on your take on acting as a business based on the answers received from the actor.