Unsure of where to focus your energy when you have many opportunities and booked jobs on the go at the same time? You can use the STAGE LANES to identify what to work on and when.
Have you got multiple self tapes and auditions coming up? Not sure which to work on and when? Perhaps you have a free few days on your calendar and not sure what to work on first.
We are going to show you how to easily focus your energy and prioritise your effort by using the stage lanes.
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‘My Actor Life’ is designed to allow a single logged opportunity to be moved through the stage lanes until it becomes a booked job. You can create any new job and add it to any stage you like.
The stage lanes are located on the ‘My Jobs’ page under the calendar and are are categorised into the following stages.
Preparing
Opportunities are added here if they are either an Application, Self-Tape or Audition and the status is set to ‘Preparing’.
This is the lane to focus on in order to generate more booked jobs. By focusing your energy on this lane you can be assured that you are not only generating more opportunities for booked jobs, but also increasing the number of relationships you are making in the industry.
Meeting people, submitting your applications and self-tapes on time and making a great impression at your auditions are all excellent ways to succeed and further your career.
Submitted/Held
Opportunities are moved here if the status of these are updated to ‘Submitted’ (Applications/Self-Tapes) or ‘Complete’ (Auditions).
This lane displays the applications and self-tapes you have submitted and the auditions you have attended. Use this lane to keep track of who you should follow up with in order to progress your submission or audition to the next phase.
An opportunity may move between the ‘Preparation’ and ‘Submitted/Held’ lanes a few times before they convert to booked jobs.
Booked
Opportunities are moved here if their stage is updated to ‘Booked Job’ and are cleared when their status is changed to ‘Complete’ or they occured in the past.
Here you can keep track of all your booked jobs that are upcoming or in progress. You can see which jobs are coming up allowing you time to focus on preparing for the production.
If your BOOKED lane is low, use the time to focus on the first two lanes in order to generate more booked jobs. You can also reach out to your direct booking contacts in order to find additional opportunities.
Example Flow
| Flow | Steps |
| 1. You log a new Application which you are currently preparing to submit. | The Application is automatically added to the ‘Preparing’ stage. |
| 2. You submit the application and wait for a response. | Edit the Application and change the status to submitted. The Application is automatically moved to the ‘Submitted/Held’ stage. |
| 3. You receive a response and have been requested to submit a self-tape! | Edit the Application and change the stage to ‘Self-Tape’ and the status to ‘Preparing’. The Application is changed into a Self-Tape and moved to the ‘Preparing’ stage. |
| 4. You submit the self-tape and wait for a response. | Edit the self-tape and change the status to submitted. The self-tape is moved to the ‘Submitted/Held’ stage. |
| 5. You receive a response and have been invited to an audition! | Edit the self-tape and change the stage to ‘Audition’ and the status to ‘Preparing’. The self-tape is changed into an Audition and is moved to the ‘Preparing’ stage. |
| 6. You attend the audition and wait for a response. | Edit the Audition and change the status to ‘Complete’. The Audition is moved to the ‘Submitted/Held’ stage. |
| 7. You receive a response and booked the job! | Edit the Audition and change the stage to ‘Booked Job’. The Audition is changed into a Booked Job and is moved to the ‘Booked’ stage. |
Wrapping up
By updating your logged opportunities and jobs as they progress from one stage to the next, you can easily refer to the STAGE LANES and stay focused on the opportunities and jobs that are due or coming up soon.
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