INTERVIEW: Max Cutler - Actor, Improviser & Maker of Fun!
MAX CUTLER generously discusses his career as an actor and provides detailed intel on headshot prep (process courtesy of Aspire Talent Management), self-taping, audition mindset, web design, and more! ENJOY, and THANK YOU, MAX!
Max Cutler or @maxbcutler, LA Native, born and raised in the Golden State. Likes to call himself "A Fun Maker" cuz who doesn't like making fun?! You'll be hard pressed to spend a few moments with him without some puns and/or word play occurring. Yay portmanteaus! He has a rich history with Improv, founding a troupe at Indiana University (HoosOnFirst) alongside getting his Degree in Informatics (you know, computers and stuff).
He has a baker's dozen and a half episodes of the @Freeform show Good Trouble under his belt as the bro-hole programmer Sam, as well as playing Kylo Ren in a web series called Kyloki. Plus a handful of commercials, even one where @TaylorSwift steals his cookie dough.
Max Cutler’s Website:
https://www.maxbcutler.com/
Max Cutler on IMDb:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5402557/
Max Cutler on Actors Access:
https://resumes.breakdownexpress.com/...
Font Website (mentioned in discussion of web design):
https://www.dafont.com/
28 Reasons You Didn’t Book the Part:
https://amyjoberman.com/casting-direc...
Career ACTivate with Jona Xiao:
https://www.careeractivate.com/
Aspire Talent Management:
http://www.aspiretalentmgmt.com
http://www.imdb.com/company/co0428513/
Time Stamps:
00:04:17 First encounter with marketing materials for actors
00:08:40 Branding and Max’ first three types with Jill Alexander
00:16:17 Branding Coach, Buckley Sampson
00:17:40 Headshots
00:20:48 Strategy During the session: Thoughts & Active Eyes!
00:30:14 Character “Loglines” and Type Specificity
00:38:33 Progression of Headshots
00:51:21 On-Brand Footage & Website
01:03:18 Web Design on Wix
01:14:29 Max’s Recommended Resources
01:20:41 Using a Backlight (self-taping)
01:23:40 Advice & Perspective P iece
01:34:42 Auditioning—the ‘being a person’ aspect
01:14:17 One More Resource
IMDb:
https://www.imdb.me/coleaansen
RESUME:
https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/cole...
WEB:
https://www.coleaansen.com