MatthewMason

Ms.Gardner

English10

15March2017

Objective
ImapplyingasanactorfortheroleofDavidLynninthepsychologicalthrillerTheBlackBox.

Summary
IwouldbesuitableforthisrolebecauseIhavethelooksandexperiencetofitinthisrole.I'vebeen
actingsinceIwasinfifthgrade.Ihavereceivedabachelor'sdegreeinactingandI'vebeeninseveral
playsandtwofulllengthfilms.

Skills
IamveryquicktomemorizemylinesandIalwaysmeetthedeadlineforbeingoffscript.Iam
proficientatgettinginsidethemindofcharactersandanalysingthetexttodetermineunstated
characteristicsofacharacter.AnotherskillIhaveisthatIhavenoneedforastuntdouble,because
Icandoallmyownstunts.Ihavealsomasteredseveraldialectsincluding:British,Irish,
Southern(USA),Scottish,andoldEnglish.

Experience
May2030-July2030
EverythingThatRemains,A24Productions,Chicago-RoleofJames

Leadrole.
Anacademic,eccentric,energetic,youngadult.
Didallofmyownstunts.

April2028-June2028
Canary,FSPMedia,LosAngeles,CA-RoleofOscar

Supportingrole.
Aboutcharacter:aggressiveanddetestsmostbesidesmaincharacter,Jesse.

August2024-July2026
A24Films,LosAngeles,CA-Stagemanager/director'sassistant

Helpedsetthestagebefore,inbetween,andaftershots.
Aidedthedirectorwhentheywerebusy.
Iworkedonseveralfilmsinthisposition,movingfromsettosetwhenneeded.

October2019-December2019
LookingglassTheatreCompany,Chicago,IL-Assistantstagemanager

Helpedbackstageduringshows.
Workedonbuildingthesetandgettingprops.
Helpedactorswithgettingintocharactersandmemorizingtheirlines.

Education
2019-2023
DePaulUniversity,Chicago,Illinois,BachelorofFineArtsdegreeinacting

Iattended4yearsatDePaulUniversityandreceivedmyBachelorsDegreeofFineArts

References
AndrewGallant,actinginstructoratDePaulUniversity,agallant@depaul.edu

DamonKiely,directorandprofessorofdirectingandactingatDePaulUniversity,
dkiely@depaul.edu

BrianSwardstrom,AgentfromUnitedTalentAgency,swardstromb@unitedtalent.com

Reflection

Picking the career I wanted to write a resume for was easy. I've wanted to be a big

screen actor ever since I was in elementary school. So naturally I wanted to get

experience for writing a resume as an actor if I'm to become one in my future. The

process was actually really fun to research what kind of attributes directors look for, how

to find auditions for films, and what kind of education is recommended.

The person I contacted was a very nice and enthusiastic lady named Leslie

Scatchard. Shes a homeschool teacher as a main job but she use to run a small theater

program for kids here in Petaluma. She was very nice and happy to answer questions I

had. She offered some very good advice when auditioning and told me how to behave
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for the director to get on their good side(she told me this from her experience from

directing kids). It was a Great experience to hear what Ms. Scatchard had to say;

however, she did say that when she tried to go big she hated the environment, claiming it

was toxic when all people in the business care about is money, so hopefully I won't feel

the same way about trying to go big.

One of my favorite parts about my research was looking for movie auditions

online. When trying to find movie roles for my future self to have played, I came across

some really good websites that allow you to find a wide variety of films looking for roles.

From small student films, to big union feature length movies, this website had it all. It is

truly amazing to realize how many small films go on you never hear about, it seems like

there's some sort of filming for a movie, whether it be for a theater or the internet. Now

that I've found these sights I might start looking for movie auditions near here; it's never

to early to start a career in film.

One thing about trying to become an actor, that can be useful to many, is that

anyone can do it, and going to college for it is not a requirement. Although it is

recommended, going to college is just a bonus in your own career. Directors and casters

will be just as eager to hire a high school graduate as a college graduate, if the person

looks the part, and can act. The bonus of going to college is that it will help you become

a better actor and give you more experience. After you take classes on improv, after you

learn how to recite a monologue with true feelings, and after you figure out all of the

slang directors use, you will be a better actor than you were before you took the college

courses. Another bonus of a degree is that it looks very nice on a resume.

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This project gave me a slight glimpse into the future. It let me live through a

sliver of what I might have to do to become a big screen, or even the small screen(Im

not to picky), actor. Now that I have this small idea of what to do I'm going to start

looking for openings for me to jump behind a camera and start acting. Because if there's

one thing I've learned from this is that it's going to take a lot of experience and luck to get

invited to the Dolby Theatre in February of some year.