An Idiot’s Guide to the Fix the broken system of the Thai Film Industry Budgets are going down. Talents don’t have any loyalty to any agent, and production has trouble finding the talent they need and that are best for the job as some agents just sent anybody to the job. On top of that […]

Initially I wanted to write about the budget and compensation for actors in their different position. Now I find another trend that is even more worrisome – the issue about working time. What regular working time used to be: When I first started working here in Thailand, regular working time was 12 hours including lunch […]

Bangkok is a city that lacks arts and culture! That’s what I thought when I first came to Thailand. You see all the skyscrapers and the big billboards. Millions of people on public transportation. Another million in cars and taxis. And unlike in Europe where arts and culture are always present. You know where the […]

What can be done to improve the situation for talents, production companies and agents in Thailand? We need more Transparency! A lot of actors and models complain about the agents, a lot of agents complain about actors and models. A lot of actors and models complain about the production companies and their standards, a lot of […]

Have you ever done any voice over jobs in Bangkok? Voice over jobs can be a nice way to supplement your income in Bangkok. Voice over companies are always looking for new talent. The population in Bangkok is always fluctuating and voice over companies are always looking for new voices to present to their clients. […]

I mentioned before how important it is to have decent headshots taken of yourself. This is a great opportunity to get them for free! Mikael Ranta has just opened his own studio close the Sutthisarn MRT station. He offers to take your pictures there for free!     Mikael Ranta;s studio is just a 10 […]

  One or many agents? The way most people do it here is that they send their profile to as many agents as possible. Why do we do that? In Thailand production companies have either good or bad relations to certain agents which means that they have 2-3 agents that they prefer working with and […]

The first couple of times you are going to castings you will be very excited. Everything is fresh and new. Your focus is on how to manage yourself during the casting and with the casting director. A lot of things may be decided even before you get there. Some important things that you may want […]