The only 100% FREE course to help actors supercharge their careers.


​​​Hey, I'm Martin Bentsen and I want you to ROCK your career!

Have you ever felt overwhelmed as an actor? Conflicting advice, expensive classes and headshots, plus zillions of actors all competing for the same small number of roles?? 

It can feel like making it is just a pipe dream - especially since it's almost impossible to know who to trust and who just wants to take your hard-earned money. That's exactly why I designed this free mini course. ​I'll explain more about it in a moment, but just in case you don't know me, here's a quick bio:

I've had the opportunity to help over 4,000 actors with their headshots, reels, marketing strategies, techniques, and more since I started in 2009, and my number one goal has always been to help my clients take on a leadership role in their acting careers.

​​I've spoken at NYU, Actor's Connection, and The Actor's Green Room, and I've been fortunate enough to have built the #1 Yelp and Google rated headshot studio in New York called City Headshots.

And now, I'd like to introduce you to...

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The Practical Performer is my free mini-course that lays out a simple, 3-part strategy to go from brand new, knowing nothing about the industry, to booking consistent auditions and creating new opportunities for yourself every day.

Since it's digital, you can take it from anywhere in the world and at your own pace. You'll have lifetime access so you can come back to it for a refresher at any point in the future.

The Practical Performer will give you the tools you need to get in front of the right casting directors, and will show you EXACTLY what to do to get them to WANT to hire you.
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​The key to making it as an actor is to build demand for yourself in the industry.  And that's what The Practical Performer is all about.
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The Practical Performer includes:

  • 9 info-packed videos with over two hours of content that dive deep on the exact steps you need to take to get started in the industry – including what classes and workshops to take (and which to avoid), how to get your marketing materials in order to begin submitting, and what to stop wasting your time on (most actors waste YEARS focused on the wrong things).
 
  • A strategy that get results. Not only will you receive great tactics and tools, but they will be laid out in an easy to follow format that shows you exactly what to do and in what order. And best of all, the strategies and tactics have been PROVEN to work by helping actors land Broadway roles, paid television and film roles, and even signing with agents and managers.

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Access The Practical Performer online instantly, from anywhere in the world.

​I've designed this as an easy-to-access video course you can go through from the comfort of your own home, at whatever time is most convenient.

I know how busy and hectic your schedule is, and how difficult it can be to have a work/life balance as an actor.

For that reason, each of the modules is accessible 24/7 so you can watch at 3pm... or 3AM.

​Check out the video below to learn more about the course and why I created it:

​​Mya - Just out of college and booked her first primetime TV role.
"Martin, your information is great!

"I used to feel completely confused and stuck. My manager wasn't submitting me and I wasn't getting booked for anything professional – just workshops and readings.

"After just two weeks of working with you, my mindset is totally different. I now understand what you mean by 'taking on a leadership role in your acting career.' I just booked my first speaking role in Law & Order: SVU, and it happened in less than three weeks of changing my mindset and strategy.

​"Plus, my manager is FINALLY listening to me!"

 – Mya Carter,  professional actress

​​A Layout the Course:

The Practical Performer is broken into two modules that will be opened to over the course of three days.

Why over three days? Because I've found that if all the modules are made available immediately, people don't implement what they've learned properly.

I want you to take real action on the material, which is why I designed the course this way.

​Here is a layout of the course:

Introduction:
What It Takes to Start Booking Paid Work

The introductory module explains the course and how it works, plus gives you a good mindset shift to help you prepare for booking more paid work.
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Videos and Details Covering:​

  • The Biggest Difference Between Successful Actors and Those Who Stay Stuck - learn why some actors spring forward in their career quickly and others just seem to stay at the same level for years
  • The Mindset Shift You MUST Make to Start Booking More Work – without this one simple belief, you'll never get the internal motivation to do what's necessary to reach your acting goals
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Screenshot from "Think 'Outside the Industry'"

Module 1:
Practical Preparations

The first module will give you a good understanding of the acting industry so you're knowledgeable on the subject and aren't going in blind.

​There's lots of prep work to do before you can start submitting, including creating (or reviewing) your marketing materials, getting clear on your brand, and even learning what NOT to waste your time on. I'll guide you through each of those in detail in this module.
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Videos and Details Covering:​

  • The Actor's Journey – the exact twelve steps successful actors take to go from brand new in the industry to booking consistent work and raising their day rates higher and higher
  • 9-Steps to Find a Brand You’re Proud Of - one that will inspire and excite you and help you do your absolute best work in every audition
  • Industry-Standard Headshots, Footage, and Resume - what it means to have them and exactly how to get them
  • Marketing Materials NOT to Waste Your Time On and why having them could actually hold you back
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Screenshot from "Your Basic Marketing Materials"

Module 2:
Practical Submissions & Bookings

A few days later it will be time for the rubber to meet the road! In this module, I'll show you the best ways to self-submit to maximize the chances of casting directors being interested in you.

​We'll also discuss best practices for keeping in touch with them (and how to not get overwhelmed with remembering to follow up), plus how to stay motivated during tough times.
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Videos and Details Covering:​

  • The Seven Key Strategies to Finding Paid Work - the most effective ways to get booked for auditions  and how to turn those opportunities into a steady stream of new work
  • Secrets to a Great Cover Letter – including a sample word-for-word cover letter that has worked for many of my clients, plus tips to make it your own
  • How to Keep in Touch Without Seeming Desperate - most actors have no idea what to say in their follow up emails, but there are three very specific things you can do to keep on casting directors' radar so they keep calling you in for new opportunities
  • ​Easily Staying Motivated Amidst a World of "No" - learn the simple three-step process I use to always stay positive and turn every negative into a positive
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Screenshot from "Seven Key Strategies to Find Paid Work"

I Can't Wait to See You Inside!


​This is the only place you're going to find a course with this much in-depth information absolutely FREE.

And that's why I feel it's my obligation to say: just because I'm offering this course to you free does NOT mean you should take the information in it lightly.

I want you to treat it just as though you had invested $197 for it.

Why? Because if you DID pay that much, chances are you'd take action on every single video.

I don't like giving valuable information away for free if I think people are just going to gloss it over.

I think it bears saying that in life, opportunities are being handed to us way more often than we think they are. The problem is, most people don't do what's needed to take advantage of them before they go away.

It's not a lack of opportunities that causes us to stay stuck, but a lack of us taking massive action when those opportunities appear.

Once you make that shift, your entire life can change.

So I'm presenting you with this opportunity right now, and the question is... will you take action?
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​​​Zariah - Signed with a great film & TV agent.
I personally think that Martin helped me keep track of what was required of me and when it was due. It really helped me focus on what was important so I wouldn't get overwhelmed.

I now understand that there is a process to being noticed by agencies and casting directors and that the steps have a particular order if you are going to make a good impression. I learned all this throughout the course.

I particularly liked how you helped me understand my brand and the info you provided me for writing cover letters and finding more work!"

 – Zariah Cain,  professional actress
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