IMTA Countdown - Week One!

The IMTA Countdown has officially begun! Today and every Monday for the next five weeks counting down to the Convention, That IMTA Blog will feature hints and tips and feature stars who got their start with IMTA to help you make the most of your IMTA Convention experience! We are excited for you to join us in counting down for the Event of a Lifetime together!

Model Tip of the Week
Makeup artists are always emphasizing the importance of "a perfect canvas" for makeup. Do you have a good skin care routine? Find out what products work best for you and use them regularly. The modeling agents at IMTA will want your skin to look beautiful and for you to wear very little makeup.

For great skin care advice, click here or here.

Talent Tip of the Week
Headshots are a black and white or full color shot of your face or ¾ length vertical shot that should look like you. Casting Directors use headshots to choose talent who have the potential to work in their projects. For that reason, it is very important that your headshot look exactly like you -- not glamorized, airbrushed, etc. Therefore, your headshot for the IMTA Theatrical Headshot Competition should be natural and styling should be simple.

Actor of the Week
Our featured Actor of the Week is Zach Roerig, who stars on the television-thriller-series The Vampire Diaries. Zach Roerig performs on the hit show as Matt Donovan, Elena's former boyfriend. He's also known for his roles on Friday Night Lights and One Life to Live. You can watch Zach anytime in the Vampire Diaries on CWTV.com!

Zach attended IMTA in 2003 at the Los Angeles Convention where he met his manager.

Zach and The Vampire Diaries are currently nominated for People's Choice Awards in the categories of Favorite Sci Fi /Fantasy Show and Favorite TV Drama! To vote, visit the official PCA website.

Model of the Week
IMTA alum Emma Ostilly is featured in the new winter campaign for Aeropostale! When she competed at IMTA in 2009, she won 1st runner up Model of the Year 2009 and signed with Wilhelmina. She also did a shoot for Victoria's Secret Swimwear that will be released soon!

IMTA Hall of Fame
Ashton Kutcher's feature film Killers with Katherine Heigl is only one of the many projects he has recently worked on. He has starred in many popular films including What Happens in Vegas, The Butterfly Effect and The Guardian. Kutcher is currently working on the films New Year's Eve and No Strings Attached, both to be released in 2011. He has also worked with several IMTA Alumni in the movies Valentine's Day with Jessica Biel, Bobby with Elijah Wood, in Cheaper by the Dozen with Alyson Stoner, and in Dude, Where's My Car? with another IMTA alum, Seann William Scott.


Ashton competed IMTA in 1997, and received so many callbacks, he won Most Sought After Male Model of the Year! He signed with a modeling agency and walked the runways for top designers in the fashion industry. He soon was cast as Kelso on That 70's Show. He has become a successful producer (Punk'd, Miss Guided) as well as a Hollywood A-List actor. Alongside his acting achievements, Ashton was also the first person to have 1 million followers on Twitter! Follow him at Twitter.com/aplusk for daily updates in the life of Ashton.

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