I have made a short film and am working on a film and media course. Im 14 in october and am desperate as im not getting anywhere! I live in UK and i dont have an agent AND i really dont want to do school plays!
2006-09-30 13:35:53 · 13 answers · asked by Selene Corvin 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
like any thing else, go to school.
2006-09-30 13:39:02 · answer #1 · answered by rebeandphantom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
U live in the UK?!?!?! That is soooooo awesome I want to go to the UK soo bad!!!!!! I would love to go to London, England!!!! I live in chicago, illinois, USA!!
But anyways I'm not famous, but I've done lots of celeb research (it's a silly + pointless hobby) But anyways back to you; what you need to do is find an agent, make some connections, and start small (Like stage acting, then commercials and just continue to work your way up to the top. But one thing you have to remember about show business is that it is 90% rejection.)
You wanna know what I really think u should do?? I think that you should do school plays (even though you don't want to; u will grow as an actor/ actress) and then perhaps get a job at a theatre (maybe not acting right away probably like ticket selling so that you can meet people who have connections); and while ur doing little things you should focus on school and save up money so that once you turn 18 you can come the the USA (U would need to go to Los Angeles, California {that's where hollywood is} and pursue ur dreams further)
But a warning- How bad do you want it?? Are you willing to leave all of your friends, pets, comfort and family behind?? Are you willing to clean puke out of bathrooms and sell coffee to snotty talent agents who won't even look you in the eye, are you willing to serve food and beer to jerks who will constantly be hitting on you? Are you willing to try and fail so many times that you will want to give up and go home?? Are you willing to live in a cheap apartment in a horrible neighborhood with all kinds of gangs and drugs. Honestly we Americans Love and admire u brits like a sister country but there's no garuntee that you won't be treated like an immigrant, at least for a while.
If you answered yes to all of the above questions I just asked you then you may have what it takes to break into show-biz. Just a word of caution, the road to fame is going to be a complicated, hurtful, painful, heartbreaking and confusing. At the end of the day it's all about "is this what you really want to do for the rest of your life??" Can u handle the preassure??? If you have passion, persistence, and patience, u can do anything you set ur mind too.
Best of luck; I hope you do become famous someday, I'd love to see your movie in a fancy theatre someday!!!!!
Debbie 16
2006-09-30 22:01:22 · answer #2 · answered by deby r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are asking the wrong group of people...
...also if you don't want to practice when it is offered you never will get anywhere. What do you think people that could help you will look for? Someone eager enough to act any which way they can. You'll be rejected for just wanting it without being willing to pay the price.
Read up on how some up and coming actors have done it, here:
http://www.imdb.com
2006-09-30 20:40:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've got to get experience somewhere. In short, do school plays. You're only 14. Acting is a long, tough road. Get involved. Take classes. Do research. Prepare. Audition. That sort of thing.
2006-09-30 20:43:33 · answer #4 · answered by el_scorcho6 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do school plays, do community theatre, do any work you can get. Don't be a diva. We've all got to start some place. Take as many classes as you can ( homework and $$ permiting) and go on as many auditons as you can. Hone your skills. And be patient. Most of us have to pay our dues first. It's a craft you have to learn, as you would a musical instrument. And the learning is never over. Also . . . YOU"RE 13! You're not running out of time, I promise!
2006-09-30 20:42:42 · answer #5 · answered by Kat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read more about acting. You should know this is very hard profession. And there are a lot of plays and roles, that you won't like, even worse than schoolplays.
Read the books of Konstantin S. Stanislavski. He is a great teacher. You can find also Michael Chehov works. Believe me, you will learn a lot.
2006-10-01 13:42:06 · answer #6 · answered by Theodora P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to take acting, dancing and singing classes for about three years. My dear, most actors start out doing school plays, what do you expect to do, peform in the West End? Where do you think actors get the passion for acting, as a career, they fell in love with acting in SCHOOL!!
If your school has a drama department, get involved with it so you can do as many plays as possible. In college Major in theater, by then you will be well-rounded and can audition for plays.
2006-09-30 21:11:23 · answer #7 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're extremely young -- you need to do school plays. You also need to find out if there are auditions in your area for commercials. My point is that you need to start small and build experience. You need to study acting technique and build familiarity with BOTH stage and camera acting.
Don't listen to anyone who promises you quick fame and success - -because they're probably more interested in taking advantage of you than anything else.
2006-09-30 20:41:07 · answer #8 · answered by Nikhil O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It used to be people had to get a screen test to get seen, now with you tube and the like, folks can get themselves noticed without representation, If you can get something together, something different and new, you can get noticed by the whole world. Isn't that awesome
2006-10-01 03:56:42 · answer #9 · answered by Roscoe P Coletrain..yip yip 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um okay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! do u have money? are u rich? do u know people? do u have connections? and u start by doing small things to get out there but u i dont think is going to get anywhere with ur attitude r u even pretty?
2006-09-30 20:39:38 · answer #10 · answered by dudette 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋