Acting/singing?

Question

Ok i really want 2 be an actress, i got A* in drama in school and ive played in sum school plays and i played in a "movie" but i moved from Iceland 2 Cyprus 4 months ago and there are no auditions here and no1 would shoot a movie here but i might be moving to San Francisco in a year n a half but i want to be discovered cause my acting skills are wery good and i can sing as well, all my friends ask me to sing every day cause they like it so much and ive been taking singing lessons 4 2 years, im 13 and im 162 cm/5.3 foot and 52 kg/8 stones ive been doing gymnastics since i was 9 so ive got lods of muscles ive got a body mass of 19,1, im blond, ive got white skin(lil taned), my hobbies are gymnastics, horse riding, singing, hanging with friends, fashion, acting, modeling, travelling, dogs and lods of other things, i go 2 a English private school and i talk English as dood as i talk Icelandic(wich is my first languige), if u know of any agencies(acting/singing)can u please tell me xxx

Answer 1

While I wish you well with your acting and singing, I would advise you to not put so much personal information about yourself on a public forum like this. Please stay safe...

Answer 2

Acting

Answer 3

Here's the deal- getting signed is based largely on luck. You can be the best out there, but you could not be what they were looking for at that time. BE PERSISTANT! You have to keep coming back for more, it can take you years, but if you love it enough, you'll make it happen.

Get involved as much as you can, do theater and musicals, concerts, that whole bunch. Think of this as time to build up your resume.

Get some books on getting into the entertainment business- there actually helpful...

There are SO MANY agencies in the world, it depends on where you want to go. If your going to San Fran, I suggest you go to LA or something for a few weeks...During Pilot or Episodic seasons, okay? That would be your best chance to audition and be seen.

Try sending your resume and headshot out anyway, from where you are. Make it professional- otherwise they won't even glance at your picture. If they're interested, they'll call you.

Stay away from scams! If they really want you, they shouldn't charge you to see them. (Sometimes, it's okay- it just depends on the company.)

Go to acting classes and academys- such as John Robert Powers or Barbizon, or something. Sometimes, they have conventions which one can go to, and it's just a blast! You get to meet with agencies and such. (It involves the categories: Modeling, Acting, Singing, and Dancing) and you can get involved in all four if you want, it's up to you.

Take care and good luck!

Answer 4

I would say choose by, which one you really love the most, think you would do better at, and should look at the whole industry of both. Singing seems to require more work than acting, even though acting still is a very hard job. What I mean is, for singing you write/cowrite sings, you spend months recording, then you have to diligently promote your album, then there are many concerts you'll have to sing too. With acting after going thru the hardest part of getting the role, you practice your lines a lot, end up on set for 2 months or so, probably being away from your family, friends, etc (if you are far away from America) and who knows if you'll like the other cast members.lol. It just seems like singing takes more effort, so many processes. Not that I'm saying its good to be lazy or not a dilligent worker. But with singing once you're in, you're in. You don't have to keep proving yourself like acting. Acting takes much longer to "get into." Are you tenacious, tough enough to hang in there with acting? But my conclusion also leads to acting b/c...there is no $ in singing! There are like a billion artists out there. Especially thanks to American Idol. I'm a lover of music, big music buff, and even I'm tired of how many new artists with no talent keep pouring out of the woodwork. There is no quality today. Suddenly everyone can sing?! My family and I crack ourselves up about it. Everytime I see a new, talentless singer emerge, I always, always, remember Lauren Bacall's quote,"Right now, we live in an age of mediocrity." I couldn't have said it better myself. I really long for the Old Hollywood days of QUALITY....Anyway, and with acting once you do the extremely difficult, almost impossible task of making it thru, getting a few movies, you can work up to getting $20 mil a pic. I would choose acting....You seem like a sweet girl. I wish you the best of luck.

Answer 5

Find a local theater company and audition for parts in their plays. You will gain additional experience with singing and acting as well as a public showcase of your talent. The more people who see your work, the more likely you are to be discovered.

Answer 6

With the effort that you put in life little lady for as much as you put into your question... the sky is no limit!!! keep your head up and your heart strong in what you want in life. It's a hard business that you want to get into, I hope your ready for it... God Bless! and good luck!

Answer 7

When you get to California, sign up for every audition you can you will be discovered if you put your heart into it and strive to achieve the status you want.

Answer 8

Got an audio clip, i need to hear it. Bout acting, try to act like I am a big time producer lookin for talent.

Answer 9

You should check out this site www.networkforactors.com
its by actors for actors and gives lots of great advice. and its free. you can search by agents, type of agents, agencies, in the forum and get lots of good information. remember network for acdtors. :)

Answer 10

get an acting gig online at www.baajaa.com - showbiz section

good luck