my 14 year old daughter wants to be an actress she is doing gcse she wants to audition where do you start?

Question

we live in Kent dont have much money, how do you know where to find reputable companies/websites that offer auditions that wont try to rip you off?

Answer 1

That is so exciteing!
Here are some great resorces that will help you start on your journey!

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/talentagent/talentagent.html
http://www.howtobeaworkingactor.com/
http://www.backstage.com/bso/index.jsp

There are so many confusing sites out there. These will help you sift through all the junk and put you on the right track!

NEVER GIVE UP ! ! !
Good luck! Let me know how it goes!

Answer 2

Most towns have a weekend or evening theatre company or sing/dance/act club or something along those lines run by someone with connections in the business, they arrange auditions for their pupils all the time so she should be joining one of those kind of clubs. They will be able to give her the proper training and background she needs to get on in that line of business, GCSE in drama won't be much good as they are pretty general and she needs specific training and guidance to build on her talent.

Failing that you often see adverts on local newspapers looking for extras for films/adverts/tv progs, so maybe she could start there and at least get experience of the industry. This way she will have an advantage over someone who hasn't had any screen time or experience.

Answer 3

First off: does she want to act or does he want to be famous? If it's fame then just forget it.

Made it this far? OK.

Being in a youth drama group is a good start. Experience is the most important thing, going to any kind of drama school is not important (in fact many directors prefer kids who don't). So the trick is to get as much experience as possible. Getting into student films is very good, there's no pay but excellent experience.

The way to find an agent is to get hold of a book called "Contacts" which comes from Spotlight (http://www.spotlight.com/). As he's just starting out your lad does not need an entry in Spotlight, at least not yet, just get the book.

This lists all the real agents in the UK, there's a special section for those who represent kids. BUT they will only take someone as a client IF they think they can get work for him because that's how they make their money. However she *will* need professional black & white photos done.

(Agents are allowed to charge admin fees but they can only take it out of earned wages, they can't charge direct.)

Very Important Rule: (1) Any "agency" that wants money up-front is a fraud, and is breaking the law (or will be soon). (2) Any "agency" that does not audition your child is probably not worth being in.

Agencies are useful but they are not essential.

The Not A Pushy Mum website (http://www.notapushymum.com/) has lists of auditions being held that are open to anyone to apply to. This site also has lots of information that you need to know. Plus lots of helpful parents (including me: I'm Aladdinsane on that site, one of the Moderators on the forum).

You could subscribe to http://www.starnow.co.uk/ although I recently unsubscribed. It's "good" if you want to get onto reality TV but that's not a good plan for someone who really wants to act.

Another option is http://www.mandy.com/ which gets lots of student films and is global, it costs nothing (unless you want possible jobs sent to you by e-mail).

Be aware that boys are more in demand than girls, and there are far more girls than boys wanting to act. So it may be hard, but at least you're in the London area and that's where most of the work is.

Finally: Make sure she does her schoolwork, acting is a very badly paid profession and she'll need to be able to do a non-acting job when she's ... resting.

Good luck.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

How serious is she about wanting to be an actress? If she is - contact local stage schools - although most of them are fee paying some do offer bursaries and scholarships.

An alternative option is to join a local am-dram group. She how she sticks with it ...

Also look at summer schools at the stage schools. I did a week long course when I was her age at Italia Conti.

Answer 6

Enrol her in a local theatre group or stage school. Some of them teach GCSEs along side drama etc and some do sponsor placements. Go to your local paper and get them to do a story asking people/businesses to sponsor your daughter for stage school fees. You never know. For some it is great publicity.

Answer 7

Hi, I am an actor myself at your daughters age. I'm in the process of getting agents. Make sure she gets tons of training inclding dance, singing, and acting. She now needs all the expierience in county/local/community theater! Hope this helps!

Answer 8

The first step is to have a portfolio(pics). This is what the first thing they look at when trying to fill a role.....then Of course a resume' of her and any work she has done.
Some of those companies that "help" ask for a substantial fee for their work.
After you have a portfolio and resume you mass mail them to agencies that have auditions for film makers and commercials.
It's alot of work...and alot of disapointments....you just have to be persistant...luck.

Answer 9

She could try the National Youth theatre at www.nyt.org.uk.

Answer 10

Check this out: http://www.theactingwebsite.com/childrens-and-teenagers-agents-c41.html :-)