please help I really want to do this but I don't know where to get an agent or where to go for tryouts. can anyone help?
2007-06-09 20:41:14 · 5 answers · asked by Horselove12 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
My suggestion is for you to take a step back and start from the very beginning.
What kind of acting are you primarlily interested in? Theater, Film, Television, On-camera commercials, for example.
Are you studying acting? If not, you should be if you are serious about becoming an actor.
You say you really want to do this. Do you really know what you're getting yourself into? Do you know what it's like to be a working actor or an actor looking for work? Here are a couple of links for you to check out on that subject. I would advise you, however, to talk to other actors, both successful and non, to see what it's really like day to day in this profession. You can then start to have that picture in your mind about what you can expect.
http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/working_as_an_actor.html
http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/a_working_actor.html
My recommendation would be to do a little homework that consists of the following things:
Start to gather information about the different types of acting techniques that there are. Look up books by:
Stella Adler
Uta Hagen
Sandfor Meisner
Lee Strasberg
for example.
Think about the things you will find on this link below with regard to how to choose an acting school.
http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/acting_schools.html
Go and visit www.backstage.com. There you will find a wealth of information about the acting industry.
Lastly and maybe most importantly, you must realize that the person who will embark on this new mission of becoming an actor is you. Whether or not you are successful or not (and that is something that you must first define for yourself) will depend on the industry itself, but it also will depend largely on you. By that I mean, your attitude, your talent, your willingness to learn and be curious, your perseverance, determination, method, your clarity around what you want out of your career, your capacity to find creative solutions and creative ways to promote yourself and set yourself apart from the rest, your ability to create a financial base so that you can concentrate fully on your craft, your ability to motivate yourself and to handle rejection, your capacity to be disciplined and plan for your success and it will also depend on your capacity to sell and market your acting ability.
I say this to say that you will need to develop and work on yourself. This is true for anyone.
So what could your next steps be?
Yes, find that class, but do your homework first. Go to this link and fill out the acting quiz. It will help you to see some of the things you know and things that you don't know and should know for your acting career.
Gather some information and talk to actors about what it really means to be a working actor, not like Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, but like the average Joe, out there pounding the pavement, getting jobs that last a few days, doing student films, commercials, looking for an agent, auditioning, getting rejected, doing mailings, preparing for auditions, going to class, saving up for months just to be able to get those new headshots, etc.
A side note: Be aware of all the different possibilities for you to use your acting skills:
film, television, theater, hosting, industrials, on-camera commercials, commercial print, stock photograhy model, spokesperson for example.
If you want information about how to get an agent, e-mail me and I will fill you in on that too. This answer is getting to be long!
Audition information? Here is a list of online audition resources. You can check these:
www.actingdepot.com
www.exploretalent.com
www.actorsaccess.com
www.backtoholding.com
www.bigbreakny.com
www.castingnewyork.com
www.easycasting.com
www.actormarketing.biz
www.nycastings.com
www.backstage.com
Hope this was helpful!
Good luck!
Tony
http://www.actingcareerstartup.com
2007-06-10 08:49:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the age of 20 you would be competing with drama university graduates who've had might be ten years of elementary coaching at degree university after which their three-12 months complete-time measure-stage path. They'll additionally regularly have gave the impression on degree dozens of instances throughout their coaching. A few elementary categories don't seem to be going to be close to adequate so that you can win any roles towards them. I'd advocate no less than 2 years of complete-time coaching earlier than you would be in a position for specific auditions. Maybe becoming a member of a group theatre could be a well step forwards for you - revel in on degree is important, as is understanding the entire jargon which actors use within the theatre. If you do not have an understanding of what the director is calling you to do, it could be embarrassing and complicated. Good success!
2016-09-05 11:06:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you tell us in which USA city you live, perhaps someone here on Yahoo! can also give you info on group classes.
Start by taking "group" acting classes, not individual acting classes.
If you don't know where to find an acting school, call theTheater Department of the University in your city, and ask for the Theater Department - they should be able to direct you somewhere.
2007-06-09 20:48:57 · answer #3 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think hollywood reporter magazine is good place to start. If they still have that one.....I know they used to and it had ads for many things like extra work and stuff related to show biz
2007-06-09 20:44:15 · answer #4 · answered by SlamDUNK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
beware of cheaters
2007-06-09 20:45:57 · answer #5 · answered by Lilley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋