Does anyone know a site on how to become an actor?

Question

I am talented in singing and i have already been in two plays that my school put on. My dream is to become an actor. If anybody can give me the name of a good website that tells you about acting and how to become an actor, I will give them the best answer thing.

P.S.- I REALLY need answers.

Answer 1

How to become an actor?

Hi!

I don't want to ignore what's been said by the other people who answered your question, but I must stick to the guidelines. :-) I'll give you some information instead.

This is a question I get almost daily....how to become an actor. In fact it is a question that I have seen young actors have over the last three years and it is one that inspired me a lot in my work.

It's important to know what it really means to be a working actor. Maybe you already know. I don't have much information about you other than what you wrote.

Here are some of the issues that actors face before they even get close to working:

It's important to know what it really means to be a working actor. Maybe you already know. I don't have much information about you other than what you wrote.

Here are some of the issues that actors face before they even get close to working as an actor:

*New to show business and just seem to be wallowing around to find out what you should be doing to get started in the right way!

*Not being sent out on many auditions.

*Rarely getting called back.

*No agent and not sure how to get one.

*Not many industry contacts and can’t seem to meet that industry professional I would really like to meet.

*Difficult to balance work and the demands of an acting career.

*Able to book jobs, but not always able to keep them and don't know why.

*Sending out materials—audition tapes, headshots, and résumés—but not getting the types of responses you would like or none at all!

*Don’t have the money to take classes, so just taking a workshop every now and again instead of going to a school or regular classes. It’s been the situation for months. Maybe even years.

*Having difficulty getting off work for auditions, because the boss doesn’t support employees' acting careers!

*Difficult to prepare well for auditions, because of work. Either too tired or just not enough time in the day to work on your acting career!

*Have to work at a club or restaurant or in a job they don't like until the wee hours of the morning and end up going into auditions looking and feeling like a zombie.

*Having to work at a job that robs them of valuable time they could be using to spend on developing their acting career, auditioning or something else.

*Don't have the cash to make a show-reel or audition tape, get headshots.

*Not sure how to choose a headshot photographer!

*"Don't know how on earth it's possible to make a résumé, if I don’t have anything to put on it! How on earth can I start an acting career!"

There are certainly more of these issues, but this is the reality. I certainly don't want to rain on your parade, but rather to help you understand that you need in my opinion four things that will help you get started so that one day you will have a good chance of getting work as an actor.

I say all this to let you know, something that you already know which is that there will be a lot of things to do before you get there. You will need clarity about what it is you really want in your life and in your acting career, motivation, determination, thick skin, a method of planning, business skills and you will need to see how real, working actors put these things into practice.

While you’re here at the site, go take the actor quiz. It will help you realize some things you know and things that you don’t but should know with regard to your acting career. http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/actor_quiz.html

In the meantime, a good piece of advice you received from was to join your theater department. You need to study, study, study and try to become the best actor you can possibly be! Study continuously. Develop a good technique and continue to hone it. I would advise you to get information about the different acting techniques and methods that there are and then choose one.
Some books you might want to read by the following people:

Stella Adler
Uta Hagen
Sandford Meisner
Lee Strasberg

Here is some other information in the following link that can help you in choosing classes and schools and to learn more about the different techniques there are:
http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/acting_classes.html

One last thing. Be aware of all the other types of acting possibilities there are:
Student films, independent films, extra work, Community Theater that you might be able to pursue while you are building your base as an actor.

I hope this gives you some insight and I hope to have made you think.

Best of luck!

Tony
http://www.actingcareerstartup.com

Answer 2

Join the Theater Department at your school. After that take acting classes for 10 years. When you finish school, go to college and become a Theater Major. After that you start to audition for plays at theaters in your city.

You will NOT find "how to become an actor online. Once you join the Drama Department at your school you will be taught how to become an actor. Start there. Most actors start in SCHOOL, that is where actors get their basic training.

Answer 3

first off, i dont think theres any such thing as 'how to be an actor'. it's either something you love naturally or something that you work at and correct your mistakes along the way. I would just continue with the plays...watch plays...watch interviews of your most inspiring actors, breathe acting, etc.

sorry i know this doesnt give you help on any sites, but i hope you succeed and good luck ;O)

Answer 4

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Answer 5

http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/working_as_an_actor.html


this site has a lot of good information and i think a few links to outside sources as well...


also, there is a book "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Acting" it's actually really fun to read and it'll give you the ins and outs of both stage and tv acting :)


BEST OF LUCK, maybe I'll see you at an audition some day :-D

Answer 6

dodont u think if we knew we would be a actor by now most of these websites r scams

Answer 7

i'm pretty sure that this guy named tony will answer this. but his website is http://www.actingcareerstartup.com and it is really useful.