how can i get an audition?

Question

whats the best way to get an audition with little experience (school plays, in front of family and friends, random acting in front of the cam with friends) without taking any classes? are there any websites, magazines or locations that give you a list of upcoming auditions? (movies, tv, commercials) i live in florida

Answer 1

Check out www.backstage.com and www.actorsaccess.com

Honestly you need training and that means classes. To act without learning is empty. You need to expand your mind in order to fully realize how to build a character, but if the reason you can't do classes is money then you can also try at least checking out books on technique from the library. Key names to look for are Sanford Meisner, Stanislavsky, & Uta Hagen. If you're friends enjoy actin as well, why not form an improv class on your own then move into other things like doing scenes together. It's not great, but it's better than nothing.

good luck!

Answer 2

Forget it. Do you think you are as good as the people who've studied? For some reason everyone thinks they can act just like that. Wanting to act professionally with your level of experience is the same thing as wanting to drive in the Daytona 500 the day after you got your learner's permit. First of all you can't get in to the auditions. Secondly you've done nothing to earn your way in to an acting career. Thirdly, you are unwilling to take classes which is what everyone has had to do. Forget it.

Answer 3

Keep an eye on local newspapers for auditions. Also get to know people from local theaters. If you are still in school, make friends with others who like to act, and with drama teachers. It's good to have connections. You've got to start small (local plays, etc.) to build up a resume to get into commercials and TV.

Answer 4

It depends on what you're trying to get an audition for.

Most casting directors won't give you the time of day if you haven't had any training or real acting experience. With the qualifications you described, they wouldn't consider you qualified for anything more than a non-speaking extra role. But that's not necessarily a bad thing...that's how many of today's (and yesterday's) biggest and best actors started and you have to start somewhere.

In very, very rare cases a complete newcomer will get a substantial role like Nikki Blonsky did in Hairspray.

There is a list that circulates listing local auditions call "breakdowns" but mainly only casting directors and talent agents have access to it. It costs a great deal of money to receive it but in many parts of the US, actors ban together and purchase one subscription and share it among the group.

Here in New York, there are some actors who email the NY version around to each other.

Also, there are a few newspapers and websites that do post casting notices but you'll have to subscribe to gain access to them. To avoid all this subscription business, see if you can find a reputable non-union talent agent in your area. There are bound to be some in the major metro areas of Florida.

An agent will have access to local casting calls and be able to get you in if he or she feels you're ready for them. In the meantime, an agent can get you booked in the smaller work (TV commercials, movie and music video extra, under 5 and non speaking and speaking principal roles) that will help build your resume and give you a solid foundation that casting agents will respect in the future.

If an agent asks you for money up front, walk out of their office or hang up on them and never contact them again. A good agent will NEVER ask you for money before they get you work. Then and only then, will they charge you a 10 to 20% commission of the money you get paid on the jobs they get for you.

Don't let them talk you into getting super expensive headshots. Coming in at the level you're on now, you can get away with using blow ups (can you say Kinkos?) of some good black and white photos of yourself for a while until you can afford professional shots. You can also find a photography student at local schools who'll take pictures of you for the cost of the film and putting their name, even in very small letters, on your photo.

Above all, DO NOT rush to join an actor's union. Screen Actor's Guild dues are over $1000 a year and they are not a guarantee that you will work as an actor. SAG does not get you work and SAG castings are only for experienced actors.

Work as a non union actor (there's more work for them anyway) for as long as you can and then when you are offered a more prestigious SAG job, you can join. Join a community theatre to get experience...that always looks good on a resume. See if you can audit some acting classes at local schools if you can't afford to pay for them and learn as much as you can, acting technique, accents, movement, swordplay, etc.

Every additional detail and credit you can add to that resume will make a casting agent look at you more seriously.

Answer 5

How many years have you studied acting? Actors study for 10 to 15 years.

They are constantly taking additional acting classes with their acting teacher or acting coach.

You are NOT ready to audition. You do NOT have sufficient experience, please DO NOT waste an Agent's time. They are auditioning professonal actors, not "want-to-be," actors. Go home and ask your parents to find an acting class or acting school for you.

Answer 6

darling,

you do need a bit more training.

get to know people.
and do community theatre.
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i am in a great postion.
my mother taught drama
the director of the show i am auditioning for sat nexty to my family in the last performance i was in

my mom knows everyone

just get to know people very well,
ans showing off a liitle for them wont hurt.