anyone please?

Question

anyone that became an actress or model please tell me how u broke into the business and tell me what agency u chose thankss

any auditions u know of???

Answer 1

Here's my advice... No matter your age, you need support from your family and friends. If you're under age you absolutely need to have the full support of your family because they not only need to sign off on your contracts and be your advocate (be fully aware of all child labor laws and help uphold them while you're on set) but they need to drive you to all your auditions and stay on set with you at all times or hire someone to be there with you).

The next thing you need is training. If you're not already, you need to get into classes ASAP. Acting classes, voice lessons and dance classes. Then you need to get involved in theatre. Get a few roles on your resume then start trying for some student films and independents (info to follow). Most agents will not consider you unless you have training and credits.

When you've accomplished the above and you want to find a legitimate agent to represent you for commercials, TV & film go to Sag.org. Use the dropdown menu on the right labeled 'resources' and choose 'agent information'. On the next screen, on the left choose 'Find a SAG franchised agent' and follow the directions. You can look up agents all over the US, but there are higher concentrations where the work is (Los Angeles, NY, IL, FL, GA etc.). Another great resource is Ross Reports especially because they update their info so often but not all of the agents they list are SAG and you have to pay for the list. That doesn’t mean they’re not legit, but that’s why I always tell people to start with the SAG list. It’s free and those agents have signed an agreement to put the actor first! www.rossreports.com If you subscribe to backstage.com you can get a combo subscription which can come in handy but can also get quite expensive.

Then you can send the agencies your headshot, resume, and a cover letter stating that you are seeking representation and wait to see if they call you in for an interview. You never call the agencies directly. That is a big no-no! At least it is in LA. Please remember that reputable agents take exactly 10% of your pay AFTER they help you get a job. Not one cent more and not one cent before. Anything else is a scam. This is strictly for talent agents, not modeling agents or talent managers who take different percentages. As for which afgent, when you're new you don't usually get to be picky. You do the mailing and see who's even interested. If you get more than one bite from your mailing, meet with them and see who you have the best rapport with.

Once you have an agent, they will get you the auditions, but until then you can check out actorsaccess.com. You can also see if your state has a film alliance / commission / society or whatever your state calls theirs (some have more than one). Sometimes they post audition information for projects filming locally. For theatre (and other auditions on backstage), you can go to backstage.com or www.actorsequity.com (click on casting call) If you find the audition on the Equity site, you still may be able to go, as long as their not taking appointments from equity actor's only :-) On backstage.com you have to pay to get all of the info, but the initial search is free and you may be able to see enough info to find out the rest on your own without paying.

FYI In my opinion for tv & film acting the place to go is LA and for modeling it's NY all the way. For modeling info start here:
http://www.fordmodels.com/main.cfm - click on ‘global scouting’
http://www.elitemodel.com/flash.html - click on ‘be discovered’

Good luck!

Answer 2

Hi,

there are three things I can tell you about how I broke into the business.

1) If you do a search here on answers you will see other answers to this question, as it comes up usually a couple of times each day. I answer this question a lot and so instead of writing the same or similar answers over and over again, I have created an ebooklet that will give you a lot of intormation as to what you need to do to get started. Just go to http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/acs-blog.html , sign in on the right side of the page and you can download it for free. It's called: What It Takes To Become An Actor.

2) The second resource is about getting an agent, although, if you have no training yet, then I doubt that you are ready, but here it is anyway: http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/how_to_get_an_agent.html . It takes you through a process that I used to get two agents and a personal manager in a short period of time in New York. Using the same process, I also got casting directors to actually start calling me in directly for auditions.

3) One of the things that many, many actors overlook is how important it is to FIRST get their finances in order and get a stream of income coming in so that they can concentrate as much as possible without having to worry about money too much. Here are two links to my site:
The first is about what I did to create myself the flexibility I need to be able to focus on what I want. http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/home_based_business.html
The second is about 11 job ideas that you could consider to at least keep you in the industry and learning while you work and make money, instead of waiting on tables or something like that. http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/job_ideas_for_actors.html

Hope that helps!

Tony
http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/acs-blog.html

Answer 3

Acting is a really hard job, and when you get a great oppertunity, you shouldn't ever give it up. You could act your whole entire life and never get a role. (not saying you wouldn't)
But it's all about dedication and persistance.

Anyone can do it, but its really really really really (made my point) hard.

I've been acting since I was 7 years old and now I'm 13.
I'm still not on any TV shows or Movies. But, I'm getting really close. The closest thing to tv, I've ever been on is a local commercial, when I was 3. =] Yeahh. Pathetic.


But, I really hope you get into it, be dedicated, be confedient.

You'll make it.

Hope I helped.


-Imania

Answer 4

beat the streets, go to every audition you can and get used to rejection.... no magic book or agency. It's all ambition.

Answer 5

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