how do i get an agent?

Question

if i want to be an actress, by the way i'm 16 and i live in the atlanta area, and my mother doesnt trust agencies like barbizon

Answer 1

there r small agencies- would pick up a local theatre mag & call a few agencies, do a few interviews & go w/ the agent u feel most comfy w/

Answer 2

Hi,

your mother is right to be skeptical of agencies. There are a lot of scamers out there, which is why you should do your homework and ALWAYS keep you mom in the loop about what you are doing. People will tell you anything to get you to give them some money.

Go to this link and see a couple of scams that I was almost a victim of if I hadn't followed my instinct. There is also a link to backstage.com that talks about scams in detail.

About the agents, you got some good advice from nygal.

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 in your acting career in the right way. 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.

The second resource I can give you 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.

Good luck!

Tony
http://www.actingcareerstartup.com

Answer 3

You need a talent agency.
You have to find out the procedure in the city where you live.
in NYC, actors invite agents to attend a play in which they are performing.
If the agent likes the actor's work, as well as the actor, he or she may be called in to meet other agents in the office.

The way we do it NYC will not be the same for your city.
Ask your actor friends what you need to do do to meet with an agent.

Meeting with an agent is the first step. It does not mean the agent will take you as a client with the agency.

He may not like you, he may not think you have enough experience. Meeting with an an agent does not mean the agent will represent you as his/her client.

It only means he will/she will meet with you to determine if you have talent and if the agency can use "your type," at the Agency.

Answer 4

If youre asking youre probably not ready! Try some classes first. But to answer you question search up "Talent Agent" and you should get many responses. Here are a couple good Talent Agencies:

http://www.spectrumtalent.com/

http://www.ddoagency.com/losangeles.html

http://www.cedtalent.com

http://www.hollywoodpictures.com

Answer 5

Talent Group, The/Hot Shot Kids
561 West Pike Street
Lawrenceville GA 30045
Tel: [phone]

Atlanta Models & Talent, Inc.
2970 Peachtree Road, NW Suite #660
Atlanta GA 30305
Tel: [phone]

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Aw/Atlanta
887 West Marietta Street Suite #N-101
Atlanta GA 30318
Tel: [phone]

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Borden & Associates, Ted
2434 Adina Drive, NE, Suite B
Atlanta GA 30324
Tel: [phone]

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Burns Agency, The
3800 Bretton Woods Road
Decatur GA 30032
Tel: [phone]

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