I want to be in actor?

Question

i got discoverd by two diffrent copneys but one wanted 1200
and the other 600 help me

Answer 1

You shouldn't be paying anything. People like that run businesses and prey off of people like you. They tell you what you want to hear and suck you in that way.

Usually what happens in cases like this is, the person who asks the question will receive answers; good answers telling them not to do it as I am telling you now and as Theatredoc told you. Then, because that's not what they want to hear, they continue to ask around until they find enough people who tell them that it'ìs ok to do it. Then, they pay the money and some months down the road, they realize that it was a bad investment and that the company that discovered them isn't really doing anything for them.

Listen. I might be wrong about this company. In fact, I don't even know which companies you are talking about, but my experience tells me that anyone who charges you to represent you is to be kept at a distance.

If you just can't stay away, go back and ask a lot of questions about what you will get for all this money.
Ask specific questions about how many auditions you will be sent out on, how they will train you, how many training sessions, what kind of training will it be, which acting methods, if they will train you to go on auditions and again, how and how many sessions, how long will each session last, what will you learn, who are their other clients, ask if they have any success stories and if you can talk to those people, how long it took those people to get work, what kind of preparation they had before they came to that company, ask how they see you and your potential as an actress, who are the agencies they work with, who are the casting directors they work with and what kinds of projects have they casted, what kinds of auditions will you be sent on and how frequently can you expect to audition each week, also tell them that you know of actors who have told you that you shouldn't pay for this type of service and that they told you that it isn't normal practice (see how they respond to that) and...and...and..

Then ask the BIG QUESTION: Ask them if they will put down in writing in contract form that you will guarantee some of the things you expect from them. Talk it over with your parents and be prepared the next time you go in. I can also imagine that they will tell you that you can try your luck to get an agent, but without knowing the right people, you will have difficulty and that they can help you more than anyone right now.

My bet is that they will be a little perturbed that you ask all the questions and that they will hand you some story about why they can't put it in writing and tell you something to make you feel pressured to sign with them and pay the money. They are more than likely very experienced at this type of negotiation.

My suggestion is to build your base first. Go to school for acting and bone up on how the industry works. I can offer you my website for new and aspiring actors for starters. Begin with this page and go from there. I think you will learn a lot: http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/teen_acting.html

Tony

p.s. Good luck!

Answer 2

You were not "discovered". Both of those "copneys" are trying to sell you something (probably a bunch of useless lessons), and they're using your dreams to get to your money.

This is not how real agents behave in the real world. Real agents only charge a percentage of the work they find for you, and they don't insist you use an expensive photographer buddy of theirs for headshots. But they don't train you. You have to either show up trained, or stay home.

Stick to school plays and community theatre until you get more experience, and know a little more about what you're doing. It's good training for a lot less money than the two scam artists who "discovered" you will charge.

Answer 3

I went to an open casting call for John Robert Powers when I was 12. (A open casting call is where anyone can audition w/ or w/o an agent) and after auditioning it cost me $1300 for just the classes. This does not mean you’re going to be getting work and making movies, but you do get to meet people and learn about the business. If you’re really serious, I would look for acting classes for cheaper and then work your way up by getting an agent or auditioning for plays or commercials.
Good Luck!

Answer 4

Hun, I have studied acting in 4 different schools and 3 extra classes. Now if you want to be an actress and these places have offered it to you but want you to pay don't ever take it. It most likely will be a scam. But if it isn't, it isn't a job. It's more like you paying them. So take my advice. Neither, Acting is fun but still not worth that. If you work hard enough another opportunity would come along that doesn't make you pay them to act.

Joanna, XOXO (Good Luck)

Answer 5

You got approached by two different acting schools!

Work in school plays, make You Tube videos, send out your head shots to agents and casting directors when you're 18 you can either go to college and take theater or go to LA and try and get into extra work and small theater.

Answer 6

The folks that are telling you this is a scam are right, the folks that are saying that Actor is an incorrect term for referring to a female who acts are wrong, Actor is a perfectly acceptable gender neutral title.

Answer 7

Yeah, well that is the scam they run. For you to become an actor you need your parents to want you to become and actor, too, and to work hard to make it happen, finding you opportunities for experience and training, and eventually finding you an agent. That's the only way kid, until you are 18. Labor laws.

Answer 8

Nope, dont do it, agencies should never ask for money if they believe in their client, when you get a good agent they should pay for your head shots, ect when you get a job, they recieve 10-15% of what you make.

They are asking for a LOT of money, be careful they are not a scam!

mq

Answer 9

first of all which one is the better company? if they're pretty much the same then for sure go with the $600 one. if not then go with the $1200 because if that ones better than you'll have a better chance of making it big. remember, if it will help you become better than the price doesn't matter.

Answer 10

#1 Get yourself some practice
#2 Never believe you need to pay someone to work for them
#3 Get yourself some more practice
#4 If you're serious, head to school- it's the fastest way to get the skills you really need to be a success (or to find out you don't want to do what it will take to be a success).