I want to be an actress and I need to get an agent can anyone help?
2007-12-31 06:55:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
You'll find that many agents have appointment or audition fees. You need to make sure you're ready for that and not waste you time or money. Are you involved with any community theatre? If not be sure to look at that. Like Marianne said you need to build a resume. If you do get an agent, don't expect all these big roles from the start. You have to let you agent see what you can do first and build yourself to that point. Trust me I've been there.
2007-12-31 07:37:29 · answer #1 · answered by Sandwich 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Marianne is right, read my answer to the previous question.
2007-12-31 07:26:32 · answer #2 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In all honesty, if you have to ask there is no way you are ready for that step. Do you have a resume that an agent will be at least semi impressed by? Have you been in acting classes for a long time? If you haven't, you really need to accomplish that first or an agent will not give you the time of day unless of course you have connections but then you probably woudn't be asking here. Find a good class or two. Look up auditions on backstage.com actorsaccess.com and once you've built a decent resume and you've been in classes for a while, then do agent mailings. Start with those listed on Sag.org
good luck,
Marianne
2007-12-31 07:14:38 · answer #3 · answered by Marianne D 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's hard because SAG franchised agents only like to work with SAG and SAG eligible actors and non SAG agents don't usually get to send in their talent for auditons.
To get a speaking role in a movie you have to be in SAG and to get into SAG you have to have a speaking role in a movie.
In any even SAG costs $2,500 to join in one payment, certified check.
If you do a SAG job you have to buy the union card before you can work again.
2007-12-31 07:06:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋