Hey i really wanna be an actor need some help please?????????????????

Question

hey im 13 and i really wanna be an actor on channels such as nickelodion and disney and so on but i dont even know where to begin. I can play the guitar, i can sing, my drama teacher at school thinks im a fairley decent actor and its always been my dream. so any help will be great. thanx

Answer 1

www.actinginfo.blogspot.com

This website is regularly updated with Disney auditions! But first...

1) Before you do anything you need to get TONS of experience/training. Community theaters, school plays, voice classes, drama classes, dance classes. The more experience/training the better. You should also try to become a "Triple Threat". In today's society, you really have to be talented in all three in order to appear on TV/movies.

2) Once you are skilled and have lots of experience you need to build your resume. Refer to the website I gave you if you need help creating a resume. You will also need a head shot, which is a natural picture of you that casting directors will see before anything. Make sure these are professionally taken and updated whenever you change your look. Also, make sure you look like you in your picture. If you normally have crazy curls don't straighten your hair for your picture (unless of course that's how you wear it everyday).

3) You will need an agent now that your resume and head shot are taken care of. Nobody in Hollywood will look at you if you don't have an agent. At the same time, don't depend on your agent to do everything for you. They have millions of other people to take care of along with you.

That's all basically but it is a long process that will take you much more time than it seems. You should also know, Disney (i'm not sure about Nick) presides in Burbank, CA so it's important that you are in a close area so you can easily get to auditions.

Good luck!

XO

Dakota

Answer 2

your going to need your mothers help.  At 13 you can't just start looking for work for yourself.  Get a good headshot and shop yourself around

Answer 3

First you need to have A LOT of experience in acting/singing/dancing before they even consider you. Take lessons in singing and dancing. Join a local theater group and jump at opportunities for school plays and things like speech team.

Then once you have a bit of experience have head shots taken and type up a resume. Then get in touch with an agency and they might be able to get you a job, but Disney isn't an instant thing. It takes a lot of work to get up there. I'm not saying it's impossible I'm just saying it's not easy and if this is really what you want you have to be willing to work your hardest to get there.

Answer 4

hey, you really need your parents to work hard to make it happen, they have to get you opportunities for experience, professional training and an agent. That is how it is done because they have to sign for everything pro you do anyway until you are 18. You also need to live in LA or be able to get there as often as needed for auditions, call backs, filming etc.