How do I get famous?

Question

I am a young actress I live in a fairly small comunity so there aren't many acting opportunities my family doesn't want to move but they are willing for me to fly to big cities for gigs, we could permanatly go once I'm famous. This isn't just one of those everyday irrational dreams. Acting is my favorite thing in the world to do I love to step away from myself, my problems and just experience life through someone elses eyes. I have been on stage since I was 3, I've taken dozens of classes, I have enough experience I just don't know how to get famous. I have looked at many websites but they all seem like scams, they say things like 'no experience required' but I have experience and I want to use my skills. Plus they all seem like low budget student films. Anyone know of any legit websites that will take my headshot and look at my skills? I am good and i know once I'm discovered I could go far, the trouble is I don't know how. PLEASE HELP i'm dedicated by i need help

thank you.

Answer 1

First you going to have to go to acting schools for training. Not only one but a couple. Then you should get in local plays, school plays, student films. You could search for auditions on craigslist.com or subscribe to backstage.com The you should get headshots that look like you. Professional headshots are pretty expensive they cost $200-$1000 but on craigslist you could find less expensive headshot that range from $50 to $150. As you get more and more credits on your resume, you may want to go for an agent. An agent gets you auditions and they want people who they think would nail all the auditions they give. If you get a part in an audition. The money you make out of that work you pay 10% to your agent. ONLY 10%. If they ask for money upfront they are a SCAM. Once you get an agent you would start getting a lot of auditions which means more audition. As you make money out of roles you make you may want to get professional headshots. Then in the future you may want to join Union such a SAG, AFTRA , AEA.... HOPE I HELPED

Answer 2

usually people rent out a recording studio and record there music and have a music place sing ur song for u and they announce who it was originally written by (you) and u start preforming at little gigs around ur area and then the population of people who know ur song maybe would increase..

Answer 3

Fame is a consequence and not a goal. It's the consequence of a lot of hard work.

Instead of asking how to get famous, it would be better if you asked how you can really become a good actress. It's much more solid and grounded and it will inevitably get you further.

Have you been in any acting classes yet?

Let's say for example you get discovered, meaning that someone sees you and thinks you have an interesting look and that person is looking for someone who not only looks good, but who can act and dance and sing.

They call you in for an interview and ask you to do a monologue or sing a song.

What now???

You see? You need to be prepared FIRST!

And if you really want to become famous, the base MUST be hard work and skill and talent and THEN MAYBE, JUST MAYBE fame will come even if it is unlikely.

Start at the beginning and build a base and then try and POSITION yourself to be discovered. Again, fame will be the result of a lot of hard work and dedication.

Have a look at this page on my site for new and aspiring actors. It has links to 23 different pages that have to do various aspects of starting an acting career, including more thoughts on becoming famous, finding a school, the benefits of taking acting classes, finding an agent.

http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/teen_...

Take the time to do the work in the beginning, be patient, work hard, be curious and learn as much as you can. One day you will be glad you did!

Good luck!

Tony

p.s. By the way, student films are a  great way for you to start getting your feet wet in the acting arena!

Answer 4

how do i make my own self famous ?

being creative and coming with a idea that doesn't exist.

Answer 5

How old are you? That is a big factor in which route you would take. As different agencies, are geared for different age groups.  Also Commercial, film, theatre?  Thanks.

Answer 6

1. Training. Acting/Dancing/Singing classes are a good start. You start to get some talent under your belt, and grow your confidence. Plus, if after about a year of classes if you realize you really don't like it, it'll be easier for you to back out.

2. Experience. Do Community Theater, act in your school play, get in some student films, etc. You'll want to do as many productions as possible to have a great resume.

3. Agent. http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/tale...

As you can see, you're going to need to spend at least two years (At the VERY least. Usually you'll need three to four.) building yourself up. You'll want to make sure this is what you really want to do before you start getting into this.

Also, you should NEVER have to pay for anything when it comes to getting an agent. If an agent tells you to take special classes from them or a website asks for a credit card number, that is a red flag that it is a scam. Some of the big scammers out there are: John Robert Powers, Millie Lewis, John Casablancas, Proscout, Model Look, Barbizon.

Hope this helps and I wish you a fantastic career. =)

Answer 7

See what the nearest film school/state school with film students is. You WANT to be in low budget films even with some "experience." If your "experience" is plays and classes, maybe light commercial work, how exactly is auditioning and performing in a couple of low budget movies NOT going to improve it? And it would provide more work, more networking (which is what it takes to be famous) and more opportunity to be seen by others. Who knows, one of those movies could be at a film festival, get picked up by a studio and hit the theatres!

Seriously though, you need to stop thinking that it's easy--that because you have experience you're going to land something. More experience is always better... and there are many great opportunities out there. It's good that you have ambition, but as a young actress you need to get good solid roles, even if they aren't what you want. Picking and choosing comes once you're famous. For now, find a film school, star in some low budget films and keep working on a portfolio that you can present once you start going to big cities for auditions and hopefully projects. Break a leg!