I really wan't to be an Actress and just wondering if anyone knows how you make it professionally?

Question

I do drama at school and I think i'm going to do Drama A Level when I go to college but I just wanted to know how you make it big?

Answer 1

You need to be doing this for the Love of doing it not for the FAME AND FORTUNE its a passion.

This will not lead you into becomeing an actress if u just want it for the fame and fortune.

But if you want it for the love of doing this thenn here.

1. PRACTICE

2. look for local agencies i repeat look for local agencies.

3. They will hep you get AUDITIONS.

4.Make a resume and headshot(you must take this to all the auditions)

5.Get an audition from your agent.

6. Practice the script in many DIFFERENT ways. Because they might ask you to do it in a different style.

7. Get to the audition and when you walk in YOU MUST SMILE .

8. And you must be prepared and ready. You must want this as the love and passion of it otherwise you wont bother and you wont get the part.

9. If you get the part Be Happy and always remember the RESUME AND HEADSHOT AND SMILE.

Hope i helped

Natasha

Answer 2

If your sole desire is to "make it big"... then you will FAIL, because you need to be doing it for the LOVE of it and not to become famous... people who just want to be famous don't have the personal discipline to make it big bcause it takes more than desire to keep you going during the hard times... you will wait on a lot of tables and clean a lot of restrooms before you can evern "make it big".

Answer 3

How do you make it big? If only there was a definitive answer to that question! I'd love to know it if there was one...I'm sure a lot of people would.

The only thing you can do is get experience through community theatre and or generic acting classes and perhaps vocal coaching...then apply to a good drama school or if you want to go another way...just get an agent. Then apparently you need to get an equity card to be a member of the Screen Actors Guild but I think you have to be working with a theatre for a certain amount of time that's apart of the union before you can qualify for one.

I guess how people make it big is through not only the natural raw talent that sets them apart from others but also I think the major contributing factor is just downright perserverance, sometimes you can get a lucky break but if not just keep at it and eventually one day you should make a pretty good name out of yourself. But be prepared to except the years of struggle and poverty before you "make it"! lol\

Answer 4

all real agents are free.

and only get 10-20 % of the money you make doin commercials etc.

if some1 says you ahve to pay them for them to be your agent they their a scam!

and you need to bget experience cause it will look great on your resume example:

acting classes

singing classes

plays(major roles wouild look great)

and go to actinginfo.blogspot.com for auditions hope i helped

and talentagents.blogspot.com for agents.

Answer 5

You realize you are asking the million dollar question!! Everyone who wants to get into the business has the same desire -- that is, to "make it big." Hard work, exceptional talent, and more than anything else, LUCK. Happening to be in the right place at the right time.  Go to the best theater school you can afford and can get into. If possible, go to school where theater/film/tv are thriving; networking (making the best contacts you can possibly make) can make a lot of difference in your opportunities beyond college. And don't discount the possibility that your definition of "making it big" may change as you mature. You may discover that you can have an immensely rewarding career as a theater teacher and/or performing in community shows. Good luck!