I want to be a MODEL or ACTRESS? how to start?

Question

ACTING: **I've been to this place n' I signed up but it's been about a year and they still haven't called me for an audition!**

I've never been in a play before but my drama teacher says I have potential! I just want to be on TV! (I don't care whether its for a lame commercial or a movie with Brad Pitt! I'd be happy even if I was only in the backgroud)

MODELING: I'm not sure I have what it takes to be a model but I'm just wondering....how do you become a model?

Answer 1

I don't know if "potential" is good enough at the moment, sorry.

Besides, if you really loved acting you wouldn't say "I just want to be on TV," you would say "I just want to act".

Answer 2

How 'bout you take your pacifier and lollipop and go do some research before you start dreaming.THIS IS REALITY!Ever heard of talent?"Potential"is nothing in Hollywood.

Get A Clue.

Answer 3

You are so not alone. You would be surprised (or maybe not) at how many young girls say almost the exact same things in the same way. Going after one agent at a time is not a winning strategy.

Sometimes I'm torn between telling them to start by getting some training and telling them to just go get a head shot and go to some casting website and start submitting. But reason wins over me and I have to tell you that if you really want to be an actress, you should first put your big rush to do it to the side and slow down. Build your base first.

You might have heard in school when you talked about Abraham Lincoln, that he is the author of a famous quote. He said, "If I had three hours to chop down a tree, I would use the first hour to sharpen the axe."

If you don't sharpen your axe first, there will inevitably be a time when you will have to stop chopping and sharpen it, so you might as well do it now.

What does that mean? Get some acting training. Find a good school and a good teacher to help you learn how to act.

While you are doing that, try and understand what it really means to be an actor, what actors do...really while they are trying to get work, how little money most actors make, why actors struggle to make ends meet and how successful actors are able to continuously get work. You need to learn business skills, networking skills, communication skills and a lot more.

When you decide to become an actress, you are making a decision to run your own business. Now I know you are young, but if you can start to grasp these concepts now, WITH THE HELP OF YOUR PARENTS of course, you will position yourself ahead of your competition.

On the other hand if all you ever aspire to is to work background work on Disney Channel, then don't worry too much about all that stuff I just said and just go and try and get extra work. That's fairly easy to get considering that the majority of all acting work is background work and smaller roles. But you have to know that if you really want to make a big splash as an actress, sooner or later you will need some real experience. Extra work is great in my opinion at the very beginning just to start and see how things are on set and how real actors prepare and perform and to see how set directions are given, but it will not make your career.

The thing is, you can do both. You can go to school, take acting classes and still work as an extra while you are learning the craft.

At any rate, have a look at this page on my website for aspiring actors. It has 23 helpful tips on different aspects of starting an acting career including what your first steps should be, 23 benefits of taking acting classes, about getting work on Disney Channel, how to get an agent, how to choose a school and industry resources you need to know about..

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

Good luck!

Tony

Answer 4

try auditioning.  this site should be able to help you: Hollywood-opportunities(dotcom)

Answer 5

what place did u sign up? if its explore talent or backtsage where it cost money then its a scam!

you should start with classes at school then do plays at shcool build up your resume get experience! then get an agent and if you want to be succesful it will take years of hard work slowly climbing the ladder of success but if you get a chance to do somethign big go for it!

for agents and all the info you need go to actinginfo.blogspot.com and talentagents.blogspot.com for the agent one click table of contents then click city nearest you. read everything on the site

answers wont pop up infront of you so look around and click on the words in blue but not the ones that are double underlined!