Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Tips On How To Get Started In Acting

By Vicki Diaz


How to get started in acting and become a professional in the same is a major determinant of how far your career will go and new actors are advised that an agent is the foremost thing that they should look out for. Before approaching an agent, you should make sure that you are up to standards in role play. This can be from school events and festivals of all kinds.

First thing you should know is that you should take you career in the right perspective, the career should be taken as a business entity and not charity work. Many people commit this mistake and get into the career just for fun and fame and then end up with nothing in the long run. You should take yourself as a product being brought to offer in the business.

There is a famous acting book that is written by Don Richardson which is a good read for those who want to pursue a career in stage performance. People who are in the stage performance business are in need of gaining experience from their fellow veteran actors; suffice to say also that this is not any different for the agents.

Agent acts as your managers and representative. This means that they will organize your auditions and times you will appear in the play. You should always be available when an agent needs you to attend and audition or an interview with a prospective employer.

When referring to focusing all your energies on looking for an agent, it does not mean that you have to go for the gala parties or cocktails trying to look for people who will get you in the industry. Although it is positive to network, it is strongly advocated that you look and hunt for an agent who has the mandate of getting you a job in 90 days, and when they are over, then if not satisfied, look for another agent.

You should have in mind that agent should never ask money (apart from the orientation fee that is used to market your work) from you in order to represent you. They instead charge a commission usually of about ten to twenty percent on what you will agree with the employer after signing you a contract. Not all companies however charge the orientation fee and if charged, it is a onetime affair so if somebody ever asks you for money so as to represent you, get away as fast as you can before you become a victim of fraud.

As an actor, you will also need photographs that are referred to as head shots in the industry. The head shots can be photographs from the shoulder up although others will take from the knees up. These head shots are like the business cards as they have names of actors printed on them.

You should also stay in good shape so as to be on the upper hand over the rest. This can be done by simply being healthy. Diet watching and exercising can help a lot in helping one remain in good shape.This is a powerful information on how to get started in acting.




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