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Question: HELP! How do I get an acting agent!?
I live in New York!. An hour and 1/2 away from NYC!. I really would like to act for t!.v and films!. I do not have experience

i can play violin & piano!. I am taking actors craft next yr for school!. thts it

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
First off, you NEED some kind of classes or training!. It's going to be very hard to get anywhere without them!. There are some great teachers in LA and in the LA area!.

One thing you can do is go to a talent agency and audition right now as sort of an evaluation!. I belong to Lang Talent, which is in Hollywood!. They'll most likely reject you, but they will give you some names of teachers and coaches to start with!.

You should train until your coach says your ready, which can take anywhere from a year and up!.

You also need headshots, which can be fairly expensive!. I got mine done by Doreen Stone, who has very reasonable prices and does a great job!. Here's some tips for a headshot:

-wear bright colors, no patterns, and nothing too revealing!.
-no makeup/barely any makeup
take some pictures with straightened and natural hair
-have different facial expressions, such as smiling with your teeth and smiling without teeth
-pose very natural, such as just sitting down!. have a plain colored background!.

-normally taking them during the day is better
-you photograph them straight on!. they shouldn't turn completely profile, but a bit of an angle is okay
-not sure what kind of lighting you need, but it needs to be balanced!. no shadows on the face
-yes, you can use a digital camera

just make sure all your pictures are natural and not too posed!. they need to look like YOU, not someone else!.

also, do not wear any jewelery such as necklaces, earrings, or bracelets!. don't have your bangs in your eyes if you have bangs!.

a big one is NO MAKEUP OR REVEALING CLOTHES
you want to look young, not like a tramp!.


If you wear glasses, take pictures with and without them!.


Oh, and you NEED to make an appointment before you go into an agency office!. You can't just walk in and drop your stuff off!.
You actually need to audition!.
For your audition, don't wear any makeup and dress nicely!.
You need to have a commercial and two monologues ready!.
One monologue needs to be comic, the other dramatic!.

www!.langtalent!.com has the documents you can download and fill out!.

www!.doreenstonephotography!.com

It's a very long road!. By the time you're done with all of this and ready to be on tv, it could be years from now, so make sure you're prepared to handle that!. Success does not come overnight in this business as many would like to think!.

also, you don't have much control over what your agent gets you!. You can't expect to get a huge audition on your first day!. They give you what they think you'd be good for, not what you necessarily want!.

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