Break Into the Acting Business
Becoming an actor is the dream of millions of people worldwide, yet only a few people every really make it big as an actor. Becoming an actor is hard work and can take years to get enough income on which you can survive. Follow these steps to learn break into the acting business.
Instructions
1. Get a headshot made. Spend an amount that you can afford to have a professional-looking headshot made. The headshot will have a full length picture and several close-ups on one side and your acting resume on the other side. This makes it easy to hand to the people auditioning you.
2. Take acting lessons. Many acting coaches know people in the industry or are acting themselves. You never know who you will meet. Very often you may find leads for work and you will be honing your skills as an actor. This can only help you to break into acting.
3. Find an agent or manager, if possible. Send headshots and resumes to legitimate local agencies. They will contact you if they are interested in having you as a client. If so, someone will interview you and you get added to the agency's roster. When an audition comes up, the manager will asses those who are qualified and send them on an audition. Many directors of movies, commercials and TV shows find actors this way.
4. Locate your own auditions. You can do this by searching through your local paper for auditions and listening to the radio for announcements. Search Craigslist for auditions as well and join online forums where others will send you information about local auditions (see Resources below).
5. Try, try and try! This is a very hard business to break into, and you may have hundreds of auditions in a year before landing a part. If you keep trying, something is bound to turn up.
